The Victorian coroner has recommended the state government urgently introduce drug testing for the first time, after the deaths of five...

As evening approached on October 21, 2018, an emaciated, sickly man with hollow eyes and an agitated manner staggered along Bay Street in...

Today is a historic day with the tabling in Parliament of the final report and recommendations of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s...

New data has revealed Tasmanians are spending more on alcohol than ever before, and support services are already feeling the effects. In...

Comedian Fiona O’Loughlin, 57, was homeless and battling alcoholism when she met Sue Underwood, 59, a nurse turned hospitality...

Heidi would go to work and try to act normally but she was hiding a devastating secret. Then one day she saw a post on social media that...

Treating addiction like any other health disorder has to start with strong public policy reform and intervention to ensure the health...

Off the back of the incredible SBS series, Addicted Australia, and all of the support that Rethink Addiction received from our partners...

Addicted Australia is a bold, revelatory and inspiring documentary that puts a spotlight on Australia’s addiction crisis in the most...

Heidi first sought help in 2018 for her alcohol addiction but she didn’t tell anyone. Then last year she came across a call out on social...

GPs, paramedics and addiction support service workers say they are 'stretched to the limit' when responding to and treating people living...

I was 13 when I first started drinking alcohol. My mother encouraged me to imitate her by having one large glass of sherry before dinner...

For Australian comedian Fiona O'Loughlin it was alcohol, the addiction so strong it pulled her all the way to the bottom. Listen at Mamamia.

Around 1 in 20 Australians has an addiction or substance abuse problem. Sarah is one of them. She gives an honest account of her journey...

From desperation to devastation, Sarah’s infertility journey slowly led her down a path of self-destruction. For years, she and her...

This podcast tees into a documentary, Addicted Australia, that Prof Dan and his team with Blackfella Films have made for SBS, following...

Shortly after the break up of her marriage, I noticed my daughter Sarah was experiencing frequent and significant changes in mood. While...

When we drink frequently, alcohol cues such as places, sights, smells, and social situations that remind us of drinking, subconsciously...

Every pay day for nine years, Lucas gambled away his wages. Last year, the 39-year-old applied for a treatment program as part of the new...

Heidi is 31 and takes a swig from a bottle of wine hidden in her wardrobe after she wakes up. Ruben is 48 and injects heroin three times...