Information & Resources
There are a number of agencies, both government and non-government, that provide information and resources on-line. Some of these organisations also provide free resources and materials to members of the community.
- Australian Association of Smoking Cessation Professionals – the aim of this association is the promotion of optimal smoking cessation practice in Australia by trained health professionals incorporating evidence-based practice with an ongoing learning objective
- Australian Drug Foundation (ADF), Victoria
- Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN)
- Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) is the principal advisory body to the Government on drug policy. This site provides a range of free publications, including a link to Of Substance, a quarterly magazine dealing with the latest Australian news and research on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Printed copies are available free of charge to subscribers within Australia and the Asia/Pacific region
- drug info @ your library
- Drug Info Clearinghouse
- Health Matters is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online gateway to health information. Covering the topics such as alcohol and cannabis the website includes original online material about these and other health issues and conditions, as well as news and transcripts from ABC Radio, ABC TV, and other areas of ABC Online
- National Drugs Campaign is a website that contains information for young people, parents and families, the media, health professionals and the broader community. It provides information about the campaign, allows access to campaign materials, information on drugs and provides advice on getting help for drug-related, mental health or other problems. It also links to the National Drugs Campaign youth website which also has information on drugs and support services
- Parliamentary Library, Australia
- Mindframe is a resource on the portrayal of suicide and mental illness
- ForumMatters.com is a message board forum website including cannabis-related forums such as how to quit cannabis
- Evidence-based answers to cannabis questions: a review of the literature is a report prepared for the Australian National Council on Drugs, December 2004
- Cannabis: answers to your questions is an additional report prepared on behalf of the Australian National Council on Drugs, March 2006
- Healthline: Bipolar Disorder: A comprehensive website with information, support and advice about Bipolar Disorder
- Supporting smoking cessation: A guide for health professionals 2011. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners have updated this guide, which incorporates a number of significant new developments in both the science and practice of cessation support providing health professionals with a valuable resource to help patients keen to stop smoking.
- Young and Well CRC. The Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre unites young people with researchers, practitioners, innovators and policy-makers from over 70 partner organisations across the non-profit, academic, government and corporate sectors.
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Mental Health Association Australia (MHAA) runs a Mental Health Information Line
(1300 729 686). For more information please contact
