Hospitals and Healthcare

The use of the high-frequency sound waves is also being adapted to treat Alzheimer’s disease, tumors and psychiatric disorders.

We have the tools we need to create a world where addiction is just one aspect of people’s lives instead of a dark portal to despair and early death.

A review of 43 studies has shown there is a link between physical activity and a reduction or cessation of substance use. Experts explain how that works and how to incorporate it into your own life.

The idealised result for people with mental illnesses is to rapidly return to their ‘normal’ level of functioning. This isn’t always possible

The view that addiction is a disease makes it an individual problem. That’s dangerous.

When life feels this precarious, it’s only natural to roll the dice on just about everything.

‘Sharon’ has been addicted to poker machines since they first arrived in Australia in 1992. Through this animated documentary, she reveals the devastating impact gambling has had on her life

A third of those with alcohol and drug problems who have treatment get better. Can we really afford to stick to stubborn ideas about addiction?

The Premier and her cabinet need to know that drugs don't discriminate and those who have a problem are not 'dopes'.

Opioid addicts are turning to online forums for advice about quitting. Their conversations have a lot to teach us about drug use and public health.

A medical clinic in Frankston that provides 10 per cent of Victoria's methadone services is about to close, leaving behind about 3,500 patients with addiction issues.

Adding simple workouts to treatment improved recovery from a variety of substance-use disorders, including to cocaine, opioids, cannabis and alcohol.

New national standards aim to change doctors’ prescribing habits for hospital patients with pain when they’re discharged home. But clinicians also need to ensure patients’ pain is well managed.

My freedom from this mad merry-go-round only arrived when I understood the three C’s: ‘didn’t cause it, can’t control it, can’t cure it’

Addiction remains shrouded in stigma, while the system through which we provide addiction treatment in Australia is fragmented and failing. There's no better time to address these issues.

Counselling Online supports people affected by alcohol and other drugs, for free 24/7. The smallest step can make a difference so let us help you today.

A new paper suggests that death certificates dramatically undercounted the number of people dying from opioid overdoses.

About one in six people who take the most common medication for Parkinson's disease will develop addictive behaviours. We found whether this happens depends on a person's unique brain structure.

Treatments for opioid dependence, such as methadone and buprenorphine, are effective. But some people who stand to benefit are missing out.