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The Guidelines are based on the best available evidence and draw upon the experience and knowledge of clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia]
A big drop in assaults, police call-outs and emergency hospital admissions in Halls Creek has made Western Australia’s government more determined to support alcohol restrictions in the remote town once described as the Gaza Strip of the Kimberley [The Australia]
City paramedics say they spend at least half their Friday and Saturday nights treating vomit-soaked drunks. They say increasing binge drinking and drug use is putting added pressure on stressed emergency services [Adelaide Now, Australia]
The Government’s $6million extra for child protection will increase the number of public servants rather than tackling the problem [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
In different forms it’s been sold as plant food, but little is known about a new recreational drug hitting Australian streets, other than it prompts acts of horrendous self-mutilation by some users [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Patrick McGorry is an inspired choice for Australian of the Year, even if he is not – as has been routinely pointed out this week – a household name. The lack of name recognition is of little relevance when set against the importance and relevance of Professor McGorry’s mission: improving the mental health of young people [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
When all the arguments are distilled, the liquor licensing dilemma comes down to one question: who should pay for the clean-up when the punters have all gone home? [The Age, Australia]
Health experts have called for the Big Day Out music festival to drop its sponsorship deals with major alcohol companies or lift the admission age from 15 to 18 [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Alcohol has become the treatment of choice for an unfortunate number of Australian troops left traumatised by their service in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq [The Australian]
The liquor industry shares the tunnel vision attitude of its more dangerously loyal customers, that nothing is more important than unfettered access to full-strength alcohol [The Age, Australia]
The recent statistics monitoring prison inmates show a steady rise in the number of hepatitis C cases, making it all too clear that drug use, as in all jails, is a fact of life. This again brings to the foreground the argument for a needle exchange program [Canberra Times Editorial, Australia]
[Hepatitis Council of NSW, Australia]
It is disappointing that proactive measures to protect our youth from drug-related harm continue to be met with resistance from the public and politicians. The NSW Department of Health’s 2006 brochure Drug Safety – Guide to a Better Night Out provides relevant, potentially life-saving information for young people about the effects and dangers of commonly used drugs [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Youth workers and the NSW opposition want a controversial drug guide for young adults pulped, saying it sends the wrong message by encouraging illicit drug use [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
This lecture series covers core drug and alcohol topics and has been developed by leading experts. The series is directed towards GPs, students, nurses, and other healthcare worker [University of Sydney and NSW Health, Australia]
The Personal Wellbeing of Regular Ecstasy Users in Australia [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia]
Examining differences between younger and older injecting drug users in the 2009 IDRS [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia]
Recent articles in The Australian have highlighted the challenge of meeting the 2020 target of halving homelessness. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made homelessness a priority in a way that no government has done previously [The Australian]
The impact of drugs such as cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and ecstasy on the lives of Australians, especially young people, has been well documented. But now we have a new, creeping menace – the abuse of prescription drugs [Sunday Times Editorial, Australia]
Australian employers are increasingly forcing staff and job applicants to undergo drug tests as growth in the testing market soars by up to 30 per cent a year [The Age, Australia]
