Penington Report 2023
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report Penington Institute publishes Australia’s Annual Overdose Report, the most comprehensive and ambitious study of overdose in Australia. The report draws on…
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report Penington Institute publishes Australia’s Annual Overdose Report, the most comprehensive and ambitious study of overdose in Australia. The report draws on…
https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/current-trends-overdose-and-other-drug-induced-deaths-australia-release-2023-report The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) has reported on overdose deaths in Australia via an annual national report for over two decades...
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-22/drug-properties-being-found-by-cantest/101798128 Key points: From workout supplements in cocaine to children’s cough medicine in MDMA — Australia’s first fixed-site pill testing clinic has found some unusual...
Well we have had something of a win. Yesterday afternoon the ACT Assembly enacted legislation that will extend a modest degree of decriminalisation to drugs...
Next FFDLR meeting via Zoom: Thursday, 29th September 7.30pm
The ACT will soon become the first jurisdiction to decriminalise the possession and use of illicit drugs. It's a pivot to treating drugs as a health issue, rather than a law and order issue, and experts say it's a major step in reducing harms.
So what does a decriminalised community actually look like and why does it still give some pause?Methadone, and other similar opioid replacement therapies (ORT), have been used for decades in countries including Australia, and are designed to reduce craving and withdrawals associated with opioid dependence.