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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. […]
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An Australian First – Fixed Site Pill Testing Announced
7 Oct 2021 – Media Release ACT-Fixed-Site-Pill-Testing-Media-Release-7-October-2021-1Download […]
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HRA Submission to the Opiate Dependence Treatment Program Post Market Review of Medicines
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Senate Estimates 2nd June 2021
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Drug busts like Ironside make no substantial impact
The ex-police officer turned drug law reformist further points out that Oregon has recently adopted the Portuguese model, while down in Canberra a bill is currently before ACT parliament, which aims to decriminalise the personal possession and use of illicit drugs in our nation’s capital. “It takes tremendous courage to admit that the war on drugs has failed and that unless new approaches…
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Australia needs drug testing and opioid blockers to reduce overdose deaths
If we want to reverse the growing trend of overdose deaths, naloxone, a drug that blocks the effects of opioids, must be distributed to everyone who is interacting with those who are dying, including the police. As well, it is time that we follow Spanos’s recommendation and make pill and drug testing available. […]
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‘A disgrace’: Ice inquiry commissioner accuses government of ignoring calls for reform
The commissioner who led the state’s ice inquiry has accused the NSW government of missing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for drug reform and ignoring his recommendations 15 months after handing down a landmark report. Professor Dan Howard SC said he was deeply disappointed with the government’s failure to respond to the 104 remaining recommendations after rejecting five almost outright, including pill…
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Australian cannabis laws are dishonest and need to change
It’s hard to know what it will take to fix the legal problems we have here with cannabis but one thing we do know is that the current approach based on a “don’t take drugs” (alcohol excepted) approach is not only a cruel joke but has become completely irrational. […]
