Sharp rise in number of Australians accessing treatment for amphetamine use Treatment for amphetamine use has more than doubled in Australia over the last decade, a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found.
Government reforms to the aged care system: Will they be enough? The Federal Government seeks to restore trust in Australia’s aged care system with a suite of reforms to the sector.
Chief Medical Officer warns on spread of multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea With two cases of multi-drug resistant gonorrhoea recently detected, the Federal Government has released a health alert and information to assist healthcare professionals identify and prevent spreading of the disease.
Age of opioid pharmacotherapy patients increasing, report says The median age of opioid pharmacotherapy patients is increasing, according to a recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report.
Approaching drug use as a health issue, rather than a criminal one GP Dr Ines Rio talks to newsGP about a Victorian Government report on drug law reform that recommends a health-based framework – and whether it represents a positive step forward.
Drug use on the rise throughout Australia Australians are using more legal – and illegal – drugs, according to the latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring report.
Non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise Close to one million Australians are misusing pharmaceutical drugs, a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found.
Welfare drug testing pilot halted Federal Government plans to pilot random drug testing of social welfare recipients have been put on hold.
Why pay-for-performance schemes are destined to fail Australia has a track record of flirting with healthcare reform ideas that have failed overseas. The latest hype seems to be about performance indicators, targets and pay-for-performance.
Calls continue for Richmond safe injecting room While debate continues to rage over the possible implementation of a safe-injecting room in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Richmond, with the subject to be debated in Victorian parliament today, GPs in the area are administering life-saving healthcare services to drug-affected people in and out of their practices