Australia is making efforts to increase the availability of Naloxone, an antidote that decreases the risk of opioid overdose. What does this mean for people struggling with heroin and prescription opioid addiction? Sharelines How Nalaxone works, and what this means for those struggling with opioid addiction: What do Australia’s Naloxone subsidies mean for your opioid-addicted […]
Ice addiction has taken Australia by storm — and the effects are deadly. Across Australia, officials are talking about soaring rates of meth addiction, warning that levels of meth use have reached pandemic proportions. Crystal methamphetamine or “ice” is ravaging...
Obesity is a major concern for Australians, and most likely linked to the world-wide epidemic of sugar addiction… which is more common than you think. It is no secret that Australian’s are getting fatter, with the country currently ranked as the fifth fattest nation...
Australian’s are making headlines as the world’s most addicted gamblers, with over 80% of citizens partaking in gambling activities — which makes it no wonder the country is suffering from what some call a gambling addiction epidemic. How do People Become Addicted to...
Current studies reveal that alcohol abuse is responsible for harming one million Australian children – and they are only the ones that we have been made aware about. How much harm does alcohol really do? Australians can no longer hide from the facts: alcohol abuse is...
High rates of methamphetamine addiction in Australia are proving too much for treatment facilities to handle – addicts are dying while on a waitlist for treatment. Australia is facing a dangerous shortage of addiction treatment facilities, with waiting lists for...
Canadians are now the second largest source of illicit drugs being brought into Australia, next only to Chile. Some of their smuggling methods are very unique. Last week, the Australian publication Nationalpost reported that Canada is now the second largest source of...
The Huffington Post recently published an article on ‘the likely cause of addiction,’ stating that addiction is caused merely by a ‘lack of love’ or ‘lack of belonging,’ which is simply NOT TRUE. Here is our Clinical Team's response… An article was published last week...
Many people suffering from PTSD are also suffering from addiction – which is why addiction and PTSD treatment are often done co-currently. There are many factors which can pre-dispose people to substance abuse. One psychological condition frequently associated with...
In recent years, cognitive behavioural approaches to addiction therapy have been supplemented with aspects of mindfulness, known as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy or MBCT. If you have been tuned in to celebrity trends lately, you will have noticed that meditation...
AA’s 12 Steps are widely criticised, but a new study proves that participation in the "Steps" and its systems increase chances of long-term sobriety by over 200%! Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been helping millions of people get and stay sober since the 12 Steps, and...