Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see more sources in Web Links and Documents section)
The Herald-Sun: July 8, page 30, editorial, `Pill problems'.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/editorials/pill-problems/story-e6frfhqo-1225889144259
The Herald-Sun: July 8, page 2, news item by Aaron Langmaid, `Stimulants all the rage'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/grassroots-football-clubs-to-seek-clearer-guidelines-on-stimulants/story-e6frf9jf-1225889190552
The Australian: July 8, page 13, editorial, `Up (and down) there, Cazaly'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/up-and-down-there-cazaly/story-e6frg71x-1225889146739
The Australian: July 8, page 1, news item (photo) by Stephen Rielly, `Cousins "got the dosage wrong" with powerful sedative'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/ben-cosuins-admits-its-been-a-big-wake-up-call/story-e6frg7mf-1225889155142
The Age: July 8, Sports section, page 2, news item (photo of Grant Thomas) by Samantha Lane, `Thomas regrets "desperate" mix'. (video included in online version)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/thomas-regrets-desperate-mix-20100707-100ls.html?autostart=1
The Age: July 8, page 1, news item by Dan Silkstone, `Stop the caffeine, drug chief tells AFL'. (video included in online version)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/stop-the-caffeine-world-drug-chief-tells-afl-20100707-100lq.html
The Herald-Sun: July 7, page 30, editorial, `Footy's bitter pill exposed'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/editorials/footys-bitter-pill-exposed/story-e6frfhqo-1225888674978
The Herald-Sun: July 7, page 5, news item (photos) by Padraic Murphy, `Players' use of tablets dangerous'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/players-use-of-tablets-dangerous/story-e6frf7jo-1225888707368
The Herald-Sun: July 7, page 5, news item by Aaron Langmaid, `"Don't kick him when he's down"'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/dont-kick-him-when-hes-down-says-underworld-kingpin-john-kizon/story-e6frf7jo-1225888707265
The Herald-Sun: July 7, page 5, news item (photo) by Jon Ralph, `Cousins confused by strong pills' (with vox pop comments). (Different item title in online version. Online has video)
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/ben-cousins-confused-by-strong-pills/story-e6frf9io-1225888709048
The Australian: July 7, page 3, news item by Stephen Rielly, `Fog still clouding Cousins's drugs "mishap"'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/fog-still-clouding-cousinss-drugs-mishap/story-e6frg6nf-1225888698418
The Age: July 7, Sport section, page 2, analysis by Caroline Wilson, `Tigers unlikely to re-sign Cousins'. (Video included in online version)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tigers-unlikely-to-resign-cousins-20100706-zz0y.html
The Age: July 7, Sport section, page 2, news item by Samantha Lane, `Legal supplements part of sport today: players' boss'.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/legal-supplements-part-of-sport-today-players-boss-20100706-zz0z.html
The Age: July 7, page 1, news item by Michael Gleeson, `Mixture of drugs habitual in AFL'. (video included in online version)
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/drug-mixture-habitual-for-afl-footballers-20100706-zz0w.html
The Herald-Sun: July 6, page 7, news item (with photos, chronology of events) by Ralph and Langmaid, `Tigers probe star's scare'. (video included in online version)
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/tigers-probe-ben-cousins-health-scare/story-e6frf7l6-1225888286046
The Herald-Sun: July 6, page 7, analysis by Marianne Betts, `Tablets do not mix with anything'.
http://m.news.com.au/VIC/pg/0/fi542569.htm;jsessionid=A40496A5D8314437ADA1018997F549A9
The Herald-Sun: July 6, page 77, background by Jon Ralph, `Career slips quietly into intensive care'. (video comment included in online version)
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/career-quietly-slips-into-intensive-care/story-e6frf9jf-1225888266737
The Herald-Sun: July 6, page 77, news item (with boxed information on drugs used by players) by Jon Ralph et al, `Wake up to risk'.
http://m.news.com.au/AFL/pg/0/fi542598.htm
The Age: July 6, page 1, news item (photos) by Caroline Wilson, `Cousins under sedation, unconscious, in danger'.
http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/general/cousins-under-sedation-unconscious-in-danger/1877278.aspx