This is the first year that the primary drug of dependence for TIP participants is being reported and the figure below shows that the majority of defendants are dependent on methamphetamine followed by cannabis and alcohol.

The Drug and Alcohol Services Council reported in 2002 that, with the exception of cocaine, the prevalence of lifetime and recent use (within the last 12 months) of all illicit drugs increased between 1995 and 1998.378 372 Warmington, oral evidence, Hansard, p45 373 Carers' Association of South Australia Inc. op cit. p8 374 Neville, A. (2001). op cit. p45 375 ibid. p45 376 Williams, oral evidence, Hansard, p286. 377 Anglicare, written submission, p11 378 Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Illicit Drug Use in South Australia 2002, A Statistical Overview, 2nd edition, South Australia, May 2002. p1 The Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament 122 Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in South Australia.

In considering these deaths, the Committee notes the following factors common to two or more cases:  alcohol and/or drug use (cannabis and petrol-sniffing);  prior incidents of self-harm or unsuccessful attempts at suicide;  the role of precipitating events such as problems at school and at home;  stress in key relationships with family members, peers and boy or girl friends;  notifications to child protection agencies;  prior admission to hospital for self-harm/attempted suicide;  reports of ‘sadness’ or depression from those close to the child. 50 In 1999 a literature review was undertaken by Cantor at al. as part of the Australian Government’s National Youth Suicide Prevention Strategy.

Some of the activities included the Good Sports Program where free training was provided to local sporting clubs on the responsible serving of alcohol, the SA Police 'Rock Patrol' band, local students producing road safety banners to display on main roads in Port Pine and the Drug Action Team providing drug education sessions in schools throughout the region including the health and legal implications related to cannabis, alcohol and tobacco.

The most common illicit drug used was cannabis, followed by ecstasy and pain killers/analgesics (for non-medical purposes).

MR ROWETT: Yes. 127 THE PRESIDING MEMBER: They do not cause great problems in the amount of perishables, both nutritional and medicinal, that would be lost if the blackout was for 2½ hours or more.

ABN 91 028 693 268 24 May 2023 Hon Connie Bonaros Chair Select Committee on Health Services in South Australia GPO Box 572 Adelaide SA 5001 E: schealthservicesinSA@parliament.sa.gov.au Dear Ms Bonaros Re: Access to Urinary Tract Infection Treatment in South Australia On behalf of the Australian Medical Association in South Australia (AMAA(SA)), thank you for the opportunity to provide information to the Select Committee on Health Services in South Australia about what our members perceive as risks to patient safety posed by any expansion of pharmacy prescribing that may include medicinal treatments for UTIs.

The Drug and Alcohol Services Council reported in 2002 that, with the exception of cocaine, the prevalence of lifetime and recent use (within the last 12 months) of all illicit drugs increased between 1995 and 1998.378 372 Warmington, oral evidence, Hansard, p45 373 Carers' Association of South Australia Inc. op cit. p8 374 Neville, A. (2001). op cit. p45 375 ibid. p45 376 Williams, oral evidence, Hansard, p286. 377 Anglicare, written submission, p11 378 Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Illicit Drug Use in South Australia 2002, A Statistical Overview, 2nd edition, South Australia, May 2002. p1 The Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament 122 Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in South Australia.

The Drug and Alcohol Services Council reported in 2002 that, with the exception of cocaine, the prevalence of lifetime and recent use (within the last 12 months) of all illicit drugs increased between 1995 and 1998.378 372 Warmington, oral evidence, Hansard, p45 373 Carers' Association of South Australia Inc. op cit. p8 374 Neville, A. (2001). op cit. p45 375 ibid. p45 376 Williams, oral evidence, Hansard, p286. 377 Anglicare, written submission, p11 378 Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Illicit Drug Use in South Australia 2002, A Statistical Overview, 2nd edition, South Australia, May 2002. p1 The Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament 122 Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in South Australia.

The Drug and Alcohol Services Council reported in 2002 that, with the exception of cocaine, the prevalence of lifetime and recent use (within the last 12 months) of all illicit drugs increased between 1995 and 1998.378 372 Warmington, oral evidence, Hansard, p45 373 Carers' Association of South Australia Inc. op cit. p8 374 Neville, A. (2001). op cit. p45 375 ibid. p45 376 Williams, oral evidence, Hansard, p286. 377 Anglicare, written submission, p11 378 Drug and Alcohol Services Council, Illicit Drug Use in South Australia 2002, A Statistical Overview, 2nd edition, South Australia, May 2002. p1 The Social Development Committee of the South Australian Parliament 122 Cannabis remains the most commonly used illicit drug in South Australia.