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Opioids cause 2,200 deaths and cost $15.7 billion a yea...

June 4, 2020
In a single year, extra-medical opioid use caused more than 2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions and resulted in the loss of over 70,000 years of life in Australia, according to researchers at Curtin University. “Extra-medical” opioid use includes both the illegal use of opioids such as heroin, and the misuse of pharmaceutical opioids – that…
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Opioids cause 2,200 deaths and cost $15.7 billion a yea...

June 4, 2020
In a single year, extra-medical opioid use caused more than 2,200 deaths, 32,000 hospital admissions…
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Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guideli...

December 19, 2019
New draft alcohol guidelines, released today, recommend healthy Australian women and men drink no more…
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Removing Barriers – a tool for breaking down stig...

October 8, 2019
When those living with HIV or Blood-borne viruses (BBV) experience or perceive stigma and discrimination,…
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ANMF opposes drug testing welfare recipients

September 10, 2019
ANMF Media Release: 10 September, 2019. The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery…
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History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal an...

July 17, 2019
Drug-related offences take up a lot of the resources within Australia’s criminal justice system. In…
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Ice – no detox without jail

July 1, 2019
State’s most disadvantaged youth must be in custody before they can access a detox program,…
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Dubbo hospital lacks resources for ice patients

July 1, 2019
Inquiry hears ice-related presentations have a “huge impact” on Dubbo’s emergency department. Dubbo Base Hospital…
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Train nurses to handle ice psychosis: NSWNMA

July 1, 2019
Training nurses to manage ice users should be a priority in dealing with the jump…
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Tobacco use among teens continues to fall

June 3, 2019
New research finds anti-smoking trend continues despite the rise of vaping. A study led by…
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