FFDLR Newsletter March 2021
...“exploring the place of AOD services in the mental health system”. All speakers mentioned the dysfunctional relationships between mental health and drug and alcohol services. Competition between them has been...
...“exploring the place of AOD services in the mental health system”. All speakers mentioned the dysfunctional relationships between mental health and drug and alcohol services. Competition between them has been...
Items in this newsletter include: Award to Brian McConnell – Medal of the Order of Australia National Family Drug Support Day Drug Policy Australia looking for help to get DPA...
Items in this newsletter include: The war on drugs ‘has failed’, say experts The war on drugs has been lost around the world, Canberra is no different The UN ‘wants...
Items in this newsletter include: Editorial – Only part of the picture 20 Years of FFDLR More people buying ecstasy, cocaine on internet, Global Drug Survey shows Could users be...
Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2020 reveals that for the fifth year running, more than 2,000 Australians lost their lives to overdose in a single calendar year. https://youtu.be/ZrXvXqsBI7E...
...match the associated harm The war on drugs is lost – legalise the heroin trade ‘Fair trade’ cocaine and ‘conflict-free’ opium: the future of online drug marketing Annual ACT ATODA...
...understand the need for change we must consider the broader picture and the real outcomes of prohibition drug policy and whether its goals have been achieved. If the goal of...
The 23rd Annual Remembrance Ceremony ‘for those who lose their lives to illicit drugs’ will be held on Monday 29th October, 12.30pm at the memorial site, Weston Park Road, Weston...
...room trial. The SIP taskforce was re-established and is continuing its work but the final outcome of the Kings Cross injecting room trial is being awaited before the next step...
...the Moo dance festival in April. Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform has given enthusiastic support to both these initiatives because each removes the obstruction of the criminal law...