This report identifies and briefly describes key Australian data collections relevant to assessing patterns of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm. The scope of this list is limited to mostly national data collections in the public domain. It includes an analysis of these alcohol data collections and how they contribute to reducing alcohol-related harm.

Alexandra Neame looks at current media representations of drink spiking including victim-blaming stereotypes and whether drink spiking is an epidemic or an urban myth. Drink spiking is considered within the broader context of drug and alcohol facilitated sexual assault, and awareness and prevention approaches that treat drugs and alcohol as weapons are discussed.

This paper explores the issues surrounding alcohol abuse in light of the NSW government's announcement that an Alcohol Summit is to be held in August 2003. The paper examines the current drinking behaviour of Australians and the costs and benefits associated with the consumption of alcohol. It outlines the size and cost of alcohol-related problems...

Commonwealth-funded residential rehabilitation programs for Indigenous problem drinkers or drug users were established in the 1970s as community controlled organisations that were separate from Aboriginal Medical Services and independent of State drug and alcohol units. Structural and political factors during their development and growth have meant that many such programs are now poorly networked with...

There is overwhelming evidence of a link between alcohol consumption and violent behaviour. Although not fully understood, it is widely accepted that levels of alcohol consumption and violence are higher among younger than older persons, and particularly so among young males. In 1999, the Australian Institute of Criminology hosted a Roundtable on the theme of...