| Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders:"Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders" . It takes some time to download. It is worth a look for people looking at assessment. As the book is no longer in print you are able to reproduce without copyright. |
| The Role of Families in Prevention:Essential reading This docomment commissioned by the NHMRC. The Role of Families in the Development, Identification, Prevention and Treatment of Illicit Drug Problems |
| Towards Better Practice in Theraputic Communities:Funded by the Commonwealth under the NIDS scheme the project was initiated by the Australian Therapeutic Communities association (ATCA) in recognition of the need to increase the capacity and accountability of therapeutic communities in Australia, and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Community (TC) approach. |
| Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services 2000-01: First report on the National Minimum Data Set:The report presents data on publicly funded alcohol and drug treatment services, the clients who use those services and the type of drug problems for which treatment is sought. It is the first report in a series of publications on alcohol and other drug treatment services. The national Minimum Data Set has been implemented to assist in monitoring and evaluating key objectives of the National Drug Strategic Framework and to assist in the planning, management and quality improvement of alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia. |
| AERF Workforce development research project:An interim report on the combined finding of focus groups held in Qld, NSW and ACT related to the assessment of needs and the identification of strategies to achieve sustainable change. |
| Bulletin 1: Alcohol-caused Deaths and Hospitalisations in Australia, 1990-1999:The first Bulletin documented national and jurisdictional rates of deaths caused by hazardous/harmful alcohol consumption between 1990 and 1997. It was estimated that 3,290 Australians died from injury and disease caused by hazardous/harmful alcohol consumption in 1997 and that over 72,000 hospital admissions were caused by high-risk drinking. About 70% of all alcohol-caused deaths and hospitalisations occurred among males and an average of 19 years of life were lost to premature death. From 1990 to 1997 death rates declined by over 20% with most of the decline between 1990 and 1993. |
| Bulletin 2: Trends in Alcohol-related road injury in Australia, 1990-1997:The second Bulletin documented trends in alcohol-related serious road injury throughout Australian states and territories between 1990 and 1997. It was estimated that 31% of all driver and pedestrian road deaths in Australia are alcohol-related. National rates of alcohol-related deaths and hospitalisations declined between 1990 and 1996, broadly following changes in per capita alcohol consumption. Most of the reduction occurred between 1990 and 1992. Most jurisdictions followed the National trend, only WA showed an increasing trend in serious road injuries. |
| Bulletin 3: Patterns of Alcohol consumption in Australia, 1998.:The 1998 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (AIHW) was used to estimate how much alcohol was consumed at risky levels for health in Australia. Thirty nine percent of all alcohol was consumed at levels which posed health risks in the long term. By comparison, 51% of all alcohol posed short-term health risks to drinkers. Proportions of Australian’s drinking in excess of NHMRC drinking levels are also presented by age and sex. Young people aged under 25 years had the riskiest drinking patterns |
| Bulletin 4: Trends in Per Capita Alcohol Consumption in Australia, 1990/91-1998/99:Trends in Australian per capita alcohol consumption were reported for the first time at national and state/territory levels for the 1990s. Methodological refinements were made with regard to estimating numbers of consumers of alcohol as well as typical beverage strengths. The end result is a more accurate indication of true levels of alcohol consumption than previous estimates. There was a general decline in per capita consumption in the early 1990’s for most regions. More recently consumption has been rising in those few jurisdictions continuing to collect the necessary data. Consumption was consistently highest in the NT and lowest in Vic. Non-metropolitan consumption was consistently higher than for metropolitan regions. The reports also highlight current problems in accessing the data required to measure per capita consumption |
| Bulletin 5: Trends in Alcohol-related violence in Australia, 1991/92-1999/00.
Hard copies can be obtained from::The fifth Bulletin documents trends in alcohol-related violence throughout Australian states and territories between 1991/92 and 1999/0 using both police and hospital data. Measures of alcohol-related violence indicated consistently high levels in Australia in the 1990’s with an estimated 8,661 people admitted to hospital for injuries caused by violent assault in 1998/99. Seventy four percent of people admitted to hospital with assaultive injuries were male and two-thirds were aged between 15 and 34 years. Non-metro regions had markedly higher levels of violence than metro areas. |
| The NSW Drug Treatment Services Plan:The NSW Drug Treatment Services Plan was developed by an expert working group of government and non government clinicians, managers and academics to examine the current capacity of drug treatment services to meet the needs of people affected by drug use in NSW.. |
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