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The Drug Offensive — a review of its approach and progress from April 1986 to September 1988 *
Author(s) -
Carroll Tom E.,
Loy John G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238880000801
Subject(s) - offensive , drug , political science , medicine , operations research , engineering , pharmacology
This paper reviews the approach taken in the “Drug Offensive”, the media and public information programs of Australia's National Campaign Against Drug Abuse, from April 1986 to September 1988. A description of the campaign's progress during this period is provided, and early findings from the various monitoring and evaluation studies undertaken in the course of the campaign are reported on.