Tag: Addictive drugs
Swiss vote to allow heroin prescriptions
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Swiss voters have opted to further liberalise drug laws so hardcore users can be prescribed heroin.[MORE]
Warrnambool teens seeking addiction support
Health service figures show a record number of teenagers in the Warrnambool area are seeking help for addictions.[MORE]
Fourteen arrested in drug raids
Victoria Police seized drugs, weapons and stolen goods during raids on properties in the Goulburn Valley and Melbourne yesterday.[MORE]
PBS-funded drug abuse limited: AMA
The AMA has played down suggestions that a prescription painkiller is increasingly being trafficked as a heroin substitute.[MORE]
Addicts rorting PBS: NSW Health
The NSW Health Department says high-dose painkillers are increasingly being trafficked as a substitute for heroin.[MORE]
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]
