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Category: Medical Perspective

September 1, 2022 Harm Reduction Medical Perspective

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.

September 3, 2020 International Resources Medical Perspective Resources Treatment

Dispension’s biometric opioid vending machines ready for Canada-wide roll out

Dispensions biometric opioid vending machines ready for Canada-wide-roll-out The device was used in the MySafe project pilot, the first to involve Opioid Dispensing Kiosks and...

August 15, 2019 Australian Resources Medical Perspective Prisons Resources Treatment

Understanding the impact of opioid agonist treatment in reducing crime

http://connections.edu.au/opinion/understanding-impact-opioid-agonist-treatment-reducing-crime By Dr Natasa Gisev, Scientia Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research CentreIn a recently published study, we examined the link between opioid agonist treatment...

May 30, 2019 Drug Policy Harm Reduction Medical Perspective Treatment

ATODA Research eBulletin – May 2019

Research Findings How strong is evidence for depot injection treatment for opioid use disorder? Any progress yet in defining and understanding the contested concept of...

January 8, 2018 Drug Policy Media Medical Perspective Uncategorized

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...

August 6, 2017 Drug Policy Medical Perspective Presentations and Forums

HEROIN PRESCRIPTION:THE NEED FOR RATIONAL DRUG POLICY

This is the video from the seminar held on 27 July, 2017 to commemorate 20 years since the Federal Government abandoned the Heroin Prescription Trial....

January 23, 2017 Drug Policy Medical Perspective Published LTE

Good move on suicide

The following letter by Bill Bush was published in the Canberra Times on 24/1/2017 Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform (FFDLR) applauds the Capital...

January 16, 2017 Drug Policy Medical Perspective

We Should ‘Just Say No’ to Australia’s Approach to Drugs

Gino Vumbaca, President of Harm Reduction Australia writes in the Huffington Post How many more people need to die before we change this flawed system?...

January 9, 2017 Medical Perspective

AMA supports needle and syringe programs for prisons

“BBVs are a major health problem in our prisons, which is no surprise given that many people are in custody for drug-related offences in the...

December 28, 2016 Medical Perspective

Medical Profession and Drugs

The Green’s recently announced a change in policy direction on drugs. There was a predictable backlash with distinct lack of support from the AMA. The...

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This year's R U OK? Day topic? 📝 Stigma and discrimination towards drug users, courtesy of the opposition leader. #RUOKDay

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The conversation was started long ago. Not enough listeners. 28th Remembrance Ceremony for ‘those who lose their lives through our efforts to save them from drugs’ will take place in Canberra on Monday 23 October.

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Today is @OverdoseDay. A reminder to us all that shame and stigma present the biggest barrier to help for people who use drugs.

We're taking time out to reflect today about tragically lost loved ones in the war on drugs, and to re-affirm out commitment to serving our community.

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