Drugs

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Opinion

Pill testing is the right choice

The Victorian government’s decision to introduce drug testing demonstrates it takes its duty to prevent harm seriously

Sciences & Technology

Drugging plants to learn their secrets

Discovering chemicals that affect plant circadian rhythms could improve crop yields – bringing us a step closer to ‘chronoculture’

Health & Medicine

The new weapon against malaria’s drug resistance

Over the last 50 years, malaria parasites have developed resistance to seven drugs, but a new way to identify future antimalarials holds promise

Health & Medicine

A remedy for false COVID-19 cures?

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has been more vigilant in policing advertisements for unproven COVID-19 ‘treatments’. But have some slipped through the cracks?

Politics & Society

A precarious high

The Australian Capital Territory’s new cannabis laws are at odds with Australia’s federal laws, but should the federal government stay out of it?

Health & Medicine

Preventing the spread of malaria

Scientists have discovered a new drug target to block the world’s deadliest malaria parasite from spreading

Health & Medicine

How babies may be more vulnerable to medication

New research has found a mechanism that may make fetuses and newborns more exposed to drugs, providing a pathway to better understanding of what is a safer dosage for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers

Politics & Society

Cold comfort as anti-doping plays catch up

Retrospective testing is catching up with drug cheats in world sport, opening up questions over how far back testing may go. But it may seem too little too late for those that miss out on winning at the time

Business & Economics

Behind the numbers on illicit drug use

Being the victim of violence is strongly linked to illicit drug use in Australia, and having parents who use cannabis significantly increases the likelihood of a child growing up to use them

Business & Economics

Why do people really become homeless?

While the majority of the general public thinks drug addiction is the main reason for homelessness, the reality is quite different