In WA, alcohol-caused cancers account for around three deaths a week and more than 1000 hospitalisations a year; and each ...

Victoria is grappling with record drug use without a long-term police strategy to combat the crisis, after the force’s plan ...

Harms from nitrous oxide have been growing in Australia in recent years, with the substance linked to a growing number of ...

A new breathalyser for cannabis has been tested in the US. Picture: Supplied Dr Teresa Nicoletti, a scientist and lawyer who ...

The National Drug Research Institute found 30 per cent of bottle shops it audited across different areas of Melbourne and ...

Wastewater data can only measure the volume of drugs consumed, not the number of people using them or the level of harm they ...

Amidst changing consumer preferences globally, mid-strength wine is presenting a growth opportunity for Australian wine businesses.

The University of Sydney researchers analysed drinking patterns among more than 225,000 participants in the 45 & Up Study cohort in NSW, Australia’s largest ongoing study of health and ageing. They ...

Alcohol consumption is likely to cause more cancer incidence in Australia than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Sydney. The new study, published in the British ...

Lately, there has been a lot of news about declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be. As director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the ...

There are only a few molecules that humans consume that are both a nutrient and a drug. Coffee and alcohol are two excellent examples. The antioxidants in coffee offer many health benefits, while the ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The share of Americans who drink alcohol has dropped to its lowest level since the 1940s, according to a Gallup poll. In 1971, 71% of Americans reported drinking ...