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ofsubstance_2010_2July 2010 Vol. 8 No. 2
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The July issue of Of Substance is out now, and is full of the latest information about alcohol and other drug research and events. Click on the PDF link above to access the full magazine.

Feature articles include:     
  • Childhood trauma, adult pain: Sexual abuse in childhood has strong links with the later development of drug and alcohol problems.
  • Timely drug alerts: Early warning systems about drug trends enable local services to respond quickly to minimise harm
  • An inquiring mind: Interview with Professor Margaret Hamilton
  • Lost in translation? Tobacco use in migrant communities
  • Trouble in paradise: Tackling AOD use in the Pacific
  • Loss of local control: A new report highlights the decline in Indigenous-run interventions
  • AOD recruitment: innovation is the solution.

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Recent Issues

ofsubstance_2010_1March 2010 Vol. 8 No. 1
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March 2010's feature articles include:
  • Smoking bans: civil rights vs health? The ethics and implications of smoking bans in places like prisons and mental health facilities
  • When calamity strikes: the impact of disasters on substance use
  • Why are some drugs legal and others not? An historical perspective
  • Outback crusade: an Indigenous licensing officer drives alcohol reform in Bourke
  • Engaging culturally diverse communities in AOD harm minimisation and treatment
  • Needle and syringe programs: saving lives, cutting costs
  • Research digest: three challenging posters from 2009's APSAD Conference.
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October 2009 Vol. 7 No. 4
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October 2009's feature articles include:

  • From happy hour to hospital: alcohol's impact on emergency departments
  • Violence and vomit: how alcohol accords can reclaim city streets
  • Celebrating the sector: the 2009 National Drug and Alcohol Awards
  • Special two-page interview: Professor Ian Webster
  • Dramatic shift in drinking attitudes: latest public opinions from the AER Foundation
  • Drowning in red tape: NGO's burden of compliance
  • Research digest: the use and abuse of prescribed opioids

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Next issue out November 2010.
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