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Sights set on solving problem smoking

Health Times - 06-01-2020

A new approach to support long-term smokers to quit will be trialled in Adelaide this year, building on a decade of research into finding solutions to tobacco addiction.

 
Steps to make a healthier and safer start to 2020

Health Times - 06-01-2020

As the countdown to New Year’s Eve celebrations begin, the Alcohol and Drug Foundation is encouraging Australians to plan ahead and follow some simple steps to help

 
Report shows Aussies underestimate alcohol drinking guidelines

AAP - 23-12-2019

New research looking into Australians' understanding of responsible drinking highlights the social responsibility behind alcohol drinking constraint.

 
From face masks to air purifiers: what actually works to protect us from bushfire smoke?

Health Times - 18-12-2019

Bushfire smoke has now been blanketing parts of Australia for months. This week the air quality in Sydney reached new lows,

 
Remove profit motive from tobacco to deal with mass addiction, researchers urge

Health Times - 18-12-2019

Governments worldwide need to create non-profit supply systems for tobacco and nicotine products because of their potential to cause significant and avoidable harm, researchers

 
Aussie men are drowning at five times the rate of women

AAP - 18-12-2019

Aussie men are being urged to stop showing off near the water, as alarming statistics reveal they are drowning at almost five times the rate of women.

 
Bushfire related air pollution in NSW have been declared a public emergency

AAP - 16-12-2019

A leading group of doctors and other health professionals say NSW's recent hazardous air quality is a public health emergency. Doctors, nurses

 
Dangerous smoke choking Sydney could be causing long-term damage even to healthy people

AAP - 12-12-2019

Thick smoke blanketing parts of Australia's east could cause long-term health damage, with experts warning it will get worse if climate change isn't tackled.

 
Governments urged to act on new national alcohol strategy

Health Times - 11-12-2019

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is urging Federal and State Governments to act on policies outlined in the new National Alcohol Strategy, aimed at preventing and minimising

 
Three young people are dead after 91 suspected drug overdoses in Perth

AAP - 10-12-2019

West Australian police have expressed alarm after three young people died among 91 suspected drug overdoses across a four-day period. Three young

 

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