While synthetic opiods are a relatively new class of drugs, opium has a long destructive history in trade wars and warfare, beginning with the First Opium War.
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The Thistle drug room in Glasgow could help fill some important gaps in knowledge about the benefits of these facilities.
Cannabis for religious purposes, cocaine in wine and heroin for coughs. These are just some of the ways illicit drugs have been used throughout history.
Captagon was once a pharmaceutical drug but it’s now made illicitly, generating billions of dollars for the Syrian economy.
More and more people are seeking medical help for problems related to ketamine use.
The attributes that make many athletes great, like risk-taking and aggression, are a reason why some turn to illegal drugs.
In order for safe consumption sites to respond effectively to the needs of people who use drugs, they must include the option of indoor supervised inhalation.
Cocaine and other illicit drugs have been found to be contain nitazenes, a dangerous class of synthetic opioids.
The AFL’s illicit drugs policy has been criticised after Sport Integrity Australia’s recent investigation. However, critics should cast a broader eye when it comes to drugs in Australian sports.
The traction drug checking is gaining in Australia reflects local and international evidence showing these services reduce harm for people who use illicit drugs.
Toxic leukoencephalopathy is when the brain’s white matter is damaged. It is often deadly.
Nitazenes can be up to 50 times stronger than fentanyl. They’re not yet common in Australia so now is the time to implement policies to reduce their harm and limit their uptake.
One report says methamphetamine use is rising. Another says it’s falling. So what’s going on?
Spice has been nicknamed the ‘zombie drug’ due to the debilitating effects it can cause.
The good news is most teenagers don’t use illicit drugs, and the majority of those who do only do so occasionally and don’t come to serious harm.
A new polydrug is destroying lives in west Africa.
Synthetic opioids called nitazenes are ones to watch in 2024.
From mead to magic mushrooms to methamphetamine – drugs have always fuelled battles.
Taking MDMA can raise our body temperature higher than it should be. Extreme heat may compound this effect.
Around 60% of Australians with hepatitis C have accessed treatment which usually cures the condition. But to eliminate the disease, we need to prevent re-infection and tackle stigma.
Top contributors
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute / enAble Institute, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor of Neuropharmacology, University of Lancashire
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
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Professor in Substance Use, Liverpool John Moores University
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Hon. Professor Drug Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
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Professor, Mental Health and Addiction, Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University