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Parliamentary Inquiry into impact of illicit drugs being traded online
National Health Amendment Bill
HRA letter to Minister Greg Hunt
[…]NZ: Drug checking to be permanent after law passes third reading
Drug-checking services have been given the all-clear to keep testing the safety of illicit substances at festivals and other locations over summer. Legislation confirming that such services can permanently continue, and expand, passed its third reading yesterday – replacing a temporary law that was set to expire at the end of the year. […]
Study finds police presence at music festivals can lead to “panic overdoses”
A new study has found that the presence of police at music festivals can lead some attendees to “panic overdose”, consuming all their drugs prior to entering the site. The Australian study, led by researchers at the University of NSW, surveyed festivalgoers at six music festivals in New South Wales that took place between November 2019 and March 2020. […]
