addictions | Australian Doctor Group

'You have been prescribed an opioid': Patients to be given letter on hospital discharge

19th November 2019

Patients sent home from hospital with opioids could soon be handed Choosing Wisely-style letters explaining the dangers…

24th October 2019

Adelaide is a hot-spot for the consumption of the drug methamphetamine, according to a global study of traces of the drug in…

9th September 2019

Patients battling cravings for food, tobacco, alcohol and some stimulants can turn to games like Tetris to help douse their…

4th September 2019

Public health experts have called for a crackdown on computer-generated horseracing saying the virtual races could be as…

5th December 2019

There is a window of opportunity to act, say experts

23rd August 2019

Read this How to Treat article and take the quiz to earn 2 RACGP QI&CPD points or 1 ACRRM point.

16th August 2019

The federal Minister for Health will introduce new restrictions on the prescription of fentanyl patches for patients outside…

16th August 2019

A doctor in California has been charged with murdering four patients in relation to his overprescribing of opioids. Dr…