Australian Doctor News

Call for GPs to prescribe naloxone with 'all opioids'

5th May 2021
Prescribing naloxone concomitantly with pharmaceutical opioids could help impress on patients the risks of the drugs and…
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How too many nangs resulted in spinal myelopathy: case

19th March 2021
A teenager’s recreational use of nitrous oxide has led to a functional vitamin B12 deficiency and myelopathy of the spinal…
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How doctors are dropping opioid addiction prescribing

19th March 2021
Opioid agonists, such as methadone or buprenorphine, are established, effective therapies for people with opioid addiction. …
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Alcohol sales soar during pandemic: ABS

12th February 2021
Australians hit the bottle with gusto while at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, drinking an unprecedented amount of…
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7th May 2021
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Smoking kills 1 in 3 Indigenous Australians: study

25th January 2021
One in two Indigenous Australians over the age of 45 are dying due to smoking, a study shows. Smoking is also killing more…
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Methamphetamine ('ice') use

4th December 2020
Methamphetamine is a potent psychostimulant and can lead to a range of mental, physical and social harms. It is presently the drug of most concern to the Australian community: although
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'Doctors need to take stock of these alarming figures'

22nd October 2020
A prominent psychiatrist has called for more specialist help to support WA doctors in containing the state’s rising death…
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