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Opioids – where to from here?

Opioids are among the most powerful analgesics available to medicine, but they have huge capacity to cause harm. In trying to solve one problem, is a bigger one being created?

Paul Myles Professor, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine

Opioids are among the most powerful analgesics available to medicine, but they have huge capacity to cause harm. In trying to solve one problem, is a bigger one being created?

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Time for decriminalisation

In the wake of the UN's groundbreaking drug policy commitment, the time is right for drug laws reform.

Kate Seear Associate Professor, Law Research Services

In the wake of the UN's groundbreaking drug policy commitment, the time is right for drug laws reform.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Death knell: killing off capital punishment

A new institute is leading the push to eliminate the 'faulty' justice of the death penalty.

Bryan Horrigan Dean, Faculty of Law

A new institute is leading the push to eliminate the 'faulty' justice of the death penalty.

Medicine and health

Medicine And Health

Medicine and health

Bracing for the opioid tsunami

The drug epidemic that's claimed thousands of lives in the US is swiftly becoming a threat to the health of many Australians.

Dan Lubman Professor, Addiction Studies and Services; Director, Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

The drug epidemic that's claimed thousands of lives in the US is swiftly becoming a threat to the health of many Australians.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Satisfying our need for heroic stories of fertility and birth

The frank but sweet discussion of childbirth in the BBC's Call the Midwife has much in common with fairy tales.

Monash University

The frank but sweet discussion of childbirth in the BBC's Call the Midwife has much in common with fairy tales.

Politics and society

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Politics and society

Pokies, we have a problem

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.

Charles Livingstone Head of Gambling and Social Determinants

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.

Politics and society

Politics And Society

Politics and society

Ban the fairytale? Grimm, indeed ...

Fairytales are increasingly being targeted for "inappropriate" messages, but these stories have always evolved, and talk of banning them is misguided.

Monash University

Fairytales are increasingly being targeted for "inappropriate" messages, but these stories have always evolved, and talk of banning them is misguided.