Drug use
Alternative labels
Drug abuse
Report
Report on the ACT GTM pill testing pilot: a harm reduction service
The STA-SAFE Consortium was able to successfully deliver a pill testing pilot at the GTM Festival on 29th April 2018. The service was very well received by festival goers and the pilot provided a very important range of information to be provided to key stakeholders in the ACT.
Report
National security in the Philippines under Duterte: Shooting from the hip or pragmatic partnerships beyond the noise?
This report examines the manner in which Duterte has gone about securing his internal objectives and assesses the effectiveness of those various approaches. It also looks at how he has sought to promote the Philippines as a ‘strategic partner nation of the international community’ to diversify and rebalance the country’s external alignments.
Journal article
Adolescent and young adult substance use in Australian Indigenous communities: a systematic review of demand control program outcomes
This study reports the findings of a systematic review of the published literature evaluating the impact of substance use programs on Australian Indigenous youth.
Briefing paper
Pharmaceutical drug misuse
The misuse of pharmaceutical drugs is a major public health issue in Australia, as highlighted by parliamentary, government and coroner reports. There are fears that Australia could be heading down the same path as the United States, where prescription drug misuse has been described as an epidemic.
Report
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
This report recommends that the Department of Social Services should establish and publish the evaluation strategy of the drug testing trial prior to the trial's commencement, and that the outcomes of the trial be publicly released.