The Feed: Inside Australia's first fixed-site drug testing clinic
Ever wondered what's inside party drugs? We went behind the scenes of Australia’s first drug testing clinic in Canberra to see what you...
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Keep up to date with the latest on the campaign to #RethinkAddiction.
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Sep 27, 2022
SBS Insight: Living with Addiction
Drug and alcohol deaths are at their highest in decades, why, and what can we do about it? Watch at SBS.
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Sep 27, 2022
SBS: Paul had gambling debts worth more than $1 million, but that wasn't his biggest problem
Paul, from our Real Stories of Addiction campaign, shares his story with SBS.
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Sep 26, 2022
Croakey: Jasmin’s story shows how legal and health systems fail people with addictions
At the recent Rethink Addiction conference in Canberra, many people with lived experience of addictions were generous in sharing their...
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Sep 22, 2022
Geelong Advertiser: ‘Just a mess’: Tragedy behind devastating opioid addiction
Lara woman Janelle Sullivan has detailed how she became addicted to prescription medication after a series unimaginable traumatic events...
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Sep 18, 2022
Geelong Advertiser: Alarm bells: Geelong’s troubling online gambling problem
A local support service has experienced a significant increase in young people presenting for counselling over certain types of gambling....
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Sep 17, 2022
The Age: ‘Gamble responsibly’ message is a cop-out. Regulators must step up
Last week, about 300 addiction specialists and survivors gathered in Canberra. United under the banner “Rethink Addiction”, they urged a...
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Sep 16, 2022
Celebrating our diverse coalition at the Rethink Addiction National Convention
On September 12–13, we reignited the conversation our country needs to have about addiction. Joined by a crowd of 300 and countless...
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Sep 15, 2022
Croakey: Privileging the voices of people with lived experiences of addiction
The inaugural #RethinkAddiction conference privileged the voices of people with lived experiences in its campaign to address big gaps and...
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Sep 12, 2022
Sky News: One in four Australians ‘struggle’ with addiction
Rethink Addiction spokesperson Professor Dan Lubman AM says addiction needs to be seen as a “health disorder”. One in four Australians...
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Sep 7, 2022
Croakey: How the system is rigged against people with addictions
A two-day national conference in Canberra will put the spotlight on a lack of national policy leadership in addressing the fragmented,...
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Sep 6, 2022
The Project: Rethinking Addiction: Changing the way we treat addiction
Our lived experience participants, Paul and Baden, and Rethink Addiction spokesperson, Professor Dan Lubman AM, were featured in a...
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Sep 5, 2022
Now open: Virtual registrations to the National Convention
The Rethink Addiction National Convention is nearly upon us. On Monday, we will bring the stories of people with lived and living...
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Aug 29, 2022
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘A craving lasts for 15 minutes’: Sober advice from alcohol coaches
“It’s the most stigmatised health condition there is. The common media stereotype of derelict drinkers and people in laneways with...
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Aug 3, 2022
Rethink launches the 'Real Stories of Addiction'!
We’re proud to share the 'Real Stories of Addiction' with you — our new anti-stigma campaign.
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Aug 3, 2022
Baden's story
I actually started spearfishing when I was pretty young, had a paper round, saved up a bit of money and got a Hawaiian sling, and started...
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Aug 3, 2022
Jacky's story
I studied at St Martin's Theatre, a national theatre, when I was sort of a teenager. I think from watching TV from a young age and always...
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Aug 3, 2022
Paul's story
So I was a typical Australian. Football in the winter, cricket in the summer. So sports, sports, and every sport. So horseracing, um,...
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Aug 3, 2022
Jess's story
I think I've always had this need to help people because I've always needed help myself. I don't want anyone to feel how I ever felt...
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Jul 28, 2022
'Real Stories of Addiction' campaign launch
Please join us for a special screening of the ‘Real Stories of Addiction’ campaign launch. Developed by Rethink Addiction, ‘Real Stories...
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