Drug and Alcohol
Paracetamol use in pregnancy: No proven harm
October 15, 2025
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has joined the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), global medicines regulators, clinicians, and scientists in firmly rejecting claims that paracetamol use during pregnancy is linked to ADHD or autism in children. Political figures and social media influencers have recently endorsed claims of a link between paracetamol use and developmental conditions. However, Australia’s…
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Paracetamol use in pregnancy: No proven harm
October 15, 2025
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer has joined the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), global medicines regulators, clinicians,…
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…
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Extreme heat might make MDMA riskier
February 15, 2024
Hot weather might intensify the risks of drug use, say researchers. Summer and music festivals…
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Clinicians call for pill testing trial
December 1, 2023
Drug checking can help keep people safe, say health professionals. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association,…
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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…
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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…
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Lyn Gardner Scholarship Award
August 18, 2022
In recognition of the commitment and lifetime service of Lyn Gardner, The Centre for Alcohol…
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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…
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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…