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18 Jun. Parents can change WA's youth drinking culture

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:18:19 GMT

More than ever before, WA's young people are drinking to get drunk and starting at an earlier age - but talking to your child about alcohol can make a difference, according to a leading WA health expert.

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Last updated: 18 June 2013

18 Jun. Website helps parents talk about drugs

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:12:40 GMT

When parents decide to have 'the talk' with their kids, it's often about the birds and bees. But the Australian Drug Foundation wants families to start having a different, but equally tricky conversation.

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Last updated: 18 June 2013

18 Jun. Drug Action Week fact sheets

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:09:00 GMT

Download a series of fact sheets produced for 2013 Drug Action Week.

Visit the Drug Action Week website.

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Download more alcohol and drug fact sheets.
Visit The Other Talk website, launched for Drug Action Week 2013.

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Last updated: 18 June 2013

17 Jun. Discussing alcohol with your child

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:39:34 GMT

Today the Australian Drug Foundation launches a parent website TheOtherTalk.org.au encouraging parents to discuss alcohol and other drugs openly with their children. The Other Talk highlights the important role parents play in shaping their childrens attitudes and knowledge to alcohol.

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Download the fact sheet: Drug use in the family

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Last updated: 14 June 2013

17 Jun. Drug Action Week launched

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:34:40 GMT

Just this past week, the federal government launched Drug Action Week. Starting yesterday, more than 950 events and activities will take place across the country. Community organisations and NGOs will be at the forefront supporting this week and raising awareness – something they do 365 days a year.

Read the full article from the Canberra Times.

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Visit the Australian Drug Foundation's new parent resource The Other Talk.
Search ADIN for information about Drug Action Week 2013.
Visit the Drug Action Week website.

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Last updated: 14 June 2013

17 Jun. Thyroid hormone treatment for FASD

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:25:33 GMT

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) may be treated with thyroid hormones administered during pregnancy, in the future.

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Last updated: 17 June 2013

14 Jun. Antiretroviral drugs protect people who inject

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:43:04 GMT

A study reported in The Lancet shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) offers significant protection to people exposed to HIV from injection.

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Last updated: 14 June 2013

14 Jun. Synthetic drugs off Albury shelves

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:33:27 GMT

A ban on synthetic drugs in NSW has forced Albury traders to take the substances off the shelf.

Read the full article from the Border Mail.

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Get the facts on legal highs (New and emerging drugs)
Download a fact sheet on synthetic cannabinoids.
Watch our recent seminar on new and emerging drugs—and read the associated publications for background information.

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Last updated: 14 June 2013

11 Jun. Home-made grappa deaths

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:42:42 GMT

Two men are fighting for their lives in a Brisbane hospital after drinking a bad batch of home-made grappa which killed two of their mates.

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Last updated: 11 June 2013

11 Jun. Synthetic drugs safety fears

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:37:51 GMT

Synthetic drugs remain freely accessible over the counter in Victorian stores, despite a NSW government ban on the 'harmful' substances and the recent death of a 17-year-old boy.

Read the full article from the Age.

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Read the Australian Drug Foundation's Prevention Research and Prevention in Action on new and emerging drugs.
View the associated online webinar.
Get the facts on 'legal' highs.
Download a fact sheet on synthetic cannabinoids.

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Last updated: 11 June 2013