It was first established in 1967 as the Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Australia. To fulfill the role of representation and advocacy on behalf of the alcohol and drug field, ADCA is involved in a broad range of activities which include advocacy to government, advocacy to the media and general community, monitoring of parliament and the media, research, information provision and special projects. The Department of Health and Aged Care, Population Health Division publications page has a large number of publications on a variety of health-related issues, campaigns and projects. Many recently produced documents cover a range of important health topics.
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Some documents are provided as Adobe Acrobat pdf files. You will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer to view these files. Reader is available free of charge from Adobe's website. The Lindesmith Centre is a policy research institute founded in 1994 that focuses on broadening the debate on drug policy and related issues. The centre houses a library and information centre, organises seminars and conferences, acts as a link between scholars, government and the media, directs a grants program in central and eastern Europe and undertakes projects on special topics such as methadone policy reform and alternatives to drug testing in the workplace.