Nine in hospital after suspected festival overdoses, eight critical (CT 8 Jan) “The ambulance union believes the incident highlights the need for pill testing at festivals not only to inform potential drug users …. but to help emergency services allocate resources.”

Front page article in this morning’s CT. Great work Pill Testing Australia.

Canberra Times Insider Readers Panel feedback 20/1 Pill Testing Australia Harm Reduction Aus

Early data out on the ACT decriminalisation laws. Fair Treatment CAHMA

“It's certainly not surprising to see that overdose deaths are as high as they are, because we have not meaningfully addressed the production and the supply of drugs,” Read more: thespec.com/news/canada/de…

HILDA survey at a glance: 7 charts reveal we’re smoking less, taking more drugs and still binge drinking theconversation.com/hilda-survey-a… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

The pressure is on! 🚗 “Medicinal cannabis advocates call for WA driving law overhaul” amp.abc.net.au/article/103574…

Qld Pill Testing Services to begin next week - congratulations to Pill Testing Australia and team for breaking new ground again & our thanks to Qld Govt. Shannon Fentiman Cate Faehrmann 🌏🐨 Aiv Puglielli MP Tammy Franks MLC Rachel Payne MP Ingrid Stitt MP Ryan Park MP FFDLR abc.net.au/news/2024-03-2…

The public health principle of the better informed you are the better decisions you make stands.. btw Pill Testing Australia never say its safe to use any drug but lets not bother the jury with facts Jeremy Buckingham FFDLR Cate Faehrmann 🌏🐨 Family Drug Support Jennie Ross-King skynews.com.au/opinion/young-…

Come on Alex Wodak AM change has been far too slow. Political parties are far too easily intimidated with the fear tactics of the press when they could be preserving and improving lives. Australia should do much better. Well done Cate Faehrmann 🌏🐨 and @weareuniting.

From an organisation that has advocated for the past almost 30 years for drug law reform to save our family members from unjust, badly conceived drug policies this response from Qld opposition is so so frustrating. Thanks David Caldicott

And how would it be now if the well researched and well modeled ‘heroin trial’ under the renowned leadership of Gabriele Bammer had not been quashed by PM Howard in 1997? How will we know I guess. David Caldicott

Important piece by David Caldicott & Mal McLeod in MJA Insight on Pill Testing Australia saving lives David Caldicott Emma Davidson ACT ☀️ Ryan Park MP Cate Faehrmann 🌏🐨 Ingrid Stitt MP Aiv Puglielli MP Rachel Payne MP Tammy Franks MLC WA Health @NatashaFylesMLA Rosalie Woodruff 🌿💚 insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/16/pill-t…

Harm reduction in action!

Is this the optimal way of allocating Australian government spending in response to illicit drugs? Don’t think so somehow. Very low return on investment from 64% allocated to law enforcement. Much higher ROI from treatment & pittance invested in harm reduction Harm Reduction Aus

Help make this happen Alex Wodak AM AIVL For PWUD Wellbeing, Health & Human Rights✊️💜 NSW Health Rethink Addiction NUAA

Thank you Jacinta Allan. Wise, factual and caring words from a politician. Lives matter!!

We need more than a piecemeal approach. Comprehensive reform that ends the black market and provides real, sustainable resourcing for best practice harm reduction is what is needed, Australia-wide. See Harm Reduction Aus ED Annie Madden (PhD) AO in The Age today... theage.com.au/national/victo…

This is so painful especially after 30 years of advocating for drug law reform and harm reduction. What a pity heroin on prescription wasn’t agreed to back in 1997. It would have reduced the reliance on the black market that kills.

The 29th Annual Remembrance Ceremony ‘for those who lose their lives to illicit drugs’, Weston Park, Yarralumla, ACT Mon 21 Oct 12-1pm followed by a BBQ. If you would like a loved one remembered please contact [email protected] Michael Pettersson MLA Fair Treatment Emma Davidson ACT ☀️