Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol [pdf - 1.76Mb]
These NHMRC guidelines aim to establish the evidence base for future policies and community materials on reducing the health risks that arise from drinking alcohol. The guidelines communicate evidence concerning these risks to the Australian community to allow individuals to make informed decisions regarding the amount of alcohol that they choose to drink.

Australian guidelines to reducing health risks from drinking - Frequently asked questions [pdf - 454Kb]

Enhancing the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set counting clients and reporting comorbidity [webpage]
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, March 2009.
The Enhancement Project of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS) examined the feasibility of introducing the components of a statistical linkage key and one or more indicators of mental health comorbidity into the AODTS-NMDS. After consultation with jurisdictions and alcohol and other drug treatment agencies, four new data elements were piloted in three jurisdictions. This bulletin presents the findings of this project.

Grasping the opportunity of Opal: Assessing the impact of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy [pdf - 1.71Mb]
Commonwealth of Australia - 19 March 2009
This report reviews initiatives since 2006 to combat petrol sniffing in remote communities and makes a series of recommendations for further action

National mental health policy 2008 [webpage]
National Mental Health Strategy, Department of Health and Ageing - March 2009
This policy works towards ensuring that Australia has a mental health system that detects and intervenes early in illness, promotes recovery, and ensures that all Australians with a mental illness have access to effective and appropriate treatment and community supports to enable them to participate in the community fully.

Pharmaceutical misuse: issues and perspectives  [pdf - 226.07Kb]
ADF DrugInfo Clearinghouse - March 2009
Most people identify drug problems with illicit drugs rather than the misuse of pharmaceutical drugs. This summary of an Australian Drug Foundation forum outlines the prescribed and over-the-counter medicines that have the potential to be misused.

Workforce Development Checklist for the AOD field [pdf - 1.62Mb]
NCETA - March 2009
In response to increasing interest in workforce development (WFD) in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) field, NCETA has developed a checklist which provides a quick overview of some of the
key issues that fall under the umbrella of WFD. This checklist has been developed to ensure that:
•    workforce development is tackled effectively by the AOD sector
•    the AOD sector continues to provide optimal service delivery at the level of prevention, policy, and clinical care.

[Page Updated: 8 December 2009]