Calls for ‘streamlined’ access to mental health treatment
Brisbane resident Matt Mahalo says if he had known what options were available for mental health treatment 15 years ago, his life could have taken... Read More
Community Action on Meth: Mental Health Commission spending millions to help West Australians on meth
THE Mental Health Commission is spending millions of dollars this year on services to help treat West Australians with issues relating to methamphetamine use. Read... Read More
Global drug survey: Cocaine now being delivered faster than pizza
Cocaine being delivered quicker than pizza. GHB getting more popular. Emergency treatment for LSD. And Australians drunk as usual. Read more at: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/cocaine-being-delivered-faster-than-pizza-say-global-drug-survey/9743812 Photo by Joel... Read More
No ID, no wine: Welfare agency labels Port Augusta cask wine trial racist, ineffective policy
A South Australian welfare agency has described Port Augusta’s cask wine trial as racist with disregard for modern addiction treatment methods. Read more at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-08/cask-wine-policy-labelled-racist/9737316 ... Read More
Senate Committee Endorses Plans to Drug Test Welfare Recipients
A Senate inquiry has endorsed the Turnbull government’s plans to drug test welfare recipients, in the face of sustained criticism from health experts and the... Read More
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