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.
While fentanyl is yet to markedly impact Australia, the North American opioid crisis shows us how bad it can get, and urgent action is needed now.
Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.
The high level of poverty in affluent Australia is a national disgrace, and its prevention should be a priority for all political parties. But it’s not.
A new study indicates methamphetamine smokers are likely to experience higher levels of depression and anxiety than the general population.
Addiction and problematic drug use is mostly a result of social disadvantage and personal trauma.
Maintaining or expanding addiction services is vital if we’re to avert a syndemic of opioid overdoses and COVID-19.
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