Wastewater points to a resilience in Australia’s drug and alcohol consumption during COVID-19
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has released the latest report of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. If you...
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Haines Media
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Private health insurer offers rebates for medicinal cannabis
Health Insurance Fund of Australia (HIF) has become the first private health insurer to offer their members rebates on medicinal cannabis...
Haines Media
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
New Zealand moves to “prescription only” for codeine medications
Effective 5 November 2020, codeine and codeine-containing combination products, such as Nurofen Plus, will change from being ‘over the...
Haines Media
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND THE BRAIN
While most of us are aware of the impact of excessive alcohol consumption on the liver, health impacts on the brain are less well known....
Haines Media
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
WHO: 120 million reasons to smile
While 2020 is shaping up to be a year most of us would rather forget, it has also produced wonderful examples of human resilience,...
Haines Media
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Medicinal Cannabis: A Case Study
As you can imagine, we get asked all sorts of questions about drugs and alcohol. Some are easy to answer, others, like this one, are not...
Haines Media
- Oct 13, 2020
- 2 min
Testing times - How can I be sure my workplace is Covid safe?
As the number of new Covid-19 cases continues to decline, many businesses are looking towards a return to the workplace, in some capacity...
Haines Media
- Sep 4, 2020
- 3 min
Drug & Alcohol Withdrawal, Addiction, Tolerance, and Dependency
Drug & Alcohol withdrawal, addiction, tolerance, and dependency can be a workplace problem Dependence is a physical condition where the...
Haines Media
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
Australia – We have a Problem
The National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program is an initiative of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC). The program...
Haines Media
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Keeping Australia Moving
DASA recognises the many challenges currently facing the transport and logistics industry. Perhaps for our trucking companies, more so...
Haines Media
- Aug 20, 2020
- 2 min
Workplaces no safer despite having fewer employees onsite
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant stress on the community and economy. To avoid exposure to the virus, many workplaces have...
Haines Media
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
BEWARE OF BUYING MEDICINES ONLINE
One of the tablets below is genuine. The other two are counterfeit. Can you tell which is the real medicine? The clues are subtle: the...
DASA
- Jun 17, 2020
- 1 min
Back in Business
Australians have been slowly emerging from COVID-19 lockdowns since the federal Government announced the 3-stage plan in May to ease...
DASA
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Getting Back to Work with a COVIDSafe Plan
There are many things to consider when getting your staff back to work in this new Covid-19 world. First and foremost, you need to ensure...
DASA
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Workplace Manslaughter – First Conviction
Australia’s first conviction for industrial manslaughter was recently recorded in Queensland. The company and two of its Directors were...
DASA
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
Cold and Flu Medications in the Workplace
Every winter the onset of colds and flu impacts workplaces. While bed rest is recommended, many workers will attempt to “soldier on” and...
DASA
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Changes to the Availability of Strong Painkiller Medicines
Commencing 1 June 2020, these medicines will now only be available in smaller pack sizes with no repeat prescription for non-chronic pain.
Haines Media
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Avoiding Coronavirus When Returning to Work
If yours is one of the 800,000 businesses heading back to the workplace after several weeks working from home, you are no doubt concerned...
Haines Media
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Soaring Alcohol Consumption in the Midst of Pandemic
Australians are buying and drinking more alcohol than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic. The YouGov Galaxy poll shows that 70% of people...
Haines Media
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
False Treatments of COVID-19
With no vaccine available, people are flocking to the internet and coming up with some odd ways to prevent or treat COVID- 19. The...
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