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?Pill Testing Australia and Harm Reduction Australia are again set to deliver pill testing services at the Groovin the Moo festival in Canberra on 24 April...
https://greens.org.au/act/reducing-harm-drugs-alcohol The Greens want to create a safe, healthy and connected community, by ensuring people are not impacted by significant health, social, legal and economic...
“The [National Drug Strategy Household Survey] survey found 57 per cent of Australians supported pill testing (around one-quarter opposed) while 47 per cent supported supervised...
Articles in this issue include: Emergency action in response to Covid-19 Fair Treatment campaign – Watch “Half a Million Steps” online Global Commission of Drug...
Read the full story here by DIANE NAZAROFF AND EMI BERRY The NSW government has already ruled out five recommendations from the Ice inquiry, including...
Read the full story here by Shelley Smith The government has finally released the findings from the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’....
Read the full story here By Tom Lowrey A shopfront, a discrete corner of a pharmacy, a pop-up site or the back of a van —...
This is a new style newsletter – a style that recognises the busy lives we all lead. Hope you enjoy this quick read where information...
It is of great concern to FFDLR that the Premier Gladys Berejiklian has taken such a negative stand on pill testing. Her reasons are that...