National Drug Strategy
The National Drug Strategy (NDS) and its forerunner, the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NCADA), have been operating since 1985. Both NCADA and NDS were created with strong bipartisan political support and involve a cooperative venture between the Commonwealth and state/territory governments as well as the non-government sector.
Welcome
The National Drug Strategy, a cooperative venture between Australian, state and territory governments and the non-government sector, is aimed at improving health, social and economic outcomes for Australians by preventing the uptake of harmful drug use and reducing the harmful effects of licit and illicit drugs in our society.On this website you will find information about the National Drug Strategy and the advisory structures that support the Strategy; links to the current drug campaign sites with information on initiatives at national, state/territory or community levels; the key research and data components supporting the Strategy, publications and key links to relevant government, professional organisations and drug-related portal sites.
What's New?
- The avoidable costs of alcohol abuse in Australia and the potential benefits of effective policies to reduce the social costs of alcohol
- National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy 2008-2011
- National Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Strategy Background Paper: Monograph Series No. 69
- 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: State and Territory Supplement
- Monograph Series No. 65 Volatile Substance Misuse: a review of interventions
- Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy Joint Communique 23 May 2008
- 2007 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: First Results
- Monograph 64 - The Costs of Tobacco, Alcohol and Illicit Drug Abuse to Australian Society in 2004/05
- Monograph 66 - The Costs of Tobacco, Alcohol and Illicit Drug Abuse to Australian Society in 2004/05 - Summary Version
- Management of Patients with Psychostimulant Use Problems. Guidelines for General Practitioners updated 2007
- The Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Drug Strategic Framework 2005-06 Annual Report to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
- Alcohol Treatment Guidelines for Indigenous Australians
- Monograph 61 - Barriers and Incentives to Treatment for Illicit Drug Users with Mental Health Comorbidities and Complex Vulnerabilities
- Monograph 63 - Illicit Drug use in Australia: Epidemiology, use patterns and associated harm (2nd edition)
- Monograph 57 - Cannabis in Australia - Use, supply, harms and responses
- National Pharmacotherapy Policy for People Dependent on Opioids
Page currency, Latest update: 17 September, 2008
