Dozens more ‘action teams’ to tackle drug and alcohol issues More than 70 local drug action teams will be deployed in an attempt to address the harms caused by drug and alcohol misuse.
Record number of MDMA-related hospitalisations in NSW Health authorities have issued precautions for partygoers following 115 ED presentations due to MDMA poisoning in the first week of the year.
RACGP President backs calls for pill testing following another death In the wake of the third music festival death since Christmas, Dr Harry Nespolon has reiterated his support for further pill testing trials.
New funding for medicines discovery centre The Federal Government has pledged $25 million to ‘turn scientific discoveries into new medicines faster’.
New funding for drug and alcohol treatment in SA South Australian drug and alcohol treatment services are set to receive $20 million in funding from the Federal Government.
GPs on frontline of drug dependency in rural and remote areas Australia’s country GPs are often the first – and only – healthcare contact for people struggling with addiction in rural areas.
The RACGP’s four most popular proven non-drug interventions Prescribing doesn’t have to mean medications – newsGP rounds up the four evidence-based interventions that have proven most popular from the HANDI guide.
Government rules out compensation for vexatious complaints The Federal Government has said it will not provide compensation for doctors who have been the subject of a vexatious complaint.