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Australia’s Smoking Rates Declining
Australia’s smoking rates hit historic low despite illicit tobacco concerns
Faster access to forensic mental health support
Dave still driven to support homeless youth at Carinity Orana
Telehealth investment to deliver faster access to support
Gisborne Crisis Recovery Café opens
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising
Greens say Labor failing people in crisis as drug and alcohol treatment waitlist explodes
Third Reading Of Mental Health Bill Now Passed
Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs, yet its presence is ubiquitous in social settings and celebrations
Defence waste $29 billion and Albanese announced a deck rearranging exercise for the Titanic
New nicotine products target young Australians, experts warn
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too – and we finally know how
Five million cigarettes seized and stores closed under new laws
Additional $14.5 million support for rough sleepers
Surgeons warn NSW cannabis-driving changes risk more road trauma while impairment remains impossible to measure
Cooling ingredients in vapes might cause irregular heartbeats
Medical indemnity insurer Avant calls for national prescribing safety framework as pharmacist prescribing proposals pushes into complex care
Operation Phoenix: Police descend on methamphetamine operation hidden in Far North
Investment to deliver faster access to support
If AI is addictive, where does the responsibility lie – with big tech or its users?
Carinity prison chaplains help Travis to “let go and let God”
New ABS estimates on illicit nicotine show urgent enforcement crackdown and scale-up of demand reduction measures is needed – not tobacco tax cuts
Minns Labor Government boosts services and peer support to combat gambling harm
Different products, same addiction: The evolution of Big Tobacco
It costs a million dollars a day to keep low-risk defendants on remand. More prisons aren’t the answer
Teens glued to social media three times more likely to try cannabis
WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products
Wesley Mission welcomes growing momentum for serious NSW poker machine reform
Boosting support for cancer programs across Tasmania
Study reveals brain changes linked to alcohol addiction recovery
Four in five young Australians are buying illegal cigarettes in plain sight 
Carinity Chaplain Who Has Walked In Shoes Of Prisoners
Delivering Fairer Social Housing
Why Some Anti-vaping Campaigns Miss Mark
New guidelines to help schools protect children’s digital privacy
WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge
New forensic inpatient beds opened
Hamilton police charge man after 125 packages of synthetic drugs seized
Cannabis: it’s medicine if you’re rich enough – a crime if you’re not
Labor’s Budget breaks promises and destroys a fair go for the regions
LABOR’S BUDGET BREAKS PROMISES AND DESTROYS A FAIR GO FOR FLYNN
Budget: Broken Labor Promises, Higher Taxes, Lower Living Standards & Fewer Homes
Esports book set to change the game
Gangs, Drugs And Firearms Operation Lands Nine In Court
Anabolic steroids expose a blind spot in modern drug harm reduction
Notre Dame counselling program confronts stigma around mental health and addiction
Regional Victoria Among Worst Area For Drug Use

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