New research published online in the Annals of Family Medicine on January 11, 2016 suggests opioid use may cause short-term improvement in mood, but long-term use for more than 30 days increases the risk of new-onset depression. Prescription opioids, such as codeine, morphine and hydrocodone, relieve pain by reducing the pain signals sent to the…

According to the Australian Drug Foundation, 8.1 per cent of Aussies aged 14 years and over have used cocaine one or more times in their life and 2.1 per cent in the same age bracket have used cocaine in the past 12 months.4  Cocaine, also referred2 to as “coke, cola, bump, snow, stardust or nose…

With the “festive season”, marked by Christmas, New Year’s Day and Boxing Day now well and truly behind us, Aussie alcohol businesses have since been lining their shelves in preparation for today’s Australia Day (January 26, 2016). However, in a damning report commissioned and published online by the Foundation of Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)…

According to a January 1, 2016 article published by The Australian online, Queensland police performed upwards of 33,000 roadside drug tests during 2015, which led to the subsequent arrests of more than 320 drugged drivers. Although the concept of “drugged driving” is commonly associated with the consumption of illicit drugs, health experts and Government authorities…

Results, drawn from a 25-yearlong study from the University of Alberta, Canada, ; the average person, upon reaching “middle age” becomes happier as they grow older. The study focused on a group of people as they aged. The study looked at participants aged between 18 and 43 years. Over 25 years, researchers asked the candidates…