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For decades, the idea of an addictive personality has shaped how families, schools and clinics talk about drug and alcohol problems. Now two of the largest genetic studies ever carried out suggest the idea is...
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Cannabis and bipolar disorder show a strong link in one of the largest studies of its kind. Researchers followed 463,396 teenagers in Northern California. Those who reported using cannabis in the past year were about...
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A School, a Knife and a Death Nearby: Putting the North Richmond Injecting Room to the TestOn 18 March 2021, Emma Kealy, the Nationals member for Lowan, put a direct question to Health Minister Martin...
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Loneliness and drinking are often talked about as if one must drive the other. A new Australian study suggests the picture is far less tidy. Researchers from the University of Sydney and UNSW Sydney followed...
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Cannabis and alcohol used to sit in separate boxes in the public mind. New American research suggests that line has blurred. Daily cannabis use among parents has quadrupled since 2012. Meanwhile, 49% of past month...
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Police are recording more sexual assaults and family violence against Australian children than they did a decade ago. The sharpest rises have come since 2021. That is the headline finding of a national study published...
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Police are recording more sexual assaults and family violence against Australian children than they did a decade ago. The sharpest rises have come since 2021. That is the headline finding of a national study published...
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Legal on paper does not mean safe on the job. That blunt message runs through a major legal reference for employers. The drug free workplace facts it sets out deserve a far wider audience. It...
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Legal on paper does not mean safe on the job. That blunt message runs through a major legal reference for employers. The drug free workplace facts it sets out deserve a far wider audience. It...
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Moderate drinking and the brain make an uneasy pairing once the scanners get involved. Researchers have put “moderate” drinkers into imaging machines, and the pictures look far less harmless than the label promises. Moderate Drinking...
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Moderate drinking and the brain make an uneasy pairing once the scanners get involved. Researchers have put “moderate” drinkers into imaging machines, and the pictures look far less harmless than the label promises. Moderate Drinking...
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Cannabis use is a known risk factor for adverse mental health outcomes, including psychosis, which is frequently associated with aggression. However, the specific impact of cannabis use on the risk of violence remains unclear. This...
