Blogs
What regular drug users are taking in 2014 - a podcast
On The Daily Mail's reporting of cannabis research
"Cannabis as addictive as heroin" announced the headlines in The Daily Mail (UK) and The Telegraph (UK). The news outlets were reporting on a paper published this week in the journal Addiction which reviews the last 20 years of research into the adverse health effects of recreational cannabis use.
But the headlines were misleading, as author of the paper and NDARC conjoint Professor Wayne Hall explains:
Young cocaine users have heart health of 60 year olds
NDARC was lucky enough to host a presentation by cardiologists Professor Gemma Figtree and Dr Rebecca Kozor on 21 August about the effects of cocaine on the heart.
Quick fixes don't work for heroin dependence
NDARC's 11 year study of heroin users - the longest running study of heroin users ever undertaken in Australia - is nearing completion. Professors Maree Teesson and Shane Darke spoke to ABC Television's Lateline program about their landmark findings, including what treatments have proven most effective at tackling heroin dependence.
The perfect storm: alcohol, drugs, and depression
It’s undeniable that Robin Williams brought much joy and laughter to the world, but he also talked openly about his depression and problems with alcohol and cocaine.
Xanax overdose and related deaths - a podcast
How the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman was reported
Moral judgement and bias still abounds in media reporting of drug and alcohol dependence, writes NDARC’s head of communications, Marion Downey.
The death of Oscar winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman from a heroin overdose and a “cocktail” of other drugs in February this year attracted frenzied media interest and hundreds of stories in print, television, radio and online.