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…
Current trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia: Release of the 2023 report
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...
What’s in the drugs that are being tested at Australia’s first fixed-site pill testing clinic in the ACT?
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...
Modest degree of decriminalisation
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...
FFDLR Newsletter September 2022
Next FFDLR meeting via Zoom: Thursday, 29th September 7.30pm
What happens when we decriminalise drugs?
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?Opioids are driving drug overdose deaths, but people with addiction are struggling to access treatment
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.