Drugs
Health & Medicine
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