A mental disorder, not a personal failure: Why now is the time for Australia to rethink addiction

The year 2020 has challenged us all. The bushfires and then the pandemic forced us to reflect on what’s important, how we respond to crises as a community, and the ways we connect and support each other.

We’re still grappling with what the long-term mental health effects of this period of fear, insecurity and social disconnection might be.

At the start of the pandemic we saw a surge in alcohol sales and reported drinking. Almost one-third of people who purchased more alcohol expressed concerns about their own drinking, or that of someone in their household. Read more at: https://lens.monash.edu/@medicine-health/2021/01/11/1381888/a-mental-disorder-not-a-personal-failure-why-now-is-the-time-for-australia-to-rethink-addiction

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