Juvenile justice center unveils drug treatment program
Sitting at the center of a half-circle of jumpsuit-clad girls, the licensed professional counselor donned a construction-paper mask emblazoned with her most private qualities. Read... Read More
‘If you have one more drink, you will die’: Battling booze addiction in Australia
From a woman who became a “full-blown alcoholic” at 18 to rough sleepers who drink hand sanitiser and mouthwash, thousands of Australian lives are ruined... Read More
Richard Branson backs church-led push to decriminalise drugs in NSW
A church-led coalition that includes the state’s peak legal bodies is lobbying the NSW government to decriminalise drugs in a campaign to be launched this... Read More
Police target alcohol, drugs around NT
Police have arrested 12 people outside the Aboriginal community of Maningrida in the latest operation targeting illegal drugs and alcohol offences. Read more at: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/police-target-alcohol-drugs-around-nt/news-story/a5e9d176424a51cd6d2095df09c13a96... Read More
Recovering ice addicts treated with ADHD medication in Australian trials
A drug prescribed to treat an attention deficit disorder is being used to help methamphetamine users kick their addictions in trials across New South Wales,... Read More
Call for pill testing part of national strategy to reduce drug harm
Former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Palmer will join drug law reform campaigner Matt Noffs at the National Press Club on Tuesday calling for a... Read More
New Labor bill would make using and growing cannabis legal in Canberra
It’s the illicit drug one in three have used in their lifetime, but could lighting up a joint soon be legal in Canberra? Read more... Read More
Minister to visit Katherine to seek views on decriminalisation of drugs
A NT Government committee considering the decriminalisation of drugs will be in Katherine in December to hear from the community. Read more at:https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5656670/top-end-move-to-decriminalise-drugs/ Photo by Sebastian... Read More
We need to talk about drugs in a radically different way
The tragic deaths of two young people, with more critically ill, as a result of suspected drug overdoses at the Defqon.1 music festival in Sydney has again... Read More
We must tackle stigma around treating opioid-dependent patients: Rural GP
Wagga Wagga GP Dr Mary Ross told newsGP that not enough rural GPs are engaging in opioid treatment programs – despite the urgent need. Read more at: https://www.racgp.org.au/newsGP/Clinical/We-must-tackle-stigma-around-treating-opioid-depen... Read More