Drug and Alcohol Monthly Media Briefing
Drug and Alcohol Media Briefing - May 2011
Media Releases
National
Alcohol
One in five breast cancers linked to alcohol (Cancer Council) 1 May
Any alcohol consumption increases cancer risk (AMA) 1 May
Study finds that alcohol leads to weekend assaults (Gov) 4 May
New research backs AMA push to ban energy drinks (AMA) 5 May
Operation Unite a Success, but BIG Alcohol Deception Continues - ADCA (ADCA) 16 May
Alcohol industry-funded campaign is a public relations stunt (NAAA) 30 May
Budget
Big winners & losers in health budget (PHAA) 10 May
$4million boost to fight crime and help victims (Gov) 11 May
ASMR Welcomes budget outcome for health and medical research (ASMR) 10 May
Reconciliation Australia’s response to the federal budget (Reconciliation Australia) 10 May
Medical researchers relieved at NHMRC funding in 2011 Budget (Burnet Institute) 11 May
Mixed Budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (ANTAR) 11 May
Budget provides seed of optimism for health and medical research (Research Australia) 11 May
Hard work by NSW prevents medical research funding cuts (NSW Gov) 11 May
E-mental health portal funding welcomed (ANU) 11 May
Indigenous health gains in Budget welcome, but Government must ensure Indigenous people benefit from new mental health money (AHRC) 11 May
Drugs
GHB and Ketamine well known in eastern states - Meow Meow better known in west (AIC) 31 May
Indigenous Issues
New approach, not re-badged intervention needed for the NT (Greens) 1 May
Investing to close the gap (Gov) 10 May
Extending the Cape York Welfare Reform Trial (Gov) 10 May
13 New Services to Support Aboriginal Fathers (Gov) 16 May
Literacy and numeracy forum to help close the gap (Gov) 23 May
Changing lives for the better in the Northern Territory (Gov) 31 May
70 accommodation facilities sign on to stamp out smoking (Gov) 31 May
Smoking/Tobacco
Roxon welcomes NSW Government’s support of plain packaging of tobacco products (Gov) 9 May
Government anti-smoking ads become more targeted (Gov) 15 May
Big tobacco out to protect big profits (Quit Victoria) 17 May
Mr Abbott needs to kick his habit (Gov) 17 May
Tobacco industry price cuts will target childrenand disadvantaged smokers (ASH) 17 May
Greens encourage floor-crossing on plain packaging (Greens) 24 May
Big Tobacco should butt out of the political process - Brown (Greens) 25 May
ADCA Backs Plain Packaging and Bans on Tobacco/ Alcohol Political Donations (ADCA) 26 May
Commonwealth and Western Australia winning the fight on tobacco control (AMA) 27 May
Big tobacco receives 2011 Dirty Ashtray Award (AMA) 27 May
World No Tobacco Day 2011- tobacco marketing is 'out of fashion' (AMA) 31 May
Plain packaging - a win for public health (PHAA & ACOSH) 31 May
Youth
Sporting heroes give parents a hand (Drinkwise) 30 May
Other
New appointments to the Drinkwise Board (Drinkwise) 5 May
Australian Capital Territory
Chief Minister welcomes World No Tobacco Day (Gov) 30 May
New South Wales
NSW Government supports plain packaging of tobacco products (NSW Health) 6 May
AMA (NSW) is delighted with NSW Government support for plain packaging for cigarettes (AMA) 6 May
Auditor General report shows much more to be done on Closing the Gap (Greens) 18 May
Former Knight heads Aboriginal problem gambling campaign (NSW Gov) 19 May
Symposium reviews links between cannabis and mental illness (NSW Gov) 18 May
Northern Territory
Enough is Enough Alcohol Reforms Passed into Law (Gov) 5 May
Territory alcohol and pornography signs must come down (AMA) 6 May
Alcohol Reforms Public Awareness Campaign (NT Gov) 23 May
Queensland
Detailed data shows Queensland schools cracking down on drugs (Gov) 9 May
Labor tough on kids but soft on drugs (LNP) 9 May
Sunshine Coast Wins Award For Alcohol Management (Gov) 9 May
South Australia
Liberals challenged to support liquor licensing reform (SA Gov) 17 May
Labor pretends to back down on nanny state policy (Liberal) 17 May
‘When you drink too much’ facebook page tells it like it is (SA Gov) 21 May
New data reveals Australians in favour of plain packaging of cigarettes (Cancer Council) 29 May
South Australia's Tobacco Strategy (Gov) 31 May
Tasmania
New alcohol strategy raises the bar in footy clubs (ADF) 11 May
Reducing Alcohol Abuse in Sporting Clubs (Gov) 11 May
Liberals Must Get Behind Anti-Smoking Measures (Gov) 18 May
Praise for Tasmania's tough stance on tobacco (Gov) 27 May
Victoria
Coalition Government funds programs to reduce harm from alcohol and drugs (VicBudget) 5 May
Victorian Liberals commit to life saving tobacco reform (Quit) 18 May
New guide launched to tackle alcohol issues late at night (City of Melbourne) 25 May
New booklet promotes a healthier future for Aboriginal Victorians (ViC Gov) 19 May
New campaign exposes Big Tobacco scaremongering (Cancer Council) 29 May
Gender specific approaches needed to tackle women's smoking (Women’s Health Victoria) 30 May
Western Australia
Tobacco law changes up for discussion (WA Gov) 2 May
More liquor bans for Pilbara communities (Gov) 13 May
No licence to drink card trial for WA (Gov) 17 May
Raising awareness of alcohol's impact on the developing brain (Gov) 27 May
News Articles
AIDS/HIV
Chinese reduce AIDs deaths 20 May
Alcohol
Alcopops could be banned 1 May
Warning over long-term drinking link to common cancers 2 May
Doctor calls for drinking culture shake-up 2 May
Data needed to curb binge drinking: Overland 2 May
New call to ban alcoholic energy drinks 4 May
Phone app may curb binge drinking 4 May
Alcohol and cancer: no safe level of consumption 4 May
Alcohol industry faces energetic opponents 4 May
Pubs should close earlier: Police 5 May
Sunshine Coast Wins Award For Alcohol Management 10 May
New Group takes stand against alcohol scourge 9 May
Sunday sessions now as bad as Friday, Saturday 10 May
NSW Coroner hits out at pub trading hours 11 May
Police admit alcohol message not getting through 15 May
Plan to stop alcohol-fuelled violence in Northern Territory 16 May
Ads aim to sweeten new alcohol laws 23 May
Ugly return of violence in Newcastle 23 May
Police yet to determine grog bans impact 24 May
Lockouts, restrictions curb pub violence 25 May
Country’s toughest alcohol laws in NT 31 May
Hello world, says blogger 31 May
Practise what you preach, drink website warns parents 31 May
Drugs
Controlled drug sales to be tracked 2 May
`20pc of ACT drug users survived overdose 3 May
Highways targeted in illicit drug operation 3 May
AFP nets huge ice haul 5 May
Critics assail Lancet study on heroin ‘cure’ 7 May
Ecstasy use drops as impurity increases 9 May
Queenslanders put lives on line by ordering dangerous counterfeit drugs over the internet 9 May
Tolerance a recipe for drug misery 9 May
Drug arrests behind high rate of court appearances on mid north coast 10 May
The war on drugs: who's winning? 10 May
Winning the war on drugs: the costs 11 May
Rush's life sentence bittersweet for family 11 May
One in 10 miners uses legal high 12 May
The war on drugs: a conclusion and a memorial 12 May
Don’t rush to forgive deadly mule 12 May
Alarm over painkiller death links 14 May
Premier says drugs have role in violence 16 May
Taliban happy as police smash poppy crop 16 May
Street divided on how to stem flow of illegal drugs 19 May
Loathing of heroin users behind approach 23 May
Stolen opiates could be used to make ice 23 May
Getting it right 23 May
High risks: cannabis and psychosis 24 May
Pakistan seizes $41m worth of heroin 26 May
Pill pop alarm. Toddlers given Prozac 30 May
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
Foetal alcohol syndrome 'as devastating as HIV' 4 May
Homelessness
Families are the city's hidden homeless 3 May
Indigenous Issues
Serious injury at record lows: RFDS 15 May
Hope, even in a town like Alice 23 May
Macklin could end NT grog ban 23 May
ALP vows tougher NT grog curbs 24 May
Mental health
Big boost for mental health in federal Budget 2011 10 May
Justice and mental illness 30 May
Prisons
High time for prisoners 1 May
130 prison inmates test positive to drugs 26 May
Needle & Syringe Programmes
Needle exchanges key to Coalition drug prevention 2 May
A sharp concern in Braybrook 3 May
Victoria blocks supervised injecting room 18 May
Drug fight needs injection of reality 20 May
Drugs already in my backyard 20 May
Smoking/Tobacco
Stores fear becoming butt of cigarette laws 2 May
Quit smoking program finds its 1000th worker 3 May
Tobacco cost cuts 'not an idle threat' 19 May
Tobacco money the kind of habit politics can do without 19 May
Tobacco claim all smoke and mirrors 21 May
Australia rules out total smoking ban 21 May
Tobacco companies declare war 22 May
Abbott faces revolt over tobacco 24 May
Don't ban tobacco, license it 24 May
Simon Chapman is blowing smoke on smoking 25 May
Tobacco plain packaging to pass despite Opposition 26 May
Nicotine patent won 27 May
Govt ‘leads world’ in cigarette controls 28 May
Canberra challenged Thai alcohol warnings while pursuing tobacco plain wrapper 30 May
Tony Abbott retreats on tobacco packaging 31 May
Treatment
Moreland Hall: Road to recovery 3 May
Youth
New expulsion powers in Queensland schools as student drug busts surge 8 May
School drug bust surge 8 May
Keeping kids out of prison. Help for young offenders 14 May
Victoria likely to regret rush to lock ‘em up 30 May
Drugging our kids. Concerns over anti-depressant scripts for six-year-olds 30 May
Other National articles
Northern suburbs chosen for trial of national welfare scheme 12 May
Night life more than alcohol, poll shows 23 May
Banning popular pleasures led to rise of the Mr Bigs 31 May
Growing class of battlers 31 May
International news
Alcohol
Man died after 10-shot 'drinking game' 5 May
Teen alcohol consumption associated with computer use 9 May
Bad buzz on binge drinking and verbal learning 18 May
Serious problems of binge drinking in older people ignored because of focus on youth boozers 25 May
Women in low-paid jobs 'six times more likely to die from alcohol abuse' 25 May
Family struggles to find safe home for son with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder 25 May
Young athletes use fewer drugs, but more alcohol 30 May
Drugs
U.S. should legalize drugs, says former Mexican president Fox 3 May
More women getting hooked to drugs 4 May
First-of-Its-Kind Heroin Prevention Program Launched 9 May
Mexico marches over deadly cost of war on drugs 10 May
Flourishing Poppy Fields Outside Prison Camps Are Heroin Cash Crop for North Korea 10 May
Drug officials confront rash of synthetic drugs - including 'bath salts' 10 May
Why Canada's State-Run Heroin-Shooting Center Proves That Medical-Marijuana Dispensaries Should Be Legal in Washington 11 May
New drugs entering Europe at 'unprecedented pace' 12 May
Headless bodies found in Guatemala drug region 16 May
The town on the wrong side of America's drugs war 16 May
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C cases rising among Massachusetts youth 6 May
Medical Marijuana
Obama Administration Douses States' Medical Pot 4 May
Smoking/Tobacco
Passive smoking raises blood pressure in boys, study reveals 1 May
2 tobacco settlement funds end in NC House budget 2 May
Early intervention may prevent smoking: Study 2 May
Belfast International imposes fee for smoking 3 May
New UTHealth trial aimed at helping pregnant women stop smoking 4 May
Aboriginal teen smoking prevalence 'high' 9 May
Gov't to pay to quit smoking 10 May
Pub chiefs send smoke signals to government 24 May
Kids believe smoking helps them get more friends 31May
Carrot offered to prisoners to help quit smoking 31 May
Youth
Troubled youth in state jails receiving potent antipsychotic drugs 22 May
School works to combat drinking culture 24 May
Other
Old habits die hard: Rise in number of alcohol and drug addicts over 50 in the U.S. 18 May
Colombia shifts from drugs to food in farm expansion 23 May
Recently Released Reports
The health and welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: an overview 2011 (AIHW)
