NSW Government Publications & Reports

Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy

• 2004 National Drug Strategy Survey: Selected Results for NSW
  Prepared by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare for New South Wales Government. The Cabinet Office. June 2005
• Catalogue of Global Indicators for Monitoring the Illicit Drug Environment in NSW: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, March 2005
  The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre has created a catalogue of the potentially available NSW and national data sets which contain illicit drug-related information and which might be used to measure or monitor the illicit drug environment in NSW.  The report was commissioned by The Cabinet Office as part of the NSW Government’s evidence-based approach to drug policy.
• Evaluation of the Impact of Drug Summit Initiatives in Two NSW Regions: Australian Institute of Criminology, December 2002
  The Australian Institute of Criminology conducted research on the impact of Drug Summit measures and provided advice on the availability and utility of pre and post Summit indicator data.  Research was conducted in two locations, one regional and one metropolitan (the then Area Health Services of Northern Rivers and Western Sydney).  The report was commissioned by The Cabinet Office as part of the NSW Government’s evidence-based approach to drug policy.
• Outcomes of the NSW Summit on Alcohol Abuse - Changing the Culture of Alcohol Use in New South Wales 2004
• Outcomes of the NSW Summit on Alcohol Abuse - Changing the Culture of Alcohol Use in New South Wales: Key Initiatives 2004
• Final report on the evaluation of the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre 2003
• Heroin: An Assessment Current Situation, Trends, and Potential Risks for Australia and NSW 2002
• Cabramatta: a report on progress 2002
• A brief guide to evaluation for NSW drug summit programs 2001
• Partnerships for Change 2001
• Report on the Consultation on the Findings and Recommendations of the Working Party on the Use of Cannabis for Medical Purposes. 2001
• Consultation Report
• Appendices
• Report of the Working Party on the Use of Cannabis for Medical Purposes 2000
• Volume 1
• Volume 2
• Drug Summit Communique 1999
• Plan of Action 1999
• Seven Point Plan 

NSW Premier's Department

• Family Matters: How to approach drug issues with your family

• Drug Smart Z Card
• Cannabis Information Campaign
• Cannabis Information Campaign Phase 3
• NSW Drugs and Community Action Strategy - Evaluation Report. 2004
• Drug Action Newsletter
• Drug Action Toolkit
• Drugs, Young People and the Law
• Drugs and Community Action Strategy Information Sheet
• Drug-Crime Diversion Information Sheets
• Cabramatta Update. 2003
• Getting the best from your CDAT work: Evaluating Plans, Projects and Team Processes
• Working with the Media
• NSW - After the Drug Summit
• Framework for Action - NSW Drugs and Community Action Strategy

NSW Health 

• NSW Health Drug and Alcohol Plan 2006-2010
• Needle and Syringe Program Policy and Guidelines for NSW
• Drug and Alcohol Clinical Supervision Guidelines
• The health of the people of New South Wales: Report of the Chief Health Officer. 2004
• Families and Friends affected by the drug or alcohol use of someone else. 2004
• 2002-2003, Data Dictionary and Collection Guidelines for the NSW Minimum Dataset for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services
• 2003-2004, Data Dictionary and Collection Guidelines for the NSW Minimum Dataset for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services  
• The Health Behaviours of Secondary School Students in NSW 2002
• Heroin Overdose and Prevention Management Strategy
• The Management of People with a co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Service Delivery Guidelines
• The Management of People with a co-existing Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder - Discussion Paper
• Methadone Takeaway Doses
• NSW Detoxification Clinical Practice Guidelines
• NSW Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinical Practice Guidelines
• NSW Methadone Clinic Accreditation Standards  
• The NSW Drug Treatment Services Plan 2000-2005
• A Reference Manual for Participants -Pharmacotherapies
• Spotlight on the NSW Drug Treatment Services Plan
• Training Needs Review Report
• Treatment Agreement: Conditions of Methadone/Buprenorphine Treatment.

NSW Department of Education and Training

• A critical review and analysis: Cannabis education in schools (report) (231 Kb pdf)
• A critical review and analysis: Cannabis education in schools (summary) (1.4 Mb pdf)
• Drug education in NSW primary schools (pdf 977kb)
• Drug education in a culturally diverse society (448 Kb pdf)
• Educational outcomes and adolescent cannabis use (report) (198 Kb pdf)
• Frequently asked questions: cannabis, amphetamine, ecstasy, Department of Education and Training, 2003(362 Kb pdf)
• Sniffing: the dangers of solvent use by young people (197 Kb pdf)
• Young cannabis users' attitudes about cannabis and school drug education (386 Kb pdf) 

NSW Attorney General's Department

• NSW Recorded Crime Statistics June 2007
• Rules of engagement: Policing anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related violence in and around licensed premises
• The impact of the high range PCA guideline judgment on sentencing for PCA offences in NSW
• The Cannabis Cautioning Scheme Three Years On: An Implementation and Outcome Evaluation. 2004
• The effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment in controlling crime: An aggregate-level analysis. 2004
• The impact of the Australian heroin drought on robbery in NSW. 2004 
• Driving under the influence of cannabis in a New South Wales rural area. 2003
• The impact of heroin dependence on long-term robbery trends. 2003
• Evaluation of the Lismore MERIT Pilot Program. 2003
• MERIT - Program Evaluation and Monitoring Framework. 2003
• Drug Use Monitoring of Police Detainees in New South Wales: The First Two Years. 2002
• MERIT Annual Report. 2002
• Law Enforcement's Role in a Harm Reduction Regime. 2002
• Multiple drug use among police detainees. 2002
• New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Cost-effectiveness 2002.
• New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Health, Well-being and Participant Satisfaction 2002.
• New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: A Process Evaluation 2002
• Reducing cannabis consumption. 2002 
• The Australian Heroin Drought and its Implications for Drug Policy. 2001
• Does Prohibition Deter Cannabis Use. 2001
• Drug and Theft offences in Cabramatta Local Area Command: 1998 to 2000. 2001
• New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Interim Report on Health and Well-Being of Participants. 2001
• Preventing Corruption in Drug Law Enforcement. 2001 
• Drug Crime Prevention and Mitigation. 2000
• New South Wales Drug Court Evaluation: Program & Participant Profiles. 2000
• New South Wales Drug Court: Monitoring Report. 2000
• Performance indicators for drug law enforcement. 2000

Judicial Commission of NSW

• MERIT: Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment Program: A Survey of Magistrates. 2004

NSW Legislative Council

• Inebriates Act Inquiry

• NSW Government Response to Inebriates Act Report