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Flying with Paper Wings is anything but a misery memoir. Glittering with black humour and without self-pity, it shifts other people’s perceptions of mental distress beyond kindness, compassion, sympathy and fear into some deeper perception [The Age, Australia]
The serious consequences of long-term cannabis use in indigenous communities are beginning to show, with an alarming surge in the rate of chronic mental health conditions among those who started smoking the drug at an early age [The Australian]
Comments, views and news about hepatitis C and harm reduction. Recorded public meeting for Overdose Day of 31st of August, 2nd part [Hepatitis C Victoria, Australia]
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will spearhead a fresh battle against binge drinking amid a growing outbreak of alcohol-fuelled violence [Courier Mail, Australia]
The use of online services within the family relationship sector is considered. While there is a limited amount of literature that focuses on families as a target group for online therapy, the principles outlined in this paper are relevant, and where available, specific applications to family counselling, therapy and dispute resolution have been highlighted [Australian Institute of Family Studies]
Alcohol restrictions could be extended and more indigenous police recruited under a Federal Government push to reduce rates of crime in remote communities [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
But the rise and rise of “legal highs” in Australia, where they are largely untested and unregulated, is already sparking serious health concerns [The Age, Australia]
It is no longer seen as ‘‘safe’‘ for families to allow their teenagers an occasional drink [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
The Government says it is taking a new early-intervention approach by providing in-home parenting help and aftercare support for parents who have left rehabilitation services [ABC News, Australia]
Badly smashed faces, cut scalps, displaced noses, blocked airways and permanent loss of smell [Brisbane Times, Australia]
Overall, the picture of Australia’s young people is generally positive [Office for Youth, Australian Government]
Findings from the National Minimum Data Set summarises data on publicly funded alcohol and other drug treatment services and their clients, including information about the types of drugs for which treatment is sought and the types of treatment provided [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare]
Australian experts have called for the removal of barriers that prevent the drug naloxone from being easily available for peer administration after heroin overdose [Psychiatry Update, Australia]
More than 30 million needles are handed out through exchange programs across Australia in a year, and yet half of all injections are still done in a non-sterile way [The Australian]
I have committed to not drinking for a year and doing observational & psychological research into youth behaviour to find a viable alternative to problematic youth drinking [Hello Sunday Morning, Australia]
Heroin remained the most commonly reported drug of choice for injecting drug user (IDU) participants, and reports of use have remained stable since 2006 [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia]
Heroin remained the most commonly reported drug of choice for injecting drug user (IDU) participants, and reports of use have remained stable since 2006 [National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia]
In a paper published today in The Lancet, medical journal, two of Australia’s leading drug experts analyse the evidence on the adverse health effects of cannabis [The Australian]
As well as highlighting relevant research publications that have been recently published, it examines some of the cannabis-related media stories that have attracted attention each month, as well as providing some information on ‘hot topics’ such as cannabis potency [National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, Australia]
“ADCA is pleased to support Carers Week launched today by the Governor General of Australia, and Patron of Carers Australia” [Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia]
