Association of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NT

Great to see all the media in the past week including Channel 7 news report on Victoria Kostadinov's PhD and latest paper looking at high-risk drinking by women. 7plus.com.au/seven-news-mel… (13.20m). View paper doi.org/10.1111/dar.13… @billie_bonevski @nathan_harrison @JacquieBowden

Despite clear evidence that alcohol causes at least 7 types of cancer, a new national survey conducted by @AlcoholChangeAustralia has found too many Australians remain in the dark about the link between alcohol & cancer. Read the full media release here: brnw.ch/21wKrwF

Drug Alert: There have been two recent cases in Queensland involving fake Nucynta® tablets. Nucynta® tablets contain tapentadol and are not available in Australia. community.theknow.org.au/news

New drugs mean more risk of overdose. Experts say we need more pill testing now abc.net.au/news/2024-02-2…

New systematic review from @GeorginaLau_ & team examines substance use in violence-related injuries & provides a useful benchmark for harm reduction and injury prevention strategies. @MonashUni @DrBenBeck See Table 7 for policy and research implications: tinyurl.com/3wb7wt6s

I couldn't agree more with @DrADhanda's article - the stigma that exists around alcohol means that people aren't getting the help that they need, when they need it. A 🧵 1/ theconversation.com/stigma-kills-p…

An #NT rehab expert has criticised the revival of the zombie policy of mandatory alcohol treatment, seven years after the $18m per year program was found to have no apparent long-term health impacts. @TheNTNews ntnews.com.au/news/politics/…

Are you 18+ years old with lived or living experience of an alcohol use disorder? Participate in the @MenziesResearch 'zero alcohol drinks and recovery' study here: aadant.org.au/news/zero-alco…

Some insights from our colleagues in this article that are worthy of consideration in the lead up to this year's Federal Budget too - 'Synthetic opioids like fentanyl could increase in Australia soon. Experts say we need to prepare now' (ABC News): abc.net.au/news/2024-01-2…

World AIDS Day is an international day that began in 1988. It’s held on 1 December each year to help raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. aadant.org.au/news/world-aid…

NT Australian of the Year Blair McFarland has been acknowledged for his decades-long commitment to improving the health and lives of some of Australia's most disadvantaged youth. ab.co/3MvlKSu

"If we have a system that allows these types of products to be produced and marketed en masse, then ... it’s failing young people and failing the community," FARE CEO @catgiorgi tells @australian. theaustralian.com.au/nation/watchdo…

NT Drug Warning - Metonitazene aadant.org.au/news/nt-drug-w…

In better news, good things are happening in the ACT. Check out this great article from ABC News on Saturday: 'The ACT is decriminalising small amounts of illicit drugs in a move to treat addiction as a health issue. How will that help users?' - abc.net.au/news/2023-10-2…

Alcohol pharmacotherapies are under prescribed and under utilised. Here we summarize how they are also really cost effective. Help us get that message out there, and implementing what works. Great work by Benjamin Higginbotham @Edith__Collins in leading this important project!

The All Good Project Care Team are looking for volunteers for the Electric Storm Halloween Festival in Darwin to promote safer partying. Interested? See info below!

Potent synthetic opioids classed as ‘nitazenes’ have been seized in South Australia and could be present in illicit drugs theknow.org.au/alerts_warning…

‘The idea persists because of stigma.’ ‘If we want people to get help earlier, we need to stop blaming them and treat addiction like any other health condition.’ @PaulaGoodyer @theage @DrNicoleLee @rethinkadd smh.com.au/lifestyle/heal…

RESEARCH SEMINAR | Join us during #NTMHW2023 as we celebrate 20 years of Menzies’ Stay Strong program! Hear from mental health researcher Dr Josie Povey who will share this innovative program's current and future directions. Register today: bit.ly/3t3aO7G

... and here's the full letter with the list of signatories 🙂#yes23 #referendum23