‘Our society has a drinking problem’: One GP mourns lockout laws While many Sydneysiders celebrate the repeal of laws restricting alcohol consumption in the city, Dr Chris Davis sees it as a step backwards.
Mundipharma fined for misleading advertising of opioids The international affiliate of Purdue Pharma was issued 24 infringement notices by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
AOD education program open for GPs Applications for the RACGP’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program Treatment Skills Training are now open.
Decriminalisation of personal drug use recommended to ice inquiry Counsel assisting the New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into Ice will advocate a harm minimisation-focused drug policy.
Injecting room goes on despite drug arrests and independent review The facility hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons last week, but the Victorian Government continues to support the trial.
RACGP to upskill GPs in harm minimisation and AOD use A new education program is designed to help GPs develop skills in addressing alcohol and other drug use in their communities.
Alprazolam policy too blunt to enact change: Study But should it have been expected to in the first place?
Alcohol and older patients: What GPs need to know Figures from the National Drug Strategy Household Survey show Australians may need to turn their assumptions about the demographics of problem drinking upside down.
Are drugs or poor health the largest barrier to getting off welfare? Federal Government plans to drug test welfare recipients and expand the use of cashless cards come as a new report links good health with the ability to find and keep work.
Renewed push to drug test ‘vulnerable’ welfare recipients criticised The plan could see around 5000 recipients of Newstart or Youth Allowance undergo mandatory drug testing as part of a two-year trial.