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Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary financial and psychological stress.
For the first time, people aged 50–59 years make up the highest proportion of unintentional drug overdose deaths. But these aren’t just from illicit drugs.
Wastewater data can only measure the volume of drugs consumed, not the number of people using them or the level of harm they experience.
If approved, mirtazapine would be the first prescription medicine for people with methamphetamine dependency.
Supervised consumption sites have real shortcomings. But the government’s case for closing them relies on a narrow definition of success and abandons the people the sites were designed to reach.
Substance use disorders are widespread in the US, but many people wrongly equate detoxing with being cured.
The high court recognizes a person’s right to self-defense with firearms but has also upheld the government’s power to enforce limits on that right.
Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the UK.
Climate change may be adding to mental health pressures, from trauma to climate distress, but climate action can be a positive way to cope.
Our survey has highlighted shifts in the nature of drug use in England, the types of drugs adults take and their dependence on these drugs.
Drink driving in Australia is declining thanks to the right mix of laws, visibility and social messaging. Four strategies could make a difference with drug driving.
Police will soon be able to orally test drivers for four drugs. But impairment from prescription medications is far more common and remains largely self-policed.
Incarcerating people who use drugs is associated with increased overdose deaths after release and high rate of recidivism.
Children of these parents are more likely to have mental health issues − and ultimately suffer from substance use disorder themselves.
Doses of GHB have a very small margin of error. Just half a millilitre too much can lead to an overdose.
Frequent moves and long deployments can lead to trouble at home.
What’s in cannabis vapes, and should we be worried about young people using them?
Australia leads the world in community-based needle programs. Yet they’re not used in prisons – which are hotspots for hepatitis C infection.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Mental Health and Addiction, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Professor, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute / enAble Institute, Curtin University
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Alcohol and other drug specialist, UNSW
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Professor and Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre, Monash University
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Research Fellow, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania