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Drug checking and an early warning network in Victoria could save lives: new coroner’s report

  Image: ShuttlestockThis week the Coroners Court of Victoria released its findings into a cluster of five drug-related deaths across Melbourne between July 2016 and...

More Australians back legalising cannabis and 57% support pill testing, national survey shows

Picture: David Crosling/ AAP A growing number of Australians support the legalisation of cannabis, while almost three in five back the idea of pill...

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.  from www.shutterstock.com The...

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?  from...

Here’s why doctors are backing pill testing at music festivals across Australia

Pill testing is a rare opportunity to speak to drug users about their drug use. from www.shutterstock.com For many years experts in the field of...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.