Drug induced deaths at highest rate since late 90s – ABS

...with the death rate steadily increasing over a decade and now at 7.5 deaths per 100,000 Australians – data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/3303.0~2016~Media%20Release~Drug%20Induced%20Deaths%20Increase%20in%202016%20(Media%20Release)~9...

ACT Drug Strategy Action Plan

...Strategy Action Plan 2018-2021 (the Action Plan) outlines ACT Government priorities to address and minimise harms from alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs and non-medical use of pharmaceuticals in the territory. https://www.health.act.gov.au/about-our-health-systempopulation-health/act-drug-strategy-action-plan...

Letter to the Editor

www.canberratimes.com.au No guarantees There cannot be an absolute guarantee that pill testing would have saved the life of the 24 year old who died at the music festival in Tocumwal...