Monkey Dust: A New Danger for Australians

Monkey Dust: A New Danger for Australians

Monkey Dust: A New Danger for Australians

Alternative Treatment, Articles, Australia, Education, International, Treatment, Understanding Addiction

What is Monkey Dust? While monkey dust may sound like a children’s cereal, it is actually a powerful, new, and dangerous drug that has recently been found in Australia. Specifically, monkey dust is MDPV or 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone. This falls into the same chemical category as bath salts or synthetic cathinones. MDPV has effects much like cocaine […]

Australian Ecstasy Use Increases In High Schoolers

Australian Ecstasy Use Increases In High Schoolers

Australian Ecstasy Use Increases In High Schoolers

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Australian Ecstasy Use Increases In High Schoolers High school is tough. Teenagers have to deal with a tough study load, changing bodies, and social media issues that are growing each and every day. In Australia, an even bigger threat is present. The proportion of Australian high school students who are using ecstasy has more than […]

Australian Drinking Trends

Australian Drinking Trends

Australian Drinking Trends

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Australian Drinking Trends There are few places in the world in which alcohol is not consumed, often daily, by individuals. In regards to Australian drinking trends, researchers have found that of the heaviest drinkers, ten percent drink over half the alcohol consumed in the area. This is an average of six standard drinks a day […]

New Zealand Drug Use Rates: A New High

New Zealand Drug Use Rates: A New High

New Zealand Drug Use Rates: A New High

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New Zealand Drug Use Rates: A New High New Zealand is a beautiful, sovereign island country in the Pacific Ocean that is known for the biodiversity of plant and animal life. This highly developed country ranks highly in international comparisons in the areas of national performance, such as quality of life, education, and economic freedom, […]

Female Drug Trafficking in Australia and New Zealand

Female Drug Trafficking in Australia and New Zealand

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What is drug trafficking? Drug trafficking is defined by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as a ‘global illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to drug prohibition laws. Drug trafficking can involve the manufacturing of drugs of any type, the illegal sales of such drugs […]

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