A new systematic review updating approaches to preventing and managing harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) was published in The Lancet Global Health.
This paper describes market trends of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy in Australia following the introduction of COVID-19 pandemic-associated restrictions.
This bulletin investigates the experience of stigma while visiting healthcare services among people who regularly inject drugs and people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other stimulants.
After 20 years of falling crime rates, Australia now finds itself in the invidious position of having incarcerated a larger share of its adult population than at any point since the late 19th century, and there are stark and enduring differences between the Australian States and Territories in their rates of imprisonment.
There is significant variation in alcohol consumption patterns and harms in Australia, with those residing in the Northern Territory, particularly First Nations Australians, experiencing higher alcohol-attributable harms than other Australians.
Alcohol consumption among teenagers in many high-income countries has steadily declined since the early 2000s and there has also been a steady increase in the average age at first drink, a reliable marker of later alcohol problems.
The health effects of cannabis use may not always be seen as a high priority for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities yet the impact of cannabis use on physical and mental health can h