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Drug Facts from the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation
Digital health information about the risks of drugs is available through the Australian Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) website. The searchable online database, Drug Facts, features information about a range of substances which may pose...
Childhood Predictors of Lung Function and Future COPD Risk
A study published in the Lancet details the discovery of a link between the respiratory disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and childhood exposure to parental smoking or childhood illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis...
Parents Are a Key Influence on Teenage Drinking Habits, Study Finds
A new study that provides details of drinking habits and influential factors among Australian teenagers appears in the latest edition of the academic journal BMC Public Health.
The investigation’s findings notably include:
- Most students...
د استرالیا د سګرټ څکولو عادتونه
سګرټ څکول په نړۍ کې یوه جدی روغتیایی مسله ده. په هر صورت، په تیرو څو لسیزو کې په استرالیا کې د عامې روغتیا د یو شمیر بریالیو کمپاینونو له وجدې څخه په پرله پسې توګه کموالی راغلی. په دې هیواد کې د سګریټ څکوونکیو شمیر اوس په نړۍ کې تر ټولو کم...
ایا د شخصیت په هدف د مخنیوی نوښتونه بریالی دی؟
څېړنې موندلې چې د یو شخصیت د نشه یی توکو او الکولو د ناوړه چلند ګټور وړاندوینه کوی. یو د پام وړ پروګرام چې په شخصی خصوصیاتو باندې تمرکز کولو سره د مادې مخنیوی ته نږدی کیږی، پری ونچر دی. پری وینچر له پخوا څخه د کاناډا او انګلستان په دواړو...
Social Media, Sport and Alcohol Advertising
A new study published in the Drug and Alcohol Review examines the social media presence of alcohol brands that sponsor spectator sports in Australia. It highlights the way in which these brands use sport and social media in their...
Report: Mixing Alcohol with Energy Drinks
VicHealth has released a report summarising a recent investigation into Australia’s consumption of alcohol mixed with energy drinks and its harmful consequences.
The key findings include:
- Young people in metropolitan areas drink alcohol...
Expanding Drug Markets in Australia
Recently sixteen people were hospitalised on the Gold Coast, Australia, after taking a new synthetic drug known as Flakka. One of those taken ill is said to be in a critical condition. Flakka takes the form of a white/pink crystal-like...
And the Winner Is….
To drink alcohol at sporting events has become the social norm. A new study conducted collaboratively by Eastern Health and Turning Point Alcohol and Drugs Centre has discovered that drunkenness and related harm in Australia tend to reach...
Australia's Health Report 2016
The Health Report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare covers a range of health issues, including the health status of Australians, health expenditure, the major causes of ill health, determinants of health, health through the...
A Guide to Working with Community Groups
The Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) have put together a guide to working with African communities, settled in Australia. The guide itself states that 'whilst the research and community consultation underpinning this toolkit have focused on...
