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Drug and Alcohol Review

Drug and Alcohol Review. Brief History and Context Professor Amanda Baker. Establishment and Editors. Established as the Journal of the Australian Medical Society on Alcohol and other Drugs in 1981. An integral part of the society. Founding Editor: Dr L Drew from 1981-1984.

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Drug and Alcohol Review

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  1. Drug and Alcohol Review Brief History and Context Professor Amanda Baker

  2. Establishment and Editors • Established as the Journal of the Australian Medical Society on Alcohol and other Drugs in 1981. • An integral part of the society. • Founding Editor: Dr L Drew from 1981-1984. • Prof B. John Saunders: Editor-in-Chief 1985-2008. • Prof Robin Room: Editor-in-Chief 2009-present.

  3. Content • During the first four years of its publication, the Review was simply a place where non-reviewed conference proceedings were published. • 1985: publication of original papers and critical review articles, and a panel of independent reviewers was developed. • 1986 publication of the Review increased to four times a year, and was expanded to 360 pages.

  4. Funding • 1999: the Journal was granted funding from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing • Aims: • to assist with the dissemination of Australian research and review of practices in the drug and alcohol field • informing Australian drug and alcohol workers about current international research and practices • contributing to the dissemination of best practice approaches throughout Australia

  5. Today • In 2008 the Review moved to online submission through Manuscript Central • Available online to APSAD members. • Publishers Wiley Blackwell. • Contributors to the Review examine and report on alcohol and drug abuse from a wide range of clinical, biomedical, psychological and sociological standpoints.

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