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Substance‐related disorders

Research

Survey of alcohol-related presentations to Australasian emergency departments

Diana Egerton-Warburton, Andrew Gosbell, Angela Wadsworth, Daniel M Fatovich and Drew B Richardson

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 584-587 Free

In this issue

Graduating to better health: “Schoolies” without hangovers

Tania Janusic

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 559 Free

Case reports

Death due to intravenous use of α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone

Kate Sellors, Alison Jones and Betty Chan

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 601-603 Free

In brief / From the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Tobacco, alcohol and drug use: the good and the bad news

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 564 Free

Letters

Should the legal age for buying alcohol be raised to 21 years?

Jason M Lindo and Peter Siminski

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 571

Letters

Should the legal age for buying alcohol be raised to 21 years?

John W Toumbourou, Kypros Kypri and Sandra C Jones

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 571

Research

Opioid substitution therapy protects against hepatitis C virus acquisition in people who inject drugs: the HITS-c study

Bethany White, Gregory J Dore, Andrew R Lloyd, William D Rawlinson and Lisa Maher

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 326-329 Free

Editorials

New psychoactive substances: reducing the harm caused by untested drugs and an unregulated market

Alex D Wodak

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 310-311 Free

Perspectives

Clinical research in synthetic cannabinoids - do we need a national approach?

Michelle M Williams, Paul J Taylor, Colin B Page and Jennifer H Martin

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (6): 317-319 Free

Letters

Changes in alcohol consumption in pregnant Australian women between 2007 and 2011

Debra S Kennedy

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (5): 266

Perspectives

Should the legal age for alcohol purchase be raised to 21?

John W Toumbourou, Kypros Kypri, Sandra C Jones and Ian B Hickie

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (10): 568-570 Free

Letters

(Ir)responsible drinking campaigns

Simone Pettigrew, Mike Daube and Nicole Biagioni

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (10): 577

Letters

Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders must include maternal treatment

Lucy Burns, Courtney Breen and Adrian J Dunlop

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (7): 392

Letters

Changes in alcohol consumption in pregnant Australian women between 2007 and 2011

Ronald P Batagol

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (7): 391-392 Free

Reflections / History

A functional dependence? A social history of the medical use of morphine in Australia

Matthew Grant, Jennifer Philip and Anna Ugalde

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (4): 230-232

Perspectives

Alcohol and cancer: the urgent need for a new message

Jaklin A Eliott and Emma R Miller

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (2): 71-72

Letters

Advising pregnant women to avoid alcohol

Tracy W Soh

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (11): 757

Research

The sources of pharmaceuticals for problematic users of benzodiazepines and prescription opioids

Suzanne Nielsen, Raimondo Bruno, Louisa Degenhardt, Mark A Stoove, Jane A Fischer, Susan J Carruthers and Nicholas Lintzeris

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (10): 696-699 Free

Perspectives

Retaining our right to regulate alcohol warnings

Paula L O’Brien and Deborah H Gleeson

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (7): 447 Free

Letters

Trends in amphetamine-related harms in Victoria

Cherie Heilbronn, Caroline X Gao, Belinda Lloyd, Karen Smith, David Best and Dan I Lubman

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 395

Letters

NBOMe — a very different kettle of fish . . .

David G E Caldicott, Stephen J Bright and Monica J Barratt

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): 322-323 Free

Letters

Online screening for alcohol and other drug problems: an acceptable method for accessing help

Ann S Wilson, David W Best, Michael Savic and Dan I Lubman

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (3): 170

Perspectives

Involuntary treatment of drug and alcohol dependence in New South Wales: an old Act and a new direction

Glenys M Dore, Robert G Batey and Darren J Smyth

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (11): 583-585

Letters

The extent of alcohol advertising in Australia: an audit of bus stop advertisements

Hannah L Pierce, Julia M Stafford and Mike Daube

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (9): 478-479

For debate

J-curve revisited: cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol use cannot be dismissed

Peter L Thompson

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 419-422 Free