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Characteristics of non‐fatal opioid overdoses attended by ambulance services in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
Objective: To examine the feasibility of establishing a database on non‐fatal opioid overdose in order to examine patterns and characteristics of these overdoses across Australia.
Paul Dietze, Damien Jolley, Stefan Cvetkovski, Kate Cantwell, Ian Jacobs, Devon Indig   +5 more
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Paramedic perceptions of decision-making when managing mental health-related presentations: a qualitative study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Background Mental health presentations account for a considerable proportion of paramedic workload; however, the decision-making involved in managing these cases is poorly understood.
Kate Emond, George Mnatzaganian, Michael Savic, Dan I. Lubman, Melanie Bish   +4 more
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Mental health during ecological crisis: translating and validating the Hogg Eco-anxiety Scale for Argentinian and Spanish populations

BMC Psychology
Background Eco-anxiety is increasingly recognized as a shared experience by many people internationally, encompassing fear of environmental catastrophe and anxiety about ecological crises.
Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga, Juan Segundo Peña Loray, Antonio Moreno Poyato, Juan Roldán Merino, Camila Botero, Laura Bongiardino, Saskia Ivana Aufenacker, Samantha K. Stanley, Tiago Costa, Sílvia Luís, Léan V. O’Brien, Teaghan L. Hogg, Luísa Teixeira-Santos, Lara Guedes de Pinho, Carlos Sequeira, Francisco Sampaio   +15 more
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Examining the relationships between eco-anxiety, sociodemographic factors, experience of climate events, pro-environmental behaviours, and life satisfaction in young adults

BMC Psychology
Background Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant threats to ecosystems and human well-being, leading to increased eco-anxiety, especially among young adults. Eco-anxiety, characterized by worry and fear about environmental issues,
Juan Roldán Merino, Antonio Moreno Poyato, María Eugenia Malleville, Camila Botero, Arantxa Y. Arredondo, Andrea Rodriguez Quiroga, Tiago Costa, Luísa Teixeira-Santos, Lara Guedes de Pinho, Carlos Sequeira, Sílvia Luís, Francisco Sampaio   +11 more
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Most recent risky drinking session with Australian teenagers

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017
Objective: Despite declines in Australian alcohol consumption, youth alcohol related harms remain prevalent. These alcohol‐related consequences appear to be driven by a subset of risky drinkers who engage in ‘high intensity’ drinking episodes and are ...
Tina Lam, Simon Lenton, Rowan Ogeil, Lucinda Burns, Alexandra Aiken, Tanya Chikritzhs, William Gilmore, Belinda Lloyd, James Wilson, Dan Lubman, Richard Mattick, Steve Allsop   +11 more
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Associations between social identity diversity, compatibility, and recovery capital amongst young people in substance use treatment

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2016
This study explored associations between group memberships and recovery capital amongst 20 young adults aged 18 to 21 years in residential alcohol and drug treatment.
E. Mawson, D. Best, D.I. Lubman
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High Prescribing: A Case Study of High-Potency Medicinal Cannabis Inducing Psychosis

Case Reports in Psychiatry
Conclusion: There are clear dangers to overprescribing medicinal cannabis and the care that needs to be taken by prescribers to avoid them. There is a need for a change in the regulation of cannabis prescribing in Australia. Further research is warranted
Richard C. J. Bradlow, Sophie Wright, Anamaria Szrajbman Vaz Da Silva, Ferghal Armstrong   +3 more
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The social gradient of alcohol availability in Victoria, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2012
Objectives: To explore the socioeconomic gradient of alcohol availability in Victoria, Australia. Methods: Using data for the smallest geographic units available, per‐capita and area‐based measures of alcohol outlet density were calculated for four types
Michael Livingston
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What the Recovery Movement Tells Us About Prefigurative Politics

Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2016
The concept of prefigurative politics has re-emerged following recent worldwide uprisings, such as the Occupy movement, to which this concept has been applied.
Melinda Beckwith, Ana-Maria Bliuc, David Best   +2 more
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Raising the profile of public health ethics in Australia: time for debate

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2004
This paper argues for greater dialogue on public health ethics. There has been little discussion in Australia about the significant ethical dilemmas in this field, and there is no agreed framework for analysing and responding to these challenges.
Craig L. Fry, Anita Peerson, Anne‐Marie Scully   +2 more
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