With the community, the group of theatre-makers and academics created a play that could also serve as a policy brief on what's missing from the battle to reduce drug use in Durban.
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People with alcohol or substance dependency already struggle to access mental health treatment, covid will only make this worse.
The federal government should create a federal child and youth advocate — a children's commissioner — in order to help Canada's crossover youth.
Drug users are already among the most marginalized and stigmatized populations in times without a pandemic. Unless we decriminalize drug use, once again they will bear the brunt of another deadly disease.
America's news reports and social media chatter open a window into the nation's psyche. An AI-based text analysis of these words shows that the coronavirus is driving up familiar social ills.
From dementia to depression to drug addiction, artificial brain stimulation has been hailed as a landmark medical technology for the future. But safeguards are needed if we want the benefits without the risks.
A change to drug laws in New Zealand has been hailed as a leap towards treating drug addiction as a heath issue. But it has also been criticised for essentially decriminalising class A drugs.
Advice from the people who've reviewed all the latest evidence about the effectiveness of these painkillers.
Parents' substance use affects children's physical, psychological, cognitive, social and economic well-being, a new review of the research has found.
For many who know someone who has lost a loved one, it can be hard to know what to say or how to respond. For those who have lost a loved one, the silence can be deafening. Some things to keep in mind.
A chemist explains what it is, how it's made – and its devastating consequences.
Many people may misunderstand the basics about opioids. That prevents researchers from understanding the full scope of the epidemic.
We've got better at managing the health risks of traditional drugs of abuse, but novel psychoactive substances, or 'legal highs', are a dangerous unknown.
The US opioid epidemic killed more than 40,000 people in 2016 – now, other countries are at risk.
Mental distress, addiction, debt, family dysfunction and abuse are all problems to be milked for profit.
Though the World Health Organization has declared "gaming disorder" an addiction, its – and others' – concerns about technology use and alleged addiction don't hold up to scholarly scrutiny.
There are many good private alcohol and drug treatment providers, but lack of regulation means some unethical practices are being uncovered. Here's what you should know about treatment.
It can be a destructive cycle for mothers whose children are taken into care.
Small quantities of drugs are getting past customs and then being used to create much bigger batches of illegal drugs like synthetic heroin.
The government's proposed redress scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse controversially excludes some victims.
Top contributors
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Hon. Professor Drug Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor of Addiction, University of York
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Associate Professor of Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center
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Professor of Population Health Science, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Chair Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Associate professor, La Trobe University
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
