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Guidelines for the medical management of patients with methamphetamine...
Proposed treatment guidelines The proposed treatment guidelines outlined below are based on currently available evidence and expert opinion in the field. The key principles underlying this document are...
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ICE: Time to unite and step up ice fight
There had been programs developed in the past to educate people about the damaging effects on health of cigarettes, alcohol and other illicit drugs, he said. Cr Fagg’s call comes as ice use in Geelong...
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Drug rehab service reports soaring rates of mental illness
Odyssey House, one of Australia’s largest drug and alcohol rehabilitation services, has reported an ‘alarming’ growth in clients with mental illness, as well as high levels of alcohol and amphetamine...
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Illicit drugs ‘can speed up psychosis’
Professor Jon Currie says early use of drugs is a risk for all young people. Photo: Louis Douvis YOUNG people at risk of schizophrenia can speed up the condition’s onset by one year for every illicit...
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Study Supports Benefits of Naloxone in Treating Drug Overdoses
Juanmonino / Gtty Images It’s a parent’s worst nightmare to find your 20something son lying in his bedroom, unresponsive to your attempts to revive him. But when Martin, a 52-year-old consultant...
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Study shows ice users at greater psychosis risk
Photo: The study suggests most users will stop experiencing symptoms if they quit the drug (pictured). (NSW Police: AAP) A new study by Australian researchers has found that methamphetamine users are...
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Fewer WA kids are taking ecstasy
DRUG STUDY: The 2011 Australian School Student Alcohol and Drug survey found 4.1 per cent of young people used amphetamine-type stimulants, including ecstasy, in 2011 – down from 6.8 per cent in 2008...
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Contingency management benefits drug-dependent mental health patients
By Mark Cowen, Senior medwireNews Reporter Contingency management significantly reduces stimulant drug use in dependent patients with serious mental illnesses, researchers report. The team, from the...
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Ditching heroin for replacement drugs
THE number of drug addicts placed on Government-funded methadone and other replacement drug programs has jumped by almost a third in five years, with regional use spiralling. More than 14,000...
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More Sex Partners Linked to Higher Risk of Drug Addiction, Alcoholism
Getty Images/Blend Images / Getty Images/Blend Images – Close up of couple’s feet in bed And the risk is especially great for women, according to new research. Researchers explored the relationship...
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Substance abuse and mental disorders are now killing more people globally …
Depressive disorders account for 40% of worldwide death and disease Men have a much greater burden of drug and alcohol dependence Women suffer from and die more often from mental disorders By Anna...
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Mental health, substance abuse disorders ‘alarming cause of illness’
Mental health and substance abuse disorders are taking an alarming toll on the health system, a new report says. The study, published on The Lancet today, found that these conditions are the leading...
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Mental and substance use disorders cause rise in global disease burden
Mental and substance use disorders were the leading cause of non-fatal illness worldwide in 2010, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study, published in The Lancet today. A...
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Global health burden of illicit drugs and mental disorders on the rise
The global burden of death and illness attributable to mental disorders and illicit drug abuse has risen steadily in the last 20 years, two new studies have shown, but experts say policy is not keeping...
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Holiday Stress Can Amplify Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues
Most people look at the holidays as a happy season, a season where you can catch up with loved ones and friends you haven’t seen all year. However, this time of year can be the most stressful and...
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Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge bans synthetic drug ‘Marley’,...
Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge has enforce the tough penalties for large-scale sales. Source: News Limited A DANGEROUS synthetic drug has been banned by the Napthine Government after five...
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This Is What Pot Does to the Teenage Brain
Sean Gallup—Getty Images Experts say teenage use is on the rise The number of teenagers who smoke marijuana is on the upswing, and those who do smoke pot may face a decline in brain functioning,...
View ArticleEmerging Drug Flakka Causing More Naked Rage and Paranoia Incidents
Flakka, a new designer drug popular in Florida, is continuing to generate bizarre incidents of naked rage and paranoia among users — but officials say it’s no laughing matter. The synthetic drug has...
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