Wednesday 21 April 2010
21 April
The Australian Drug Foundation's (ADF) DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum on Wednesday 21 April 2010, in Melbourne. The seminar
discussed how community sporting clubs can play an important role in reducing alcohol-related harms, and create a setting that will cultivate and develop healthy individuals and sporting clubs. There was also an opportunity to discuss the issues arising from the DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly—"Alcohol and community sporting clubs".
Thursday 15 April 2010
15 April
The Australian Drug Foundation's (ADF) DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum on Wednesday 15 April 2010, in Melbourne. The seminar
discussed the impact drugs can have on the ability to drive safely and strategies for raising awareness of the risks. There was also an opportunity to discuss the issues arising from the DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly—"Drugs and driving".
Tuesday 22 September 2009
22 September
The Australian Drug Foundation's (ADF) DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum on Tuesday 22 September 2009, in Melbourne. The seminar
discussed how workplaces can reduce the risk of alcohol-related harms and examined the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. There was also an opportunity to discuss the issues arising from the DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly—"Prevention of alcohol-related harm in the workplace".
Thursday 3 September 2009
3 September
The Australian Drug Foundation's (ADF) DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum on Thursday 3 September 2009, in Thornbury. The seminar provided an overview of the issues relating to alcohol within Victoria’s Aboriginal communities as detailed in the DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly—"Prevention of alcohol-related harms in Victoria’s Koori communities", along with case studies highlighting the issues faced by urban and regionally-based services that work with Aboriginal communities.
Thursday 16 July 2009
16 July
The national health and Medical Reserach Council (NHMRC) recently released the Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. These new guidelines are different in many ways from the previous ones (NHMRC 2001) and aim to establish the evidence base on reducing alcohol-related health risks.
The DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum exploring some of these issues in Melbourne on Thursday, 16 July 2009.
Wednesday 25 February 2009
25 February
Most people would identify "drug problems" with illicit drugs, such as cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine and ecstasy, maybe even alcohol. Few people would think about the misuse of pharmaceutical drugs. However, there are a number of prescribed or over-the-counter medicines that have the potential to be misused. The DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum exploring some of these issues in Melbourne on Wednesday, 25 February 2009.
Tuesday 7 October 2008
7 October
The use of amphetamine in Australia is of increasing concern to the community. This has resulted in a corresponding need for the government and services to provide relevant information, support, treatment and management strategies that address the needs of people who use amphetamine. The DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum exploring some of these issues in Melbourne on Tuesday, 7 October 2008.
Wednesday 16 July 2008
16 July
The misuse of alcohol in adolescence is linked to increased risk of alcohol dependence and other social and health inequalities in adulthood. Many factors influence the drinking behaviour of young people and one of the most important of these is their relationship with their parents. Health professionals have an important role in supporting families and carers concerned about preventing alcohol-related harm in their children. The DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum exploring some of these issues in Melbourne on Wednesday, 16 July 2008.
9 April 2008
Evidence shows that alcohol consumption is disproportionately higher in rural and remote regions of Australia compared with metropolitan areas. There is also evidence that services and systems that might otherwise prevent or reduce harm from alcohol consumption are less readily available in rural and remote communities. The DrugInfo Clearinghouse hosted a free interactive seminar and forum exploring some of these issues in Melbourne on Wednesday, 9 April 2008.
4 December 2007
In recent years there has been an increased focus on the link between drug and alcohol misuse and mental health problems. Although we now have an increased understanding of comorbidity, there has to date been a lack of synergy between the drug and alcohol and mental health sectors. This seminar aims to raise the key issues we face, as well as look to the future so that we can create synergy for the prevention and early intervention of drug and alcohol and mental health problems.
30 October 2007
Cultural awareness and sensitivity to the needs of new and established immigrants are concerns that have been increasingly highlighted across the community, health and welfare sectors in recent years. This seminar looks at the issues and barriers to prevention work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) communities.
19 September 2007
Local governments are at the forefront of responding to alcohol and other drug issues and have a range of mechanisms that they can use including local regulation and enforcement, social marketing, service provision, advocacy and planning.
1 November 2006
Structural approaches attempt to change human behaviour by modifying the environment in which individuals love, work and play. This interactive seminar explored whether structural interventions “enable” people to make healthier choices, or “control” individuals, taking away their freedom and responsibility.
24 October 2006
This interactive seminar explored the opportunities for effective drug prevention available to those who work with newly arrived refugees. It also highlighted the special needs of this vulnerable part of our community and we discussed ways to break down the barriers to effective drug prevention with these communities.
11 April 2006
This interactive seminar explored the effectiveness of peer education as a drug prevention strategy and what constitutes “evidence” when evaluating peer education programs.
5 December 2005
There is a growing body of research into ecstasy and related drugs (“party drugs”). Much of this research focuses on the prevalence of use, with a growing body of contextual research. There is, however, less research into prevention and what works. This seminar aimed to highlight issues related to prevention and the recreational use of ecstasy and related drugs, and to consider possible ways forward, including education, harm reduction, legislation, mass media and other strategies. In this report we provide a summary of each speaker’s presentation and questions and discussion from the audience.
7 September 2005
This interactive seminar aimed to raise awareness of social marketing and provide a forum for discussion of social marketing and mass media campaigns. In this report we provide a summary of each speaker’s presentation and questions and discussion from the audience.
25 May 2005
This interactive seminar provided an overview of current research and practice, and examined some of the structural and social factors in schools that have an impact on long-term substance use behaviours.
1 March 2005
This interactive seminar explored strategies for the prevention of alcohol-related harms to young people. Researchers and practitioners came together to address the question of whether raising the legal drinking age could be an effective strategy.