Justice and Diversion

Programmes that redirect individuals with substance use disorders away from the traditional criminal justice system into community-based treatment and support services, reducing incarceration rates. e.g., drug courts, deflection schemes.

22nd National Week of Drug Policy - June 22-26

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With the theme "United for Life", event will discuss actions on prevention and combating drugs in the country The 22nd National Week of Drug Policies will be held by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, in partnership with the...

dataUNODC

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UNODC have launched dataUNODC, a website that contains useful data on drug use trends. The data is presented under the following headings: Drug Demand Drug Supply Firearms Homicide Violent Crime Sexual Crime Trafficking in Persons Prison...

The Cost of Opioid Use to Australia

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A recent study, published by the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University in Perth, has estimated that the illegal use of heroin and the misuse of pharmaceutical opioids is costing Australia around $15.7 billion and...