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June 8, 2019Associate Professor Rebecca McKetin is a Curtin Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director at the National Drug Research Institute. Rebecca’s research...
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Dr Sanil RegeJanuary 13, 2019
Time to read: 7 minutes Recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the use of the synthetic stimulant, methamphetamine, particularly in its crystalline form. Advances...
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Prof David Castle, Dr Sanil RegeSeptember 25, 2018 Time to read: 12–15 minutes Cannabis (‘marijuana’, ‘hashish’) has been used for centuries for its medicinal and psychoactive properties and remains commonly used, worldwide...
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Prof David Castle, Dr Marlene Tham, Dr Sanil RegeSeptember 25, 2018 Time to read: 10 minutes Obesity is a major health problem in Australia, with an increasingly large proportion of the general population – around a third – being in the ...
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Prof David CastleAugust 13, 2018 Time to read: 7 minutes Amphetamines come in many forms and have been used for decades recreationally and therapeutically. Methamphetamines are also available in a number of di...
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Dr. Malika WeerasingheFebruary 19, 2018 Time to read: 7 minutes A 17-year-old student was brought to the clinic by his parents with a one-week history of changed behaviour and unusual beliefs. He started believing th...
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Dr Sanil Rege, Dr James GrahamSeptember 25, 2017 Time to read: 9 minutes Alcohol dependence, or alcoholism, is a chronic and severe condition that the WHO estimates to affect 140 million individuals globally. The WHO classifi...
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March 3, 2017Prof Michael Berk talks about the application of NAC in addiction, autism, OCD and traumatic brain injury. NAC and Addiction...
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January 13, 2017 Time to read: 3 minutes Addiction is a chronic neurological disorder that involves the limbic cortico-striatal neural networks of the brain. During chronic drug exposure, there...
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