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The CanTEST Drug Testing facility in Canberra has recently identified three new substances, classified as “Unknown Unknown.” These substances bear similarities to commonly known recreational drugs, such as MDMA (ecstasy), a stimulant and popular party drug; Ketamine, typically used in hospitals as a non-dissociative anesthetic; and a novel stimulant related to the drug commonly known …
Today the Federal government issued an apology to both thalidomide survivors and their families for the oversight that led to the wave of birth defects in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These birth defects included absence of limbs, malformed internal organs and spinal issues. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton both …
This weekend, new laws on decriminalising the possession of illicit drugs will kick off in the ACT, being the first jurisdiction of doing it in Australia. It means anyone in the territory caught with small quantities of illegal drugs for personal use could be fined $100 or diverted to health education, instead of being arrested. …
In a Medically supervised injecting room (MSIR), clients are made to wash their hands before they are provided with sterile equipment and harm reduction advice. Clients are not provided with any substances. In case of overdose, trained professionals are ready to administer emergency healthcare, including CPR and the opiate rescue drug Naloxone. Between 2019 and …
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A vaping crackdown is in the works from the federal government raising mixed perception from experts and users. On one hand, the current vaping epidemic has drastically increased usage in nicotine products in underage consumers. And on the other hand, making vapes inaccessible broadly could result in the creation of an illicit market that makes …
Pill testing will start at festivals in Queensland according to the state’s health minister in a press conference this week. Experts believe the program will be modeled off the CanTEST pill testing program from the ACT. Pill Testing in the nations capital has been ongoing for a number of years, and has been regarded as …