Person
Francis Matthew-Simmons
Report
Prevalence of and interventions for mental health and alcohol and other drug problems amongst the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community: a review of the literature
This report summarises a vast literature in relation to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people and both mental health and alcohol and other drug problems. Overall, the team located more than 500 published papers. The report focuses on two aspects: The prevalence of mental health (MH) disorders, and alcohol and other drug problems (AOD)...
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What does the research evidence tell us about what Australians think about the legal status of drugs?
This bulletin summarises data from a nationally representative survey of Australians on the legal status of drugs. It draws an important distinction between what Australians think about “legalisation” versus “decriminalisation”, and what Australians think about different types of drugs (four drugs are compared: cannabis, ecstasy, heroin and meth/amphetamine). This bulletin is two pages long. Further...