NIDAC18 Keynote Speaker Update
Professor Pat Dudgeon from the University of Western Australia will be speaking on Thursday 8 November 2018 at NIDAC18 on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental... Read More
Stephanie Stephens from Directions Health says drugs of dependence like ice don’t discriminate
Every town believes it is the ice capital of Australia, according to the director of a Riverina drug and alcohol treatment service. Stephanie Stephens from Directions... Read More
Drug testing welfare recipients could lead to more crime, mayor says
The mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown says the government’s plans to drug-test welfare recipients will further stigmatise and marginalise his region and has the potential to drive... Read More
More help for youths addicted to alcohol and drugs
YOUNG people aged 10 to 19 with drug and alcohol problems will get earlier access to treatment with more than $257,000 to boost support services... Read More