Acknowledgments

The Premier's Drug Advisory Council has benefited greatly from the advice and assistance of many people and organisations. The intelligence and generosity that distinguished many contributions has made it possible for Council to successfully complete its work.
Council members want to particularly acknowledge and thank the staff who supported their work. Staff work was of the highest quality and always delivered against extraordinary demanding timelines.
Acknowledgment and thanks has been earned by Mr Kelvin Frost, Manager, Library Services, Australian Drug Foundation. His ready response to frequent requests for information and publications ensured Council always had access to relevant research and commentaries.
In addition, the Council and its Secretariat wish to thank the following organisations and their staff for regularly supplying data and information:
-    Addiction Research Centre
•    Australian Drug Foundation
•    Department of Justice
-    Drug Strategy and Operations Unit, Health and Community Services
•    Mr David Rose, Epistle Post Release Service
•    National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
•    Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
Many Government and non-Government organisations were also of great assistance, but are too numerous to identify individually. While their assistance ensured needed information was available to Council, responsibility for the use and interpretation of data rests with the Council.
Council also spoke with many drug users and their families about the realities of addiction. Their willingness to discuss extremely difficult and personal issues enriched Council's understanding of the complex and intractable problems drugs raise for us all.
MARCH 1996