$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 […]
Building trades’ risky drinking problems
As a steep economic downturn looms, drug and alcohol experts are calling for more reduction measures to combat risky drinking behaviour in the construction sector. In […]
Alcohol, drugs ‘make isolation worse’
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction has warned of increased health risks if people resort to using more drugs and alcohol to cope […]
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 […]
Boomer ‘risky’ drinking habits rise
More older Australians are drinking at “risky levels” as the Baby Boomer generation ages, Flinders researchers warn. The rise in problem drinking is coming up against […]
Codeine addiction in the spotlight
Along with over-the-counter opioid medicines, the use of prescription-only drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine is on the rise. From 1 February 2018, codeine-containing medicines […]
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.