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Older Australians turning to cannabis as cigarette prices rise

Written by | 29 Dec 2024

Increasing cigarette prices over the past several years have seen more older Australians turn to cannabis use as an alternative, according to new research from Curtin University in […]

Almost three quarters of adolescents experience depression or anxiety

Written by | 24 Dec 2024

Almost three quarters of adolescents in Australia experience clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms, with most being chronic, according to a new study. And preventive strategies outside our […]

Oxycodone use in Australia dropped 45% after policy changes to opioid prescribing

Written by | 18 Sep 2024

Between 2018 and 2020, Australia implemented policy changes to improve the quality and safety of opioid prescribing, with a specific focus on oxycodone.  A new study led by […]

Australia restricts sales of vapes to pharmacies from July 1st 2024

Written by | 6 Jul 2024

As part of a campaign to reduce the harms caused by cigarette smoking and vaping the Australian Government has introduced restrictions on the ways in which vapes can […]

Wastewater samples show the dramatic effects of tough love on codeine addicts as consumption plunges

Written by | 29 Dec 2022

Switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine in 2018 led to a 37 per cent overall drop in its consumption across Australia, according to new findings from […]

New health professional training blueprint to transform chronic pain care

Written by | 23 May 2022

Researchers have developed a new national blueprint to help health professionals support the one in five Australians living with chronic pain, costing the Australian economy $139 billion every […]

A better diet helps beat depression in young men

Written by | 17 May 2022

Young men with a poor diet saw a significant improvement in their symptoms of depression when they switched to a healthy Mediterranean diet, a new study shows. Depression […]

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