An editorial team from the International Journal of Drug Policy has developed guiding principles to help researchers and academics avoid perpetuating stigma when writing about substance use.
Understanding why chronic gamblers chase wins could help develop strategies to better-control their behaviour.
Reports indicate the government is considering watering down gambling ad bans proposed by an inquiry. If these are correct, it would be a win for powerful vested interests.
Stigma within the healthcare system is being tackled head-on with the development of resources to help people with substance dependence access the care they need.
Inspirational clinical psychology graduate Dr Victoria Gentile exemplifies the importance of Indigenous students in the future of healthcare, and shows why more are needed.
From July this year, some psychiatrists will be able to prescribe psychedelics to some patients. Responses from experts working in the field are mixed.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has kept poverty and inequality on the policy agenda.
There are good reasons for the federal government to abolish the Cashless Debit Card, but what about the BasicsCard?
A new, long-acting formulation of the medication buprenorphine promises to improve the treatment of opioid dependence.
Addiction and problematic drug use is mostly a result of social disadvantage and personal trauma.
Researchers are delving into a protein with the potential to stop habitual drinking.
Addiction remains shrouded in stigma, while the system through which we provide addiction treatment in Australia is fragmented and failing. There's no better time to address these issues.
A new, simple brain-training technique can help people with alcohol addiction.
Maintaining or expanding addiction services is vital if we’re to avert a syndemic of opioid overdoses and COVID-19.
Our mandatory bicycle helmet laws are less than accommodating to those living with a disability.
A new report reveals alarming statistics regarding male self-harm, and how first responders feel ill-prepared to deal with patients in mental crisis.
Innovative treatment approaches to compulsions and addictions are the focus of the new neuroscience research lab, BrainPark.
Monash experts discuss the research that's helping change the way we view and treat different forms of addiction.
Understanding how our brain responds to good and bad food choices could help combat the world's obesity epidemic.
Bid to force slot machine changes to better reflect winning chances fails in historic court case.
A new study has looked at why some crystal meth users are more likely to experience mental health problems than others.
Disadvantage predicts the extent of poker machine losses far more in the Apple Isle than in other Australian states and territories.
Poker machines are doing great harm, but the gaming industry's deep pockets means it's an issue that's unlikely to be solved any time soon.
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