This report finds that the use of alcohol and other drugs in households with dependent children is high. The national databases all point to high rates of binge drinking in particular. While rates vary across each of the studies, there is a clear pattern showing that the highest rates of binge drinking amongst those with...

Today, cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia, with around 11.3% of the population having used the drug in the previous 12 months. This 23 page summary review of the current research and clinical literature is based on the ANCD report Evidence-based answers to cannabis questions: a review of the literature which...

Illicit drug production and use in Asia occurs on a massive scale - the amount of illicit drugs produced, especially heroin and amphetamine-type substances, is measurable in many tonnes per year and the numbers of people using and dependent on illicit drugs run into the millions across the region. Issues of such magnitude challenge the...