|
Alcohol and other
drugs |
| ABC
Quantum "What's Your Poison? - Alcohol" |
This site gives information about the after
effects and physical effects of alcohol. |
| About.com |
A very extensive directory, covering a wide range of subjects.
Just enter the search term in which you are interested, and
you will be sure to find something useful. |
| Aboriginal Drug
and Alcohol Council (SA) |
Provides information on the development of effective programs
to reduce harm related to substance misuse in Aboriginal communities.
Includes many very useful links to other organisations in
this field. |
| Australian Government Information on Alcohol |
The Australian Government's information site for alcohol.
Here you will find information on alcohol-related health,
science, news, and Australian Government policy. |
|
Education &
Resource Centre
|
This web site is produced by the Access Information Centre
at the Alfred, situated at the Alfred Hospital. It provides
information on the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and sexually transmitted
infections. It also provides information on safe drug use,
including support services, fact sheets and basic information. |
| Alcohol
and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) |
The
main national, non-government organisation representing the
interests of the alcohol and other drugs field. Provides useful
links to current policy on drugs and alcohol, current initiatives
etc. |
|
The
Australian Academy of Science |
This is a section within the
Science in the News website produced by the Australian Academy
of Science. It provides links to sites dealing with drugs
and sports. |
| The
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies (ACYS) |
This
site provides information products and services for those
working in the youth field, and for anyone with an interest
in youth. |
| Australian
Council of Social Service |
The
website of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS),
providing links to Council of Social Service in all States
and other useful sites. |
| Australian
Drug Foundation |
The
Australian Drug Foundation website provides up to date information
on work in drug dependency and includes useful links to current
conferences and to the Centre for Youth Drug Studies amongst
others. |
| The
Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) |
The
Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) provides a central
point of access to quality Internet-based alcohol and drug
information provided by prominent organisations in Australia
and Internationally. |
| Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare |
Provides information
on health and welfare statistics as well as statistics on
drug use in Australia. |
| Australian
National Council on Drugs |
The
ANCD was formed as a concept of partnership between government
and non-government in the field of alcohol and other drug
services and policy. The Council also represents a partnership
of individuals with wide ranging skills, experience and views. |
| Australian
Sports Anti-Doping Authority |
This website is produced by
the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) and provides
information on drugs and sports. This includes drug testing,
drug information, status of medications and prohibited substances,
media releases, statistics and useful links. |
| Better
Health Channel - Alcohol and other drugs |
A
wide-ranging health concerns site, including information on
alcohol and drugs. Go to the site and click on Site Map to
find Alcohol and Drugs. |
| Community.gov.au - Information and Services |
Community information network for Australians, proving many contacts including lists of links for drugs and alcohol related information. |
Department
of Education and Training
SOFWEB: Student Welbeing |
This website is designed to
provide information on the areas of responsibility,
on-going work and specific projects that are covered by the
Student Well-being Branch. It also aims to provide educators,
parents and the community with policies and programs to enhance
the health and resilience of young people in Victoria. |
| Department
of Human Services |
This website
provides extensive information on the services of the department.
There are reports, publications, legislation and policies
on a range of topics from adoption through to tobacco reforms. |
| Department
of Human Services: injecting Temazepam |
This section
provides information on the drug policy initiative aimed at
reducing the injecting of temazepam. |
| Drugnet |
This site provides information on treatment
and research for drug addicts. |
| Family
drug support |
Family drug support was formed
by Tony Trimingham who lost his son to a heroin overdose in
1997. It provides drug facts and a newsletter. |
How
stuff works
How
performance enhancing drugs work |
This web site was originally
created to for "curious people" Now the award-winning
company producing the site, offers clear and fascinating content
on an extensive range of subjects. This section deals with
the performance enhancing drugs. |
Information Exchange
or
www.links.infoxchange.
net.au/group/ixlinks
/Drug_and_Alcohol
|
The Info Xchange provides many services without registration.
However, to get the full benefits of the site, registration
is recommended for infocasts and intranets relevant to a field
of study. It provides a long and comprehensive list of links
to organisations connected with drug and alcohol use. |
| Kids
Helpline |
This website is produced by the Kids Help Line
and is intended mainly for children. However it does provide
statistical information and Infosheets on the type of problems
facing children and why they ring the Help Line. These Infosheets
are provided to inform adults and deal with issues including
suicide, bullying, family relationships, and sexual preferences. |
| National
drug strategy |
Website devoted to the National Drug
Strategy. Extensive range of full text of articles, papers,
policies and strategies. |
| National
Drug and Alcohol Research Centre |
The National Drug and Alcohol Research
Centre (NDARC) was established and funded by the Commonwealth
Government as part of the National Drug Strategy. Full text
reports, links to International and Australian centres, government
and non government agencies, drug information and statistics
are all available on this website. |
| National
Institute on Drug Abuse |
NIDA's
aim is to apply science to the problems of drug abuse and
addiction. Firstly, NIDA supports research across a broad
range of disciplines. Secondly, NIDA aims to ensure the rapid
and effective dissemination and use of the results of that
research to improve drug abuse, and improve addiction prevention,
treatment, and policy. |
| Quit |
Information about the Quit campaign
as well as extensive information about tobacco. |
| Somazone |
A website created by young people for young people
and includes questions and answers on alcohol, amphetamines,
ecstacy, hallucinogens, heroin, marijuana. |
| Turning
Point : Alcohol and Drug Centre |
Turning
Point is a specialist alcohol and drug organisation integrating
treatment and support service delivery with research, education
and training. Provides full text articles from their newsletter,
feature stories and research projects. |
| Vic
Health |
Provides full text articles on substance misuse
and tobacco control. |
| Victorian
Government Health Services: Drug & Alcohol |
This section
of the Department of Human Services' website provides information
on the services designed to assist people with a drug problem.
It also provides information about drugs and their effects,
and has links
to external sites. |
| Youth
Substance and Abuse Service |
This is the website of the Youth Substance and
Abuse Service which provides drug and alcohol services for
people aged between 12 and 21 experiencing significant problems
related to their drug use. The site mainly provides information
on their services but does have a few links to other youth
and drug related services. |
| Youth
suicide and self-injury Australia |
An
informative site showing statistics about youth suicide and
self-injury. |
