Introduction: Welcome to AODstats, the Victorian alcohol and drug interactive statistics and mapping webpage.
AODstats provides information on the harms related to alcohol, illicit and pharmaceutical drug use in Victoria.
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Media release Fifty-two prisoners have graduated from a unique new rehabilitation program at Casuarina Prison designed to break the cycle of addiction to alcohol and other drugs that so often leads to criminal behaviour. The...
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This paper takes the reader on an evidence base journey into perspectives on drug policy interpretation and application that transcends the, often myopic, policy ‘silo’ perspectives. The misuse and/or reinterpretation of evidence, including reworking nomenclature,...
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The road to hell was paved with victimology Michael Shellenberger, 14th August 2021, In the late 1990s and early 2000s, I worked with a group of friends and colleagues to advocate drug decriminalization, harm reduction,...
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Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his home. He found enough temporary work to pay rent on a room, ate at soup kitchens, and stole and resold goods...
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The Dubbo region will benefit from a $31.5 million investment in drug rehabilitation and access to justice. Deputy Premier John Barilaro today announced the NSW Government will invest $27.9 million over the coming four financial...
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CBC News – June 2021 “I was hanging around some older kids, and I got into a drug called ecstasy and I was addicted to that,” she said, explaining she began experimenting with drugs in...
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AOD Primary Prevention & Demand Reduction Priority Primer:
TASKING THE NATIONAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
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ZOOMING IN ON UNGASS – Is Australia on Board with Drug Use Reduction & Prevention? Monitoring National Progress in the Implementation of the UNGASS Outcome Document (2019-2029) The 2016 UNGASS outcome document as an excellent...
