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National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program Tenth Report
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Baby boomers and booze: we should be worried about how older Australians are drinking
AOD treatment services in Australia 2018 - 2019
Comorbid Mental Illness and Illicit Substance Use: Evidence Check
Changes in sales of analgesics to pharmacies after codeine was rescheduled as a prescription only medicine
Key findings from the ‘Australians’ Drug Use: Adapting to Pandemic Threats’ (ADAPT) Study
The deleterious effects of cannabis during pregnancy on neonatal outcomes
NSW Drug Trends 2019 - Key Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting system (IDRS) Interviews
Treatment outcomes for methamphetamine users receiving outpatient counselling from the Stimulant Treatment Program in Australia
Further evaluation of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre during its extended Trial period (2007-2011)
Evaluation of an online injecting drug use stigma intervention targeted at health providers in NSW
Flux Study Annual Report 2014-2017 Following Lives Undergoing Change
Needle Syringe Program National Minimum Data Collection Report 2019
Report of the SWASH Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Women’s Health Survey 2014, 2016, 2018
Methamphetamine Use and Related Harms in NSW - Surveillance Report to December 2019
Alcohol consumption, drinking patterns and cancer incidence in Australia
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Tackling the availability of alcohol toolkit
New Quick Guide to Drugs & Alcohol - State Library of NSW
FASD Hub Australia - A new online resource
Get into the spirit sans spirits
Now open - consultation for the draft National Alcohol Strategy 2018-2026
New CBT based activities featured in Daybreak
New rules for medicines with codeine
Engaging NSW communities: CDATs collaborate at 2018 Conference
Generational change: Major reforms to Northern Territory Alcohol Policy and Legislation
Share your story! Aboriginal storytelling competition extended
FARE Poll reveals a lack of awareness among Australians about the effects of alcohol
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