Illicit drugs and alcohol

Australian responses to illicit drugs

A summary of the major legal, diversionary, harm reduction and other approaches to illicit drug use in Australia.

Contents

• Drug strategies
  National, state and territory drug strategies
• Legislation
  Selected state, territory and Commonwealth drug control legislation
• Enforcement
  Policing and other law enforcement activity
• Pre-court diversion
  Programs aimed at diverting illicit drug users from the criminal justice system
• Drug courts
  Courts with specific jurisdiction over drug related offences
• Harm reduction
  Programs aimed at minimising the harm illicit drug use causes to the individual and the community
• Other programs and responses to drug-related crime
  Research, examples of prevention programs and responses, and practical guides