Alcohol sales soar during pandemic: ABS
December saw almost $2 billion in turnover - the highest grossing month in Australia of all time.
Tag: Addictions
Smoking kills 1 in 3 Indigenous Australians: study
Cigarettes have killed at least 10,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a decade: ANU.
‘Doctors need to take stock of these alarming figures’
Associate Professor Mathew Coleman is calling for specialist addiction services as the state takes top spot for heroin-related deaths.
SafeScript: Some drug users with anxiety may be missing out on treatment
Researchers say they are concerned that patients might have 'unmet treatment needs'.
A GP guide to treating opioid addiction
Pharmacotherapy for drug dependence doesn't have to be in the 'too-hard basket' - rather, it's a useful skill that will enable you to deliver holis…
‘I will be breaking the law’: GP calls for SafeScript boycott
Doctors who fail to check real-time script tracking software could be fined $16,000.
States to blame for national real-time script-tracking saga: Hunt
Health minister sets new deadline for 'heel-dragging' states to jump on board.
Do video games groom kids for future addiction?
The NHS argues that loot games encourage gambling.
Doctor shoppers: How much money are they making off your scripts?
Dealers say it is less about cash and more about addressing an 'unmet need'.
Train driver’s nicotine withdrawal linked to near-miss drama
Doctors should supervise smoking cessation after train driver forgot to put a patch on:Â report.
