×As lockdowns lift and restrictions begin to ease around the world, it remains more important than ever that we all continue to keep 2 metres apart. Fortunately for any northern hemispherites not blessed with an intuitive grasp of lengths, Feedback’s Australian readers have been writing in with more examples of alternative units of measurement.Will Kemp sends us photographic evidence of a sign promoting social distancing during post-seminar drinks at Charles Darwin University, which translates 1.5 metres into “108 Gouldian finches, 8 brush-tailed rabbit rats, 3 northern brushtail possums, 1...…×As lockdowns lift and restrictions begin to ease around the world, it remains more important than ever that we all continue to keep 2 metres apart. Fortunately for any northern hemispherites not blessed with an intuitive grasp of lengths, Feedback’s Australian readers have been writing in with more examples of alternative units of measurement.Will Kemp sends us photographic evidence of a sign promoting social distancing during post-seminar drinks at Charles Darwin University, which translates 1.5 metres into “108 Gouldian finches, 8 brush-tailed rabbit rats, 3 northern brushtail possums, 1...WW…

×ByFor the first time since 1990, the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the US has declined. The 5 per cent fall reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is almost entirely due to a drop in deaths from prescription opioid painkillers. Does this mean the opioid crisis has peaked?The early data predicts that there were 68,500 drug overdose deaths in the US in 2018, down from 72,000 the previous year. “The preliminary CDC data showing a drop in overdose deaths is certainly encouraging, but it is too early to determine whether this represents a true shift in...…×ByFor the first time since 1990, the number of annual drug overdose deaths in the US has declined. The 5 per cent fall reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is almost entirely due to a drop in deaths from prescription opioid painkillers. Does this mean the opioid crisis has peaked?The early data predicts that there were 68,500 drug overdose deaths in the US in 2018, down from 72,000 the previous year. “The preliminary CDC data showing a drop in overdose deaths is certainly encouraging, but it is too early to determine whether this represents a true shift in...WW…