Drug and Alcohol Monthly Media Briefing

Media releases

National

Alcohol

Australian Alcohol Poll: No End in Sight to Nation’s Woes (FARE) 17^th April

Government Urged to Establish Parliamentary Inquiry on Alcohol Harm (ADCA) 17^th April

Winemakers Federation Comments Offensive and Insenstive: Greens (FED) 18^th April

Leading Health Groups Call for Federal Budget to Equalise Alcohol Taxation (FED) 23^rd April

Drugs

Illicit Drug Prohibition has failed – A National Debate on Alternatives is Required (FED) 3^rd April

ADCA Encourages Rational Discussion about ‘War on Drugs’ Report (ADCA) 3^rd April

Report Backs Greens Position on Drugs Policy (FED) 3^rd April

Dispense Methadone on the PBS: Greens (FED) 4^th April

Drug Awards Makes a Difference to the People that Make a Difference (ADF) 12^th April

New Report Shows Upturn in Clinical Trials Numbers (MA) 18^th April

Tobacco

Government Should Be Consistent on Tobacco Control: Greens (FED) 17^th April

New Zealand Moves to Introduce Plain Packaging of Tobacco (FED) 19^th April

Australians Still Not Aware of Smoking Risk to Heart – New Report (HF) 20^th April

New Zealand to Pursue Plain Packaging of Cigarettes (FED) 20^th April

Other

The Hon. Warren Snowdon M.P. Reinforces the Necessity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers (FED) 3^rd April

New South Wales

Greens Back Cowdery: Remove Criminal Sanctions for Personal Use to Reduce Social and Health Problems (NSW) 3^rd April

Three in Every Ten Australians Affected by Alcohol-Fuelled Violence (NSWNA) 12^th April

Northern Territory

$5.7M Remote Health Boost (NT) 11^th April

South Australia

Comment Sought on Annual Liquor Licensing Fees (SA) 5^th April

Victoria

New Figures Show Recreational Drug Users Collateral Damage in the “War on Drugs” (VAADA) 13^th April

Top Health Groups Call for Ban on Smoking in Outdoor Dining and Drinking Areas (VIC) 26^th April

Western Australia

WA First for Alcohol and Drug Treatment (WA) 1^st April

News articles

Local

Alcohol

Drunken Youths Ruin Underage Venue 22^nd April

Drugs

Heroin Sentence Leaves Family Reeling 27^th April

Other

Food Vans in Danger of Closing Because of Violence 10^th April

Saving Lives 16^th April

National

Alcohol

Grog Management Plans ‘Not Working’ 2^nd April

Worker Health Bears Fruit 3^rd April

WA Use Among Highest in Nation 4^th April

Parents Seek Aid for Boozing Kids 9^th April

New Bid for Adelaide’s West End Pub Lockouts 9^th April

Broome Wants Grant to Tackle Liquor Problems 9^th April

Call for Labels on Bottles to Warn of Alcohol’s Danger to Foetuses 10^th April

Sports Stars Promote Alcohol and Junk Food against Personal Beliefs 10^th April

Man Faces Charges over Teen Drinking Binge 11^th April

Teens Switch to Alcohol, Ecstasy 11^th April

Sporting a Tattoo? There’s a Good Chance You Like a Drink, Study Finds 17^th April

Binge-Drinking Rate on the Rise 17^th April

High Praise for Newcastle’s Alcohol Stance 18^th April

APC Calls for Alcohol Tax Overhaul in Budget 23^rd April

Study Finds Alcohol Ads Get to At Least a Quarter of Kids 23^rd April

Fresh Calls to Tax Alcohol per Standard Drink 23^rd April

Young Aussies Drink Enough to be Experts 26^th April

Drugs

Police Report Surge in Drug Crimes 1^st April

Ban on Fake Pot Fails to Drag Drug off Shelf 1^st April

Patients Face Long Wait to Treat Chronic Pain 2^nd April

It’s over. We’ve lost the War on Drugs: Report 3^rd April

The Drugs Fight Saves Lives 3^rd April

Greens Back Decriminalising Drugs, but not Legalisation 3^rd April

Drug Users say they’re Sick of Being Treated as Criminals 3^rd April

‘Blind Eye’ to Students using ADHD Drugs 4^th April

Legalising Drugs Not the Answer, says UnitingCare CEO 4^th April

Should We Decriminalise Drugs? 4^th April

Drug Policy Needs Fresh Start 9^th April

Drug Arm Pleads for Van Volunteers 10^th April

WRAD Director says State Needs to Step up Funding for Treatment 11^th April

1 in 3 Youth on Drugs Try Suicide 13^th April

Company Challenges Ban on Drugs Test 17^th April

Addicts Sought for World-First Cannabis Trial 17^th April

First Heroin Shot Proves Fatal 18^th April

Greens Back Call for APY Marijuana Date 19^th April

Jails ‘Awash’ With Drugs Says Prisoner Advocate 23^rd April

Drugs Cheats Should Miss Next Olympics: Edwards 24^th April

Local Input Guides Drug Plans 27^th April

The Drug’s in the Mail 27^th April

Smoking/Tobacco

Tobacco Giant Promotes their Product as Stylish in New Ads 13^th April

A Straight Shooter 13^th April

Tobacco Brands Challenge Plain Packs in High Court 16^th April

Tobacco Giants, Government Face Off in Court 17^th April

Plain Packaging Stoush Watched from Across the Ditch 20^th April

Smokers Ashamed of Habit: Study 23^rd April

Government Urged to Ban Smoking in Outdoor Areas 26^th April

Other

NSW Drive-By Shootings Rising, Stat 17^th April

International

Alcohol

Alcohol and the Look of Love 2^nd April

Can Alcohol Make Men Smarter? Study Suggests Yes 12^th April

University Where 20% of Students are Muslim Considers Alcohol-Free Zones 12^th April

EU-Wide Alcohol Marketing Rules to be Introduced 16^th April

War Looms Over Alcohol Ad Ban 16^th April

WHO Drops Plan to Target Alcohol Use Reduction 23^rd April

Women with High-Risk Breast Protein ‘More Likely to Develop Cancer if They Drink Too Much’ 23^rd April

India Urges WHO to Set Up Mechanism to Curb Drinking 24^th April

Drugs

Insight: Lifting the Veil on Afghanistan’s Female Addicts 1^st April

Synthetic Marijuana Banned in NY 1^st April

Examining Marijuana Arrests 1^st April

Marijuana School in California Raided 2^nd April

Painkillers: Who Becomes an Addict and Why? 4^th April

Target Crime Assets in War on Drug Gangs 4^th April

Drugs: The Debate Goes Mainstream 9^th April

A Fog of Drugs and War 9^th April

Feds Don’t Owe Tribal Church for Seized Drugs 9^th April

Marijuana-Growing to Reap Badly Needed Revenue and Jobs? Spanish Village Decides Not to Do It 10^th April

Cannabis Activists Challenge Ban on ‘Smoking Rally’ 10^th April

Opium Battlefields Sown with Land Mines 13^th April

US Authorities say 15 Arrested in Crackdown on International Online Narcotics Market Scheme 17^th April

Opioid Addicts Have Highest Risk of Death 17^th April

Opium Farming in Afghanistan Rising Again, Bleak UN Report Admits 17^th April

Commentary: Herion Vaccine Won’t ‘Cure’ What Ails Addicts 17^th April

Dutch Marijuana Advocates Face Off with Cabinet 19^th April

Needle-Exchange Program Needs Mayor’s Approval 19^th April

In Russia Sea of Drugs, Rehab Offers Harbour of Hope 19^th April

New Passive Vaccine Reverses Dangerous Symptoms of Cocaine Overdose 19^th April

Army Probes Heroin Deals 23^rd April

Legalise Drugs, Says Former British Spy Chief 23^rd April

‘Record Number of Illicit Drugs’ Detected in EU 26^th April

Heroin-Overdose Antidote is being Issued to Addicts and their Loved Ones – Just in Case 27^th April

Smoking/Tobacco

FDA: Tobacco Companies must Report Levels of Dangerous Chemicals in Products 2^nd April

Judge finds Tobacco Ad Ban Unconstitutional 2^nd April

UK Tobacco Display Ban to Reduce Youngsters Taking up the Habit 9^th April

Lung Cancer Cases Rise in Women 12^th April

Import of Raw Tobacco at the Lowest Rate: Cigarette Industry Given Unnecessary Concessions 16^th April

Big Tobacco Pays States $6.5 Billion, Unchanged from 2011 16^th April

Smoking Ban is Like Nazi’s Persecution of Jews, says West Virginia Republican Senate Candidate 19^th April

Indonesian 8-y-o Kicks His Smoking Habit 20^th April

NZ All In For Plain Tobacco Packaging 22^nd April

Smoking Could be Targeted by $100 Cigarette Packets 23^rd April

Taxpayer-Funded Charity Sparks Outrage by Handing Out Free Cigarettes as Part of ANTI-SMOKING Campaign 23^rd April

Tobacco Packaging ‘Targets Teens’ 26^th April

Other

Incidence of HIV Jumps Fourteen-Fold in Five Years 1^st April

Division on Cuba ends Summit of Americas on Frosty Note 15^th April