Latest benzodiazepines News

Researchers identify opioids with highest risk of respiratory depression
We still misunderstand addiction. Here’s what you should know
Australia-first study links real-time prescription monitoring to drop in high risk medication prescribing
The over-50s are most likely to overdose. Here’s how older people use drugs
ACT Greens to Introduce Law Reform for Medicinal Cannabis Patients
What Is ‘air Hunger’? And Can It Be Treated?
Monash researchers launch ‘OZ-ABCD’ tool to curb medication harm in aged care
New microlearning video series to support the safer use of psychotropic medications in residential aged care
Spike in deaths from novel benzos a major public health concern, NDARC study shows
New research finds rapid opioid dose reduction increases risk of mental health emergency department presentations
Interstate Prescriptions Now Recognised In Tasmania
New rules for interstate prescribing commence this month
Jair Bolsonaro had surgery for his hiccups. How to know when hiccups need medical intervention
Interstate Prescribing Bill Passes Tasmanian Parliament
Public health warning: Multiple high dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets and capsules, ketamine analogues circulating in NSW
‘These Patients Can’t Be Left Behind’: GPs Call On Victorian Government To Save Cohealth GP Clinics
WHO publishes full guideline report to help countries ensure safe, equitable access to controlled medicines
Therapy More Effective Than Pills For Sleep Problems
Interstate Prescribing Bill Tabled In Parliament
Why Vapes Laced With Nitazenes Are Causing Alarm
Protecting Older Victorians In Aged Care
Public Health Alert: Dangerous drugs found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ in Canberra
Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain
WHO unveils new guideline to improve global access to controlled medicines
Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2025
Consultation opens on plans to change interstate prescribing laws
Public Health Warning: Nitazenes found in counterfeit oxycodone tablets in NSW
Increased penalties for 23 illicit drugs
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says antidepressants are harder to quit than heroin – is he right?
With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research
NSW latest public Health Warning: Severe overdoses after using drugs thought to be cocaine
Alcohol prescribing for severe withdrawal – what the research shows
NSW new public health warning: Severe opioid overdoses from nitazenes in fake oxycodone
What you need to know about clonazepam, the drug found in Liam Payne’s hotel room
DEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons
New study: Risky sleeping pill use reduced through self-guided interventions
First reports from blood testing of unwell music festival goers reveals concerning results
Interest grows in fly agaric – but here’s why you shouldn’t confuse it with ‘magic mushrooms’
Study claiming antidepressant withdrawal is less common than thought fails to account for risks in long-term users
Why, for some, psychotherapy might be a better treatment for depression than drugs
NSW latest public health warning: severe opioid overdoses related to Nitazene use
US drugs regulator gives LSD ‘breakthrough’ status for treating anxiety – why this is so significant
Anxiety drug pregabalin linked to rising number of deaths – here’s what you should know
Why it’s a bad idea to mix alcohol with some medications
New study lists potentially dangerous drugs in Australian healthcare
Male infertility is more common than you may think. Here are 5 ways to protect your sperm
Joint operation seizes $2 million worth of unlawfully imported therapeutic goods
Australian-invented drug technology used for treatment of anxiety disorders significantly reduces stress hormone response: Phase 2a clinical trial results