Help for bushfire kids
There is increasing awareness that young people caught up in the fires of 2009 are presenting with a range of responses to that event.
View ArticleMore youths seeking alcohol addiction aid
The Youth Substance Abuse Service (YSAS) says the number of young Victorians needing treatment for alcohol addiction has more than doubled over the past decade.
View ArticleWest Gippsland teens push and use crystal meth
Up to 50 Warragul and Drouin teenagers have been identified as users and potential dealers of crystal methamphetamine or 'ice', following Victoria Police Operation Bourbon.
View ArticleWeek in review
Drugs on the streets of Drouin, Professor Garnaut in the Valley and rain in South Gippsland. It's been a big week in the state's south east.
View ArticleIndigenous group demands grog ban explanation
The East Gippsland Aboriginal community is asking police to explain reports of a ban on selling alcohol to Aboriginal people.
View ArticleNew laws close underage drinking legal loophole
A new law aimed at preventing underage binge drinking has come into effect.
View ArticlePolice grog ban complaints dropped
An East Gippsland Aboriginal group has dropped some of the human rights complaints it lodged over a local ban on alcohol sales.
View ArticleTalking about the effects of drugs and alcohol
Traralgon College is trying to protect its students by talking about the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse in an honest and open way. ABC Gippsland visited the school's Drug Action expo, held as part...
View ArticleBreathing easy after experiencing le Tour
The greatest cycle race in the world is over and it's a Brit on the top of the podium rather than an Australian this year with Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France. However for Warragul's Jayman...
View ArticleStudy shows rural workers' 'risky' drinking
New research has found that almost half of rural workers are drinking alcohol at risky levels.
View ArticleUrine, faeces and drunken behaviour
Warragul business owners have launched a campaign to clean up alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour on Queen Street.
View ArticleNo photos of footy booze
Football players enjoying a finals win this weekend have been told to avoid being photographed with alcohol.
View ArticleHeywire winner Kira
Overcoming drug addiction and working out what's most important: your kids
View Article'Ice' implicated in crime spike
Latrobe Valley police say the drug 'ice' is partly responsible for an increase in crime across the region.
View ArticleHeywire winner Kira
Overcoming drug addiction and working out what's most important: your kids
View ArticleFooty, drugs and science: Gerard Fitzgerald speaks
Renowned North Ballarat Football Club coach Gerard Fitzgerald was shocked when he heard the results of the Australian Crime Commission's investigation into the use of drugs in sport. Listen to him...
View ArticleResearch spotlight falls on underage drinking
Researchers say high levels of underage drinking in country areas could be linked to large numbers of bottle shops.
View ArticleMan charged after drug raids
Police have charged a man with drug and other offences after raids in Melbourne's south-east.
View ArticleDrug fears aired for country Victoria
An independent health organisation says it is extremely concerned by the number of ambulance call-outs for drug-related issues in country Victoria.
View ArticleAgencies call for rehab solution to drug dilemma
Why doesn't a region the size of Gippsland have a dedicated rehabilitation centre for drug addicts?
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