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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 […]
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Queensland Announces Drug Law Reform but is the ‘Devil in the Detail’?
HRA Media Release 23 Feb 2023 Qld-Drug-Law-Reform-Devil-in-the-Detail-HRA-Media-Release-23-Feb-2023Download […]
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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. […]
