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Mother of teenager who died at Sydney music festival urges Minns government to introduce pill testing
Ms Ross-King and her family have campaigned for active measures to reduce drug-related risks, including pill testing. “The premier, government, governments before them … they want young people to change their behaviour,” she said. “They are not going to change their behaviour. The government needs to change their behaviour.” […]
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They save lives and keep the public safe. Should there be more of these rooms in Australia?
The Victorian government is facing renewed pressure to “save lives” by creating more safe injecting rooms, but experts explain stigma could be leading to “cold feet”. […]
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Drug-detection dogs are wrong more than right, data reveals
NSW Police drug-detection dogs incorrectly detect illicit substances on patrons 75 per cent of the time, raising questions about the efficacy of enforcement as the state’s festival season starts. […]
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Health experts say Victoria should prepare struggling drug therapy system for fentanyl influx
Victorian public health experts have warned an influx of the opioid fentanyl will result in thousands of overdoses due to the state’s ill-equipped drug therapy system. […]
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Waiting for a crisis: Fears as NSW enters festival season without drug reform
Harm Reduction Australia has offered to run a free pill testing trial at any festival of the NSW government’s choosing, but has been told no decisions will be made until after a drug summit. […]
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Want a healthier, safer CBD? Open an overdose prevention centre
The journey to establish an overdose prevention service – also known as a supervised injecting room – in Melbourne’s CBD started 25 years ago. The first injecting room in the CBD was proposed in the mid-1990s attracting widespread support from the community, health sector and the then Kennett government, but failed…
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Weak politics prevents drug reform
When I first left the bench, I was approached by a group of enthusiastic, committed young medicinal cannabis entrepreneurs and activists to lead DriveChange – a lobby group for the driving rights of patients. […]
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VIDEO: Calls for pill testing ahead of summer festival season
Advocates for drug testing have called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to introduce it ahead of the busy Summer festival season – ABC […]
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VIDEO: Confusion around regulations for workers who use medical cannabis
David Heilpern Interview – calls have emerged for reforms to address the lack of valid impairment tests for people on medical cannabis at work. […]
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What will the ACT’s new drug decriminalisation laws actually mean?
In recent weeks, the debate over the laws has heated up. While it is unknown what effect the reforms will have on drug use, here’s what the law says. […]
