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What did Australia’s first drug-checking site CanTEST find in its inaugural year?
CanTEST, which has been operating for about a year in Canberra’s CBD, is free and open to anyone who wants to know the contents of their pills or drugs. […]
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Majority support for drug checking services
A new La Trobe University study shows majority support for drug checking services with 56 per cent of the over 18,000 respondents supporting related policies. […]
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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a coordinated push to make marijuana legal for personal use in three states and overhaul what the party says is outdated legislation that unnecessarily criminalises people.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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Joint Letter to Health Minister re Vaping Changes
Joint-Vaping-Letter-to-the-Federal-Health-Minister-29May2023Download […]
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Tasmanian Decriminalisation Bill 2023
HRA Submission TAS-Decriminalisation-Bill-2023-–-HRA-Submission-March-2023Download […]
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Does Australia have an opioid addiction crisis?
According to Dr Jennifer Schumann, overprescribing is leading to unused opioids in the home that can lead to accidental addiction and, tragically, overdose. […]
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Churchill Fellowship Report to investigate effective public health policies for preventing opioid misuse
Jennifer Schumann – Harm Reduction Australia & Pill Testing Australia colleague […]
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Churchill Fellowship Report on visiting leading international drug checking services to rapidly improve the analytical chemistry capabilities in Australia
Mal McLeod – lead analyst for Pill Testing Australia […]
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Legalising cannabis could make WA almost $250 million per year, according to UWA report
Legalising cannabis in Western Australia could see the state’s fortunes boosted by $243.5 million per year in the first five years, according to a report from the University of Western Australia. […]
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Queensland Confirms Drug Law Reform but is the ‘Devil Still in the Detail’?
HRA remains concerned with the number of people to be excluded – see our 23 Feb Media Release Qld-Drug-Law-Reform-Devil-in-the-Detail-HRA-Media-Release-23-Feb-2023Download […]
