Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set 2010-11: Specifications and collection manual
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Drug statistics series no. 24. May 2010
The guidelines have been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying the data for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS). Updated guidelines are released each year of the collection. This edition is relevant to the 2010-11 collection period. These guidelines should be particularly useful to staff in the Australian Government, state and territory health departments, and alcohol and other drug treatment agency staff directly involved in the collection and reporting of the data set.
Australian Drug Trends 2009: findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, May 2010.
IDRS Jurisdictional Reports
Health Impact Assessment of the Northern Territory Emergency Response
Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, May 2010
The report raises serious concerns about the continued future wellbeing of Indigenous children and families under the Northern Territory Intervention. The report assesses the potential health impacts of the Intervention on all aspects of Indigenous health and wellbeing, not just physical health.
Using methodology endorsed by the World Health Organisation, the report found that the Intervention would potentially lead to ‘profound’ long-term damage, and that any potential benefits to physical health were largely outweighed by negative impacts to psychological health, social health and wellbeing as well as cultural integrity.
The report also found that the increasing levels of mistrust caused by the previous government’s ill-conceived and rushed implementation of the Intervention will continue to compromise the current government’s ability to work in partnership with Aboriginal communities to achieve shared objectives.
Impact of income management on store sales in the Northern Territory
Julie K Brimblecombe and others, Medical Journal of Australia 2010; 192 (10): 549-554
This study examined the impact of the Northern Territory Intervention income management program on store sales and food choices among Aboriginal people since 2007.
Main outcome measures: Trends in (i) total store sales; (ii) total food and beverage sales; (iii) fruit and vegetables sales; (iv) soft drink sales; and v) tobacco sales.
Results: Modest monthly increases indicative of inflation were found for all outcome measures before the introduction of income management, except for soft drink sales, which remained constant. No change from the increasing rate of monthly sales before income management was seen in the first 4–6 months of income management or for the income-management period thereafter for total store sales, food and beverage sales, fruit and vegetable sales and tobacco sales. The rate of soft drink sales declined significantly with the introduction of income management and then increased significantly thereafter. The 3-month government stimulus payment period (during the period of income management) was associated with a significant increase in the rate of sales for all outcome measures.
Conclusion: Income management independent of the government stimulus payment appears to have had no beneficial effect on tobacco and cigarette sales, soft drink or fruit and vegetable sales.
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistical Annual Data collection: 2009 report
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, bulletin no. 79. May 2010
The National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistical Annual Data collection: 2009 report provides information on key questions relating to the number of clients receiving pharmacotherapy treatment, the type of treatment they receive, who prescribes the treatment, where the treatment is received (dosed) and how pharmacotherapy fits more generally with treatment in Australia.
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) 2010 collection: Data guide
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare , Working paper no. 64. May 2010
The National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) 2010 data guide has been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying data for the NOPSAD collection. This guide would be particularly useful to staff in Australian government, state and territory departments and researchers. This collection is one of a number of data sources that provide a picture of alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia.
Trends in Ecstasy and Related Drugs Markets (ERDS)
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, May 2010.
EDRS Jurisdictional reports
[Last updated: 25th October 2010]
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