Overdose toll still worse than the road toll: report More than 2000 Australians died from drug overdoses in 2018, according to a report released on International Overdose Awareness Day.
Latest research the ‘death knell’ for aspirin use as primary prevention More results from the landmark ASPREE trial have shown the harms continue to outweigh the potential benefits.
Pharmacists to add warning labels to opioids The labels will advise patients of the risk of overdose and dependence associated with the potentially dangerous medications.
SafeScript reduces some harms, but exacerbates others: Researchers More integrated mental health and drug treatment services may be needed to offset the risk of increased mortality.
Soft tissue injuries to ‘soar’ as lockdown eases: Expert But that does not mean injured patients have to stop exercising.
Melbourne to get second safe-injecting room The news follows a review of the city’s first facility, though questions remain as to the choice of a site near the busy Queen Victoria Market.
Opioid pack sizes halved, new annual checks for patients Doctors will have more oversight over potent but addictive opioid-based medications.
AOD training moves online The RACGP will deliver its Alcohol and Other Drugs GP Education Program online in an effort to reach every corner of Australia during the pandemic.
Nearly 60,000 sports-related hospitalisations per year: AIHW Men are disproportionately affected, but the impact of long-term injury is finally moving closer into the spotlight.
My patient’s drinking masked a new form of grief after the bushfires What was dragging this patient down? The state of the world, Dr Hester Wilson writes.