Resources
All links are to the Drug Related Services publications section, unless otherwise indicated.
Alcohol
Victorian Alcohol Strategy: Stage 1
Drink and drug driver agency directory - February 2005
Review of the Self-Regulatory System for Alcohol Advertising
Youth alcohol campaign
(from the Drugs and Alcohol in Victoria website).
Tertiary alcohol campaign
(from the Drugs and Alcohol in Victoria website).
Amphetamines
What parents should know about ICE (Crystal methamphetamine)
Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and Related Drugs Strategy 2009 - 2012
Code of practice for running safer dance parties
Voluntary guidelines to provide free or low-cost drinking water on licensed premises
For all information relating to GHB, visit the Drugs and Alcohol in Victoria website.
Cannabis
Cannabis & psychosis - information for health care workers
Cannabis & psychosis fact sheet
Diversion programs
Evaluation of the drug diversion pilot program
Juvenile Justice Pathways to Alcohol & Drug Treatment
CREDIT Bail Support Program
Rural Outreach Diversion Worker Program Evaluation
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General
Interagency Protocol between Victoria Police
and nominated agencies
Homeless and Drug Dependency Trial (HDDT)
Drug Policy and Services - an overview
Drugs: How and where to get help
Drugs in a multicultural community: An assessment of involvement
Drug Policy Expert Committee
Evaluation of Primary Health Services
Evaluation of turning the tide: Evaluation report
School students & drug use
Victorian Drug Strategy 2006-2009
Victorian drug statistics handbook - patterns of drug use & related harm in Victoria
Victorian school students & drug use 1996 - Survey report & supplementary report
Victorian Secondary School student's use of licit and illicit substances in 2002.
Results from the 2002 Australia Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey
Evaluation of the Victorian Government Drug Initiative, Final report, Febuary 2004
Includes Victorian Government Drug Initiative Two Year Report.
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Heroin
Heroin overdose prevention initiative (from the Drugs and Alcohol in Victoria website).
Inhalants
Inhalant abuse information kit - for the Koori community
Includes "About inhalant abuse" booklets and "The effects of sniffing" poster.
Management response to inhalant use: Guidelines for community care & drug & alcohol sector
National
Inhalant Abuse Taskforce (NIAT) final report (from the Drug
related services Victoria website).
Responsible Sale of Solvents - A Retailer's Kit (from the Drugs and Alcohol in Victoria website).
Retailers have a responsibility under legislation to act responsibly with regard to the sale of solvents. The tools on this page have been developed by the in partnership with retailers to assist them in selling solvents responsibly.
Koori Resources
Training program for Aboriginal alcohol and drug workers 2002 - Final report
Inhalant abuse information kit - for the Koori community
Includes "About inhalant abuse" booklets and "The effects of sniffing" poster.
Koori Alcohol and Drug Plan 2003/04
Needle and syringe programs
Victorian Needs and Syringe Program Operating Policy and Guidelines
Safe retrieval & disposal of needles & syringes
(Available in 12 languages from the Drugs and alcohol in Victoria website)
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Parenting support
Parenting support toolkit
Pharmacotherapy - Buprenorphine/Methadone
Evaluation of specialist methadone services
Methadone: Starting Methadone or Buprenorphine
Methadone Treatment in Victoria - User Information Booklet
Pharmacotherapy Treatment with Methadone and Buprenorphine
Services and Treatment
Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment within the Context of the Criminal Justice System - A Review of the Literature
Clinical Treatment Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug Clinicians - Co-occurring acquired brain injury / cognitive impairment and alcohol and other drug use disorders
COATS, Community Correctional Services & Drug Treatment Services Protocol
Evaluation of community drug withdrawal services 2000
Episode of care review - Final report 2003
Evaluation of specialist methadone services
Incident reporting protocol for the alcohol and drug sector
Supported accommodation assistance program (SAAP) and alcohol and drug treatment services service guidelines
(Request a copy)
Report on cultural and linguistic diversity and drug treatment services
(Request a copy)
Rural Pathways: A review of the Victorian Drug treatment service system in regional and rural Victoria - Final Report
Victorian alcohol & drug treatment services - Specialist assessment form (for general client population)
Victoria's alcohol & drug treatment services - Framework for service delivery
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Tobacco
For all information relating to tobacco, visit the Tobacco Reforms website.
Youth services
Evaluation of the youth alcohol & drug outreach services
Juvenile Justice Pathways to Alcohol & Drug Treatment
Protocol between drug treatment services & child protection for working with parents with alcohol & other drug issues
Youth alcohol & drug treatment services - Assessment & intervention
Tool designed for use by alcohol and other drug workers completing assessments and developing treatment plans with young people.
Youth service system review
Young people
Victorian school students & drug use 1996 - Survey report & supplementary report
Victorian Secondary School student's use of licit and illicit substances 2002
Results from 2002 Australia Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey.
Victorian Secondary School student's use of licit and illicit substances 2005
Results from 2005 Australia Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey.
School students & drug use
Young people & drug needs analysis
Youth alcohol & drug treatment services - Assessment & intervention
Tool designed for use by alcohol and other drug workers completing assessments and developing treatment plans with young people.
Youth service system review
Workforce
For all information on workforce development see the Workforce development section of the Drug Related Services website.
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