Harm Reduction Australia (HRA) is a national organisation for individuals across Australia to join together in their commitment to reducing the health, social and economic harms potentially associated with drug use. Making your voice heard is crucial if we are to achieve more humane, effective and balanced drug policies in Australia and beyond. To help join now and show your support.
Op-Eds Urging People to Stop Taking Drugs Won’t Solve Mexico’s Cartel Problem
It is within the power of American legislators to curb the power of the Mexican cartels responsible for the hideous crimes we read about every day. Doing so requires only one policy, in fact. That policy is, of course, legalizing drug. […]
Canberra’s overdose training program saving opioid users lives four years on
Four years after it began in humble circumstances, an ACT program is helping to save the lives of Canberra’s opioid-dependant community one at a time. […]
Is the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’ fuelling an HIV epidemic?
Clean needles have been distributed in Cebu City for years, sometimes illegally, in order to prevent the spread of HIV. Under the new government, which took office at the end of June, pressure is increasing for such clandestine activities to stop. […]
US: Adult Pot Use Up, But Abuse is Down, Feds Say
As legal access to cannabis goes up, abuse of the drug is on the decline. New data from the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the legalization movement’s long running message about responsible use seems to be getting through. […]
