Reports released after January 2008
This page lists key reports that relate to alcohol and other drugs. All titles link to freely available online publications (note that some documents are PDF files and can be large in size).
December
A new blueprint for alcohol and other drug treatment services 2009–2013: client-centred, service-focused
Victorian Government Department of Human Services
Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services, 2008
November
Trends in property and illicit drug-related crime in Kings Cross: An update [PDF 1038KB]
Snowball L, Burgess M & Price B
Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2008
The wellbeing of Australians : links with exercise, nicotine and alcohol [PDF 1517KB]
Cummins RA
Australian Unity Wellbeing Index Survey, 19
Melbourne: Australian Centre on Quality of Life, 2008
Women and HIV in prison settings [PDF 377.03KB]
United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, UNAIDS
Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime, 2008
A compendium of alcohol and other drug-related resources for law enforcement in Australia [PDF 1122KB]
Trifonoff A & Nicholas R
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, 2008
The Wellbeing of Young Australians [PDF 929KB]
Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth
West Perth: Australian Research Alliance for Children & Youth, 2008
Drug-related deaths in the UK. Annual report 2008 [PDF 73KB] International Centre for Drug Policy
London: St George's University of London, 2008
Intoxication and the criminal law [PDF 77KB]
Griffith G
Sydney: NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service, 2008
“Just another manic Monday” the challenge of working with clients with alcohol and other drug issues in community service organisations [PDF 4536KB]
Hinton T
[Hobart]: Social Action and Research Centre Anglicare Tasmania, 2008
Mission Australia’s 2008 National Survey of Young Australians
Mission Australia
Sydney: Mission Australia, 2008
The precursor chemical trade environment in Oceania [3836KB]
McCusker R
Research and Public Policy Series, 96
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
Reducing alcohol harm: International benchmark
Rabinovich L, Tiessen J, Janta B, et al
Santa Monica CA: Rand Corporation, 2008
October
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia 2006-07: report on the National Minimum Data Set [PDF 404KB]
Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, October 2008
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria 2006-07: findings from the National Minimum Data Set [PDF 03KB]
Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, October 2008
Australia: the healthiest country by 2020: a discussion paper
National Preventative Health Taskforce
Canberra: Preventative Health Taskforce, 2008
Police drug diversion: a study of criminal offending outcomes [PDF 2.1MB]
Payne J, Kwiatkowski M & Wundersitz J
Research and public policy series, 97
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008
Preventing alcohol-related harm in Australia: a window of opportunity [PDF 232KB]
National Preventative Health Taskforce, Technical report, 3
Canberra: National Preventative Health Taskforce, 2008
Regulatory impact statement – review of liquor licensing fees [PDF 862KB]
Victoria. Department of Justice
Melbourne: Department of Justice, October 2008
Report card: the wellbeing of young Australians
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
Canberra: Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, October 2008
National drug-related research in Europe
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Selected issue, 2008
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2008
Rewriting the rules for youth participation [PDF 581KB]
Bell J, Vromen A, Collin P & Australia. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. National Youth Affairs Research Scheme
Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 2008
Results from the 2007 national survey on drug use and health: National findings [PDF 1.3KB]
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Office of Applied Studies
Rockville MD : Office of Applied Studies. US Department of Health and Human Services, 2008
Australian social trends 2008 [PDF: 13.5KB]
Pink B
Australia. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008
HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia : annual report of trends in behaviour 2008 [PDF 5416KB]
Imrie J (ed) & Frankland A (ed)
Sydney: National Centre in HIV Social Research, 2008
The global cannabis commission report : cannabis policy : beyond stalemate [PDF 1.2MB]
Feilding A, Room R, Fischer B, Hall W & Lenton S
Oxford: Beckley Foundation, 2008
September
National prison entrants’ bloodborne virus and risk behaviour survey report : 2004 & 2007 [PDF 1.2MB]
Butler T & Papanastasiou C
Perth: National Drug Research Institute, September 2008
National amphetamine-type stimulant strategy background paper
National Drug Research Institute & Australian Institute of Criminology.
National Drug Strategy Monograph, 69
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, September, 2008
National amphetamine-type stimulant strategy 2008-2011
Hart V & Allsop S
Canberra: National Drug Strategy, 2008
Making progress: the health, development and wellbeing of Australia's children and young people. [1.3MB]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2008
The UK drug classification system: issues and challenges [PDF 185 KB]
United Kingdom Drug Policy Commission
London: UKDPC, September 2008
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) collection data guide: data items and definitions 2007 [PDF 147KB]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 11 September 2008
Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2007 annual report on drug use among police detainees [PDF: 2.7MB]
Adams K, Sandy L, Smith L & Triglone B
AIC Research and Public Policy series, 93
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008
Asia-Pacific alcohol forum report [PDF: 496KB]
International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP)
Washington, DC: International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP), 2008
Effective dissemination: a systematic review of implementation strategies for the AOD field [PDF: 11MB]
Bywood P, Lunnay B & Roche A
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, 2008
The avoidable costs of alcohol abuse in Australia and the potential benefits of effective policies to reduce the social costs of alcohol [PDF: 264KB]
Collins D & Lapsley HM
National Drug Strategy Monograph 70
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, September, 2008
2008 world drug report [PDF 8.85MB]
United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Vienna: United Nations, [2008]
Public health expenditure in Australia 2006–07 [PDF 190.69KB]
Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Health and welfare expenditure series, 34, September 2008
August
Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2006: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rockville MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, August 2008
Gender impact assessment - drugs and dependence [PDF 83KB]
Yeats R,
Melbourne: Women’s Health Victoria, August 2008
Exploring drug use II: drug use by hospital emergency department patients : a follow-up to PADIE I [PDF: 1MB]
Crime and Misconduct Commission,
Brisbane: Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre, and Australian Centre for Prehospital Research, August 2008.
Victorian AOD sector qualification review report [PDF: 1.2MB]
Connolly K
Fitzroy: Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, August 2008
Amphetamines and ecstasy. 2008 global ATS assessment [PDF: 10MB]
United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Vienna: United Nations, August, 2008
2007 National Drug Strategy : State and territory supplement [PDF 95.19KB]
Australia. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Drug Statistics Series, 21,
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, August 2008
Inquiry into strategies to prevent high volume offending and recidivism by young people [PDF 730.64KB]
Victoria. Parliament. Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee. Melbourne: Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee, August 2008
Inhalant use and major depressive episode among youths aged 12 to 17: 2004 to 2006
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Applied Studies. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). NSDUH Report,
[Rockville, Md.]: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.(SAMHSA), 21 August 2008
The DASIS report: first-time and repeat admissions aged 18 to 25 to substance abuse treatment, 2006
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Office of Applied Studies.
Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Aug 2008.
EMCDDA Insights : prevention of substance abuse 7
Buhler A & Kröger C,
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2008
Identifying the role of families within treatment [PDF 231.25KB]
Madill Parker Research & Consulting,
London: Adfam, 2008
National drugs campaign : evaluation of phase three [PDF 988.10KB]
The Social Research Centre
North Melbourne: The Social Research Centre, April 2008
Statistics on drug misuse in England, 2008 [PDF 844.11KB]
The Information Centre for Health and Social Care,
[Leeds]: Information Centre for Health and Social Care, 2008
Young people, alcohol and drugs [PDF 8.44MB]
Palmer D, O’Reilly G
Dublin: Juvenile Mental Health Matters, May 2008
Identifying cost-effective interventions to reduce the burden of harm associated with alcohol misuse in Australia [PDF 1.05MB]
Doran C, Vos T, Cobiac L et al, Deakin, ACT: Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation, 2008
Trends in Child Deaths in New South Wales 1996-2005 [PDF 5.16MB]
NSW Child Death Review Team. Surry Hills NSW: NSW Commission for Children and Young People, 2008
2008 Report on the global AIDs epidemic
UNAIDS. Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Geneva: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2008
July
Tackling drug markets and distribution networks in the UK [PDF 631.53KB]
McSweeney T, Turnbull PJ, Hough M, London: Institute for Criminal Policy Research.
School of Law. King’s College, July 2008
Statistical bulletin 2008
Lisbon: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, July 2008
National opioid pharmacotherapy statistics annual data collection: 2007 report [PDF 687KB]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. AIHW Bulletin, 62, Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, July 2008
Australian social trends 2008
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 2008
2008 World Drug Report [PDF 8.85MB]
United Nations. Office on Drugs and Crime. [Geneva]: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2008
Volatile substance misuse : a review of interventions [PDF 780.80KB]
D'Abbs P & MacLean S
Canberra: National Drug Strategy Unit, 2008
Trends in Death associated with abuse of volatile substances 1971-2006 [PDF 655.16KB]
Field-Smith, ME, Butland, BK, Ramsey, JD, Anderson, HR. London: St. Georges University of London, July 2008
June
A raw deal? : impact on the health of consumers relative to the cost of pharmacotherapy [PDF 3.03MB]
Rowe, J
Melbourne: RMIT University. Centre for Applied Social Research, 2008
Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 [2008] [PDF 403.49KB]
Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Community Affairs
Canberra: Standing Committee on Community Affairs, June 2008
Alcohol and Violence : exploring patterns and responses [PDF 937.92KB]
Grant M, Fox A, Leonard K et al
Washington DC: International Center for Alcohol Policies, 2008
Australian drug trends. Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) national report 2007 [PDF 1.11MB]
Sydney: National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, 2008
Australian trends in ecstasy and related drug markets 2007. Findings from the Ecstasy and related drugs reporting system (EDRS) [PDF 1.08MB]
Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, 2008
Australia’s health 2008 [PDF 3.33MB]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: AIHW, 2008
Cannabis reader: global issues and local experiences [PDF 4MB]
Sznitman SR, Ollson B & Room R
Lisbon: EMCDDA, June 2008
Cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2004-2005 [PDF 415.45KB]
Penm E
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, June 2008
Drug driving among police detainees in Australia
Adams K, Smith L & Hind N
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, June 2008
Ecstasy and related drugs reporting system (EDRS) jurisdictional reports 2007
Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, 2008
Illicit Drug Data Report [PDF 7.48MB]
Australian Crime Commission
Canberra: Australian Crime Commission, June 2008
Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) jurisdictional reports 2007
Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, 2008
Injury among young Australians [PDF 888KB]
Eldridge D
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, June 2008
National Corrections Drug Strategy: 2006-2009 [PDF 604.61KB]
National Drug Strategy
Canberra: National Drug Strategy, 2008
Responding to substance abuse and offending in Indigenous communities: review of diversion programs [PDF 785KB]
Joudo J
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, June 2008
Ready-to-drink alcohol beverages [PDF 621KB]
Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Community Affairs
Canberra: Standing Committee on Community Affairs, June 2008
Understanding Drug Markets and how to influence them. [PDF 765.17KB]
Wilson L & Stevens A
London: Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme, 2008
May
Six nation situation analysis & training needs analysis for opioid substitution treatment in Asia (OST/MMT) [PDF 2.1MB]
Smith B & Hayter J,
Fitzroy: Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, May 2008
Young people and drugs among 15 to 24 year olds: analytical report [PDF: 6MB]
The Gallup Organization. Flash EB series, 233,
Brussels: European Commission, May 2008
Submission to the senate inquiry into ready-to-drink beverages [PDF 67.16KB]
Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association. Collingwood: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association, May 2008
Australian hospital statistics 2006-07 [PDF 1.52MB]
Canberra: Australian Institute if Health and Welfare, May 2008
Global state of harm reduction 2008: mapping the response to drug-related HIV and hepatitis C epidemics
Cook C & Kanaef N
London: International Harm Reduction Association, May 2008
Young people and alcohol: the role of cultural influences [PDF 1249KB]
Roche A, Bywood P et al
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, 2008
Alcohol as a cause of cancer
Lewis S, Campbell S et al
Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW, May 2008
Restoring the balance. Victoria's Alcohol Action Plan 2008–2013
Victoria. Department of Human Services
Melbourne: Victorian Government, May 2008
April
Treatment service users project: final report [PDF 1.15MB]
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League. Canberra: Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League, April 2008
Review of Hepatitis C treatment and care services: final report [PDF 811.22KB]
Hardwick J
North Sydney: Hardwick Consulting, April 2008
The health and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2008
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: AIHW, April 2008
2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: AIHW, April 2008
Alcohol related harm in Ireland [PDF 586.69KB]
Hope Ann
Naas: Health Service Executive. Alcohol Implementation Group, April 2008
Apparent Consumption of Alcohol, Australia, 2006-07
4307.0.55.001
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, April 2008
The effectiveness of the Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative in rural and remote Australia
Drug Statistics series no. 19
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: AIHW, April 2008.
Australia's homeless youth: a report of the National Youth Commission Inquiry into Youth Homelessness
National Youth Commission
Melbourne: National Youth Commission, 2008
The costs of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drug abuse to Australian Society in 2004/05
Collins D & Lapsley H
Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia, 2008
Key national indicators of children's health, development and wellbeing: indicator framework of 'A picture of Australia's children 2009'
Bulletin no. 58
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, April 2008
March
Report on the appropriateness of the regulatory regime for the sale of packaged liquor in Victoria [PDF 311KB]
Liquor Control Advisory Council
Melbourne: Consumer Affairs Victoria, March 2008
Fitzroy Valley liquor restriction report: an evaluation of the effects of a six month restriction on take-away alcohol relating to measurable health and social benefits and community perceptions and behaviours
University of Notre Dame Australia,
Mt Lawley, WA: Drug and Alcohol Office, March 2008
The state of Victoria’s young people : a report on how Victorian young people aged 12-24 are faring [PDF 2.27MB]
East Melbourne: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, March 2008
Making drug control 'fit for purpose': Building on the UNGASS decade [PDF 3.4MB]
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Vienna: Commission on Narcotic Drugs, March 2008
Drug testing in schools [PDF 1.4MB]
Research paper no. 16
Roche AM, Pidd K, Bywood P et al
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs, March 2008
Recalibrating the regime : the need for a human rights-based approach to international drug policy [PDF 1.76MB]
Barrett D, Lines R, Schleifer R, et al
Surrey UK: Beckley Foundation Drug Policy Programme, March 2008.
Predicting alcohol-related harms from licensed outlet density: a feasiblity study [PDF 1.65MB]
Monograph no. 28
Chikritzh T, Catalano P, Pascal R & Henrickson N
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, March 2008
Principles of drug dependence treatment: discussion paper [PDF 209KB]
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime & World Health Organization
Vienna: United Nations, March 2008
The impact of social networks and not-for-profit illicit drug dealing on illicit drug markets in Australia: a discussion paper [PDF 295KB]
Nicholas R
Hobart: National Drug Law Enforcement Research Fund, March 2008
Reducing drug use, reducing reoffending [PDF 532KB]
UK Drug Policy Commission
London: UK Drug Policy Commission, 2008
The Queensland Drug Court: a recidivism study of the first 100 graduates
Payne J
ACT: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2008
Alcohol and other drug treatment services NMDS specifications 2008–09: data dictionary, collection guidelines and validation processes
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, March 2008
February
Cannabis and mental health: put into context [PDF 861.88KB]
McLaren, J, Lemon, J, Robins, L, Mattick, R National Drug Strategy monograph , 68,
Canberra: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, February 2008
A summary of diversion programs for drug and drug-related offenders in Australia
DPMP Monograph series: 16
Hughes C & Ritter A
Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
Pubs and clubs: addressing alcohol-related harms within licensed venues [PDF 412KB ]
Mallick J & Banfield K
Melbourne: Australian Drug Foundation 2007
'Drugs: protecting families and communities' - 2008-2018 strategy
London: Home Office, 27 February 2008
Supporting the families of young people with problematic drug use: investigating support options [PDF 856KB]
ANCD research paper 15
ACT: Australian National Council on Drugs, February 2008
Informing consumers about beverage alcohol [PDF 620KB]
ICAP report 20
Washington, DC: International Centre for Alcohol Policies
External evaluation of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Centre for Strategy and Evaluation Services LLP Brussels: European Commission, November 2007.
January
The Representation and Reception of Meaning in Alcohol Advertising and young People’s Drinking [PDF 258.76KB]
Gunter B Hansen A & Touri M
Leicester: University of Leicester, January 2008
Reducing the adverse health and social consequences of drug abuse: A comprehensive approach. Discussion paper
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Vienna, Austria: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, January 2008
NCPIC Bulletin Series [PDF 120KB]
No. 1
Arcuri A, Copeland J, Howard J. Sydney: National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC), January 2008.
Inquest into drug-related deaths reported by Coroners in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man & Procurators Fiscal in Scotland (executive summary) [PDF 80KB]
20th Surveillance report, January – June 2007
National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths
London: St George's, University of London, January 2008
Annual report to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy [PDF 924KB]
Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs Barton, ACT: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, December 2007.
Criminal justice responses to drug and drug-related offending: are they working? [PDF 2.41MB]
Wondersitz J. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2007