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| Publication | Year | Status | Health topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of tobacco, alcohol, and over-the-counter and illicit substances among Indigenous students participating in the Australian Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey 2008 In addition to the main 2008 Australian Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug (ASSAD) Survey, students from an additional 19 schools from rural areas in Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory were surveyed. From the 400 schools surveyed as part of the 2008 ASSAD and ASSAD Extension, 1317 students identified themselves as Indigenous Australians. This report is based on data from this combined group of Indigenous students. | 2011 | Current | |
| Lifescripts resources Resources to assist GPs and their practices to manage lifestyle-related risk factors. | 2010 | Current | |
| Alcohol resources - National Binge Drinking Strategy (Drinking NIghtmare) Resources from the National Binge Drinking Strategy (Drinking NIghtmare) database | 2009 | Current | |
| Comorbidity treatment service model evaluation This report evaluated service delivery models for comorbidity treatment in the alcohol and other drugs and mental health service sectors, identified elements of good practice, and made recommendations arising from the evaluation. | 2009 | Current | |
| Training frontline workers: young people, alcohol and other drugs Learning resources to assist frontline workers address the needs of young people on issues relating to illicit drugs. | 2004 | Current | |
| Alcohol and other drugs: a handbook for health professionals This resource provides an overview of key health and medical issues arising from the use of alcohol and other drugs. | 2004 | Historical | |
| Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders, 2nd edition: Monograph no. 48 Many people with drug or alcohol problems also experience a range of other psychiatric and psychological problems. This document provides updated information on screening and diagnostic instruments that may be used to assess comorbidity. | 2002 | Historical | |
| Counting the cost: estimates of the social costs of drug abuse in Australia in 1998-9: Monograph no. 49 This report presents estimates of the costs of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs for the financial year 1998-99. It is the third report in a series of estimates of the social costs of drug abuse in Australia. | 2002 | Historical | |
| Australian secondary students' use of alcohol in 1999: Monograph no. 45 This report describes the results of the sixth national survey on the use of alcohol by secondary students. This includes the prevalence of alcohol use in 1999, changes in use between 1996 and 1999, and changes in prevalence of current and hazardous drinking between 1984 and 1999. | 2001 | Historical | |
| The Role of Police in the Diversion of Minor Alcohol and Drug Related Offenders: Monograph no. 40 This report summarises the role of the Australian police in alcohol and drug diversion processes, identifies the barriers to the use of discretion by police officers, and provides a set of recommendations to address those barriers. | 2000 | Historical | |
| National recommendations for the clinical management of alcohol-related problems in Indigenous primary care settings These recommendations are an outcome of the Substance Misuse Program Review. They were consensually derived to assist primary care practitioners with decisions about the management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who present in primary care settings with alcohol related problems. | 2000 | Current | |
| National Drug Strategic Framework 1998-99 to 2002-03: building partnerships This document presents a strategy for reducing the harm caused by drugs in Australia. | 1998 | Historical | |
| Progress of the National Drug Strategy: key national indicators This report is a statistical supplement to an evaluation of the National Drug Strategy 1993-1997. It provides, in a non-technical manner, national time series data against the key national indicators of the strategy. | 1997 | Historical | |
| The National Drug Strategy: mapping the future This report forms part of an evaluation of the National Drug Strategy 1993-1997. It describes the strategy and evidence of its impact, details concerns and issues about its conceptual basis, discusses the balance of effort, partnerships and management, and provides recommendations for the future of the strategy. | 1997 | Historical | |
| Future directions for alcohol and other drug treatment in Australia: Monograph no. 17 This report examines the likely and recommended future directions for the treatment of alcohol problems and problems related to unsanctioned drug use, especially injecting drug use, in Australia. | 1992 | Historical | |
| Evaluating treatments for alcohol and other drugs: Monograph no. 14 This monograph is a review of the literature evaluating drug and alcohol treatment programs. It provides a frame for viewing the issues of importance in evaluation in this field and, in particular, the evaluation of treatment programs in Australia. | 1991 | Historical | |
| The Development and Implementation of the "Plan A Safe Strategy" Drink Driving Prevention Program: Monograph no. 13 This monograph documents the first phase of a project to design and evaluate a drink driving education intervention, Plan A Safe Strategy (PASS), for high school students. | 1990 | Historical | |
| The Effectiveness of Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems - an Overview: Monograph no. 11 This report provides a broad overview of the treatment of drug and alcohol problems, including summaries of the effectiveness of broadly-defined treatment approaches and of the relative effectiveness of specific treatment methods for specific problems. | 1989 | Historical |
