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- Drugs could soon be decriminalised in the ACT. Here’s why that would be a positive step
- Alcohol testing at parliament house would not solve the broader problem of a sexist workplace culture
- COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol — now it’s time to properly invest in treatment
- Drive-in music festivals allow you to social distance. But what happens when you add drugs and alcohol?
- More Australians back legalising cannabis and 57% support pill testing, national survey shows
- People who use drugs face unique challenges under hard lockdown. The government’s support is vital
- Getting back on the beers after lockdown? Here’s what you should know
- Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem
- Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here’s how to reduce the harms
- Coronavirus: it’s tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check
- Wild Butterfly film review: Claire Murray’s story gives a human face to trauma, drug use and blame culture
- Thinking about taking a break from alcohol? Here’s how to cut back or quit
- What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays
- Cap your alcohol at 10 drinks a week: new draft guidelines
- Parents of teens, here’s what you really need to know about MDMA
- When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the evidence won. But what happens next?
- Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?
- Drugs don’t affect job seeking, so let’s offer users help rather than take away their payments
- Testing festival goers’ pills isn’t the only way to reduce overdoses. Here’s what else works
- Did you look forward to last night’s bottle of wine a bit too much? Ladies, you’re not alone
- I Need to Know: ‘My friend is using ice and smoking pot. What do I do?’
- History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal and others aren’t
- How does MDMA kill?
- Three Charts on who uses illicit drugs in Australia
- Explainer: what is nitrous oxide (or nangs) and how dangerous is it?
- Prisoners need drug and alcohol treatments but AA programs aren’t the answer
- Drug rehab: what works and what to keep in mind when choosing a private treatment provider
- Legal highs: arguments for and against legalising cannabis in Australia
- Do different drinks make you different drunk?
- Research Check: can even moderate drinking cause brain damage?
- FactCheck Q&A: are rates of drug use 2.5 times higher among unemployed people than employed people?
- Three Charts on: Australia’s changing drug habits 2017
- What is ‘success’ in drug rehab? Programs need more than just anecdotes to prove they work 2017
- FactCheck: it’s true – Western Australia has the nation’s highest rate of methamphetamine use 2017
- ‘Ice Wars’ message is overblown and unhelpful 2017
- Health Check: what makes it so hard to quit drugs? 2016
- How does ice use affect families and what can they do? 2016
- Ex-ice users lecturing school kids isn’t the answer to preventing drug use 2016
- How big a problem is ice use among Indigenous Australians 2016
- Viewpoints: is addiction a disease 2016
- Policy Check: the Green’ Harm Reduction Innovation Fund drug policy 2016
- Weekly Dose: Ecstasy, the party drug that could be used to treat PTSD 2016
- Australia’s recreational drug policies aren’t working, so what are the options for reform? 2016
- Drug and alcohol testing at work doesn’t deter anyone, so why do it? 2015
- Ice report marks a welcome shift in thinking towards prevention and treatment 2015
- You don’t have to go off the grid to get treatment for drug dependence 2015
- FactCheck: is ice more dangerous and addictive than any other illegal drug? 2015
- Forcing ice users into rehab won’t solve the problem – here’s what we need instead 2015
- Testing at work and nightclubs unlikely to reduce ice demand 2015
- Are we in the midst of an ice epidemic? A snapshot of meth use in Australia 2015
- Ice age: who has used crystal meth – and why? 2015
- Explainer: methamphetamine use and addiction in Australia 2013
