With around 5.5 tonnes of cocaine consumed in Australia each year, and around 60% of that (2.9 tonnes) consumed in Sydney alone, the east coast of Australia is in the midst of what has been dubbed ‘Australia’s Cocaine Crisis’. Australia has the highest per capita rate of cocaine use in the world, and those […]
Month: June 2021
Six ways to help depression
Depression can happen to anyone and is a major global health problem, with one million Australian adults experiencing depression and two million experiencing anxiety each year. With almost half of all Australian adults experiencing mental health conditions in their lifetime, how can we help people who experience depression? How do we help ourselves and those […]
Good mental health is literally priceless
The world’s highest paid female athlete ever, Naomi Osaka, taught us all a valuable lesson this month when she withdrew from the French Open Tennis, citing mental health concerns. The lesson? Mental health is priceless. Osaka, who earnt US$37.4 million (A$48.2 million) in 2020, shone the spotlight on elite athlete mental health, drawing both applause […]
Who is at risk of developing OCD?
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), in conjunction with other anxiety disorders, is the sixth largest contributor to non-fatal health loss globally, according to the World Health Organization. More than half a million Australians, or 2% of our population, are living with the disorder. What causes OCD is unknown, but researchers believe that people with OCD have […]
