Latest alcohol and other drugs News

Ketamine’s role in alleged Cornell rape highlights flood of psychoactive drugs on campus
Perth brings the world together to strengthen mental health care
Cannabis hospitalisations up 49% in a decade, new study shows
The ‘Cornell 7’ reported rape shows why we need to rethink sexual violence prevention
Heroin used more often, cocaine use up. What new data says about drug use today
Alcohol companies keep Australians in the dark about health risks
headspace welcomes report supporting better-connected alcohol and other drug services
Health service excellence in the spotlight with award finalists revealed
Cancer Council Australia backs push for mandatory alcohol advertising laws
A Roadmap for Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy Reform in Australia
Roadmap For Alcohol And Other Drugs Policy Reform In Australia
Finalists announced for the WA Health Excellence Awards 2026
Applications open for 2026/27 NT Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Grants Program
Minister Butler Speech At Burnet Institute
WA Mental Health Conference encourages wellbeing through resilience
New Footscray Hospital Helps Thousands Of Victorians
Australian Government expands youth mental health support in Bendigo
More Care Closer To Home For Melbourne’s North
New Women’s Refuge Officially Opens In Great Southern
Three things Australia must do to end the tobacco wars
Social media use during adolescence not linked to later mental ill-health
800 New Homes For Former Tweed Hospital Site
MDMA and psilocybin therapy rules have been relaxed. Here’s what might happen next
NSW Budget Response
The over-50s are most likely to overdose. Here’s how older people use drugs
Sydney man charged over alleged role in 20kg ketamine importation
Health Committee holding its final hearings for the alcohol and other drugs inquiry
From Community, Giving Back To Community
Contaminated illicit alcohol sold at licensed bottle shops: new study
Local Laws Amendment Statement
Respected African Australian community leader receives RMIT honorary doctorate
Higher-strength medicinal cannabis may be linked to a disturbing pattern of side effects, our study shows
Spending uplift for mental health services across Western Australia
No surprise to experts: Alcohol still driving addiction rates
PEAK BODY CALLS FOR FUNDING OVERHAUL TO ALCOHOL & DRUG SECTOR
On Hill: Advocacy On Alcohol Harms And Microplastics
Will medicinal cannabis help my mental health? Here are the evidence and the risks
Boost For Victoria’s Mental Health And AOD Services
AMA President’s update: CAS meeting, primary care conference, rural health and more
NSW new foundations laid for Batemans Bay Community Health facility
Would you feel comfortable talking to your boss if you had a problem with alcohol or other drugs?
Fast-tracking delivery of new health infrastructure: Northside Hospital and Inner South Health Centre
New Footscray Hospital Means Faster Care For Locals
New Chapter for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services as The Salvation Army Expands to Multiple Community Sites
‘Cause for alarm’: hospitalisations and deaths from GHB rising
Bright ideas: UNSW secures $20m in health and medical research grants
OICS lauds Wandoo prison for women as a success story for rehabilitation
$1 million to drive alcohol and other drugs system reform research in Queensland