• Growing push for Sydney’s second medically supervised injecting room

    The Berejiklian government is facing a growing push to set up a safe injecting room in western Sydney as data on overdose deaths show the opioid crisis has spread to the outer suburbs. Criminologists are the latest to call for a second injecting room after a recommendation from Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame, who said politics should not stop “sound…

  • ‘No excuse’: Doctors urge immediate release of ice inquiry report

    Doctors and drug law reform advocates are calling on the NSW government to urgently release the findings of a special commission of inquiry into the drug ice. The four-volume report was delivered to the Berejiklian government by commissioner Professor Dan Howard on January 28, but the government has not publicly shared its findings or committed to a release date. […]

  • NZ: Universities called on to make drug testing kits available during Orientation Week

    Wendy Allison said it was “about time universities stepped up” and used their own spectrometers to give students better access to testing services. Five student associations said they welcomed the prospect of  drug testing at upcoming orientation weeks, but only one – the Otago University Students’ Association – was able to do so.  […]

  • Will pill testing be on the Groovin’ lineup this year?

    “The ACT Government does not condone the use of illicit drugs, we know the safest option is to not take drugs,” Health Minister Stephen-Smith said. “However, we also believe governments have a responsibility to not only try to prevent drug use but also to support initiatives that reduce the harms associated with drug use. […]

  • Loved ones unite in Family Drug Support group

    Since 1997 Family Drug Support has built and developed a model for supporting families impacted by a family member’s alcohol or other drug issues by listening and talking to thousands of families and undertaking focus testing of their programs. “We advocate for harm minimisation as a oppose to zero tolerance, we believe that families do the best they can and…

  • HRA Welcomes New Board Members

    HRA is pleased to announce 4 new Board Members Media-Release-HRA-Announces-New-Board-Members-Feb-2020Download […]

  • Destroying amnesty bin drugs a wasted opportunity: Health experts

    Health experts warn destroying drugs ditched in amnesty bins is a wasted opportunity. The bins give festival-goers a chance to ditch their illegal drugs – and have been used at eight events in New South Wales. Currently, the substances collected are destroyed by a waste management company. The Deputy State Coroner says testing the bins could provide information to health…

  • ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what you hoped for

    The ACT laws are a good first step, but they contradict federal laws that make cultivation and possession of cannabis a criminal offence. And it’s not clear whether these federal laws will continue to be enforced in the ACT. The new laws also do little to regulate the supply of cannabis or its seeds. […]

  • Joint Media Release re NSW Ice Special Commission Report

    A joint media release from HRA, Take Control & Pill Testing Australia regarding the NSW Special Commission on Ice Report being handed to the NSW Government Joint-MR-Ice-Commission-Report-Government-must-move-swiftly-to-release-and-respond-to-Ice-Commission-findings-4Download […]

  • Music festivals responsible for minuscule percentage of drug deaths

    Counsel assisting the ice inquiry have urged commissioner Dan Howard, SC, to recommend the personal use of ice and other illicit drugs be decriminalised in NSW under a public health-focused drug policy. Under the potential recommendations, pill testing would also be trialled and the use of medically supervised drug consumption rooms would be expanded. […]