… Our study extends our understanding of Australian public opinion on illicit drug use in two …
drugs than previous representative sample studies of Australian attitudes toward illicit drug use…

Many factors are known to influence attitudes toward and demand for illicit drugs. This report
examines the role of the news media, a medium that has a potentially important role in …

… types or methods of administration: ‘alcohol drinkers think illegal drug users are beyond the
… underlying public opinion towards drug policy amongst the general population in Australia …

… people who inject drugs have similar or different opinions to the broader general population
about drug policy interventions in Australia. … of people who use illicit drugs in Australia with a …

… the public perception of illicit drugs, their use and those who use … media can influence public
opinion, attitudes and political … in Australia, we can see how media coverage regarding illicit …

… drug use in Australia. I shall include material that concerns public opinion in Australia about
drugs and drug problems, because public views in this country may or may not coincide with …

… substances, yet clearly the legal status of a substance is of relevance to users, given that …
reported on IDU attitudes towards legalisation of the major illicit drugs, conducted in Australia 7. …

… attitudes to illicit drug use (AOR = 6.0). Conclusions: Young people who have positive attitudes
towards illicit drug use … Findings from a recent Australian study [14], show that about three-…

… of news media over attitudes towards illicit drug use. While exploratory… illicit drugs, and that,
in the main, news media is likely to be deterring interest in and/or the uptake of illicit drug use…

… To compare different public opinion surveys and to understand why the results may differ. …
identify comparable public opinion surveys related to illicit drugs conducted in Australia over a …