The best treatment for heroin dependence is opioid agonist treatment, where a similar but longer-acting opioid is provided in a regular dose, often with counselling or other support.
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Curtin University is Western Australia’s largest university, with more than 56,000 students. Of these, about 26 per cent are international students, with half of these studying at the University’s offshore campuses. The University’s main campus is in Perth. Curtin also has a major regional campus in Kalgoorlie, and a campus in Midland, in addition to four global campuses in Malaysia, Singapore, Dubai and Mauritius.
Curtin is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide, with the University placed 9th in Australia according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2020.
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Environmental DNA like skin cells, blood and faeces can be extracted from water, soil, ice or air to provide a good snapshot of an ecosystem.
Name microaggression refers to negative assumptions about people with ethnic-sounding birth names. This can lead to bigger acts of discrimination, which causes harm to people with these names.
A new paper explores how a carefully controlled fuel reduction burn killed 17 critically endangered western ringtail possums.
Year 12 students around Australia are beginning to receive their exam results. It’s a time of intense pressure for many young people.
DNA frozen for 2 million years paints a picture of an extinct ecosystem.
Hundreds of thousands of antennas across the Western Australian outback will transform our view of the Universe.
When a black hole tears apart a star, it feeds on the debris and launches a powerful jet.
Three out of five said yes.
With a good diet and rest, we can all reduce our risk of dementia.
From space to the outback, meteorite-tracking tools are building the knowledge we need to prepare for a future asteroid impact.
This play asks: what if it was Adam who sent an inappropriate photograph to his former lover, Lilith?
An undemocratic Myanmar serves no one’s interests except China.
Within hours of its landing, samples of the Winchcombe meteorite had been recovered and its origins tracked back beyond Mars to the asteroid belt.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says rules around corporate emissions reporting are “wide enough to drive a diesel truck through”.
Hay fever treatment options range from common over-the-counter products to specialist medicines.
With a diameter between 1.1km and 2.3km, asteroid 2022 AP7 is the largest potentially hazardous asteroid found since 2014.
The inclusion of an evidence-based women’s budget statement shows a greater awareness of the systemic challenges to women’s economic security.
Korea is an attractive destination for aspiring influencers, and the government supports these budding stars.
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Senior research fellow, Curtin University
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Lecturer at Curtin University, Curtin University
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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Associate professor, Curtin University
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Professor, Curtin University
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Research Associate in Justice Health and Social Issues, Curtin University
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Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University
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Professor of Physiotherapy, Curtin University
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Research Associate, Curtin University
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University
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Research Officer, Curtin University
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Professor of Environmental Genomics, Curtin University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
