Staying safe at events alcohol and drug foundation. Drug use in australian society ebook oxford university press. Commonwealth of australia as represented by the department of health. A much smaller proportion use illegal drugs, such as crystal methamphetamine ice 1. Whats the evidence that supervised drug injection sites. Despite many of his mps privately supporting drug supervision to help reduce harm, victorian premier daniel andrews ruled it out. Drug use and drugrelated harm by david ryder, noni walker, alison salmon drug use in australian society edited by alison ritter, trevor king and margaret hamilton impact of alcohol and illicit drug use on the burden of disease and injury in australia. Strategies to prevent and minimise alcohol, tobacco and other drug problems. Australian government coronavirus covid19 health alert. Structured in two parts, part i outlines the biosocial and cultural context of drug use, while part ii deals with the various ways in which a harmminimisation approach can be used in responding to drug use the harmminimisation perspective recognises that safety should be the first priority in dealing with the use of both legal and illicit drugs. A significant proportion of drug users in australia report experiencing.
Inquiry into substance abuse in australian communities community. Preventing harm margaret hamilton, trevor king, alison ritter on. Unodc united nations office of drugs and crime 2008. Preventing harm from alcohol and other drugs during covid19. The national drug strategy aims to reduce and prevent harm caused by drugs. Six substrategies focus on specific issues such as alcohol, ice, tobacco, and workforce development. Harm minimisation in illicit substance use australian medical. Because it includes harm reduction strategies alongside efforts to reduce drug use, harm minimisation is an approach that rests on an acceptance that total prevention or eradication is not always possible, and that therefore health educators and others should include strategies to minimise harmful consequences. The prevention of substance use, risk and harm in australia a. Available in the national library of australia collection. A 2011 survey of festival goers found that at least 52% had used illicit drugs once or more. A drug being used offscript, or not for the prescribed purpose, leads to an increased risk of harms. This work was funded by the australian government department of health and ageing. Of those people, 25% had used illicit drugs in the previous month.
People who frequent music festivals in australia report higher levels of illicit drug use than those of the general population. This article provides some tips on how people who use alcohol and other. The prevention of substance use, risk and harm in australia. Its an approach that falls under the umbrella of harm reduction, a public health philosophy that emphasizes lessening the harms of drug use. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. The harm caused by licit and illicit drug abuse has an impact at every level of society from. This discusses drug use, treatment and policy in this country and focuses on harm minimisation. Pdf the prevention of substance use, risk and harm in. The chapters in part two draw on these perspectives and provide case examples to focus on the five pillars of australian and international drug policy.
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