addictions | Australian Doctor Group

A GP guide to treating opioid addiction

16th April 2020

Need to know: About 110,000 Australians are opioid-dependent, and approximately 50,000 people receive treatment for opioid…

10 minutes to read

10th January 2020

The Department of Health’s 'nudge' campaigns, aimed at changing doctors’ prescribing and billing behaviour with strongly…

9th January 2020

The International Olympic Committee is wrangling with a billion-dollar controversy right now — and it’s nothing to do with…

19th November 2019

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

22nd September 2020

Neurologist shares best practice diagnosis and management techniques

2 minutes to read

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…