There’s a lot we don’t know about how Queenslanders will be able to get their pills tested in future. But here’s how other countries do it.
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Poppy seeds can become contaminated with opiates during harvesting. For the US Defense Department, invoking a ‘poppy seed defense’ may not be enough to rule out a positive drug test result.
Decriminalization helps recharacterize drug addiction as a chronic health condition instead of a criminal activity, reduces the stigma associated with drug use and improves treatment options.
Photographing the lives of women meth users in rural America.
If you think your medicine may be contributing to overheating, it’s very important you keep taking your medicine. Discuss your symptoms with your pharmacist or doctor.
As British Columbia begins a new era in drug policy, the drug poisoning crisis continues without an end in sight.
Supervised consumption sites provide essential community connections and services for those who use them. By closing them, governments are risking the welfare of people who use drugs.
Alberta’s new policy on psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental illness may set a precedent that moves Canadians one step closer to accepting psychedelics as medicinal substances.
The pharma industry claims lower prescription drug prices will mean less access to new medication for Canadians. It’s an old threat that pits profits against patients’ rights to affordable drugs.
Drinking alcohol with some medicine means they may not work so well. With others, you risk a life-threatening overdose.
There are around 200 supervised injection facilities around the world but the UK government remains opposed to their introduction
Impaired insulin receptors in the blood vessels between the blood and the brain may contribute to the insulin resistance observed in Alzheimer’s disease.
There is a best time to take your medications, but your doctor may not know when that is. Researchers are still figuring it out, one drug at a time.
When it comes to prisoner swaps it matters if an individual is guilty of committing the crime or whether there has been a miscarriage of justice. And this is where the Griner case gets tricky.
About half the population of people taking regular medicines don’t take them as prescribed. Here are some tips to help you remember.
Matthew Perry recently revealed that his colon burst as a result of long-term opioid abuse.
Ronald Reagan may have been known as ‘The Great Communicator,’ but rap artists don’t view his legacy through such rose-colored glasses. A professor of Black studies and history takes a closer look.
Despite technological advancements, many challenges remain in getting a drug from lab to pharmacy shelf. Reframing what is a “medicine” could expand treatment options for researchers and patients.
What happens when drug testing experts come across a substance they have never seen before?
More than a dozen women’s organizations pleaded with the federal government to slow down and treat their concerns seriously about Bill C-28. It didn’t listen.
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre and Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of the Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney
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Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Professor in Criminal Justice and Faculty Director of Public Engagement, University of Kent
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University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Associate Lecturer, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, Royal Holloway University of London
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
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Sessional Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
