Drugs
No job, no marriage, no home: She thought her son hit rock bottom - but entering rehab cost him
A crackdown on drug users has inadvertently led to people in rehab being cut off from their income - and it's costing rehab centres thousands.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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Drugs
'She just wanted to die': WA health system continues to buckle under pressure
"I found about 20 razor blades stuck to bottoms of drawers, and hidden everywhere. She'd hidden them all over her room with sticky tape in very hard to find spots."
- by Hannah Barry
Canberra
Groovin the Moo will return to Canberra but venue remains mystery
Groovin the Moo's promoter has confirmed the music festival will return to Canberra next year, but where will it be held?
- by Sherryn Groch
Canberra life
Canberra leg of Groovin the Moo in doubt after uni backs out
After almost a decade, the University of Canberra has ended its contract to hold Groovin the Moo in Canberra. So what happens to the festival now?
- by Sherryn Groch
Courts
Coroner compares drug prohibition laws to racism
A NSW coroner says future generations would be "incredulous" at Australia's current drug laws.
- by Angus Thompson
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Drugs
Two charged over massive cannabis grow operation north of Gingin
Organised crime squad detectives uncovered the massive operation north of Gingin last month.
- by staff writers
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University Of Canberra
University of Canberra room used as secret drug lab, police allege
Police allegedly found quantities of chemicals, as well as a notebook with the chemical formula for the drug MDMA, after they were called to the campus on Tuesday night.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy & Sherryn Groch
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Queensland Health
Grass state: Almost half a million Queenslanders used cannabis last year
Women are less likely to tell their friends about their drug use, which in turn limits their access to controlled substances.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Dangerous additives found in bodybuilding supplements
Health authorities warn of banned drugs detected in supplements.
- by Julia Kanapathippillai
Live music
Demi Lovato is 90 days sober, her mother reveals
The singer's mother has also spoken off the moment her phone was flooded with messages, the first inkling of what had happened to her daughter.
Drugs
Three years cut off WA drug trafficker's sentence over meth amount error
"It is at least a reasonable inference that the appellant intended to purchase only $10,000 worth of pure methamphetamine."
- by staff writers