Patients across the world have been receiving prescriptions for opioid medications for some time now, and it has also been realised for some time that they are helpful but often problematic prescription drugs that do not always work and can put the person taking them at risk of developing further serious physical and mental health
Post traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD as it is more commonly known, is a major problem among members of the emergency services in Australia. The sheer amount of traumatic scenes and events that these workers come across on the job every single day is staggering. Whether it be seeing dead bodies, car crashes, fires or,
The United States’ Food and Drugs Association (FDA), has this week passed a ruling that will bring e-cigarettes, cigars and hookah under the same federal rule that conventional cigarettes and smokeless tobacco are already subject to. According to Harold Wimmer, the president and CEO of the association, the new rules will allow the FDA to
Australia’s drug driving laws have come in for a fair amount of scrutiny in recent months, and so they should. The way in which the current laws are set up means that many people who are of absolutely no danger to other drivers on the road are being arrested, taken to court, often banned from
Just last week the UN hosted one of the most important meetings on drugs in decades. Held in New York, the meeting was attended by scientists, doctors, drug policy experts and a range of politicians from around the globe. For the most part, the announcements that were made essentially reaffirmed what we have been told
As drug laws around the world are being changed to better align with our modern day views on cannabis, Australia has remained hesitant. Marijuana is still illegal all over the country, with just three states having decriminalised certain amounts of possession. Even the use of medical marijuana is prohibited, though legalising it has been considered
Addiction is a problem that has plagued the indigenous population of Australia for some time. Alcohol abuse, in particular, has worked against the indigenous peoples’ struggle for a better life for decades now, and it is an addiction that they have never managed to escape. It is true that in recent history, alcohol addiction has
If you take a walk down any moderately busy street today, the chances are you’ll see more than a few people holding what looks like Dr Who’s sonic screwdriver to their mouth, inhaling deeply before breathing out a plume of sweet smelling vapour into the air. Over the past 5-6 years this is a sight
Every year around 25 percent of the world’s cannabis is produced on the African continent. In 2005 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) estimated that as many as 38,200,000 African adults smoke the drug each year. It is deeply ingrained in their culture and could play a massive role in their economy,
Within seconds of relaxing on the couch, I could feel the heat in my lower back begin to intensify and it began to move from its place of origin. As this intense fire began to move, it split into two and began to criss cross up my back as two snakes on fire. Somehow I
by Mynzah. Perhaps the following Bible verse has made its way into your reality at some point in your life. “I give you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be
