More Australians back legalising cannabis and 57% support pill testing, national survey shows
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A growing number of Australians support the legalisation of cannabis, while almost three in five back the idea of pill testing, according to a new national survey.
The 2019 National Drug Strategy...
Pot, pills and the pandemic: how coronavirus is changing the way we use drugs
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There’s no question COVID-19 has changed many aspects of our lives. As drug researchers, we are interested in how the pandemic has affected illicit drug use in Australia.
Our two new surveys of Australians who regularly...
DRUG REGULATION ECONOMIC REVIVAL REVOLUTION
FLATTEN THE ECONOMIC CURVE
The urgency for funding for our health system is at a premium in most peoples consciousness, what happens if there are lines of Ambulances waiting for infected to be processed.
So far,...
Worried about your drinking during lockdown? These 8 signs might indicate a problem
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We’ve seen images of people “panic buying” alcohol since lockdown started in March. Now new data from the advocacy group Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) shows people are not just stocking up for...
ACT cannabis laws come into effect on Friday, but they may not be what...
From January 31, ACT laws allow residents to cultivate and posses
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New cannabis cultivation and possession laws come into effect in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Friday, January 31. But they’re not...
Beer, bongs and baby boomers: the unlikely tale of drug and alcohol use in...
Baby boomers who drink and take drugs risk a range of physical and mental problems
that younger substance users don’t necessarily face.
If you ask someone what a typical heavy drinker or drug user...
Parents of teens, here’s what you really need to know about MDMA
Just around 3% of teens have used MDMA (ecstasy) in the past year.
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We all want to reduce drug-related harm and ensure young people don’t take unnecessary risks. But decades of research shows fear...
When the coroner looked at how to cut drug deaths at music festivals, the...
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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The much-awaited NSW coroner’s report into music festival deaths was released today.
In the...
‘My friends are taking MDMA at raves and music festivals. Is it safe?’
No drug is 100% safe. Drawing by Wes Mountain
My friends are taking ecstasy at raves and music festivals. Is it safe? — Anonymous
Key points
no drug use, including ecstasy, is 100% safe
festivals...
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 took the next step towards regulation of the illicit drug...
