FFDLR Newsletter November 2021

...take a previous good record into account, amphetamine users fare worse and reoffend more often. 10 per cent of cocaine users and 47 per cent of amphetamine users reoffend within...

 FFDLR Newsletter July 2022

...is deemed personal use.  However, under the new legislation, with the introduction of the ‘small quantity’ threshold it seems amounts for personal use will be significantly reduced. These amounts are...

FFDLR Newsletter September 2022

...certainly worth listening to. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/what-happens-when-we-decriminalise-drugs-/101389420 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...

Address by Senator Gary Humphries

...person who uses illicit drugs – whether through the influence of others around them or because they have become addicted – uses a product for which there is absolutely no...

FFDLR Newsletter September 2021

...the ‘dark net’ and including bitcoin transactions, resulted in a 24 percent increase in fentanyl use in 2020 in the USA. Criminalisation of opioid use has clearly resulted in more...

How reducing drug harm beats law enforcement

...indicators of price, purity and availability confirm that drug law enforcement does not reduce supply. Despite large border seizures retail prices remain stable, purity levels rise and users report availability...

‘Reflections’ by Ann Finlay

...him as best we could along with his high school where a flexible education program was developed for Paul. Paul’s alcohol use became more problematic, his safety and reputation were...