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. […]

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. […]

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 to materialise. […]

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. […]

Advocates for drug testing have called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to introduce it ahead of the busy Summer festival season – ABC […]

David Heilpern Interview – calls have emerged for reforms to address the lack of valid impairment tests for people on medical cannabis at work. […]

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. […]

This is the spot where Professor Mal McLeod goes quietly about the business of saving lives in the Canberra region, though the analytical chemist is slow to embrace the lifesaver tag. […]

Annie Madden is the executive director of Harm Reduction Australia, an advocacy organisation focused on reducing potential harms from both drug use and drug policies and laws. […]

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