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Wastewater reveals record high drug consumption

Wastewater reveals record high drug consumption

New Australian data shows a spike in overall drug use at the height of the pandemic, but opioid use is down.


Overdose toll still worse than the road toll: report

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.


Is there hidden trauma behind strict drug laws?

Is there hidden trauma behind strict drug laws?

Dr Hester Wilson raises concerns over the ‘drugs are bad’ mentality, when there is a proven harm-minimisation approach.


Top experts call for major new coalition on non-medical pandemic research

Top experts call for major new coalition on non-medical pandemic research

The best successes against the ever-growing coronavirus pandemic have so far not come from drugs or vaccines, but from behavioural and social techniques.


Melbourne to get second safe-injecting room

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.


Remdesivir and COVID-19: What GPs need to know

Remdesivir and COVID-19: What GPs need to know

It has become the first therapy for COVID-19 to receive FDA approval for emergency use – but evidence of its effectiveness remains mixed.


GPs ‘very useful part’ of support network for postnatal depression

GPs ‘very useful part’ of support network for postnatal depression

In the fourth of a series of HANDI updates, newsGP talks to the author of a recently added intervention.


Take-home naloxone ‘saves lives’

Take-home naloxone ‘saves lives’

Currently in a pilot phase across three states, naloxone would be more effective if further patient education was provided, one expert says.


Stepped-care approach for infant reflux

Stepped-care approach for infant reflux

In the third of a series of HANDI updates, newsGP talks to the author of a recently added intervention.


Remaining active best outcome for low back pain

Remaining active best outcome for low back pain

In the second of a series of HANDI updates, newsGP talks to the author of a recently updated intervention.


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