What's New

2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey[webpage]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, July 2011

This 2010 National Drug Strategy Household Survey report shows: positive and significant reductions since 2007 in daily tobacco smoking; mixed findings on alcohol consumption and risk; and a small overall rise in illicit drug use. In terms of attitudes to drugs, excessive alcohol use and tobacco smoking were nominated as the two most serious concerns to the community - and there were higher levels of support than previously for tobacco and alcohol harm reduction policies.

Needle and Syringe Program; Treatment Service Users (TSU) Project: phase Two [PDF]
Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League for the Commonwelath Department of Health and Ageing, March 2011 (released July 2011)

Free Databases

Drug Database [webpage]

RADAR [webpage]

PubMed [webpage]

Cochrane Library [webpage]

Project Cork Database [webpage]

Keeping you informed

Update [webpage] - A bulletin board for postings which are related to the AOD sector. These can include news articles, announcements for seminars and conferences, questions and positions vacant. There are over 1000 subscribers to update.

Drugtalk [webpage] - A bulletin board which allows subscribers to exchange opinions and debate current AOD issues. Drugtalk has over 350 subscribers.

Information Sources

Free electronic journals and newsletters [webpage]

Recently released reports [webpage]

Download factsheets and information brochures [webpage]

National Drug Strategies [webpage]

AOD Workforce Development [webpage]

Help With Research

How to access full text information [webpage]

Ask a Librarian [webpage]

National Drugs Sector Information Service [webpage]

Journal Club [webpage]
Each month there will be a new article available for discussion on the ADCA Journal Club. It is free to join and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion.