August 2024 In 2022, 2,356 people across Australia died from drug overdose, with 79.7% of these deaths being unintentional. Australia’s National Drug Strategy 2017–2026 is designed to take a balanced approach across three pillars: Demand reduction, supply reduction, and harm reduction. But Australia’s expenditure on drug policy tells a different story. Spending on law enforcement dominates Australia’s drug budget, accounting for 64.3% of spending.

August 2023 The new AIHW report reanalysing a range of drug trend indicator data over the past 10 years was released this month. Since 2001 there has been yearly increases in the use of cocaine. Between 2001 and 2019, cocaine use in Australia more than tripled. In 2019, 4.2% of Australians had used cocaine in

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in Australia. About 42% of Australians over 18 have tried cannabis at some time in their life and 11.6% have used it in the past 12 months. Cannabis use and young people Most people who use cannabis are adults. One in four (25.5%) people aged 18–24 have