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Media authority mulls revised code of practice proposed by Free TV Australia which expands daytime hours when M programming is permitted * Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here Free-to-air broadcasters want classification rules changed to allow an additional 800 hours of alcohol ads every year despite one in three children already being exposed to liquor commercials on television. Despite laws banning alcohol marketing during children’s viewing hours, broadcasters have a “sports loophole” in their code of practice which permits the airing of alcohol ads during televised sporting events. Sign up to get Guardian Australia’s weekly media diary as a free newsletter Continue reading...

We seek nominations to fill the vacancy of the Vice President. We wish particularly to encourage nominees from the global south.

Addiction isn’t a brain disease – but substance use is rarely a free choice either.

Around 1,000 people from 70 countries are participating, at a time when all are acutely conscious of the ideologies that threaten their work.

Alcohol deaths in England continue to rise, with the North East death rate overtaking Scotland's for the first time ever. Colin Angus looks at why this might be and which age groups are particularly a...

Addressing cultural diversity in clinical trials is crucial for improving health equity and research outcomes. Ensuring inclusive and effective medical research that reflects the true diversity of our...

Sheffield researchers found deaths from alcohol had risen during the first two years of Covid.

Professor Sarah Roberts looks at the most effective ways of reducing drinking among pregnant people.

Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

This research examined the drinking habits of more than 4,000 UK adults and wide ranging health harms associated with different levels of alcohol consumption.

Join us online for the first seminar of the 2025 series, delivered by Dr Carly Lightowlers.

Join the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Research for Health Department to officially launch the Global Research Agenda on Knowledge Translation and Evidence-informed Policy-making on Thursday, 15 M...

Opening B.C.’s online gambling to private companies would make many British Columbians' wages turn to wagers lost to private companies

Retailers have a three-month grace period to sell any old stock already in their stores. Here’s what’s behind these changes – and what needs to happen next.

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This study applied a network analysis approach to the study of individual self-reported alcohol-related harms (ARHs) across four waves of data.Data we…

The brain disease model of addiction has dominated public and scientific discourse on addiction (termed substance use disorder [SUD] in the DSM-5) ove…

Issues of stigma and language choice have been gaining increased attention, prompting debate and sometimes even opposition to calls to be mindful of language. Concerns about language choice and its ro...

To reduce opioid-related harms, we must support evidence-informed and timely detection and monitoring of nitazenes and emerging drugs; and harm reduction and clinical interventions

Background and Aims The UK Government has committed to reducing alcohol consumption by 2025 through increasing the availability of alcohol-free and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks. This study estimated c...

Tanya says she feels lucky that she has a second chance after years lost to drink and drugs.

Introduction The Northern Territory (NT) set a minimum unit price (MUP) of alcohol in 2018. This measure has been strongly opposed by alcohol retailers, prior to and post-implementation of the polic...

Insights into the biology of addiction and their potential translation into advances in therapy are discussed.