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- Most articles in The Conversation
- Top 5 media commentators in Health Sciences
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Dr Nicole's latest articles in The Conversation
Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem (April 2020)
Drug use may increase the risk of coronavirus. Here’s how to reduce the harms (April 2020)
POPULAR! Coronavirus: it’s tempting to drink your worries away but there are healthier ways to manage stress and keep your drinking in check (March 2020)
Wild Butterfly film review: Claire Murray’s story gives a human face to trauma, drug use and blame culture (March 2020)
Thinking about taking a break from alcohol? Here’s how to cut back or quit (February 2020)
POPULAR! What causes hangovers, blackouts and ‘hangxiety’? Everything you need to know about alcohol these holidays (December 2019)
Previous articles
Prisoners need drug and alcohol treatments but AA programs aren’t the answer (September 2018)
Legal highs: Arguments for and against legalising cannabis in Australia (April 2018)
How does ice use affect families and what can they do? 2016
Ex-ice users lecturing school kids isn’t the answer to preventing drug use 2016
How big a problem is ice use among Indigenous Australians 2016
Viewpoints: is addiction a disease 2016
Policy Check: the Green’ Harm Reduction Innovation Fund drug policy 2016
Weekly Dose: Ecstasy, the party drug that could be used to treat PTSD 2016
Australia’s recreational drug policies aren’t working, so what are the options for reform? 2016
Drug and alcohol testing at work doesn’t deter anyone, so why do it? 2015?
Ice report marks a welcome shift in thinking towards prevention and treatment 2015
You don’t have to go off the grid to get treatment for drug dependence 2015
FactCheck: is ice more dangerous and addictive than any other illegal drug? 2015?
Forcing ice users into rehab won’t solve the problem – here’s what we need instead 2015
Testing at work and nightclubs unlikely to reduce ice demand 2015
Are we in the midst of an ice epidemic? A snapshot of meth use in Australia 2015
Ice age: who has used crystal meth – and why? 2015
Explainer: methamphetamine use and addiction in Australia 2013