People who experience ‘problematic’ substance use or ‘addiction’ feature prominently in the criminal justice system, typically as offenders. Importantly, however, ‘addicts’ and other ‘problematic’ consumers of alcohol and other drugs also appear in criminal justice systems in other guises, including as the victims of crime. All Australian states and territories operate legislative schemes designed to…
NDRI’s SSAC staff played a key role in a recent international conference on drugs and addiction. The international journal Contemporary Drug Problems (CDP) held its second bi-annual conference from 21st to 23rd of August, 2013, with the theme Complexity: Researching alcohol and other drugs in a multiple world. Associate Professor Suzanne Fraser was a conference…
Canadian actor Cory Monteith, from the popular American television program Glee, was found dead in a Vancouver hotel in July 2013. His death led to an outpouring of grief on social media, and renewed debate about the nature and origin of addiction, as well as the causes of fatal overdose. SSAC staff member Dr Kate Seear explored…
In 2013, a major drug scandal erupted in the Australian Football League (AFL). Following on the back of a number of highly publicised drug and doping scandals in other sports around the world, claims emerged that one of Australia’s oldest sporting clubs – the Essendon Football Club – may have administered substances prohibited for athletes…
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