Drugs
Centipede venom could be the perfect pain killer
Centipedes are probably the last thing you think about when dealing with chronic pain. But a new study has found......
Campaign to warn of poppy plant perils
Tasmania’s poppy crops are a booming state industry, contributing to half of the world’s opiad production. However, the plants are......
Is the contraceptive pill safe to use?
The contraceptive pill is the most common form of contraception used in Australia. 200,000 Australian women are believed to be......
Is Australia Breaking Bad?
Breaking Bad has people all over the world glued to their TV sets and wondering if they could make meth......
Bad parenting: the stakes are high
It’s a coming of age ritual for many Australian adolescents looking to try something exciting and risky—smoking marijuana. For many......
Busting open Australia’s drug war spend
What’s more important: fighting drug dealers, or the effects of drugs themselves? Federal and State/Territory governments seem to believe the......
Legal highs not without consequences
Sydney Teenager Henry Kwon died on Wednesday after jumping from his third floor balcony. Police say he was under the......
Cannabis arrests and seizures are at record high levels
Levels of cannabis arrests and seizures over the past two years were the highest in the last decade. A new......
The push to legalise medicinal marijuana
Medical marijuana is one step closer to being accessible to patients with terminal illnesses in New South Wales. After intense......
A close look at the smaller parties: Australian HEMP Party
Continuing our series of reports on Australia’s smaller political parties, this week we look at the Australian HEMP Party. The......