Remembrance

...so much from any inherent danger of the drugs involved but from policies and practices that shrouded the composition of the drug and forced on many the life of an...

April 2016 Newsletter

...online. Featuring highlights from the UN Drug Summit, the successful grant for Hepatitis C Awareness Activities for the AIVL, insights into the link between illicit drug use and much more....

Johann Hari appearing in Melbourne

DRUG POLICY AUSTRALIA presents on Thursday 20 September 6.30pm – 9.30pm Johann Hari, best-selling author of Chasing the Scream Depression and addiction are on the rise in Australia, fed by...

AUSTRALIA’S FLAWED DRUG POLICY

Gino Vumbaca, President of Harm Reduction Australia writes in the Huffington Post about Australia’s flawed drug policy and offers five changes that would make a real difference. They are: Decriminalise...

Welcome

...the useless and lengthy time wasting moral arguments. I reflect on the dire consequences of drug policies. The passage of time can do many things. It, or perhaps we, can...

Welcome and Introduction

Brian McConnell, President, Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform Welcome and thank you for coming to this 7th Remembrance Ceremony for those who lose their lives to illicit drugs....