One report says methamphetamine use is rising. Another says it’s falling. So what’s going on?
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Negative attitudes lead to stigma, which sees people who use drugs isolated and marginalised.
The US has seen a huge rise in drug deaths in the past decade involving a stimulant and a depressant.
For those who need it, Adderall and other stimulants can be game-changing medications that help restore the chemical imbalances underlying ADHD. But for those who don’t, these drugs can be harmful.
As British Columbia begins a new era in drug policy, the drug poisoning crisis continues without an end in sight.
If governments want to tackle drug use, targeting those at most risk is a better strategy than mass campaigns.
False narratives about drug addiction and policies that are not supported by research are deepening the overdose epidemic in the US.
Methamphetamine use has increased dramatically in Asia in the past five years, overtaking even the US. Now cartels spy an opportunities in Europe.
Fentanyl has been a prime culprit in the opioid crisis in the United States. It’s now turning up in cocaine and methamphetamine in New South Wales.
A new study has looked at why some ice users suffer psychosis and others don’t.
Most of the evidence drawn on by critics of the trial comes from places that have implemented such programs. So, have they worked?
When we think of methamphetamine-related death we tend to focus on overdose. The extent of the problem, however, extends far beyond drug toxicity.
Let’s take claims about the value of drug seizures with a grain of salt.
Carfentanil is an ultra-potent synthetic opioid. Its only legitimate use is in veterinary practice for large animals such as elephants, but it sneaks into heroin shipments to increase its potency.
West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan’s responded to The Conversation’s request for sources and comment regarding our FactCheck on methamphetamine usage rates in Western Australia.
West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan said his state has the “worst rate of methamphetamine usage in the country”. We asked the experts to check the evidence.
Organised crime groups are profiting from the fruits of globalisation such as free-trade agreements as well as the massive upgrade of the region’s infrastructure and connectivity now underway.
Duterte says there are three million drug users in the Philippines. There are almost certainly many fewer than that.
Can Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte learn anything from Thailand’s failed campaign against drugs in the early 2000s? Maybe to adopt a less bloody and more comprehensive approach.
Ice increases the risks of psychosis, violence and impulsivity, and decreases emotional control. So what can families really do?
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor at the National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Mental Health and Addiction, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Addiction Division, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town
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Sessional psychology lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Professor & Director of Prevention at the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, Thammasat University
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Assistant professor, University of Amsterdam
