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Report: Pain, Brain & Drug Free Equipping
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Opening Chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia, migraines, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) present with complex symptoms, often involving both physical sensations and intense emotional suffering. Recent neuroscience advances, particularly a July 2025 study from the Salk Institute,...
New Digital Lessons to Combat Teen Vaping in Schools
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Teen vaping is on the rise. Around the world, 16.8% of young people have already tried e-cigarettes, often starting as early as 14 years old. The risks? Nicotine addiction, lung damage, harmful chemicals, and even...
Three Strikes and You’re… Still Playing? The AFL’s Illicit Drug Testing Conundrum
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The AFL Illicit Drugs Policy finds itself at a crossroads that could define the integrity of Australian sport for generations to come. With Sport Integrity Australia’s chief executive David Sharpe warning that “all Australian sport...
Parenting in the Era of Pro-Pot Propaganda
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Parenting today means guiding children through a maze of pro-pot propaganda and surface-level harm reduction messages, all while facing real risks linked to family history. The parental influence on addiction, substance use, and health...
Youth Vaping Linked to Breathing Issues: What Young People Need to Know
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Understanding Youth Vaping and Breathing Issues We all know smoking can damage your lungs. But could vaping harm your breathing too? To find out, researchers surveyed over 39,000 young people aged 16–19 across the US,...
Prevention & Demand Reduction: Denying or Delaying Substance Use in Communities – An Evidence-Based Best Practice Guide’
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Welcome to the handbook that’s here to shake up the substance use narrative: ‘Prevention & Demand Reduction: Denying or Delaying Substance Use in Communities – An Evidence-Based Best Practice Guide’. This is a call to...
12 Practical Ways to Prevent Addiction for Family
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Families play a crucial role in shaping healthy choices. To prevent addiction for family members, it’s vital to take proactive steps that encourage communication, trust, and support. Adolescence is often a vulnerable period, so acting...
The Dangers of Social Media Challenges and Drug Misuse
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#preventdontpromote #druguse #DemandReduction Social media challenges and drug misuse are becoming alarmingly intertwined. While platforms allow young people to connect and share experiences, they also amplify dangerous behaviours. When peer pressure combines with viral trends,...
Prevention & Addiction Science: Journey from Recovery to Prevention (The Role of Lived Experience & Earned Resilience)
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This research, and arguably seminal, primer on the significance and effective overlap of prevention and addiction science reveals significant insights and resources in empowering demand reduction and primary prevention in community development. Recent evidence emphasises...
Brain Connectivity Research Reveals Insights into Adolescent Substance Use Risk (Building Resilience?)
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(The following research reveals again the need to embrace the indispensable arena of the Affective Domain of Education for best practice protective behaviours development. The imperatives of positive behaviour developing protocols has never been more...
The Impact of Parental Substance Use On Children’s Rights & Wellbeing
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Parental substance use sends shockwaves through the lives of children, shattering their sense of safety, disrupting their development, and undermining their most basic rights. It fuels a chain reaction of vulnerability, entrenching cycles of trauma,...
The Rapid Rise and Risks of Disposable E-Cigarettes
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Disposable e-cigarettes are at the forefront of discussions surrounding public health and environmental concerns. These devices, especially popular among adolescents and young adults, have surged in use over the last few years. This article explores...
