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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.

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More 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.

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West 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.

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Week 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.

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Indigenous 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.

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New laws close underage drinking legal loophole

A new law aimed at preventing underage binge drinking has come into effect.

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Police 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.

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Talking 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...

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Breathing 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...

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Study shows rural workers' 'risky' drinking

New research has found that almost half of rural workers are drinking alcohol at risky levels.

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Urine, faeces and drunken behaviour

Warragul business owners have launched a campaign to clean up alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour on Queen Street.

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No photos of footy booze

Football players enjoying a finals win this weekend have been told to avoid being photographed with alcohol.

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Heywire winner Kira

Overcoming drug addiction and working out what's most important: your kids

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'Ice' implicated in crime spike

Latrobe Valley police say the drug 'ice' is partly responsible for an increase in crime across the region.

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Heywire winner Kira

Overcoming drug addiction and working out what's most important: your kids

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Footy, 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...

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Research spotlight falls on underage drinking

Researchers say high levels of underage drinking in country areas could be linked to large numbers of bottle shops.

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Man charged after drug raids

Police have charged a man with drug and other offences after raids in Melbourne's south-east.

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Drug 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.

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Agencies 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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