Drugs and alcohol
Drug use may affect all areas of a person’s life and may lead to legal and health problems, or even death. The most widely used drug in Australia is alcohol, thought to be responsible for one-third of the nation’s drownings and serious car crashes, as well as being a factor in three-quarters of assaults. Illicit drugs can also cause serious problems for individuals and society. The AIC researches issues such as drug use, its links with criminal activity and alcohol related violence to provide valuable information for policy-makers and the public on drugs in Australia. Helpful advice is also available via links on the AIC’s website to practical prevention guides for local communities and licensed venues, as well as on partying and drink spiking.
Recent publications
- Measuring mental health in criminology research: Lessons from the Drug Use Monitoring in Australia program
18 February 2013 - Measuring drug use patterns in Queensland through wastewater analysis
25 June 2012 - Amphetamine users and crime in Western Australia, 1999–2009
16 June 2012 - How much crime is drug or alcohol related? Self-reported attributions of police detainees
24 May 2012 - Drug use among police detainees: A comparative analysis of DUMA and the US Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring program
24 May 2012 - Drug use monitoring in Australia: 2009–10 report on drug use among police detainees
11 March 2012 - Decrease in use of ecstasy/MDMA
20 February 2012 - Pharmaceutical drug use among police detainees
16 February 2012 - Increase in use of methamphetamine
03 November 2011 - Policing licensed premises in the Australian Capital Territory
14 October 2011 - Poly drug use among police detainees
19 August 2011 - Prescription drug use among detainees: Prevalence, sources and links to crime
09 August 2011 - Patterns of mephedrone, GHB, Ketamine and Rohypnol use among police detainees
31 May 2011 - Alcohol and disorderly conduct on Friday and Saturday nights
04 May 2011 - Alcohol and assault on Friday and Saturday nights
04 May 2011 - Measuring the effectiveness of drug law enforcement
04 February 2011
Recent events
- New Systems Eve - An overview of the Cairns Model approach to reduce alcohol related violence around licensed premises
31 March 2011 - Young people, risk and resilience: The challenges of alcohol, drugs and violence conference
07 March 2011 - International Serious and Organised Crime Conference 2010
18 October 2010 - Medical prescriptions of heroin and neighbourhood risks
27 May 2010 - Drugs, crime and their impact on the community: DUMA Annual Conference 2009
10 September 2009