policy
01. What is Australia's "drug budget"? The policy mix of illicit drug-related government spending in Australia
This Monograph (No 01), the first in the series, outlines work by Tim Moore to establish estimates of government spending for the year 2002/03.
Bulletin no. 14: Improving methods to deal with uncertainty in illicit drug policy formulation
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Bulletin no. 10: Economic modelling: Cost-effectiveness of three policy options
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The conservative shift in drug policy: evidence and implications
It has been argued that the increased influence of conservative advocacy groups and the impact of the political social conservatism of ‘The Howard Years’ has led to a conservative shift in Australian drug policy, away from harm minimisation and towards a zero tolerance model (Mendes, 2001,
Evaluation of ACT drug diversion programs
Evaluation of ACT drug diversion programs
Cannabis policy and policing: user perceptions
The state of cannabis legalisation varies between countries and there has been a recent increase in those which legalise medicinal cannabis use and regulate its use and production for recreational use.
Dr Carragher wins epidemiology prize for alcohol policy research
Young people’s opinions on alcohol and other drugs policy - national survey results
Australia’s largest ever survey of young people’s opinions on drug and alcohol policy has found most young people are well-informed and well-placed to contribute to future policy direction, say researchers from UNSW Australia.
The science-policy interface in policy theories: A comparative case study of street level policing for illicit drugs
This study will shed light on how policy gets formed by police, and what influences the policy formulation process.