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While understanding of gambling disorder has improved drastically in the past 25 years, further research is urgently needed to determine the efficacy of harm reduction strategies and treatments in the long term.
Many Australians are struggling to afford the medicines they need due to cost barriers, with women, young people, and those in poorer health particularly affected.
Health care providers have a vital role to play in reducing the health disparities for homeless women through early intervention, advocacy and trauma-informed care.
The government needs to ban gambling advertising, health experts say, because the cost of gambling on the health and welfare of Australians is too high.
Older Australians are especially vulnerable to experiencing moderate to severe loneliness, with significant economic and health consequences.
Alcohol marketing and user-generated alcohol content is common on social media, and most posts are positive and pro-alcohol. To reduce such exposure, policy changes may be useful, such as banning alcohol-related marketing on social media, as well as a browser plug-in to block alcohol imagery online.
