Drug use in Victoria
Studies provide statistics and information on the frequency of illicit drug use in Victoria and the characteristics of people in the Victorian community who use illicit (illegal) drugs. Studies cover drug-related mortality for heroin-related ... [... more]
Better Health |
Teeth and drug use
Many drugs, both prescription and illegal, can cause tooth damage. Estimates suggest that about 40 per cent of people take at least one type of medicine that could damage their teeth. Many drugs, both prescription and illegal, can cause tooth ... [... more]
Better Health |
Treatments for drug dependency
Drug dependence is a pattern of repeated drug taking that usually results in tolerance (the need for greater amounts of the drug to achieve the same effect), withdrawal (physical and cognitive effects when drug use declines or stops), and ... [... more]
NineMSN Health |
Elisabeth Guthrie
In America's hypercompetitive culture, children are being suffocated by our quest to make them the best. As competitive parenting has been on the rise since the 1980s, so have rates of teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use. Yet ... [... more]
Random House |
Frank Owen
Outrageous parties. Brazen drug use. Fantastical costumes. Celebrities. Wannabes. Gender-bending club kids. Pulse-pounding beats. Sinful orgies. Botched police raids. Depraved criminals. Murder. In 1995, journalist Frank Owen began researching a ... [... more]
Random House |
Kathy Matthews
In America's hypercompetitive culture, children are being suffocated by our quest to make them the best. As competitive parenting has been on the rise since the 1980s, so have rates of teen suicide, eating disorders, depression, and drug use. Yet ... [... more]
Random House |
