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AIMS: This study investigated the association between alcohol consumption and health status using cross-sectional national survey data. MEASUREMENTS AND DESIGN: This study relied upon self-report data collected by the 2004 and 2007 Australian Na[...]Rapport
CCLAT-CCSA ; A. C. OGBORNE ; V. CARVER ; J. WIEBE | Ottawa, ON : Santé Canada ; Health Canada | 2001Objectifs : Notre projet avait pour but d'étudier, dans différents pays, (1) les contextes politiques entourant l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre de politiques et de programmes de réduction des méfaits, (2) la situation actuelle de certaines in[...]Article : Périodique
Introduction: Country legislation to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products has been vigorously attacked by the tobacco industry claiming that there is no measurable impact on smoking rates on the basis of two industry-funded working pape[...]Périodique
J. SHAW | 1988FRANÇAIS : Les conditions qui entourent la fabrication et la mise sur le marché pharmaceutique d'un médicament en AustralieArticle : Périodique
Workplace drug testing in Europe is governed by a patchwork of legislation - or lack of it. Other difficulties are caused by language, currency and a host of other factors, including the difficulty in defining 'safety critical'. The European Wor[...]Article : Périodique
L. MAFFINA ; F. P. DEANE ; G. C. LYONS ; T. P. CROWE ; P. J. KELLY |This study collected data on drug and alcohol workers' (n = 55) and clients' (n = 139) perspectives on what constitutes a "recovery" from substance use disorder. Data were collected during 2010 from four residential faith-based treatment program[...]Périodique
S. CHATTERJI ; J. B. SAUNDERS ; VRASTI R. ; B. F. GRANT ; D. HASIN ; D. MAGER | 1997FRANÇAIS : La fiabilité de l'AUDADIS-ADR, instrument de diagnostic psychiatrique, a été testée par double interviews dans 3 sites : Bangalore en Inde, Jebel en Roumanie et Sydney en Australie. Les résultats sont les suivants : la fiabilité tota[...]Périodique
E. LANG ; M. ENGELANDER ; T. BROOKE | 2000FRANÇAIS : Même si de nombreuses stratégies ont été utilisées dans d'autres pays pour traiter la dépendance au cannabis, jusqu'à récemment, peu de traitements étaient disponibles en Australie. Cet article discute de la mise au point et de l'év[...]Périodique
FRANÇAIS : Cet article rend compte de travaux du Comité NACAIDS (en Fevrier 1988) à Sydney. 60 participants représentaient tous les états et territoires australiens. Les travaux étaient divisés en trois sections: prévention, traitement, éducati[...]Article : Périodique
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: The news media is often touted as an important, yet inaccurate source of information about drug issues for the general public. This paper investigates the accuracy of reporting in the Australian media regarding the value o[...]Article : Périodique
Contemporary research in the drugs field has demonstrated a number of gender differences in patterns and experiences of substance use, and the design and provision of gender-responsive interventions has been identified as an important policy iss[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
Highlights: We compared cannabis growers from online purposive and probability survey modes. Age, education, employment and some drug use indicators were similar. Digital methods increase the representativeness of research with hidden populat[...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : Hepatitis C is now the most commonly reported infectious disease in Australia and more than 90% of all infections are the result of injecting drug use. Efforts in Australia to reduce the transmission of this virus among injecting pop[...]Article : Périodique
FRANÇAIS : L'auteur souligne l'importance de mener des recherches dans le domaine de la réduction des risques liés à l'usage de l'ensemble des substances psychoactives (licites et illicites), afin de faire évoluer la politique et les pratiques.[...]Article : Périodique
M. S. ODELL ; M. Y. FREI ; D. GEROSTAMOULOS ; M. CHU ; D. I. LUBMAN |An understanding of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) kinetics and residual levels after cannabis use is essential in interpreting toxicology tests in body fluids from live subjects, particularly when used in forensic settings for drug abuse, traffic a[...]Article : Périodique
Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) is a relatively new form of sampling hidden populations. RDS has the ability to produce valid population estimates, provided that certain assumptions are met. This study examined whether an RDS survey of people w[...]Périodique
SKINNER N. ; A. M. ROCHE ; T. FREEMAN ; D. ADDY | 2005ENGLISH : Aims: This study examined the antecedents of health professionals motivation and satisfaction in responding to alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. Building on Shaw and colleagues seminal work, the study examined the influence of edu[...]Article : Périodique
D. TUTT ; L. BAUER ; J. R. DiFRANZA |To examine the impact of enforcement of age-restricted tobacco sales on adolescent tobacco purchasing and smoking, we compared the Central Coast intervention area to the rest of New South Wales (NSW) and Australia. We collected data on students [...]Article : Périodique
Introduction and Aims. The study aimed to ascertain the association between baseline client characteristics, drug use and psychopathology on length of stay, treatment completion and early separation in drug free therapeutic communities. Design[...]Article : Périodique
Une étude à long terme a été effectuée sur un échantillon de 307 héroïnomanes admis dans un programme de maintenance à haute dose de méthadone, en Australie, dans les années 70. Utilisant les données cliniques, les registres officiels de décès e[...]Rapport
University of New South Wales (UNSW) ; National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research | Australian Government | 2009This project aimed to: 1. Estimate the population benefits of needle and syringe programs (NSPs) on HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) related outcomes among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia and in each State and Territory over the period [...]Rapport
Health Outcomes International PTY Ltd ; National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research ; M. DRUMMOND | Canberra : Commonwealth of Australia | 2002In 2000, the Department of Health and Ageing engaged Health Outcomes International Pty Ltd (HOI) in association with the National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (NCHECR) to undertake a study into the economic effectiveness (or[...]Rapport
F. MATTHEW-SIMMONS ; S. LOVE ; A. RITTER | Sydney : NDARC (National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre) | Drug Policy Modelling Program Monograph Series | 2008Public opinion can be an important determinant of social policy - governments are more likely to pursue policy options when they perceive public opinion to be supportive. In the illicit drugs area public opinion may be a more important factor in[...]Rapport
Y. McGRATH ; H. SUMNALL ; K. EDMONDS ; J. McVEIGH ; M. A. BELLIS ; National Collaborating Centre for Drug Prevention | London : NHS, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | 2006FRANÇAIS : Ce rapport fait une revue de la littérature grise sur la prévention de l'usage de drogues chez les jeunes dans l'objectif de renforcer et compléter les connaissances sur l'efficacité de la prévention mises en évidence par les revues [...]Rapport
SUTTON A. ; E. McMILLAN | Canberra : Department of Health and Aged Care, Drug and Alcohol Services Council, South Australia | 1998FRANÇAIS : Cette étude évalue essentiellement les mesures de police et autres pratiques de justice criminelle menées dans le cadre du système de procédures pénales concernant le cannabis. A la suite d'interviews menées auprès de professionnels[...]Rapport
ENGLISH : This report summarizes the existing evidence on methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependent persons, in order to provide a knowledge base for the development of practice guidelines development. The Swiss Federal Office of Pu[...]Article : Périodique
T. EVANS-WHIPP ; J. M. BEYERS ; S. LLOYD ; A. N. LAFAZIA ; J. W. TOUMBOUROU ; M. W. ARTHUR ; R. F. CATALANO |Youth substance use is an important social and health problem in the United States, Australia and other Western nations. Schools are recognized as important sites for prevention efforts and school substance use policies are a key component of he[...]Périodique
B. WHITE ; L. DEGENHARDT ; C. BREEN ; R. BRUNO ; J. NEWMAN ; P. PROUDFOOT | 2006ENGLISH : A cross-sectional survey of 372 regular ecstasy users was conducted to examine the benefits and risks perceived to be associated with the use of party drugs. A wide range of benefits and risks were reported across six drug types with[...]Rapport
C. TRELOAR ; J. ABELSON ; J. CRAWFORD ; KIPPAX S. ; J. HOWARD ; I. VAN BEEK ; J. COPELAND ; WEATHERALL A. M. ; A. MADDEN | Sydney : National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) | 2003This project, funded by NHMRC and NSW Health, aimed to investigate and report on a number of aspects of initiation and transition to injecting drug use among young people. The report focuses on issues of: - transition to injecting what drugs we[...]Article : Périodique
This paper reassesses the origins of what has been referred to as the Australian heroin drought. It looks at the theories that circulated in drug policy circles immediately after the supply shortage was discovered in 2001. It concludes that ther[...]Périodique
C. DUFF ; B. ROWLAND | 2006ENGLISH : The paper reports the findings of survey research recently completed in Melbourne, Australia, among a sample of 455 club and rave festival patrons. This research aims to provide a clearer account of the prevalence of drug driving wit[...]Périodique
R. S. BROADHEAD ; T. H. KERR ; J. P. C. GRUND ; F. L. ALTICE | 2002The continuing threat posed by HIV, HCV, drug overdose, and other injection-related health problems in both the United States and Canada indicates the need for further development of innovative interventions for drug injectors, for reducing dise[...]Article : Périodique
Background: Cryptomarkets are digital platforms that use anonymising software (e.g. Tor) and cryptocurrencies (e.g. Bitcoin) to facilitate trade of goods and services, most notably illicit drugs. Cryptomarkets may reduce systemic violence compar[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
Aims Decisions on whether and how to 'schedule' drugs (i.e. to determine their legal status and penalties to be applied for sale or possession) are often heavily criticized. We sought to assess more comprehensively the results of such decisions [...]Périodique
BRADSHAW C. S. ; L. I. PIERCE ; TABRIZI S. N. ; FAIRLEY C. K. ; S. M. GARLAND | 2005ENGLISH : BACKGROUND: Injecting drug users (IDUs) are a marginalised population, who infrequently access health services for screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and blood borne viruses (BBVs), and are at high risk of these inf[...]Rapport
Self-exclusion programs are an essential part of any harm-minimisation strategy offered by a gaming operator or jurisdictional regulator. Although self-exclusion programs have been in use since 1996, there are remarkably few comprehensive evalua[...]Article : Périodique
Self-reported ecstasy use: the impact of assessment method on dosage estimates in recreational users
While research has associated recreational ecstasy use with negative outcomes, there remain a number of methodological limitations of human studies. The present study examined the impact of self-report methodology on lifetime ecstasy dosage figu[...]Chapitre
J. FITZGERALD | 2000FRANÇAIS : L'auteur retrace l'histoire de l'utilisation de la recherche qualitative en Australie, les thèmes abordés et la difficulté de son impact sur la politique anti-drogue de ce pays. ENGLISH : John Fitzgerald comments on the relatio[...]Périodique
Serious adverse events in the Australian National Evaluation of Pharmacotherapies for Opioid (NEPOD)
E. DIGIUSTO ; A. SHAKESHAFT ; A. RITTER ; S. O'BRIEN ; R. P. MATTICK ; NEPOD RESEARCH GROUP | 2004ENGLISH : Aims : The study estimated serious adverse event (SAE) rates among entrants to pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence, during treatment and after leaving treatment. Design : A longitudinal study based on data from 12 trials included[...]Article : Périodique
F. L. SHAND ; L. DEGENHARDT ; T. SLADE ; E. C. NELSON |Introduction and aims To examine differences in the characteristics and histories of male and female dependent heroin users, and in the clinical characteristics associated with multiple substance dependence diagnoses. Design and methods 1513 h[...]Périodique
E. DIGIUSTO ; N. LINTZERIS ; C. BREEN ; J. KIMBER ; R. P. MATTICK ; J. BELL ; R. ALI ; J. B. SAUNDERS | 2005ENGLISH : This study included 380 participants in five heroin detoxification trials whose data were pooled to enable direct comparison of five detoxification methods in the Australian National Evaluation of Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Depende[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Very few countries regulate maximum cigarette pack size. Larger, non-standard sizes are increasingly being introduced by the tobacco industry. Larger portion sizes increase food consumption; larger cigarette packs may similarly incre[...]Périodique
D. C. DES JARLAIS | 1998ENGLISH : Providing single-use injection equipment to persons who inject illicit drugs would appear to be an effective method for reducing HIV transmission. However, interviews with manufacturers, syringe exchange program staff, and drug users[...]Périodique
FRANÇAIS : L'utilisation de la méthadone dans le traitement de la toxicomanie a provoqué nombre de controverse. Il existe de considérables variations entre les programmes à la méthadone et d'autre part leur organisation et leur fonctionnement s[...]Rapport
R. P. MATTICK ; J. KIMBER ; J. KALDOR ; M. MACDONALD ; D. WEATHERBURN ; H. LAPSLEY | Sydney : NDARC (National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre) | Technical Reports | 2001• During the first six months of operation, 1503 individuals were assessed and registered to use the services at the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. • Registered clients made 11,237 visits to the MSIC during which their injection of drug[...]Article : Périodique
K. A. KASZA ; S. A. McKEE ; C. RIVARD ; A. J. HYLAND |Background: Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption are positively correlated, and the concurrent use of tobacco and alcohol exacerbates the health risks associated with the singular use of either product. Indoor smoke-free policies have been [...]Article : Périodique
H. WEBB ; B. M. JONES ; K. MCNEILL ; L. LIM ; A. J. FRAIN ; K. J. O'BRIEN ; D. P. SKORICH ; P. HOFFMANN ; T. CRUWYS |This study tests a social identity based mechanism for the effectiveness of plain tobacco packaging legislation, introduced in Australia in December 2012, to reduce cigarette smoking. 178 Australian smokers rated their sense of identification wi[...]Article : Périodique
Support for plain cigarette packaging increased significantly among Australian smokers after legislation came into force, researchers have shown. Australia brought in plain packaging of tobacco products on 1 December 2012. The new law prohibite[...]Périodique
H. REICHLER ; A. BAKER ; T. LEWIN ; V. CARR | 2001FRANÇAIS : En dépit de la prévalence élevée de fumeurs parmi les patients souffrant de troubles mentaux, le traitement de la dépendance tabagique a été peu pris en compte. 90% de l'échantillon de 160 patients consommateurs de drogues ou d'alco[...]