Drug and Alcohol
Drug overdose deaths continue to climb
October 11, 2024
There were 2,356 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2022, according to the Penington Institute’s annual drug overdose report. Of these overdose deaths, 80 per cent were unintentional and 73 per cent involved two or more drugs. Penington Institute CEO John Ryan told ABC News that most overdose fatalities were polysubstance deaths. “Drugs have a multiplier…
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Drug and Alcohol
Drug overdose deaths continue to climb
October 11, 2024
There were 2,356 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2022, according to the Penington Institute’s annual…
Drug and Alcohol
Extreme heat might make MDMA riskier
February 15, 2024
Hot weather might intensify the risks of drug use, say researchers. Summer and music festivals…
Drug and Alcohol
Clinicians call for pill testing trial
December 1, 2023
Drug checking can help keep people safe, say health professionals. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association,…
Drug and Alcohol
5 reasons why climate change may see more of us turn to...
November 24, 2023
Climate change will affect every aspect of our health and wellbeing. But its potential harms…
Drug and Alcohol
Nurses and midwives join chorus of health workers in ca...
October 26, 2023
Nurses and midwives have joined doctors and other health professionals in calling for the NSW…
Drug and Alcohol
Lyn Gardner Scholarship Award
August 18, 2022
In recognition of the commitment and lifetime service of Lyn Gardner, The Centre for Alcohol…
Drug and Alcohol
Overdose deaths cost US $1 trillion annually
June 1, 2022
More than 100,000 people died of overdoses in the past year, a bipartisan US Congress…
Drug and Alcohol
Working From Home When Home Isn’t Safe
December 15, 2020
On the International Day for the Prevention of Violence Against Women, unions launched a new…
Drug and Alcohol
COVID changed the way we use drugs and alcohol — now...
October 20, 2020
During crises and disasters, alcohol and other drug use often changes. But the changes are…