Posts Tagged: Alcohol Addiction
April 18, 2019
Ending My Love Affair With Alcohol
It has been almost 4 years since I hopped on a plane and found myself walking into rehab. I was thoroughly convinced I was one of those unfortunates that got hooked on my opiate prescription…
November 15, 2017
How To Help A Loved One You Think Is Drinking Too Much
For many of us, drinking alcohol is part and parcel of socialising with friends or relaxing after work, meaning we often forget it’s a potentially debilitating drug. “Whilst drinking can sometimes bring us pleasure, if we’re honest…
October 25, 2017
Four Years After it was Scrapped, Drug Court will Return to Queensland
Four years after it was scrapped by the LNP, the drug court will return to Queensland. The specialist court will begin as a pilot program Brisbane in November, helping people with drug and alcohol-related offences…
October 5, 2017
Exploring the Wealth of Information on the Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre
The Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre (Knowledge Centre) is a national web resource that aims to support the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) workforce, health practitioners, researchers, academics, policy-makers, and community members,…
The Use of Alcohol Management Plans in Indigenous Australia
Issues of problem deflation and politicisation Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) are generally employed in Indigenous contexts to provide an instrument to allow communities and governments to work in partnership to address the diverse range of…
Supporting Your Partner in Rehab
In this blog post, we offer you advice and guidance if a loved one is currently battling with an addiction to alcohol or drugs. If you currently live with this person, then you will be…
June 29, 2017
‘Kids Around 10, They’re Drinking:’ Documentary Tackles Drug Dependence in Normanton
Alcohol and drug dependence is killing people in the remote Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria town of Normanton, according to local residents. Long-time resident Neville Owens said as a child he never saw drugs, but now it…
Alcohol linked to seven types of cancer
There is strong evidence that alcohol causes seven types of cancer and probably others, according to a review that dismissed the claimed health benefits as “irrelevant”. A study of existing research found strong evidence of…
Are alcohol, marijuana and prescription drugs our biggest demons?
Alcohol is used and abused, marijuana is still deemed a “gateway drug” and everything from party pills to ice pipes is available illegally. Pharmaceuticals regularly are diverted to non-medical use, while a vast array of…
More Australians seeking treatment for alcohol consumption than any other drug
About one in 200 Australians sought treatment for drug use in 2014–15, with alcohol the main drug people needed help with, a new report from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare launched on Wednesday…