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May issue of bi-monthly newsletter published alternately by the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), Perth and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), Sydney [Australia]
Presents data on the 41,000 clients accessing pharmacotherapy for the treatment of opioid addiction, the 1,400 prescribers participating in the delivery of pharmacotherapy treatment, and quantitative information about the prescribing sector [Australian Institute of Health & Welfare]
Issues and options for sustainability [Australian National Council on Drugs]
A statement by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians {Medical Journal of Australia]
Youthbeyondblue’s all about getting the message out there that it’s okay to talk about depression, and to encourage young people and their family and friends to get help when it’s needed [Youthbeyondblue, Australia]
The government’s proposal to re-introduce the alcopops bills has raised some questions about how ‘identical’ the bills must be to serve as a double dissolution trigger [Parliament of Australia]
This site was created by a team of meth treatment specialists in Melbourne, Australia, and aims to help people self-manage some of the most common meth-related issues [meth.com.au]
We, along with the more than 50 other scientists and health experts listed at http://alcopopstatement.orgfree.com who endorse and are signatories to this letter,13 will not seek or accept funding from DrinkWise. We call on other researchers and community agencies to consider their positions [Medical Journal of Australia]
We encourage government to explicitly disassociate itself from Drinkwise and similar bodies, and as a matter of policy to fund organisations with a public health ethos and no conflict of interest. In addition, universities, community organisations and researchers should signal their unwillingness to validate Drinkwise and other SAPROs [Drug & Alcohol Review article, Australia]
Covers the latest Australian news and research on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs {long download} [Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Australia]
The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) is intended to serve as a strategic early warning system, identifying emerging trends of local and national concern in illicit drug markets {long download} [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia]
There have been substantial increases in the volume of khat being imported into Australia, however there is little systematic evidence of a consequent rise in harms associated with khat use [Centre for Culture, Ethnicity & Health, Australia]
In March 2009 the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) released the Australian Alcohol Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol. Our updated series of alcohol postcards and posters has been designed to visually communicate the new guidelines [Drug Info clearinghouse, Australia]
The total quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption in alcoholic beverages produced in Australia continues to increase [Australian Bureau of Statistics]
Our resource catalogue is published quarterly, each time featuring new resources from the ADF and other health and education publishers [Australian Drug Foundation]
Account of the Phase 1 of the Project, aimed at achieving two objectives – the development of a comprehensive prevention model capable of reducing alcohol related violence and aggression, and a scientifically defensible research design to test the model in a variety of licensed environments in Australia and New Zealand [Key Centre for Ethics, Law, Justice & Governance, Australia]
Australia’s binge-drinking culture is a “ticking time bomb” threatening to overload the public health system within decades, health experts have warned [The Age, Australia]
Seeks to investigate the relationship between drug use and crime, illuminating gender differences among three different samples: police detainees (DUMA), prisoners (DUCO) and the Australian population (through the National Drug Strategy Household Survey and census data [Australian Institute of Criminology]
Attempts to provide clear, simple information to health and human services workers about the new alcohol guidelines released by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in February 2009 [National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Australia]
Ambulance call-outs for drunks have more than doubled since 2002, as the health system bears the weight of worsening problem drinking in Victoria [The Age, Australia]
