Youth Drug Policy Survey (16-25 yrs)

[mjbarratt]

I've checked out this survey and it's a good one - it offers a chance for young Australians to state their preferences for how drugs should be treated in Australia. I thought some of you might be interested!

 

Short version:

Got ideas about alcohol and other drug issues? What do you think should be done?

 

If you are aged 16 to 25 years and live in Australia, we want to know what YOU think!

 

We are doing this survey for the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) - the Council appointed by the Prime Minister to give advice to to government on drug and alcohol issues.

 

The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. What you say is completely confidential.

 

You do not have to have tried drugs to participate.

 

Complete the survey and you could go in the draw to WIN one of 2 NEW iPads!

 

Link to survey: http://www.surveys.unsw.edu.au/survey/156777/136a/

 

Long version:

You are invited to participate in a study to find out what young people think about responses to alcohol and other drug use in Australia. We want to learn more about young people’s opinions and ideas about policies and initiatives/programs aimed at reducing the harms caused by alcohol and other drugs. You were selected as a possible participant in this study because you are aged 16 to 25 years and live in Australia.

 

Our team (the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) at UNSW in collaboration with the Youth Support and Advocacy Service (YSAS) are doing this survey for the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD). This is the Council appointed by the Prime Minister to give advice to government on drug and alcohol issues. We hope young people will benefit because the survey results could be given to government, and they will then have a better idea of what young Australians think about alcohol and other drugs and what should be done about them. We cannot and do not guarantee or promise that you will receive any benefits from this study.

 

If you would like to participate, after reading this page you will move onto an online survey, which will take you 15 to 20 minutes. By clicking ‘I accept’ below, you are agreeing that we can use the answers you provide in the survey.

 

Any information that you provide to us and that can be identified with you will remain confidential and will be disclosed only with your permission, except as required by law. We plan to discuss the results with colleagues and disseminate the results through publication in scientific journals, conference and seminar presentations, on the DPMP/NDARC (UNSW) websites, and through the ANCD including via websites, publications, forums and meetings. All data from the survey will be de-identified (so that what you say will remain private and anonymous) prior to analysis and publication.

 

If you would like to receive a summary of the final results, you may provide your email address at the end of the survey and we will email you a two-page summary of the results.You may also provide your email address or mobile number at the end of the survey if you would like to go in the prize draw to win one of 2 new iPads.

 

Your decision whether or not to participate will not affect your future relations with the University of New South Wales, the ANCD, YSAS or any affiliated services. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your consent and to discontinue participation at any time, prior to submitting the completed survey.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us. If you have any additional questions later, Francis Matthew-Simmons at DPMP (phone 02 9385 0188; email francis.simmons@unsw.edu.au) will be happy to answer them. Complaints may be directed to the Ethics Secretariat, The University of New South Wales, SYDNEY 2052 AUSTRALIA (phone 9385 4234, fax 9385 6648, email ethics.sec@unsw.edu.au). Any complaint you make will be investigated promptly and you will be informed out the outcome.