Drug

Drug experts are lobbying to open a drug inhalation room in Sydney so addicts can smoke safely.

Medication is supposed to make us feel better – but what if yours is making you feel worse?

A dream holiday ends in a nightmare.

He was 21. He had a good job, a good car, hobbies, he was a good kid - but gradually, we noticed small changes.

Students as young as ten years old will be taught about ice in a controversial new program.

The "miracle" medication that was supposed to relieve these women's debilitating illness has had unexpected side effects which have ruined their lives. Now, they're fighting back.

Hollywood has anointed human growth hormone as the latest anti-ageing miracle drug and some local doctors say it’s enjoying a rise in popularity here. Yet, as Susan Horsburgh reports, is it the elixir of youth or a risky waste of money? Once the domain of the dodgy athlete or the bodybuilder resembling a bag of […]

In his first "clean interview", troubled actor Matthew Newton has opened up about his violent past, and admitted he was completely at fault for assaults on his former girlfriends.

The Queensland police union has sparked controversy by requesting tougher laws that could see pregnant women forced into institutions if they drink alcohol or take drugs. The union wants the power to lock up “risk-taking” mums-to-be to protect their unborn babies. Union president Ian Leavers has argued for the law change in a submission to […]

There’s a shocking black market in Australian schools, with the ADHD drug Ritalin changing hands for up to $20 a pill, reports Jordan Baker. With his HSC looming, the teenager was buckling under the pressure. Nerves and too much coffee left him sleepless, anxious and distracted. By the first exam, he was so strung out, […]