The Council occupies a unique position by virtue of its role in enhancing the partnership between the government and the community.
It has pivotal advisory, advocacy and representative functions, with a significant role to provide government Ministers with independent, expert advice on matters related to licit and illicit drugs.
[2] In 1998, the Prime Minister established the ANCD as part of the Commonwealth Government's response to reduce the harm caused by drugs in Australia.
Providing advices and supporting Australian Government’s dedication to the new Drug Strategy and frameworks.
NIADC provides high-quality and independent advice to the government through consultation feedback and the expertise of its members to help Indigenous Australians tackle alcohol and other drug problems,[4] and funding for indigenous treatment and related support services[8] In December 2014, NIADC was defunded and closed their website.
[9] The problematic drug uses impact the parents, carers and other family members of youth substance abusers.
[10] The aspects of this program are to improve parents of young substance abusers' emotional wellbeing, and focus on addressing the relationship between responsibility and shame.
[11] The BEST program is a nine-week curriculum, was designed for the child aged between 12–24 years old, consist of eight weekly meetings.
[14] The Topic discuss in the sessions were: replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts, accurate information of drugs; communication points; use of positive and negative consequences; development of internal rules; issues related to young people’s treatment and post-treatment that can help parents.
[16] Generally, drug abuse among adolescents is considered to related to their family members, their communication and interaction.
[17] The focus of this treatment on changing the pattern on parental interaction that allows, continues, or encourages problematic drug abuse behaviour.
[19] Multi-dimensional family therapy is a comprehensive, developmental/ ecological, family based multi-component and phased intervention,[20] it addresses the internal aspects, including the adolescents who abuse drugs for coping with their stress, the parenting practices of parents, other substance -abusing family member in home, conflicts between young people and parents, the development and persistence of drug abuse and other related issues.
[23] The treatment was designed to reducing the drug use harm by was supported by Kurbingui Youth Association in the Outer Northern Brisbane – Sillmere, Sandgate, Bracken Ridge, Aspley, Nundah and Banyo, QLD.