An archive of recent news articles on the topic of alcohol and drugs.
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Booze bus app 'will not hinder fight against drink-driving'
17th February 2010
Police believe a mobile phone application being used by Melbourne motorists to identify the location of police booze buses will not hinder their drink-driving fighting efforts.Victoria Police Inspector Martin Boormansaid there was nothing illegal about the application, which is called Trapster.‘‘It’s disappointing, but we don’t believe it will slow us down in any way, shape or form in catching people that do choose to drink and drive,’’ he said this morning.
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Party pill import laws 'creating real risk'
16th February 2010
Anyone wanting to import or manufacture the latest "party pill" will first have to have the product approved, if Law Commission proposals released yesterday win backing. Currently, new drugs - including party pills - can be imported, manufactured and sold without regulation.
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Alcohol a problem: army leader
16th February 2010
THE second in command of Australia's armed forces has admitted the army has an alcohol problem and demanded officers address the heavy-drinking culture. Lieutenant-General Ken Gillespie said in an email to commanders he was tired of hearing about soldiers killing and injuring themselves and others through alcohol-fuelled behaviour, said the army's internal newspaper.
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Is gym the new rehab?
11th February 2010
Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones - but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol?There are some tantalising clues that physical activity might spur changes in the brain to do just that. Now the US government is beginning a push for hard research to prove it.This is not about getting average people to achieve the so-called runner's high, a feat of pretty intense athletics.
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Mental illness ravaging nation's youth
11th February 2010
ALARMING new figures have revealed that one in four young people are battling a mental illness, with many problems triggered by drug and alcohol abuse. The first snapshot of Australia's mental health in a decade found that Generation Y is being ravaged by depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse.
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Rudd wants rise in drinking age
10th February 2010
Kevin Rudd would like to see the drinking age in Australia raised from 18 to 21 years. The Prime Minister said he would prefer an increase, given a recent series of tragic accidents involving P-plate drivers.
Since the start of the year 12 teenagers have been killed in cars driven by P-plate drivers in New South Wales and Victoria.
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DIY drinks doubly potent
10th February 2010
Gin and tonics and other spirit drinks mixed at home are stronger than most people realise, new figures show. People underestimate the size of spirit measures when making their own drinks, a series of experiments has shown. Most were unable to pour 25ml of a spirit into a glass, accidentally giving themselves an average of 50 per cent extra.
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Drug firm bankrolls P education
9th February 2010
A trust that teaches schoolchildren about the dangers of P will pay for the programme using money from a major manufacturer of pseudoephedrine-based cold and flu tablets.Stellar Trust chairman Alistair Burry said the trust had thought long and hard before deciding to work with multinational pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.
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Ban smoking from beaches, health officials ask
9th February 2010
Taxpayer-funded health officials are calling on the Government to increase tobacco tax and ban smoking in many outdoor public areas such as beaches. The call from the Auckland Regional Public Health Service for a range of tough measures comes in its submission to the Maori affairs select committee's forthcoming inquiry into the tobacco industry and the effects of tobacco use on Maori.
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Big drinkers, slow learners, quick fixes
4th February 2010
Australia has a drinking problem. And with the recent proliferation of no-booze awareness campaigns and fund-raisers such as FebFast, Dry July and Ocsober, it appears more people are heeding the message. But are the self-imposed booze droughts a gimmick or do they really have benefits?
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