Tag: Addictive drugs
Pack size limits expected on pain relief products
Pharmacists have welcomed what they have described as a measured response from health authorities to concerns over the availability of ibuprofen-codeine pain relief products.[MORE]
Federal funds target far north drug users
The Federal Government has provided nearly $220,000 to boost treatment services for amphetamine addicts in far north Queensland.[MORE]
Use of drug GHB growing faster than heroin
Medical experts say use of the drug GHB in Melbourne, has grown faster than heroin use.[MORE]
Just one childhood puff can hook a smoker
Tasmanian research shows that children who experiment with smoking just once, are two to three times more likely to be a regular smoker as an adult.[MORE]
Short term drug rehab service for ACT
An Assembly committee has recommended the ACT establish a short term drug rehabilitation service.[MORE]
Lithium could treat cannabis withdrawal: study
A new study has found that lithium carbonate may help long-term cannabis users quit the drug.[MORE]
Homeless numbers could be halved, expert says
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About 100,000 Australians are now classified as homeless, but one expert says the figure can be halved in a decade.[MORE]
Push to ban cigarette displays in WA
Health groups have renewed their push for a total ban on cigarette displays in all shops in Western Australia.[MORE]
Heroin use on the rise in Newcastle
Figures from the Hunter's Drug Arm show that while amphetamine use in Newcastle has declined, addicts are turning to heroin in huge numbers.[MORE]
Celebrities 'fuelling rehab surge'
Sydney's rehab centres are in demand following a spate of celebrity meltdowns.[MORE]
Codeine painkillers spark health, addiction fears
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There are concerns that the overuse of painkillers containing codeine and ibuprofen could be causing health problems.[MORE]
Promising results in ice addicts' trial
A Newcastle-based trial treating people addicted to methamphetamine, or ice, is reporting good preliminary results, with some patients reducing their drug use from 17 days a month to just four days.[MORE]
Police appeal for safe driving over holiday period
Tasmanian police are warning motorists of a major road safety blitz over the coming weeks.[MORE]
Drug strategy tackles psychostimulants
The Tasmanian Government has announced a plan to combat the misuse of psychostimulant drugs.[MORE]
Tougher cigarette machine laws for SA
There are to be tighter controls on cigarette vending machines in South Australia, to discourage underage smokers.[MORE]
Violent ice addicts a threat to hospital safety: study
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Research shows greater safety measures are required to protect emergency room staff from ice addicts.[MORE]
Robber's mum criticises lack of rehabilitation at Risdon Prison
The mother of a convicted armed robber has criticised the rehabilitation of inmates at Hobart's Risdon Prison.[MORE]
Drug addiction proposals will 'alienate users'
A drug support group says a zero-tolerance approach to addiction would lead to more deaths, disease and crime.[MORE]
Coping with life after the full-time siren
The Andrew Johns story is what happens when elite athletes fail to put their sport into context, writes Michael Jeh.[MORE]
Afghan opium production doubles in two years: UN
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The United Nations says Afghanistan's opium production has doubled in two years, reaching a new high in 2007, with the country almost the exclusive supplier of the world's deadliest drug.[MORE]
Police say NW drug users switching to ecstacy because of drug crackdown
Police in north-west Tasmania claim that illicit drug users are turning to ecstasy after a recent crackdown on methylamphetamines.[MORE]
Research offers new hope for drug addicts
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Melbourne scientists have found the brain's decision-making section is highly ineffective in long-term drug users.[MORE]
Drugs impair self-control in addicts: study
Melbourne University research has shown that drug addicts find it hard to exercise self-control because part of their brain does not function effectively.[MORE]
Govt defends graphic new 'ice' TV ads
The Federal Government's advisory group on drugs has defended a graphic new television campaign about crystal methamphetamine or "ice".[MORE]
Rehab facility open, but without patients
The new alcohol and petrol sniffing rehabilitation facility in Alice Springs does not have any patients yet, but hopes to have some moved in over the next two days. [MORE]
