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Tis the season to be jolly… drunk!
It’s that time of the year again when relatively sensible people think it’s okay to have a few drinks and take photocopies of their squashed faces and drop their trousers…
More Australians drinking alcohol to get drunk
The latest survey by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has found that the number of people who drink alcohol to get drunk has edged closer to half…
I’ll pass on the alcohol (testing) thanks!
Whether you don’t drink alcohol because of religious reasons, because you don’t like it, because you’re pregnant or for health reasons, abstaining from alcohol isn’t arduous. For others, however, going…
Wastewater drug testing helps pave way for $20 million funding
The Federal Government has committed a further $20 million in South Australia to boost drug and alcohol treatment services. In a media release to announce the funding boost, the Minister…
Educate your workforce on the dangers of drugs and alcohol
With drugs and alcohol costing Australian workplaces $5.2 billion a year, responsible for causing workplace injuries and deaths, and resulting in productivity losses, absenteeism and other issues, workplace managers and…
Road safety week highlights issues of drugs, alcohol on roads
It’s National Road Safety Week in Australia, which is a perfect time to highlight areas where we are doing well and areas where we need to improve, including combating the…
Alcohol testing times for health
It seems that every time there is a link between alcohol and improved health the media jump all over it, seemingly trying to convince everyone that if you drink alcohol…
Binge drinking a concern or an Aussie alcohol rite of passage?
Most of us Aussies love a drink of alcohol. For many, alcohol is with us when we relax after a tough day, when we enjoy the company of friends and…