The overall mission of NDARC is: to conduct and disseminate high quality research and related activities that increases the effectiveness of treatment and other intervention responses to alcohol and other drug related harm.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is a major national agency set up by the Australian Government under the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act to provide reliable, regular and relevant information and statistics on Australia's health and welfare.
The Department of Health and Aged Care develops plans and strategies, funds programs and research, and works with other organisations to help reduce the harmful effects of drugs in Australia.and for future generations.
This statement updates the previous policy “From Hope to Science: Illicit Drugs in Australia” of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and is now jointly issued with the Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Drug Policy Australia is a public health NGO primarily concerned with promoting new approaches to minimise the health risks and other harms caused by the use of both licit and illicit Drugs which affects the wellbeing of all Australians.
Report by the Commonwealth of Australia 2021. The National Drug Strategy 2017–2026 (National Drug Strategy) is the overarching government drug policy and is discussed at relevant points throughout this report.
For two decades, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been helping make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. Because the scale of these problems is often too great for states to confront alone, UNODC offers practical assistance and encourages transnational approaches to action.
The World Drug Report 2022 provides an in-depth analysis of global drug markets and examines the nexus between drugs and the environment within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and environmental sustainability.
Our mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health.
The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
IDPC is a global network of 192 NGOs that focus on issues related to drug production, trafficking and use. IDPC promotes objective and open debate on the effectiveness, direction and content of drug policies at the national and international level, and supports evidence-based policies that are effective at reducing drug-related harm.
The purpose of The Global Commission on Drug Policy is to bring to the international level an informed, science-based discussion about humane and effective ways to reduce the harm caused by drugs and drug control policies to people and societies.
The IDPU is a cross-regional and multidisciplinary project, designed to establish a global centre for excellence in the study of international drug policy.
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