Alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in Australia currently meet less than half of the treatment demand. Even when individuals with AOD use problems access these services, the majority attend only one or two sessions.
Australia’s foremost methamphetamine researcher, Associate Professor Rebecca McKetin, has joined the National Drug Research Institute in Perth, where she will lead a program of research on methamphetamine (‘ice’).
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) presented its findings on the Availability of Internationally Controlled Drugs to the United Heads of Mission in Vienna.
Positive Choices, a one stop portal for drug prevention resources and information is now available for teachers, students and parents following its launch in December last year.