AAP - 11-09-2018

A 19 per cent jump in alcohol-related assaults in the NT and 9 per cent increase in hospital admissions have sparked questions about whether the BDR is working.

AAP - 10-09-2018

Eight people have been sickened by salmonella after eating alfalfa sprouts from an Adelaide business in the past month, the state's health department warns.

AAP - 31-08-2018

Melbourne's safe injecting room will be expanded amid growing demand from drug users in the inner-city overdose hotspot. Melbourne's

AAP - 28-08-2018

Prescription opioids, such as oxycodone and codeine are involved in most accidental drug deaths and more people are overdosing on anxiety and insomnia drugs.

AAP - 20-08-2018

More Australians are dying after accidentally overdosing on prescription opioids such as oxycodone, a report has found. The number of Australians

AAP - 20-08-2018

A new study has found that patients who search their symptoms online before arriving at an emergency department are better able to communicate with doctors.

AAP - 16-08-2018

Victoria's biggest alcohol and drug service provider is calling on MPs to pledge extra money to help the state's troubled youth. Victorians

AAP - 25-07-2018

At least two people have been taken to hospital with serious lead poisoning after consuming a bad batch of opium "heavily contaminated" with lead.

AAP - 20-07-2018

A new report shows alcohol marketers are breaching rules in promoting products to children but are mostly willing to remedy any problems. Alcohol

AAP - 19-07-2018

Twenty-five Victorian health groups are reportedly expected to launch a plan on Thursday to make the state almost smoke-free by 2025. Victoria