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Pill testing is coming to Queensland. Here’s what can we learn from programs overseas
Queensland’s move aligns the state with a growing international norm. In fact, the evidence to support such services has existed for decades. […]
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What is found in illicit party drugs and how pill testing will work in Queensland
The Queensland government has announced it will be the second jurisdiction in Australia to provide illicit drug testing, aiming to change the behaviour of users and reduce the risk of harm. […]
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Queensland to introduce pill testing in move away from ‘1950s …
Queensland will roll out pill-testing sites in an attempt to curb the harmful effects of illicit drugs. […]
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“Get on with the job”: Greater push for injecting room as health teams face more CBD overdoses
Pointing to new data that revealed an increase in heroin overdose deaths, Cohealth says some “would still be alive” if a safe injecting facility was available in the CBD. […]
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Queensland Announces Drug Law Reform but is the ‘Devil in the Detail’?
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Support Medical Cannabis Driving Law Reform!
Drive Change is launching this campaign to focus on lobbying relevant law enforcement stakeholders to push for fair and equal drug-driving laws for patients who are legally prescribed medicinal cannabis. Drive-Change-Press-Prelease-2023Download […]
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Dominic Perrottet’s hardline stance on drugs is ‘magical thinking’, says pill testing advocate
Those comments prompted a rebuke from David Caldicott, an emergency doctor and one of the architects of the ACT’s CanTest program, the country’s first dedicated pill-testing regime. […]
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Calls to exclude medicinal cannabis users from new SA drug-driving rules
Dean of Law at Southern Cross University and campaign lead for Drive Change, David Heilpern, urged Police Minister Joe Szakacs to allow an amendment for people with a THC prescription from a doctor. […]
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Naloxone program gaining traction, but many unaware about life-saving drug
Almost 17,000 Australians have used a life-saving drug that treats opioid overdoses, but experts say more awareness is needed that the drug is safe, free and does not require a prescription. […]
