Research Guides: Drug and alcohol information for PDHPE students: Drug trends and policies

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Drug trends and policies

Information sources for drug trends and policies

Find links to sources of information on drug trends and policies in Australia and worldwide.

Drug trends

Drug trends - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)
Find reports about trends in Australia's drug markets.
Trends in alcohol use and health-related harms in NSW - Report of the Chief Health Officer 2016
This report presents information on alcohol consumption and impacts from 4 perspectives: drinking frequency, harmful drinking, non-drinkers and health impacts.

International drug trends

Substance abuse reports - World Health Organization (WHO)
This web site contains information about psychoactive substance use and abuse, and also information about the World Health Organization's projects and activities in the areas of substance use and substance dependence.

Drug policies

National drug strategy - Australian Government
The National Drug Strategy 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.
Reducing alcohol-related harm snapshot 2018 - NSW Health
A short summary of current alcohol consumption levels in different groups of people, and of key programs designed to reduce alcohol-related harm in NSW.

A quick guide to drugs and alcohol

A quick guide to drugs and alcohol
An easy to read reference book with information on a range of drugs, drug effects, drugs and driving, pregnancy, treatment, statistics, drugs and the law and where to go for help and further information.

Further information from Drug Info

Visit the Drug Info website for free drug and alcohol information for the community of NSW. Drug Info is a partnership between NSW Ministry of Health and the State Library of NSW.