Call for pill testing part of national strategy to reduce drug harm
Former Australian Federal Police commissioner Mick Palmer will join drug law reform campaigner Matt Noffs at the National Press Club on Tuesday calling for a... Read More
Last Chance to Nominate for the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Awards
Nominations Close Midnight Friday, 21st of September 2018 Further information available at: https://nidaconference.com.au/national-indigenous-drug-and-alcohol-awards/
New Labor bill would make using and growing cannabis legal in Canberra
It’s the illicit drug one in three have used in their lifetime, but could lighting up a joint soon be legal in Canberra? Read more... Read More
Minister to visit Katherine to seek views on decriminalisation of drugs
A NT Government committee considering the decriminalisation of drugs will be in Katherine in December to hear from the community. Read more at:https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/5656670/top-end-move-to-decriminalise-drugs/ Photo by Sebastian... Read More
We need to talk about drugs in a radically different way
The tragic deaths of two young people, with more critically ill, as a result of suspected drug overdoses at the Defqon.1 music festival in Sydney has again... Read More
We must tackle stigma around treating opioid-dependent patients: Rural GP
Wagga Wagga GP Dr Mary Ross told newsGP that not enough rural GPs are engaging in opioid treatment programs – despite the urgent need. Read more at: https://www.racgp.org.au/newsGP/Clinical/We-must-tackle-stigma-around-treating-opioid-depen... Read More
WA Opposition Leader Mike Nahan pushes for mandatory rehab for meth users
The WA Opposition has reignited calls for mandatory drug rehabilitation for methamphetamine users and has accused the government of spending money on trains instead of... Read More
Drug and alcohol rules leave police unable to breath test alleged fatal crash driver
A man believed to be responsible for a fatal crash in Launceston could not be tested for drugs and alcohol because he was found more... Read More
Prisoners need drug and alcohol treatments but AA programs aren’t the answer
Prisons and drug use are closely linked. Two-thirds of Australian prisoners report using illicit drugs in the 12 months before they entered prison, compared with 12% of the... Read More
Nominations Close Midnight Friday, 21st of September 2018
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Awards Read more at: https://nidaconference.com.au/national-indigenous-drug-and-alcohol-awards/ Photo by Ariel Besagar on Unsplash