Drug and Alcohol Monthly Media Briefing

Media releases

National

Alcohol

       ADCA says Federal Government Must Act to Deal with FASD! (ADCA) 1^st February

Snowdon Launches Febfast Challenge (ALP) 1^st February

Grants Announced to Fight Youth Binge Drinking Program (FED) 10^th February

Inquiry into Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Underway (FED) 13^th February

Alcohol, Drugs Perceived to be involved in Most Assaults (ABS) 21^st February

Drugs

       Decrease in Use of Ecstasy/MDMA (AIC) 21^st February

 Other

       FOI Request Reveals Government Ignored its own Research on Pregnancy Warning Labels (FARE) 22^nd February

 ACT

          New Road Safety Operations Team Expands Drug Driving Capability (Gov) 17^th February

NSW

                Sweeping New Tobacco Reforms (Gov) 21^st February

                AMA NSW Welcomes New Tobacco Reforms (AMA) 21^st February

Victoria

          Smart Way to Find Out About Teen Drinking Law (Gov) 5^th February

Health Experts Call for State-wide Review of Opening Hours (Gov) 6^th February

Opportunity for Community Feedback on Alcohol and Drug Reform (VAADA) 13^th February

Tasmania

          Tasmanian Drug Abuse Prevention Scheme Goes National (Gov) 12^th February

                New Smoke-Free Areas Creating a Healthier Tasmania (Gov) 27^th February

Northern Territory

                Alcohol Reforms on Track (Gov) 23^rd February

A Stronger Working Future for Indigenous Territorians (Gov) 24^th February

News articles

Local

Drugs

       Man Tells Court Anti-Smoking Drug Caused Him to Strangle His De Facto 3^rd February

National

Alcohol

       Call for Compulsory Alcohol Education in Schools 1^st February

         Bus Drivers on the Drink and Drugs 1^st February

         Grog Allegations Threaten to Bring Down Mayor 3^rd February

         Caravan Park seeks to be Drinks Oasis in Dry Zone 3^rd February

         New Bars Copy New Rules in Melbourne 6^th February

         Australian Expert Slams US Study ‘Sugar as Toxic as Alcohol’ 7^th February

         Time for Government to Focus on Alcohol, says AMA 8^th February

         Man Charged Over Alcohol Free Home Breach 10^th February

         Heavy Demand Expected at Town Sobering-Up Shelter 10^th February

         Booze Ads OK, says Nissan 10^th February

         Attack on Binge Drink 13^th February

         Woolies Snubs Grog Register 16^th February

What’s Brewing for Breakfast – Coffee, Tea or Beer? 18^th February

         Drink Spikers Take Shots at Women 20^th February

         Alcohol Warnings Ignored 23^rd February

         Woolies Scrap Grog Shop Plan 23^rd February

         Grog Ban Ahead of AFL Match in NT 27^th February

Drugs

       Get Tough on Drug Drivers 6^th February

         Bikies Recruit Drug Mules on Social Media Sites like Facebook 7^th February

         Drugs worth $25m Seized in Sydney 10^th February

         Compo Claim Quashed for Sex Assault during Drugs 10^th February

         Drugs and Knives in Classrooms 13^th February

         Loophole in Drug Chemical Import 13^th February

         Three Arrested in Drugs Sting 13^th February

         Aussie Troops Seize 240kg of Drugs 14^th February

         Car and Cannabis Don’t Mix, Study Finds 14^th February

         Beware the Danger in Your Own Medicine Cabinet 16^th February

         Monitor All Prescription Drugs: Coroner 16^th February

Kelly Slater Questions Whether Marijuana Use Should be banned in Sport 23^rd February

         Sydney’s Iranian Drug Network 26^th February

Psychoactive Drugs Raise Crash Risk 27^th February

Charge Reckless Mums: Doctors’ Union 27^th February

The decriminalisation (or even legalisation) of drugs 29^th February

Indigenous Issues

       Indigenous Jailing Rate to Worsen, warn Lawyers 8^th February

NT Intervention Hearings Hit the Road 20^th February

Aboriginal Leaders Reject Intervention 22^nd February

The NT Intervention: Undermining Equality 28^th February

Mental Health

       Mental Health Patients Using Drugs/Alcohol 10^th February

Use Jail for Risky Mentally Ill Cases 21^st February

Smoking/Tobacco

       Cricket Australia in Tobacco Ad Row 7^th February

         Child Leukaemia Study Points to Smoking Fathers 8^th February

         Pot Smoker Claims Drug was Used Devoutly 8^th February

         Agreement Tipped on Duty-Free Tobacco Cuts 14^th February

Victoria Prepared to Ban Outdoor Smoking 21^st February

         Bill Aims to Restrict Smoking 23^rd February

         Smoking Rates in Steep Decline, says SA Health Minister 24^th February

         Smoking Bans come into Force 28^th February

Other

       Victoria Records Lowest Road Toll Ever in 2011 1^st February

         Libs. Deny Political Donation Influence 3^rd February

Body Stayed Silent on Pregnancy Warnings 22^nd February

Union says Mining Town Violence is out of Control 22^nd February

Overhaul Child Protection in Vic: Inquiry 28^th February

Christopher Kennedy-Lawford 28^th February

International:

Alcohol

       Scottish Government Warned over Impact of Alcohol Pricing Plan 1^st February

         Air India Ignores Crew Alcohol Rule Abroad 6^th February

         App to Show Alcohol’s ageing Effect 6^th February

         Call to Limit Alcohol Sponsorship in Ireland 8^th February

         Alcohol Abuse Higher Among College Students 8^th February

         Tribe suing Beer Companies for Alcohol Problems 10^th February

         Flight Crew beat Alcohol Tests by Holding Breath 14^th February

         David Cameron Vows to Tackle Binge Drinking ‘Scandal’ 16^th February

Warning to Wellington Binge Drinkers 20^th February

         Czech Teenagers Increasingly Drink Alcohol – ESPAD Study 20^th February

         Alcohol Abuse could kill around 210,000 People over the Next 20 Years, warns Southampton Academic 20^th February

         Alcohol in Movies Linked to Teen Drinking 21^st February

         Young People don’t know the Government Guidelines for Safe Alcohol Consumption 22^nd February

         New Guidelines could Define One in Ten as Having an Alcohol Use Disorder 23^rd February

         Youths ‘Underestimate Alcohol Units’ 27^th February

Drugs

       Deputy Head Criticises UK Drugs Culture after son’s Death from Ecstasy 3^rd February

         Taiwan makes Biggest Drugs’ Bust in 10 Years 6^th February

         Pranab Unveils National Policy on Narcotic Drugs 7^th February

         Initiative to Legalise Marijuana will go to Washington Voters 10^th February

         Risk of a Crash may be doubled after Smoking Marijuana 13^th February

         Traffic Stop leads Sheriff Deputies to $1m Marijuana Stash 13^th February

         63 Sailors fail Drug Tests over 4 Years 14^th February

         New Legal Limits in Traffic for Drugs other than Alcohol 14^th February

         Legalising Drugs won’t Prevent Abuse 16^th February

         Myanmar Declares a War on Opium 20^th February

         Drugs on the Menu for Aussie Tourists in Laos 21^st February

         India Opens Up on Opium Business 22^nd February

         Doctors: Burma Desperate for HIV and TB Drugs 22^nd February

         Pregnant Kiwis’ Drug, Alcohol use Causes Concern 23^rd February

         ‘Disturbing’ Study Finds 19% of Teens Drive after Using Marijuana 23^rd February

         Learning a Lesson from America’s Failed War on Drugs 23^rd February

         Henry Threatens Lawsuit after Marijuana Jests make it to Print 26^th February

         Mexican Researchers Patent Heroin Vaccine 27^th February

         Horrific Secrets from the City where Children get High on Heroin for just $0.20 a Time 27^th February

         Colorado Poised to Regulate Marijuana for Adult Use while Feds Cling to Prohibition 27^th February

         UN Warns Over Sales of Drugs Online 28^th February

         India Biggest Consumer of Heroin in South Asia, reveals UN Drug Report 29^th February

         UN Drugs Agency won’t take Stand on Swifter Executions 29^th February

Hepatitis C

       Hepatitis C Killing more Americans than HIV 23^rd February

Rehabilitation

       Sibling’s Brain Scans may Hold Key to Addictions 3^rd February

         Sailing Voyage Experiment to Cure Drug and Alcohol Addiction 6^th February

Smoking/Tobacco

       Chamber of Commerce Speaks out Against Government’s Plan for Graphic Cigarette Labels 1^st February

         Counterfeit Chesterfield Tobacco Factory Gang Jailed 1^st February

         Judge: Health Labels may Stem Tobacco Co. Rights 3^rd February

         Smoking Slows Memory, Reasoning in Middle-Aged Men 7^th February

         Welsh Government Targets Smoking in Cars When Children Present 7^th February

         Smoking may lead to Faster Cognitive Decline in Men 8^th February

         Public Smoking Bans Increase Likelihood of Self-Imposed Restrictions at Home, Study Finds 16^th February

No Smoking Ban on Shisha Parlours 19^th February

         Chewing Tobacco Instead of Smoking Saves Lives 19^th February

         Smoking Ban for Solomon Arts Festival 27^th February

         Smoke and Mirrors 28^th February        

Prisons

         Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons Smuggled into Canada’s Prisons Rising 6^th February

Other

       Facebook and Twitter ‘More Addictive than Cigarettes or Alcohol’ Study Finds 7^th February