Drug driving laws in Australia: What are they and why do they matter?
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Laws concerning the detection and sanctioning of drug driving are one of the newest and most contested additions to the drug policy landscape.
DPMP Bulletins
Data extraction: AIC Price and Purity Review
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Analyses of drug markets over many years have shown that the price and purity of illicit substances can have a key role in shaping drug consumption, and in turn drug-related harm.
Bulletin No 28. Australian music festival attendees: A national overview of demographics, drug use patterns, policing experiences and help seeking behaviour
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This bulletin provides an overview of the demographic profiles, patterns of festival attendance and drug use, policing experiences and help-seeking behaviours of 5,155 Australian music festival att
Bulletin No. 27: Mandatory alcohol and drug treatment: What is it and does it work?
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Mandatory (or compulsory) treatment is a tool often reached for by governments during moments of alcohol and/or illicit drug crises.
Models for the Decriminalisation of the Personal Use and Possession of Drugs
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There have been, and continue to be, many calls to reform the drug laws in Australia.
What does the research evidence tell us about what Australians think about the legal status of drugs? A 2018 update
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This bulletin summarises data from a nationally representative survey of Australians (The National Drug Strategy Household Survey) which asks people their opinions about the legal status of drug in
Reducing stigma and discrimination for people experiencing problematic alcohol and other drug use
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Bulletin no. 24: Global review of drug checking services operating in 2017
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Drug checking (or 'pill testing') services invite members of the public to anonymously submit psychoactive drug samples for forensic analysis and then provide individualised feedback of results and
Australian drug trafficking laws: guilty until proven innocent?
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Dealing and trafficking in illegal drugs (like heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis) are serious criminal offences.