Useful Links

Sites

Alcohol and Other Drugs Handbook: Designed for medical practitioners, contains more detailed and in depth information about various drugs than is available in the drug information section without being overwhelming. A great resource for psychologists, social workers, counsellors, community workers and teachers.

Australian Drug Information Network: An excellent Drug and Alcohol search engine for people doing serious research. You can search more than 1300 quality assured alcohol and drug web sites.

Australian Drug Foundation: non-government, non-profit organistaion committed to developing and disseminating information and educational resources that support community efforts to reduce drug related harms.

Drug ARM's national site: See what Drug ARM is doing in other states

Drug Aware: Youth orientated site including a wide range of articles and resources, great starting point for young people (Western Australia government)

Drug and alcohol office: Wide range of articles and resources (Western Australia government)

Drug information Clearinghouse: Wide range of articles and resources (Victorian government)

Hosting a Teenage party: A range of Fact Sheets (Australian Drug Foundation)

National Drugs Campaign: (Federal Government)

REDI: A drug information resource for Australian school communities

Soma Zone: Young people asking questions about drugs and other life issues, with responses from Health Professionals.

streetdrugs.org: Wide range of articles and resources (UK site)

Talking with your kids about drugs: pdf - (National Drugs Campaign)

WANADA: (The Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies) Includes a comprehensive list of Drug and Alcohol services in W.A

Surveys and Statistics

2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey
Full Report (7/4/2005)
Media Release (5/4/2005)
Detailed Findings (22/11/2005)
Western Australia Results (7/6/2006
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2004 National Youth Survey (Mission Australia)

Statistics on Drug Use in Australia 2006 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)

2005 ASSAD Survey (Australian School Students Alcohol and Drugs survey)
Alcohol Report (June 2006)
Over the Counter and Illicit Drugs Report (June 2006)

If you have a site you think would be worth us adding to this list please email the infomation to us at chris@drugarmwa.org.au