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Positive Choices online portal launched as part of Government’s drug and alcohol prevention strategy for schools

Image - Positive Choices online portal launched as part of Government’s drug and alcohol prevention strategy for schools
Date Published: 
Monday, 7 December 2015

A one stop portal for drug prevention resources and information developed at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW in collaboration with the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University is now available nationwide for teachers, students and parents following its launch by t

Methamphetamine deaths increase across Australia and ice use jumps by 52 per cent among people who inject drugs

Methamphetamine deaths increase across Australia and ice use jumps by 52 per cent among people who inject drugs
Date Published: 
Friday, 5 June 2015
  • Accidental drug deaths involving methamphetamine have increased significantly since 2010 jumping from 88 deaths in 2010 to 101 in 2011 and early estimates indicate that deaths involving the drug were as high as 170 in 2013