February 2023

Perspectives of health service providers in delivering best-practice care for Aboriginal mothers and their babies during the postnatal period

Research suggests Aboriginal babies in WA are not receiving adequate primary health care in their first three months of life, leading to questions about enablers and barriers to delivering such care.

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February 2023

Generational shifts in attitudes and beliefs about alcohol: An age-period-cohort approach

Alcohol consumption has declined markedly in Australia in the past two decades, with distinct generational patterns.

February 2023

Disruption to Australian heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy markets with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions

This paper describes market trends of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy in Australia following the introduction of COVID-19 pandemic-associated restrictions.

February 2023

“I tried to get help about my addiction but he just gave me tablets:” male Aboriginal drug and alcohol rehabilitation clients’ experiences and preferences speaking about substance use in primary care

The aims of this study were to explore the experiences of Aboriginal males in NSW in treatment for substance use.

February 2023

Experiences of stigma while visiting healthcare services among people who use drugs in Australia, 2022

This bulletin investigates the experience of stigma while visiting healthcare services among people who regularly inject drugs and people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other stimulants.

November 2022

Interjurisdictional differences in Australian imprisonment rates: Sentencing or arrest rates?

After 20 years of falling crime rates, Australia now finds itself in the invidious position of having incarcerated a larger share of its adult population than at any point since the late 19th century, and there are stark and enduring differences between the Australian States and Territories in their rates of imprisonment.

November 2022

First Nations Australians’ experiences of current alcohol policy in Central Australia: evidence of self-determination?

There is significant variation in alcohol consumption patterns and harms in Australia, with those residing in the Northern Territory, particularly First Nations Australians, experiencing higher alcohol-attributable harms than other Australians.

November 2022

The relationship between age at first drink and later risk behaviours during a period of youth drinking decline

Alcohol consumption among teenagers in many high-income countries has steadily declined since the early 2000s and there has also been a steady increase in the average age at first drink, a reliable marker of later alcohol problems.

September 2022

Review of cannabis use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

The health effects of cannabis use may not always be seen as a high priority for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities yet the impact of cannabis use on physical and mental health can h

September 2022

Pharmacological treatment for methamphetamine withdrawal: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials

Cessation of methamphetamine use may result in a characteristic withdrawal syndrome, no medication has been approved for this indication. This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy of pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine withdrawal, the first comprehensive meta-analysis since 2008.

September 2022

Fines for illicit drug use do not prevent future crime: evidence from randomly assigned judges

Comprehensive administrative records on crime from Australia are used to study the effect of a monetary penalty issued for sing or possessing a prohibited drug on future crime and drug use.

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