impact

COVID 19 AND BEYOND: Impact on Mental Health

Video and audio recordings

20 June 2020

Topics discussed: Experiencing Covid 19 and the lockdown - psychological effects of the pandemic. Psychological support services available. Delivery of support services available - how and who. What and how we can do better. Thanks to: Dr...

Impact of Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use on the Burden of Disease and Injury in Australia

Book

29 March 2018

This report quantifies the health impact that alcohol and illicit drug use place on Australia, including as risk factors for other diseases and injuries. It estimates that alcohol and illicit drugs were collectively responsible for 6.7% of...

The Opioid Epidemic: From Evidence to Impact

Book

30 October 2017

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While prescription opioids serve an invaluable role for the treatment of cancer pain and pain at the end of life, their overuse for acute and chronic non-cancer pain as well as the increasing availability of heroin and...

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources