The DrugInfo Clearinghouse offers a number of free resources about drugs, including fact sheets, pamphlets and reports.
These resources are aimed at a range of audiences such as:
For resources in languages other than English visit the Multicultural DrugInfo website.
Most resources can be download from the links provided in the list. Details about how to obtain hard copies of the resources are outlined in the list or for further information contact the InfoDesk on tel. 1300 85 85 84 or email druginfo@adf.org.au.
Limits apply and large orders may incur postage charges.
Resources for a general audience
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
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Celebrate safely: a guide for parents
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Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
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Pamphlet
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Drugs and their effects
|
Australian Drug Foundation, 2005-06
|
Pamphlet
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How drugs affect you: Drugs and their effects
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Australian Drug Foundation, August 2006
|
Pamphlet
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Reducing harms from
pharmaceutical misuse |
DrugInfo
Clearinghouse,
December 2008
|
Fact sheet |
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| Safe partying for all ages |
DrugInfo Clearinghouse,
February 2008
|
Fact sheet |
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| Using medicines safely |
DrugInfo
Clearinghouse,
December 2008
|
Fact sheet |
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What drug is that?
|
Australian Drug Foundation, 2005
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Booklet
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Resources for drivers
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
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Drugs and driving: Random roadside saliva testing for illicit drugs
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State Government of Victoria
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Fact sheets
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Resources for family and friends
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
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Drug issues for young people with special needs: A parent's guide
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Australian Drug Foundation, 2003
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Booklet |
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Drugs in Focus—Alcohol and other drugs: A guide for parents
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Australian Drug Foundation, February 2007
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Booklet |
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Drugs in Focus—Parent focus: Dealing with drug issues for 9 to 14-year-olds
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Australian Drug Foundation, 2006
|
Booklet |
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Drugs in Focus—Safety first: Helping children to stay safe
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Australian Drug Foundation, 2004
|
Booklet |
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Drugs Today—Helping grandparents discuss drug-related issues
|
Australian Drug Foundation, February 2004
|
Pamphlet |
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Drugs Today—Young people and drugs: What parents need to know
|
Australian Drug Foundation, 2002
|
Pamphlet |
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Drugs Today—When someone close to you has a drug problem
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Australian Drug Foundation, 2008
|
Pamphlet
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| Talking with your kids about drugs |
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2007
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Booklet
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Resources for professionals
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
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Alcohol and other drug use by Australian Indigenous people: a snapshot
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DrugInfo Clearinghouse,
May 2004
|
Fact sheet
|
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| Building resilience and social capital in rural and remote communities |
DrugInfo Clearinghouse, February 2008
|
Fact sheet |
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| Creating effective partnerships: issues and considerations |
DrugInfo Clearinghouse, February 2008
|
Fact sheet |
|
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Culturally and linguistically diverse communities and drug prevention
|
DrugInfo Clearinghouse,
June 2007
|
Newsletter
|
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Culturally and linguistically diverse communities and drug prevention
|
DrugInfo Clearinghouse,
June 2007
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Prevention Research Quarterly
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Including parents in treatment
|
DrugInfo Clearinghouse, June 2008
|
Fact sheet
|
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Introduction to drugs and their effects
|
DrugInfo Clearinghouse,
April 2003
|
Fact sheet
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Making treatment accessible for CLD clients
|
DrugInfo Clearinghouse,
June 2007
|
Fact sheet
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Resources for self-help
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
| Chemical reaction |
Manly Drug Education and Counselling Centre, July 2001
|
Booklet
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Resources for women
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
| Alcohol, other drugs and pregnancy |
Australian Drug Foundation, May 2006 |
Booklet |
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| Alcohol, other drugs and pregnancy |
DrugInfo Clearinghouse, October 2005
|
Fact sheet |
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Resources for young people
| Title |
Publisher |
Format |
Availability |
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Drug testing FAQs
|
Somazone, 2004
|
Fact sheet
|
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Drug use and your mental
health |
youthbeyondblue |
Fact sheet |
|
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How long for a clean piss?
|
Somazone, 2004
|
Fact sheet
|
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Where's your head at?
|
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2002
|
Booklet
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