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 […]
Workplace drinking program a stone cold success
A Flinders University program tackling the impact of drinking on Victorian workplaces has reduced incidences of binge drinking and coming to work hungover by more than […]
Flinders’ NCETA launches Australia’s first one-stop shop on meth addiction
If knowledge is power, the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction’s (NCETA) new methamphetamine Knowledgebase could become one of the most important tools in the battle against ice addiction.
Australia’s soaring $3bn hangover bill
The cost to Australia’s economy of alcohol and other drug related (AOD) absenteeism has soared from $1.2bn in 2001 to more than $3bn, according to Flinders analysis being published today.
NCETA website gives best understanding yet of Australian cannabis use
The latest findings on Australian cannabis have just been made available by Flinders’ National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction.
Kits address connection between alcohol and family violence
Two resource kits aim to improve the ability of alcohol and other drug workers to detect and respond to family and domestic violence.
National review of liquor licensing legislation released
Researchers at the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction at Flinders University have undertaken a national review of liquor licensing legislation.
Support for Indigenous drug and alcohol workers
Indigenous alcohol and drug workers are enduring lower pay, poorer job security and higher family pressures than their non-Indigenous counterparts while working in extremely challenging environments, according to researchers based at Flinders.
Report says no to drug testing in schools
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University has recommended against introducing a national testing program of drug testing in schools, […]