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    Tag: Drug and alcohol

    Australian-first guidelines give five-point checklist for diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

    May 20, 2025

    The NHMRC has approved the first guidelines on diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, setting a minimum prenatal alcohol exposure threshold of two standard drinks a…

    Reductions in alcohol-related liver harm stopped when COVID-19 hit, study suggests

    May 8, 2025

    A trend of declining hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease during the 2010s abruptly stopped when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Australian researchers say. The researchers…

    Baclofen linked to more than 100 deaths across two decades, Aussie researchers say

    November 14, 2024

    The antispasmodic baclofen, commonly prescribed off label for alcohol dependency, has been implicated in 102 deaths since 2000, Australian researchers say. More than 50% of…

    Binge-drinking linked to arrhythmias in young adults up to 48 hours later: study

    October 25, 2024

    Binge-drinking can cause atrial tachycardia during alcohol consumption and clinically relevant arrhythmia for many hours afterwards, a German study suggests. The study of around 200 drinkers…

    ‘I wonder how much this moron will pay’: Doctors accused of supplying Friends actor with ketamine before his death

    August 16, 2024

    Five people including a personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground…

    ‘Hawaiian shirts break down barriers’: A GP’s story of treating hep C out of a van

    February 2, 2024

    Each Thursday Dr Matt Young and his team hit the road in a Toyota HiAce plastered in VW logos, offering testing and treatment for hepatitis…

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    TGA issues baclofen warning to doctors in response to overdose deaths

    October 23, 2023

    The TGA is urging caution with off-label baclofen prescribing for alcohol use disorder in the wake of coronial inquiries into two deaths. While elevated suicide…

    ‘Moon rock’ cannabis triggers new-onset seizures: case

    August 22, 2023

    Doctors in the US have reported an unusual case of psychosis and new-onset seizures triggered by smoking a highly potent form of cannabis. The 20-year-old patient…

    Patients are being paid to start hep C treatment — is it ethical?

    July 13, 2023

    Since direct-acting antivirals were listed on the PBS seven years ago, more than 100,000 Australians have been cured of hepatitis C infection. Yet this figure…

    ‘I hid my drug use until it was too late’: doctors describe the impact of a notification 

    May 26, 2023

    Doctors have described the trauma, stigma and fear that comes with a health impairment notification, as the RACGP steps up its push to have mandatory…

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    ‘I hid my drug use until it was too late’: doctors describe the impact of a notification 

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