The Real Issue We Are Forgetting About Drug Abuse
Decades of antidrug campaigns, and the global drug trade continues to thrive mainly because, says author and journalist Johann Hari, we are completely missing the real issue with drug addiction.
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24 September, 2015
The government’s campaign against ice may be getting all the attention, but prescription drug abuse is actually killing more people, according to the Australian Medical Association (AMA).
23 September, 2015
For the second time since 2013, a reveler has died during western Sydney’s Defqon.1 Festival, with coroners trying to determine if drugs caused it, according to a report by Benedict Brook for News.com.au.
22 September, 2015
Senator Eric Abetz on Friday has introduced amendments to the Building Code 2013 requiring all firms involved in Commonwealth-funded construction work to have a drug and alcohol testing policy in place.
18 September, 2015
An Australian father has managed to infiltrate the Chinese criminal gang exporting into the country the synthetic drug that killed his only son, according to a 9news.com.au report.
17 September, 2015
An article by Liz Burke for News.com.au puts a spotlight on the high functioning alcoholics of Australia, many of whom are actually sophisticated, well-educated and gainfully employed citizens.
The report focused on female professionals whose lives and careers were upended by their drink dependence. It also quotes research by the University of Western Sydney, which says 16 per cent of midlife women are dependent on alcohol. The researchers also believe that 33 percent are misusing alcohol.
According to Dr. Cameron Brown, a psychologist, Australia’s drug and drinking problems are “bleeding into professional circles”, addicts are also getting older. This is corroborated by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, which said that more people 40 years of age and are availing of publicly-funded alcohol and other drug treatment agencies.
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