Publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services are available to people seeking treatment for their own drug use and people seeking assistance for someone else's drug use. Three-quarters (76%) of these services are in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. This report provides information on these services at the state and territory level. Most...

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)...

A recent police operation in the Northern Territory community of Borroloola invites reflection on best practice for community policing and alcohol management.

Australia does not currently require warning labels on alcohol products, putting Australia out of step with many other countries. Given the potential persuasive power of labels, as well as the rising social costs of alcoholism in the United States (US), government - mandated warning labels were enforced and have appeared on all alcoholic beverage containers...

The aim of the current study is to assess the individual and collective impact of community interventions on indicators of alcohol-related assaults in the Geelong region. Alcohol has consistently been demonstrated to increase levels of aggression and violence, particularly in late night licensed venues. Since 2005, the City of Geelong in Australia has implemented a...