Archive for December 2024

Sudbury native was once class president, but in his 20s he ended up on the streets, ‘lost in daydreams’: to mark World AIDS Day, he tells his story

New data from Statistics Finland paints a grim picture of rising drug-related deaths in Finland, particularly among young people. In 2023, drug overdoses claimed the lives of 310 individuals, including 91 under the age of 25. Above: Supervised drug consumption room simulation

T was 23 at the time and had recently left Caldecott, a residential home for children and young people in Kent. Tony had been put into local authority care at the age of six; both his parents had suffered from severe depression, his father having attempted suicide and spent time in psychiatric hospitals. After a time in foster care, he lived at Caldecott for eight years. Above: T at Caldecott.

Cars are filled with ever more communication and entertainment tech, but our minds are stuck with the same limitations…. As the cognitive neuroscientist Dr. David Strayer at the University of Utah explains: ‘If you have people who are multitasking a lot, you might come to the conclusion they are good at multitasking. In fact, the more likely they are to [multitask], the more likely they are to be bad at it.’ The issue is the drain on our attention that occurs when we do too many complex tasks at the same time. It is known as ‘cognitive distraction’

Over 30 leaders from community, health, Aboriginal and research organisations are calling on the NSW Government to prioritise prevention and early intervention on the agenda at next week’s Drug Summit in Sydney.