Tag: Drugs and Substance Abuse
Glassing attacks prompt safety talks
The Newcastle local area police commander says he will discuss the use of plastic glasses in pubs and clubs as a strategy to reduce glassings, when he meets the Newcastle Liquor Accord today.[MORE]
Children bearing brunt of parental drug abuse
Drugs are contributing to a rise in reports about substance abuse by parents and carers.[MORE]
IOC to retest Beijing blood samples
Blood samples taken at the Beijing Olympics are to be reanalysed for the banned blood booster EPO using a new detection system developed for the Tour de France, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced.[MORE]
Medical students fail drug street smarts
A team of British and Australian researchers have found that medical students have little in the way of street smarts when it comes to recreational drugs.[MORE]
Glassings spark call for trading hour changes
Hamilton licensees are being urged to immediately curb trading hours, after three glassing attacks across the region over the long weekend.[MORE]
Police record speeding, drink-driving rise
New South Wales north coast roads were fatality-free over the long weekend, but police say overall driver behaviour was worse than last year.[MORE]
Police still investigating Narrogin brawl
Police are yet to lay charges over a brawl in Narrogin last month that prompted authorities to impose an emergency ban on takeaway alcohol in the region.[MORE]
Police tally festival fall-out
Police say the majority of the 36,000 patrons at yesterday's Park Life music festival in Sydney were well-behaved, despite three people being arrested on drug charges.[MORE]
Three charged over chemical seizure
Customs officers have charged three people from Melbourne with importing chemicals used to make the drug Ice.[MORE]
Burns links liquor theft spike to federal intervention
Northern Territory Justice Minister Chris Burns said he believes there is a link between an increase in theft from licensed premises and the federal intervention.[MORE]
Charity urges sober October
A drug and alcohol awareness group is asking people to give up alcohol during October as part of a fundraising effort.[MORE]
Alice council considers problem drinking fix
The Alice Springs Town Council has agreed to investigate further solutions to problem drinking in and around the town.[MORE]
Concern over whiskey-flavoured chips
Drug and Alcohol groups say they are disturbed by the appearance of whiskey-flavoured potato chips on supermarket shelves.[MORE]
Turnbull admits to smoking marijuana
Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has admitted he has smoked marijuana, but says he regrets it.[MORE]
Report reveals little change to drug use patterns
Figures released from a new report show drug use patterns in Queensland did not change greatly between 2002 and 2005.[MORE]
Alcohol controls cutting far north violence: academic
Researchers say alcohol restrictions are helping to curb violence in far north Queensland Indigenous communities.[MORE]
Dry town laws not working: Alice Mayor
The Alice Springs Mayor says he will tell the Justice Minister and the Deputy Police Commissioner that dry town laws are not working when he meets them later today.[MORE]
Mayor hopes alcohol ban won't taint town's image
The Mayor of Narrogin says she hopes an emergency ban on takeaway alcohol over the weekend does not reflect badly on the town.[MORE]
Govt won't stop Mintabie alcohol restrictions
The Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jay Weatherill, says the South Australian Government will not be standing in the way of tougher alcohol restrictions for the remote mining town of Mintabie.[MORE]
Inquiry to hear need for more funds to fight petrol sniffing
A Senate inquiry will hear evidence in about the need to continue funding programs to stamp out petrol sniffing.[MORE]
George Michael 'sorry' over drugs arrest
George Michael apologises to fans after being cautioned for drugs possession in London.[MORE]
WA brawls spark alcohol ban
Police in the West Australian Wheatbelt town of Narrogin say an emergency ban on the sale of takeaway alcohol in the area has helped quell violence.[MORE]
Hit Colombian soap breaks cocaine taboos
Colombians do not like outsiders portraying their country as a cocaine nation, but that's not keeping many from watching a smash local soap opera about their multi-billion dollar narcotics trade.[MORE]
New help for children touched by abuse
New research in Tasmania is being used to help children overcome the effects of violence in the home.[MORE]
Sly grogging rise sparks call for more police
A Cape York Indigenous council is calling on the Queensland Government to provide more police to combat the rise of sly grogging in the far north community.[MORE]
