Prevention of alcohol-related harms

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 3, number 3, February 2005

This issue of DrugInfo looks at a range of measures aimed at preventing alcohol-related harms in the community.

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Contents

Gotta Party? Gotta Plan!
Geraldine Dean, Communications Project Officer, Youth Solutions

Addressing the culture of violence and alcohol abuse in our young people
David Butten, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Nightclub & Bar Association (ANBA)

The Kalgoorlie Alcohol Action Project: Taking a whole community approach to alcohol problems
Richard Midford, Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute

Dealing with misuse of alcohol in Victoria
Luz Bland, Senior Policy Officer, Drug Treatment & Health Protection Services Department of Human Services, Victoria

The workplace as a setting for addressing adolescent risky drinking
Ken Pidd, Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

Rural teenagers and alcohol
Pamela Snow, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health, La Trobe University (LTU), Bendigo, in conjunction with Melissa Graham, Bernie Ward, Julie Ellis, all from LTU Bendigo, and Geoff Munro, Australian Drug Foundation

Prevention research summaries: Alcohol use in adolescence
Research summaries prepared by Associate Professor John W. Toumbourou, Centre for Adolescent Health, Melbourne

Next Step Specialist Drug and Alcohol Youth Service
Ali Dale, Project Manager, Next Step Drug and Alcohol Youth Services

Geelong Liquor Accord—a partnership in crime prevention
Kay Rundle, Chief Executive Officer, City of Greater Geelong

Aboriginal family healing circles in the desert: Pre-treatment works
Deborah Dupré, Duprevent International