$4.5bn up in smoke

The use of cannabis is costing Australia $4.5 billion a year, mainly in the criminal justice system, according to a new report from drug and alcohol […]

The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University has compiled a new guide for doctors on prescribing opioids. Photo: iStock.

New guide to address opioid prescription levels

In Australia, more than twice as many people die from pharmaceutical opioid overdose than from heroin overdose. Many doctors are becoming increasingly concerned about their patient’s […]

Bongs, booze and baby boomers

Western countries are sitting on a timebomb of health and social issues arising from drug and alcohol overuse among baby boomers – the generation that won’t […]