Life Matters with Hillary Harper
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?
Guests:
Dr David Caldicott, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Emergency Medicine, ANU
Professor Alison Ritter, Director of the Drug Policy Modelling Program at UNSW, NHMRC Senior fellow
- Nat Tencic, Producer