Search results for: “what is harm minimisation”
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Police support “harm minimisation” approach of Canberra’s new pill testing service
Anna Vidot spoke with President of the Australian Federal Police Association Alex Caruana on Drive. […]
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Pill testing – harm minimisation saves lives
We can’t possibly prevent all risk-taking harms but we can act to reduce the risk and minimise the harm. Just ‘saying no’ and believing that your kids, nieces and nephews, grandchildren and kids of your friends wouldn’t or don’t take drugs is nave and denies the reality of youth culture. […]
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Alex Greenwich MP talks pill testing and harm minimisation: ‘The government is having a very superficial look at the matter’
The upcoming NSW election will be a really important platform for people young and old who enjoy music festivals, who enjoy going out, who work in the industry or associated industries to make sure their voices are heard. And make sure every party and independents knows that they’re going to be held accountable for the…
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Pill testing as harm minimisation
Even though legalisation for recreational use is so far limited to cannabis in Uruguay, Alaska, California, Washington and Colorado, Noffs thinks there will be a domino effect. “It’s inevitable, partly because big pharma and those behind the recreational cannabis push in the US are going for it, so there’s a market force there, but also,…
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Hysteria about drugs and harm minimisation. It’s always the same old story
Debates about harm reduction follow the same pattern: relentless hostility, proof that it works, then more relentless hostility. This is the ‘drug problem’ problem. […]
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It’s time for pharmacists to speak up about the benefits of harm minimisation
Many issues were discussed at the 2 March 2016 Drug Summit organised by the Greens leader Richard Di Natale at Parliament House.To me the two main topics included the decriminalisation of drugs, similar to the Portuguese model.The other key topic for me was giving consideration to introducing more supervised injecting centres in Australia. […]
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Australia has a long history of fighting harm minimisation drug policies
A group of community members have presented an open letter to NSW Premier Mike Baird, calling for legalised pill testing at public events. So far politicians have been reluctant to introduce such measures. […]
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‘Prohibition causes harm’: Coroner in charge of inquest into six opioid deaths urges the government to hold summit on decriminalising drug use
A coroner in charge of an inquest into opioid deaths has recommended a drug summit to consider the decriminalisation of personal drug use. New South Wales Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame said prohibition policies have failed, and suggested a harm minimisation strategy instead. […]
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UOW lecturer says pill testing could reduce harm
A University of Wollongong legal expert says the NSW government’s zero-tolerance approach to illicit drugs like MDMA at music festivals was doing more harm than good. Ben Mostyn, a lecturer in the school of law, advocated a harm minimisation approach – adding his voice to the growing number of individuals and organisations calling for pill testing. […]
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To minimise harm, drug prohibition must end
The recent pill testing trial at the Groovin’ the Moo music festival demonstrated why pill testing is an effective harm minimisation activity but also why we need to end drug prohibition in Australia and to effectively regulate the quality and supply of drugs here. […]