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Melbourne has had Australia’s worst heroin addiction for years. Why can’t the city kick its habit?
There’s heated debate about a second safe injecting room for Victoria’s capital – yet few are asking why use of the drug is so much higher than other cities […]
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‘Canary in the coal mine’: Alert for deadly fentanyl shipments at our borders
The drug fentanyl has been at the heart of a deadly and devastating opioid crisis gripping the United States, but for years has had a relatively minimal presence in Australia’s illicit drug scene. […]
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Giving voice to those with ‘lived experience’ will better inform drug policy, advocates say
There’s been a long-term push for the Tasmanian government to fund an independent “‘peer-led” advisory body. […]
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Opioid Dependence Treatment Program (ODTP) Reforms Pharmacists Fact Sheet
Reforms to the Opioid Dependence Treatment Program (ODTP) will come into effect on 1 July 2023. HRA has compiled this fact sheet for community and hospital pharmacists to provide an overview of the reforms and their implications for pharmacy ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Pharmacists-finalDownload ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Pharmacists-Steps-to-Prepare-for-1-July-finalDownload […]
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Opioid Dependence Treatment Program (ODTP) Reforms Consumer Fact Sheet & Examples
If you are on the ODTP (on methadone or buprenorphine – tablets/film/injections) you may have heard about changes to the program in the 2023 Federal Budget. At HRA we understand this is important, so here’s the main information to know. ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Comsumers-finalDownload ODTP-Reforms-HRA-Fact-Sheet-Consumer-Examples-finalDownload […]
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Legalise Cannabis makes united push for personal marijuana use in three Australian states
Legalise Cannabis MPs are launching a coordinated push to make marijuana legal for personal use in three states and overhaul what the party says is outdated legislation that unnecessarily criminalises people. […]
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100,000 Australians were prescribed medicinal cannabis for chronic pain in 2022
With the exception of Tasmania, Australia’s drug driving laws prohibit the use of THC, even with a script. […]
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Australia Has Legalised Psychedelic Therapy — Here’s How It’s Going to Work
Before you start thinking all the rules have gone out the window, there are quite a few caveats here. […]
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‘Historic’ funding changes for opioid dependency treatment
Medicines prescribed for the treatment of patients with opioid dependence are set to become more accessible in the coming weeks. […]
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To tackle Australia’s opioid overdose problem, learn from global solutions
“We must recognise that addiction is a public health issue – not a law enforcement problem,” Schumann writes below. […]
