illicit drugs
Pill testing shows clear harm reduction benefits
Up to one in five people who had pills tested at UK festivals had a different drug to the one they thought they’d bought Findings from UK trials have been …
Injecting room trial gets green light
The troubled North Richmond area is to get its medically supervised injecting room trial, which is hoped to help drive drug users into treatment Harm minimisation proponent and pharmacist Angelo …
Pharmacists support harm minimisation strategy
An AJP poll has demonstrated overwhelming support for medically supervised injecting facilities AJP asked what readers thought about injecting rooms such as that operating in Kings Cross, Sydney, and proposed …
10 things to know about the “Darknet”
Opioids and other pharmaceuticals comprise substantial part of the dark web’s overall business, say pharmacy researchers A group of clinical researchers, led by Professor Robert Raffa from Temple University’s School …
Poll: do you support injecting rooms?
AJP would like to know whether pharmacists support a supervised injecting room in drug hot spots – and why/why not Last month, Victoria’s government rejected calls for a medically supervised …
Pill testing approved for Canberra festival
In an Australia-first, the ACT Government will allow free pill testing to take place at a music festival this November The ACT government has given the green light for a …
‘We mustn’t continue to fear the addict’
Pharmacists absolutely must play a key role in harm minimisation, writes Angelo Pricolo I have been asked why, as a pharmacist, I feel so strongly about the issues that affect …
“Stop demonising vulnerable Australians”
Government condemned over ‘tough love’ drug testing policy by Opposition Health Minister in Parliament—but Senate has recommended it be passed A Senate committee has recommended the “welfare reform” bill behind …
Harm minimisation from the past to the future
Whether helping smokers or those who use illicit drugs, pharmacists are at the coalface of harm minimisation, writes Angelo Pricolo Pharmacists are the most important and effective health professional in …
Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them
Ice causes death in many ways, overdose is just one of them Most people are unaware of the severe impact ice has on the heart. from www.shutterstock.com.au Shane Darke, UNSW …
Australia’s major meth problem
Methamphetamine combined with prescription drugs poses potentially fatal risks including cardiac arrhythmia Methamphetamine-related deaths continue to rise across the country. The number of deaths in Australia doubled between 2009 and …
Water data highlights drug consumption
Methylamphetamine is Australia’s most-consumed illicit drug, new wastewater data show The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission has today released the second report of the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program, revealing that …