Addiction
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Gambling
The ‘free heroin’ behind thousands of violent crimes in NSW
Gavin Fineff was not a battler, he made $160,000 each year, but he turned to fraud to fund his massive habit.
- by Perry Duffin
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Crime
This Perth man had an $800 a week drug habit. He thought going to his GP would help
For about six years, Dale Cranswick used drugs to get through the stress of being a chef at a busy restaurant. Then he found the answer. Or so he thought.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Phones
I showed a total stranger a Trump meme on my phone. It was a wake-up call
We can be better humans by occasionally looking up from our phones. It might also help us defy those pesky algorithms.
- by Kerri Sackville
Opinion
Political leadership
I know what it’s like to be the politician’s son who makes mistakes. I wouldn’t wish it on Tom Dutton
When a photo of the opposition leader’s 18-year-old son made headlines last week, I immediately felt so sorry for him. Unfortunately, I know exactly what it’s like to go through that.
- by Nick Bracks
Opinion
US Votes 2024
One thing everyone is missing about Hunter Biden’s case
As the daughter of first a governor and then a president, I know what it’s like to live under a glaring, unforgiving spotlight that never dims.
- by Patti Davis
Like gambling: Addictive dating apps a treadmill ‘we can’t get off’
Andy can pinpoint the exact moment when he realised he was addicted to dating apps: it was during a break-up in 2016.
- by Kimberley Bond
Problem gamblers find loophole in self-exclusion register
More than 20,000 people have signed up to the government’s gambling self-exclusion register, BetStop, but some can still gamble due to a flaw in the verification process.
- by Amelia McGuire
Melbourne remains nation’s heroin capital, snapshot of illicit drug use shows
Victorians account for almost half of Australia’s yearly consumption of the deadly and highly addictive drug, while NSW accounted for almost half of the cocaine consumed across the country.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Wealthiest Australians drive surge in illicit drug taking
Marijuana remained Australia’s most popular drug, with about 2.5 million users, while about one million people took the stimulant drug cocaine.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Half of underage drinkers had alcohol supplied by their parents
Alcohol consumption among high school students have hit the lowest levels in history as experts tell parents to support alcohol abstinence.
- by Amber Schultz
Opinion
Smoking & vaping
There are ways to make addicts like me quit vaping. This new ad isn’t it
Vaping gave me everything I liked about smoking, without the cost. But soon I was far more addicted to nicotine than I had ever been with cigarettes.
- by Jackson Westaway
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