NSW Police have confirmed drug detection dogs will be used at festivals as part of a “high-visibility police operation”.
Missing from the fine print in NSW Labor’s Tuesday budget was money for a smaller but equally problematic issue facing Premier Chris Minns.
The government promised to hold a drug summit once it was elected. Now it faces accusations that it lacks commitment and understanding of the serious issue.
Insomniacs dreaming of obtaining marijuana in a pharmacy without a prescription to help them sleep will have to keep waiting,as several clinical trials have failed to prove its effectiveness.
Patients aren’t being properly told about the long-term risk of everyday medications,with Australians developing dependencies on the drugs.
Victoria Street is caught in a terrible Catch 22. To feel safe it needs more people moving about,but open drug trades and fights are keeping them away.
One of the major Christian churches has called for the NSW government to reconsider its stance on drug decriminalisation and pill testing.
With a growing proportion of opioid overdoses caused by prescription painkillers,experts are calling for an expansion of the Take Home Naloxone program.
Queensland will become the first Australian state to offer drug users,including those under 18,a free service to test illicit substances,including ecstasy.
Health authorities are detecting tainted or mis-sold street drugs,resulting in hospitalisations. The coroner has once again made the case for pill testing.
The fourth Victorian coroner in six years has called on the state government to introduce pill testing to stop people from dying from accidental overdoses.