The Project: Rethinking Addiction: Changing the way we treat addiction
Our lived experience participants, Paul and Baden, and Rethink Addiction spokesperson, Professor Dan Lubman AM, were featured in a...
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Aug 29, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘A craving lasts for 15 minutes’: Sober advice from alcohol coaches
“It’s the most stigmatised health condition there is. The common media stereotype of derelict drinkers and people in laneways with...
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Jul 17, 2022
The Age: Victorians have gambled – and lost – $66 billion on pokies in 30 years
Victorians have lost $66 billion in the 30 years since electronic slot machines were introduced in the state. Ian Correia says he has...
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Jun 22, 2022
Canberra Times: Stigma a hurdle to treatment for addiction
Taking the stigma out of addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder would have saved Baden Hicks two decades of pain and misery. Read...
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Jun 9, 2022
Triple M: ACT To Decriminalise Small Amounts Of Illicit Drugs Including Ice And Heroin
In an Australian first, the ACT is set to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs, like methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and speed....
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Jun 1, 2022
You Can't Ask That: Prescription drug addiction
'Is your prescription pill addiction a dirty little secret?' is one of the questions the interviewees answer when they talk openly about...
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Sep 22, 2021
Monash Lens: Injecting hope: A game-changing treatment in the opioid-dependence fight
One important established intervention is opiate agonist therapy, which helps prevent withdrawal and reduce cravings for opioid drugs,...
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Sep 21, 2021
ABC Everyday: How to know if you can quit alcohol alone or need professional help
So you've decided to change your relationship with booze. Can you go it alone, or do you need professional help? Read at the ABC.
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Sep 1, 2021
ABC: WA leads the nation with the highest number of drug overdose deaths
Do you know someone who has accidentally overdosed? New research has today revealed that since the turn of this century there have been...
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Aug 31, 2021
Croakey: Overdose deaths remain stubbornly high: we need to do more to save lives
International Overdose Awareness Day, being marked today (31 August), is proclaimed as the world’s largest annual campaign to end...
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Aug 31, 2021
News.com.au: Urgent call to combat crisis killing more Aussies than Covid-19
There is an urgent push for the government to address the health epidemic killing 25 per cent more people than it did 10 years ago. Read...
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Aug 30, 2021
AOD Media Watch: Lazy drug journalism 101: The petty crime montage
Last year, AOD Media Watch published a piece about the Cranbourne Leader naming and shaming people who had committed petty drug-related...
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Aug 11, 2021
The Conversation: If you’re drinking or betting more in lockdown, you’re not alone
For the millions of Australians currently living under lockdowns — many without clarity on when things might return to “normal” — there’s...
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Aug 5, 2021
Monash University: Study shows COVID-19 restrictions leads to increased alcohol-related harms
New research examining ambulance attendances for alcohol-related harms during COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria has found that...
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Aug 3, 2021
The Age: ‘You think they have got it all’: Worrying surge in alcohol callouts to Victorian homes
They became a meme and a source of jokes: the pandemic parents pushed to breaking point and a bottle of wine. Given the almost impossible...
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Jul 28, 2021
ABC: Problem gambling spirals across Queensland after COVID lockdowns lift and poker machines turned
Twenty-one years ago when David McAnalen entered a licensed venue with a gaming room, it wasn't unusual for him to lose thousands of...
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Jul 25, 2021
ABC: 'Huge stigma' attached to ice addiction prevents people from seeking help, treatment
Jack Nagle was an ice user, but meeting with peers who had overcome their addiction was a pivotal change. Read at the ABC.
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Jun 3, 2021
RACGP: How can opioid deaths be reduced?
New studies further verify the benefits of pharmacotherapy for opioid dependence in greatly reducing all-cause mortality rates. Read at...
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May 16, 2021
ABC: Advocates say most gamblers are losing more than ever, despite some quitting after lockdown
The week before Australia's first COVID-19 lockdown, Barry* lost $3,000 on the pokies. He is among many telling their story under a...
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May 3, 2021
ABC: Perth's Crown casino under pressure to limit opening hours to prevent problem gambling
Louise Sims says after securing a settlement from her divorce, she began gambling compulsively. Read at the ABC.
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