Podcasts
Barbiturates have become a drug of self-harm, with Professor Shane Darke
Professor Shane Darke
Vol 215, Issue 9: 1 November 2021. Professor Shane Darke is from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW Sydney. He discusses trends in barbiturate use over the past two decades. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. WARNING: This podcast contains discussions of self-harm and suicide. If this raises issues for you, please reach out for help -- DRS4DRS: 1300 374 377; Lifeline 13 11 14; beyondblue: 1300 22 4636; Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467. Professor Darke's ...
Treating alcohol disorders in 2021, with Professor Paul Haber
Professor Paul Haber
Vol 215, Issue 7: 4 October 2021. Professor Paul Haber is Clinical Director of Drug Health Services, Sydney Local Health District, and professor of Addiction Medicine at the University of Sydney’s Central Clinical School. He discusses the treatment of alcohol problems, to accompany an MJA Supplement and Editorial on the subject. With MJA news and online editor Cate Swannell. Supplement available at https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2021/215/7/new-australian-guidelines-treatment-alcohol-problems-...
Alcohol floor price and ICU critical care presentations, with Dr Paul Secombe
Dr Paul Secombe
Vol 211, Issue 11: 9 December 2019. Dr Paul Secombe is an intensive care consultant at Alice Springs Hospital. He talks about a reduction in ICU presentations for acute alcohol misuse, following the introduction of an alcohol floor price in the Northern Territory. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 53 secs.
Time for a pill-testing conversation, with Dr Jody Moller
Dr Jody Moller
Vol 211, Issue 9: 4 November 2019. Dr Jody Moller is a Research Fellow at the University of Wollongong and the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute. She talks about pill-testing and its' use as a harm reduction strategy. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 19 Mins, 12 secs.
Risky drinking in older Australians, with Prof Ann Roche
Professor Ann Roche
Vol 210, Issue 1: 14 January 2019. Professor Ann Roche is Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, at Flinders University. She discusses her new research which found that risky drinking is on the rise in older Australians, particularly Baby Boomers. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 18 mins, 10 secs.
Pregabalin misuse, with Dr Shalini Arunogiri
Dr Shalini Arunogiri
Vol 209, Issue 11: 26 November 2018. Dr Shalini Arunogiri is a consultant addiction psychiatrist and Deputy Clinical Director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre. She discusses the 10-fold increase in misuse of pregabalin in Victoria. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell. 13m 14s
Codeine dependence, with Dr Suzanne Nielsen
Dr Suzanne Nielsen
Vol 208, Issue 3: 12 February 2018. Dr Suzanne Nielsen is a Senior Research Fellow with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of NSW. She discusses ways of identifying and treating codeine dependence. With MJA news and online editor, Cate Swannell.
Ice and the General Practitioner, with Prof Margaret Hamilton
Professor Margaret Hamilton
Volume 204, Issue 4: 29 February, 2016. Professor Margaret Hamilton, AO, is a legend of the drug and alcohol healthcare sector. She was the founding director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre in Victoria and has been a member of the Australian National Council on Drugs. She speaks about the crystal methamphetamine “epidemic” and what GPs can do to help their addicted patients. With MJA News and Online Editor, Cate Swannell.
MJA Centenary Series 13
Dr Alex Wodak
Dr Alex Wodak, emeritus consultant with the Alcohol and Drug Service at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, speaks with engagement editor Cate Swannell about the failure of the war on drugs and the current state of addiction medicine.