If you thought that the person most likely to die from a drug overdose was young, urban heroin user, it’s time to rethink your perceptions. A new report by The Penington Institute indicated that those most at risk of accidental overdose death are middle-aged males who take prescription medication and live in non-metropolitan Australia. The report […]
Category: Addiction and Dependency
The Language of Addiction
Be wary of your words “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Although this well-known phrase may be a proverb for the playground, recent research suggests that it may not be true, especially when applied to people experiencing addictive behaviours. These behaviours may entail compulsive gambling, drug and alcohol abuse, pornography addiction, eating disorders or […]
Brain Power & The Role of Neuroplasticity in Addiction
Brain Power The brain is one of the most incredible and intriguing phenomena of the human existence. Despite approximately 60% of the brain’s matter being comprised of fat, the brain has more individual cell types than any other part of the body. With its almost unlimited storage and unparalleled processing power, it is no wonder […]
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The Heathy Alcohol Guidelines
Confronting new research Recent global research has suggested Australia’s Healthy Alcohol Guidelines may be underestimating the harms of alcohol, and has prompted a review of the 2009 suggestions regarding healthy levels of regular intake. In Australia, a standard drink is defined as containing approximately 10g of alcohol (12.5mL of pure alcohol)[i]. The amount of alcohol […]
Mummy needs a drink
A recent report by The Courier Mail has coined the ‘Super Mum Complex’, an alarming alcohol trend in Australia’s middle aged women. The Queensland Department of Health reports that admissions to the Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service (HADS) has almost doubled in the last ten years for women ages 46 to 55, with a […]
