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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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Latest Issue

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

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