Publications

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.

• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs
• Tobacco

List of tobacco-related resources.

• Tobacco

Resources to assist GPs and their practices to manage lifestyle-related risk factors.

• General practice
• Health promotion
• Nutrition
• Obesity
• Physical activity
• Chronic disease
• Alcohol
• Tobacco

An analysis of departmental survey data of initial community reactions to the graphic health warnings.

• Tobacco

A review of research relating to graphic health warnings.

• Tobacco

Data collection and methodology considerations of the evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

An examination of the public health value of the current system of voluntary disclosure in Australia.

• Tobacco

Detailed findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

Summary of findings of the 2008 evaluation of the graphic health warnings on tobacco products.

• Tobacco

Findings on the effectiveness of the campaign which ran from December 2006 to March 2007.

• Tobacco

The Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 limits the exposure of the public to messages and images that may persuade them to start or continue smoking.

• Tobacco

These reports consider youth smoking behaviours and the processes of uptake, addiction and cessation.

• Tobacco

Evidence, ideas and resources from Australia and overseas to assist government and non-government agencies in developing their own tobacco action plans.

• Tobacco

Flipchart providing information to assist smokers to quit.

• General practice
• Tobacco

Information that general practitioners and other practice staff can apply to identify smokers and assist them to quit.

• Tobacco
• General practice

Policy issues regarding reduced-ignition propensity (RIP, fire safe or reduced fire risk) cigarettes.

• Tobacco

Smoking chop-chop has the potential to induce illness and possible fatality in those who use it.

• Tobacco

The third and final report in a series reporting on the National Tobacco Campaign. It focuses on research conducted from November 1998 to November 2000.

• Tobacco

The National Tobacco Strategy is a statement of resolve by the Australian Government and state and territory governments to work together and in collaboration with non-government agencies to reduce tobacco uptake and exposure.

• Tobacco

A study of the frequency and characterisics of smoking incidences in a variety of media popular with 18-30 year olds.

• Tobacco

A review of the feasibility, cost effectiveness and public health benefits of registration and licensing schemes for tobacco outlets in Australia.

• Tobacco

A review of existing Australian research on community attitudes and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, with recommendations on strategies for effectively eliminating or reducing community exposure.

• Tobacco

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.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs
• Tobacco
• Alcohol

Under this agreement, tobacco companies provide annual reports on the ingredients of cigarettes.

• Tobacco

A national best practice model to reduce young people's access to tobacco.

• Tobacco

The second report to assist in the evaluation of the National Tobacco Campaign.

• Tobacco

This evaluation of the first phase of the National Tobacco Campaign reports on campaign reach and recognition, smoking prevalence, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour.

• Tobacco

The strategy sought to improve the health of all Australians by eliminating or reducing their exposure to tobacco in all its forms. It aimed to prevent the uptake of tobacco use, reduce numbers of those who use tobacco products and reduce exposure to harmful health consequences either from smoking or from exposure to tobacco smoke.

• Tobacco

This document presents a strategy for reducing the harm caused by drugs in Australia.

• Alcohol
• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs
• Tobacco

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.

• Alcohol
• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs
• Tobacco

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.

• Alcohol
• Drugs and substance abuse
• Illegal drugs
• Tobacco

This document formed part of the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NCADA) which was a national effort to minimise the harmful effects of both legal and illegal drugs on Australian society. It outlines the national health policy on tobacco and suggests ways in which the policy might be implemented.

• Tobacco