This report argues that Australia’s National Drug Strategy 2010–2015 is not able to minimise the harm to the country caused by ice, and discusses an alternative strategic framework to respond to the challenge.

There have been several corresponding trends in the availability, use and treatment of methylamphetamines since 2003–04. Following a decline between 2006–07 and 2009–10, there have been increases across many factors relating to methylamphetamines to 2013–14. Arrests, seizures and detections have all increased. Users are now favouring the crystal form of methylamphetamine. They are using it...

Alcohol and other drug issues are closely intertwined with social factors such as income, employment, housing and education. This means that effective government intervention requires a cross-agency response. This policy document is the guiding resource for policies and practices responding to alcohol and other drug issues.

Introduction Methamphetamine is a drug of national concern, with the Australian Crime Commission assessing it to be the illicit drug posing the greatest risk to the Australian community. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) reported that approximately 400,000 Australians had used meth/amphetamines in the previous 12...

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...