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Researchers identify opioids with highest risk of respiratory depression
Police urge caution following multiple potential overdoses
Man charged with manslaughter – Strike Force Modtus
WHO invites manufacturers to submit medicines for prequalification to expand treatment for substance use disorders
Man charged with manslaughter – Strike Force Torsin
Green Party Bill to protect overdose emergency callers from legal risks receives cross party support
New research shows a free online tool could improve opioid safety for millions of Australians
WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment and overdose prevention
Prior authorization bans for opioid treatment may not improve retention
Spike in deaths from novel benzos a major public health concern, NDARC study shows
GLP-1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people
Fewer overdose deaths among needle and syringe program participants
Clinicians and pharmacists – Are your patients aware of the risks of buying melatonin online?
Rising hospitalisations and deaths from GHB across the country ‘a cause for alarm’, NDARC study shows
First Step Towards National Medicines Record
Two foreign nationals accused of internally concealing 212 pellets of cocaine
Americans Still See Opioid Overdose As Crisis
Pill Testing Continues To Save Lives Over Summer
‘Let’s seize this opportunity, lives depend on it’: Tasmanian GPs renew calls for drug testing services
Police Charge Man After Shotgun Seized In Dallas
Rise In Young Women Ending Up In Hospital From GHB Overdose, New Study Shows
Regulation Of Melatonin Products In Australia
2025 Drug Trends national reports highlight demand for drug checking among people who use drugs
“Time’s nearly up Premier” – Uniting and sector call for response to the NSW Drug Summit Report
Member’s Bill Opportunity To Save Lives
NSW new public health warning: Opioid overdoses after using drugs thought to be cocaine
Green Party calls for law change to aid overdose response
Can kids overdose on melatonin gummies? Yes, and an online store has suspended sales
Victoria’s First Fixed Pill Testing Site Opens In FItzroy
Why Vapes Laced With Nitazenes Are Causing Alarm
Nicotine pouches are illegal in Australia unless prescribed
Greens call on ACT Government to outline pathway to first safe injecting site in territory
‘A huge step forward’: GPs back fixed Victorian drug testing site
Public Health Alert: Dangerous drugs found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ in Canberra
“Let this evaluation see the light of day”: GPs call for release of Queensland drug testing report
Potent new opioid identified by ANU experts 
CLP cracks down on dangerous drugs and enhances legal system
Medetomidine: what you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
From withheld cancer drugs to postcode lotteries in treatment: why people in police custody are missing vital medications
More Access To Life-Saving Medication To Reverse Overdose
RACGP: Drug testing services save lives
Public Health Warning: Nitazenes found in counterfeit oxycodone tablets in NSW
Fourth person taken to hospital after ingesting white powder
Increased penalties for 23 illicit drugs
Investigation launched after overdose incident, Wairarapa
Recommendations released for use of opioid agonist treatment in prisons
New research shows positive changes in opioid prescribing, but trend among young people a cause for concern
Pill Testing At Four More Festivals

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