Developed in consultation with local community leaders, local and state government agencies and other Australian Government agencies, a 12-month trial is being conducted of a Cashless Debit Card for income support payments (ISPs) in two regional communities. The findings indicate that, overall, the CDCT has been effective to date in terms of its performance against...

The Mental Health and Addiction Workforce Action Plan is part of an outcomes approach. It contributes to achieving the vision of the New Zealand Health Strategy. For mental health and addiction, this means enabling people to thrive and experience wellbeing wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. Together with the Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcome...

Cannabis has been consumed in Queensland in large amounts for many decades. However, consuming cannabis for recreational purposes is currently illegal. Queensland has the highest number of cannabis related arrests of any Australian state or territory, including for the past 15 years, with 23,850 arrests made in 2014-15. This puts it at odds with US...

Services to reduce drug-related harms are failing to keep up with growing need, despite pledges to combat AIDS among people who inject drugs.

This review examined the evidence for the effectiveness of online brief interventions (BIs) to reduce youth methamphetamine use. It found promising but inconclusive evidence that online BIs may be a useful tool in preventing initiation of illicit drug use among youth, including amphetamine-type drug use. The evidence for BIs in treating youth methamphetamine use is...