Tag: Drugs and Substance Abuse
Salvos' bottleshop concerns
A peak national welfare group wants a crackdown on Tasmanian liquor licensing laws for bottleshops.[MORE]
Council claims liquor licence conditions win
The Warrnambool council is taking the credit for conditions imposed on a liquor licence for one of the city's restaurants.[MORE]
Scheme helping snuff out petrol sniffing in Cherbourg
Organisers of a campaign to stamp out petrol sniffing in the Indigenous community of Cherbourg in Queensland's South Burnett region say it is beginning to show results.[MORE]
Jail wardens to undergo random sniffer dog searches
Corrective Services officers will now undergo random sniffer dog searches, x-rays and metal detector checks at the start and end of their shifts.[MORE]
Hotels unhappy with planned new charges
Hotels are unhappy with tough changes proposed in SA in a bid to crack down on drunken violence.[MORE]
Drug driving worries on SA roads
The latest drug driving figures in SA have been condemned by police and the Government.[MORE]
More heroin on WA streets: O'Neil
The founder of a Perth naltrexone program George O'Neil says Western Australians can no longer pretend the state's heroin problem is not increasing.[MORE]
Heroin linked to three deaths
Police are investigating a cluster of deaths believed to be heroin overdoses.[MORE]
Lindsay Lohan 'in rehab'
Lindsay Lohan has reportedly moved into a sober living facility in Los Angeles, less than a week before she is due to start a 90-day jail term.[MORE]
Drugs ignored in youth violence guidelines
A Federal Government report into youth violence has made 13 recommendations, however none of them mention drugs or alcohol.[MORE]
Greens push for jail needle exchange
The ACT Greens are continuing their campaign to introduce a needle exchange program in Canberra's jail.[MORE]
Court acquits man of drug charges
A 26-year-old Western Australian man standing trial for possession and selling drugs has been acquitted.[MORE]
Locals fear 'rehab mega centre'
Local residents have reacted angrily to a Salvation Army proposal to turn a former tourist resort on the New South Wales central coast into a large drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.[MORE]
Get sober, Sir Elton urges young stars
Elton John says the stars of today should learn from his mistake and get their drug use out of the way when they are young.[MORE]
Drug report urges treatment overhaul
The Tasmanian Government is looking at ways to increase the involvement of the clients of drug and alcohol support services in decisions about treatment.[MORE]
Roadside drug testing bill 'stalled'
The ACT Government is accused of stalling the introduction of random roadside drug testing.[MORE]
Gold Coast policewoman suspended for steroid possession
A police officer from Queensland's Gold Coast has been suspended from duty for allegedly possessing steroids.[MORE]
Organisers defend party security
The organiser of an under-18s dance party in the Bega Valley on the New South Wales far south coast is defending the security and supervision of the event.[MORE]
Couple plead not guilty over heroin death
A couple charged over the heroin death of a Port Hedland man are set to go on trial in November. [MORE]
Police: Alcohol and teenagers don't mix
Police on the New South Wales far south coast say parents need to take more responsibility for their teenage children at parties.[MORE]
Call for campaign to curb parents' drinking
A child protection expert says there has been a steady increase in the number of children in state care because of parental alcohol and drug misuse.[MORE]
Research finds injecting rooms improve chance of rehab
Medical researchers have found supervised drug injecting rooms help improve the chances of drug users getting further treatment.[MORE]
PNG visitors 'bring problems' to Torres Strait
Community leaders in far north Queensland say the Australian Government should be prepared to risk a diplomatic standoff with Papua New Guinea to fix problems with a regional treaty.[MORE]
Drug raids lead to arrests
Six men have been arrested, including a member of the Comancharoes bikie gang, as part of a police operation targeting the commercial supply of methyl amphetamine in Lake Macquarie.[MORE]
Former drug labs leave residents at risk
The Australian Crime Commission's Illicit Drug Data Report showed a record number of clandestine drug laboratories are being found.[MORE]
