Submission of FFDLR to the Australian Productivity Commission into the Social and Economic Benefits of Improving Mental Health
Introduction This paper argues that the burden of mental illness in Australia is in a large measure increased by the coincidence of illicit drug abuse...
Great results from the 2nd pill testing trial
Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform wishes to congratulate Dr David Caldicott, Gino Vambuca, Matt Noffs and all those involved in the successful pill...
FFDLR NEWSLETTER APRIL 2019
This newsletter includes the Drug Policies of the 3 parties – Labor, Liberal and the Greens. This will be helpful reading before the Federal Election...
I ran a police force and I’m not soft on drugs. This is why I am backing a pill testing trial
An opinion piece by retired AFP officer and lawyer who was the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police. There is wide support for a pill...
ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan
The ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan 2018-2021 (the Action Plan) outlines ACT Government priorities to address and minimise harms from alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and...
How is Australia responding to the pharmaceutical opioid problem?
Dr Gabrielle Campbell, NHMRC Australian Public Health Early Career Fellow at NDARC, UNSW. In the last twenty years there have been substantial increases in the...
The Pill Gamble
Link to SBS Insight’s first episode of 2019 ‘The Pill Gamble’ preview. Additional articles about Pill Testing can also be found on this page. Unlike...
Response to QandA on Drugs
To watch the full QandA session or read the transcript click here. The ABC QandA program on Monday 18 February covered drug law reform issues...
INjustice reinvestment
IIt is difficult to imagine a more confused and confusing set of measures than those being pursued by the ACT government. On the one hand...