...under 4 in 10 Australians either smoked daily, drank alcohol in ways that put them at risk of harm or used an illicit drug in the previous 12 months. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/illicit-use-of-drugs/ndshs-2016-detailed/contents/table-of-contents...
...AC, Dr Marianne Jauncey, and Will Tregoning. FFDLR’s Marion McConnell also spoke briefly at the end of the event. To watch the full presentation, click the link below. https://www.facebook.com/unharm/videos/1782836301776838/ ...
...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...
...The deputy coroner’s reasoning? Our current drugs policy is futile and likely to exacerbate harms rather than to alleviate them. It’s hard to understand why the government won’t listen. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-15/poor-drug-policy-needs-a-pill-testing-trial/10895360...
...28 years of Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform. Watch Win News video of nominees here: https://www.facebook.com/WINNewsCanberra/# (scroll down to “From drug reform advocates to selfless volunteers –...
...for a health-focused legal response to drug use Report by the Australian Lawyers Alliance released this month. President of FFDLR recommends this report and it can be found at https://www.lawyersalliance.com.au/documents/item/2064#page29...
...Reform will be participating in the Volunteering Expo 2017 tomorrow Tuesday 19 September 12 noon – 6.30pm at the Southern Cross Club Woden. Everyone is invited to come along. https://www.facebook.com/VolunteeringandContactACT/...
Can a big Saturday night mean you test positive on a Wednesday? https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/6840926...
https://www.penington.org.au/australias-annual-overdose-report/ Penington Institute publishes Australia’s Annual Overdose Report, the most comprehensive and ambitious study of overdose in Australia. The report draws on the most up-to-date data from diverse, verifiable sources....
25/12/2020 BY PAUL GREGOIRE https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/drug-decriminalisation-for-the-act-an-interview-with-labor-mla-michael-pettersson/ Led by the Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT, Fair Treatment has been calling on the jurisdictions of NSW and the ACT to decriminalise drug use and personal...