‘Razzle-dazzle science and a chat’: Dr David Caldicott on Australia’s first pill-testing clinic
The technology's weak spot? Oregano, apparently.
Tag: Drug and alcohol
NT alcohol restrictions end next week – but not everyone’s toasting the change
In 2012, legislation was introduced in the NT to restrict the possession and supply of alcohol without a liquor licence or permit in designated alcohol protected areas. This…
Drug cues and craving ‘reliably flag relapse’ in substance use
A major review provides strong evidence the indicators are useful in assessment of patients, researchers say.
Calls to alcohol hotline triple during pandemic
The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline received 25,000 calls in 2021, a report shows.
Drug-affected driver who killed GP jailed for five years
Dr Byron Gordon was killed on New Year's Day, 2021.
Pandemic party time? How Australia’s illicit drugs scene changed with COVID-19
Addiction experts analyse the set-backs and the advances that coincided with lockdown.
The Fed Govt has saved 1700 lives. Why isn’t it bigger news?
An overlooked good news story?
How do GPs spot anabolic steroid misusers?
They're not often burly bodybuilders as you'd expect shows a world-first study by Melbourne GP Dr Beng Eu.
4 ways Aussie drinking habits changed in pandemic
Breakfast beers and Zoom gins — how COVID-19 has blurred boundaries for Aussie drinkers: study.
GPs warned to expect an influx of patients demanding vaping scripts
It will soon be illegal for patients to purchase or import nicotine-containing e-cigarettes without a prescription.
