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NCPIC produces a monthly e-Zine which examines a range of cannabis-related issues [National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, Australia]
Premier sporting codes would be stripped of up to $300 million a year in alcohol sponsorship under a radical blueprint for fighting disease and increasing life expectancy [Daily Telegraph, Australia]
On 5 and 6 August 2008, staff from the New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) and Victoria Police attended a workshop in Mildura, Victoria to discuss the policing of substance abuse in Indigenous communities [Australian Institute of Criminology]
The current study sought to build on the limited Australian research on alcohol-related homicide by examining solved homicides recorded in the National Homicide Monitoring Program over a six year period [Australian Institute of Criminology]
A paper released by the Australian Institute of Criminology showed that of the 1565 murders recorded in that period, 746 or 47 per cent were classified as alcohol-related and, in 60 per cent of these incidents, the victim and offender had been drinking alcohol [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Ever a magnet for controversy, the former health minister last week accused the states of playing nanny politics by introducing $250 on-the-spot fines for people caught smoking in cars carrying passengers under the age of 18 [The Age, Australia]
A considerable body of research exists highlighting the deleterious impact of alcohol on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people, but much less attention has been directed to the impact of kava [Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet]
Police sniffer dogs used to search for drugs outside pubs and clubs in Northbridge and Fremantle train station last night found no illegal substances [The West Australian]
Drug and alcohol services in northern Sydney and the Central Coast are being cut to save money despite admissions by health officials that demand for treatment is already stretched and will rise as the population grows [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
Researchers from RMIT University looked at more than 4,000 homeless people in Melbourne and found about one in three had a mental health issue [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
This resource has been developed to support health professionals to address the issue of alcohol use in pregnancy with women [Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Australia]
An independent review has credited Sydney’s controversial heroin injecting room with saving lives, getting addicts into treatment and improving the Kings Cross area [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
The news that the Council of Australian Governments will fine-tune alcohol regulations for indigenous communities as its response to the latest devastating statistics on Aboriginal welfare is underwhelming [The Canberra Times, Letters, Australia]
The team was recognised during an awards ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra tonight when it was acknowledged for its contribution in raising community awareness around alcohol and drug problems [Australian Drug Foundation]
Of Substance covers the latest Australian news and research on alcohol, tobacco and other drugs [Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, Australia]
[National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia]
Popular anti-smoking drugs could soon be forced to carry strong warnings about the risks they pose to mental health, including suicidal thoughts [The Age, Australia]
The Federal Government will look at restricting the availability of the common painkiller paracetamol and banning powerful prescription drugs that contain paracetamol after US regulators were warned of the risk of liver failure and fatal overdose [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
If you get very drunk at a pub, then hop on to your motobike and die in a road accident, should your family be able to sue the hotel and the publican? [The Law Report, ABC Radio, Australia]
The winners of National Drug & Alcohol Awards 2009 were announced on Friday 26 June [National Drug & Alcohol Awards, Australia]
