Tag: Nicole Lee - article author
When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the evidence won. But what happens next?
If NSW takes on the coroner’s recommendations, it will be among
the most innovative and evidence-based states in Australia on drug policy.
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Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?
Two cannabis plants per person and four per household will be
legal in the ACT from January 31. Esteban Lopez/Unsplash
The Australian Capital Territory...
Drugs don’t affect job seeking, so let’s offer users help rather than take away their payments
Drug testing risks further marginalising welfare recipients.
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The Morrison government is having another shot at getting its proposal to drug test people on welfare...
Testing festival goers’ pills isn’t the only way to reduce overdoses. Here’s what else works
Festival goers bring their phones. So why not use them to
receive tweets about high-dose drugs in circulation, as the UK is doing?
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Did you look forward to last night’s bottle of wine a bit too much? Ladies, you’re not alone
Australia’s alcohol guidelines recommend women and men
drink no more than two standard drinks per day. Kelsey Chance
Last month, close to 40,000...
History, not harm, dictates why some drugs are legal and others aren’t
When considering harm to the user and to wider society,
alcohol is much more of a problem than MDMA. Krists Luhaers
Drug-related offences take up a lot...