Welcome to the handbook that’s here to shake up the substance use narrative: ‘Prevention & Demand Reduction: Denying or Delaying Substance Use in Communities – An Evidence-Based Best Practice Guide’. This is a call to action against the uninspired acceptance of drug use as a rite of passage. In a society that often whispers ‘yes’
(Again, no need to ‘decriminalise’ drugs – This is further evidence that the re-tasking of the ‘Judicial Educator’ (The Law) for productivity, not punishment is beneficial without weakening the deterrent tool of the Law. The very priority that the Dalgarno Institute has advocated for since day one. Also see Re-tasking the Judicial Educator to Rehabilitate Not Incarcerate) Defendants in
This research, and arguably seminal, primer on the significance and effective overlap of prevention and addiction science reveals significant insights and resources in empowering demand reduction and primary prevention in community development. Recent evidence emphasises the crucial role of lived experience in prevention. An example again comes from the Well Communities’ approach, which utilises Behavioural
(The following research reveals again the need to embrace the indispensable arena of the Affective Domain of Education for best practice protective behaviours development. The imperatives of positive behaviour developing protocols has never been more crucial. Ethics, morals and/or other anthropologically sound behavioural guidelines are a key factor in framing decision making and managing stimuli
Parental substance use sends shockwaves through the lives of children, shattering their sense of safety, disrupting their development, and undermining their most basic rights. It fuels a chain reaction of vulnerability, entrenching cycles of trauma, poverty, and instability that rob children of the innocence and security they deserve. With every statistic lies the story of
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Chemsex is a dangerous and rising phenomenon that merges substance abuse with sexual behaviour. It primarily involves the use of psychoactive drugs to intensify or prolong sexual activity. While it may initially appear as an escape or a way to enhance pleasure, chemsex brings severe health and societal risks that cannot be overlooked.
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The prevalence of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples represents one of Australia’s most pressing public health challenges. In 2022, suicide accounted for 4.6% of all deaths among First Nations people, with rates approximately two and a half times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. This disparity reflects complex historical, social, and health factors, with
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Harm Reduction in Full Flight: A composite snapshot of interviews done by Tyler Oliveira on the impact of North American Harm Reduction Policies
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(A commentary) The issues of children and young people who use drugs, parental drug use, and children’s involvement in the drug trade are many and extremely complex. No one paper can do justice to these complexities. But our analysis of article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) may be summarised
Our children must be able to grow up nourished and supported in loving and caring environments. They must have time to be children with all the wonder, happiness and innocence that childhood should bring. Over recent years the reported levels of child neglect and abuse in Australia have increased at an alarming rate. Child abuse
Australia’s children deserve a safe, healthy and happy childhood. Read More »
