National MATOD Summit Report
A Better System for Better Outcomes – National Medicated Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) Summit Media Release New report says opioid treatment is unaffordable...
Category: Drug Policy
Johann Hari: TED Talk
Johann Hari’s TED talk on what addiction really is, and why Portugal’s system of decriminalization works. Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong
Submission of FFDLR to the inquiry of Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis Bill 2018
SUBMISSION OF FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR DRUG LAW REFORM TO THE INQUIRY OF THE SENATE LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE INTO THE CRIMINAL CODE AND...
Australia’s First Pill Testing Trial
On behalf of our STA-SAFE consortium partners, Harm Reduction Australia would like to advise that the first pill testing trial to ever be held in...
Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Drug Law Reform
Parliament of Victoria Law Reform, Road and Community Safety Committee Inquiry into drug law reform The Committee will inquire into, consider and report, on: The...
Parliamentary Inquiry into Crystal Methamphetamine
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Inquiry into crystal methamphetamine (ice) Final Report In particular, the committee will examine: the role of Commonwealth law enforcement...
Health and Social Services National Summit 2018
We the undersigned call on Australia’s federal, state and territory governments to treat drug use primarily as a health and social issue and to remove...
International Family Drug Support Day, Canberra
Marion McConnell speaks at the International Family Drug Support Day held at Parliament House, Canberra on Monday 26 February. “Just a couple of weeks ago...
Drugs and Driving
Drugs and driving – FFDLR comment following media speculation on methadone causing tragic accident. No one should drive while their capacity to do so is...
Starving welfare recipients off drugs
You have to admit that having a go at drug users is enticing politics. What pushback could there be against introducing drug testing of welfare...