Drug Use Monitoring in Australia: A Project Overview: A project overview

In these times of resource constraints and increasing accountability and transparency, all sectors of government are being required to clearly articulate their policies and practices. At no other time has there been greater emphasis on evidence-based policy making and practice within government. The Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA) project is part of this evidence-based movement and it is the first major initiative within the illicit drug area that focuses specifically on people detained by police – with a specific mandate to on-going monitoring of illicit drug use and criminal activity.