@FFDLR

Families & Friends for Drug Law Reform believes prohibition laws are more the problem than the solution. It seeks alternative laws that minimise the harms.

 ACT, Australia
ffdlr.org.au
Joined February 2013
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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 @harmreductionau ED @Annie_Madden_ in @theage today... theage.com.au/national/victo…

Synthetic opioid detected in four found dead in Broadmeadows

The director of drug harm reduction charity warned the deaths were “a major wake-up call” as medical professionals fear an opioid crisis could engulf Australia like it has overseas.

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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 @harmreductionau
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Important piece by David Caldicott & Mal McLeod in MJA Insight on @pilltestingaus saving lives @ACTINOSProject @emmadavidsonACT @RyanPark_Keira @greencate @IngridStitt @AivGoesGreen @rachelpayneMP @TammyMLC @WAHealth @NatashaFylesMLA @rosaliewoodruff insightplus.mja.com.au/2024/…

Pill testing 'essential' for saving lives

Despite the success of pill testing trials in Australia, there continues to be ideological opposition to a practice that could save lives.

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Qld Pill Testing Services to begin next week - congratulations to @pilltestingaus and team for breaking new ground again & our thanks to Qld Govt. @ShannonFentiman @greencate @AivGoesGreen @TammyMLC @rachelpayneMP @IngridStitt @RyanPark_Keira @FFDLR abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/q…
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The public health principle of the better informed you are the better decisions you make stands.. btw @pilltestingaus never say its safe to use any drug but lets not bother the jury with facts @BuckinghamJN @FFDLR @greencate @FDS_NGO @JRK68993240 skynews.com.au/opinion/young…

Young people ‘opting out’ of drug usage thanks to pill testing centres: Legalise Cannabis MP

Legalise Cannabis MP Jeremy Buckingham argues young people are “opting out” from taking drugs as a result of pill testing centres. “In Australia hundreds of thousands of people are doing it every...

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The pressure is on! 🚗 “Medicinal cannabis advocates call for WA driving law overhaul” amp.abc.net.au/article/10357…

John breaks the law every day but says medicinal cannabis laws mean he doesn't have a choice

A West Australian man says he breaks the law out of necessity every time he gets behind the wheel after taking medicinal cannabis for pain relief.

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“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/deat…

Deaths increase despite drug decriminalization, experts urge more safe supply for users

By Alexandra Mehl

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Get in there, @CanTESTCBR!
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It's time to end #prohibition and demand evidence based #druglawreform #drugpolicyreform theage.com.au/national/prohi…

‘Prohibition is failing’: Ex-AFP boss says criminalising cannabis use does more harm than good

Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer describes his journey from a hard-nosed policeman to a vocal advocate for cannabis law reform.

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Big event at Vic Parl House today on pill testing @JacintaAllanMP @IngridStitt @pilltestingaus @FFDLR @FDS_NGO @hacsu @ThorneHarbour @MaryAnneThomas @ssdp_australia @cohealth_au @DirectionsAOD @CanTESTCBR @VAHPA1 @AivGoesGreen @VicAmboUnion @MSAV_today harmreductionaustralia.org.a…
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Same risks. Same warnings. Different week. When will politicians care more for people than doggedly hold on to a failed policy?
Guardian Australia@GuardianAus25 Oct 2023
Lives at risk unless NSW introduces drug testing before festival season, health groups warn dlvr.it/SxxrqS
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Mother of teenager who died at Sydney music festival urges Minns government to introduce pill testing abc.net.au/news/2023-10-02/n… via @ABCaustralia

'Lost for words': Renewed calls for pill testing to be introduced in NSW after two music festival...

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park says he can't commit to pill testing as a "silver bullet" solution, following the deaths of two men in their 20s who attended the Knockout Outdoor festival in Sydney...

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Misleading headline in this article, whereas the actual statement is "young people don’t have 'any idea' about the risks of drug use and what they are taking WITHOUT PILL TESTING'. #Pilltesting is the solution. @harmreductionau @AODMediaWatch shorturl.at/hjM78
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So privileged to spend the afternoon advocating for social change with @steele_maureen @nicolemluongo @FFDLR Marion McConnell & Cameron Francis @WeAreTheLoopAU at @nuaansw PAC forum.
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Another tragedy, and police concern on unregulated market is what many of us have been saying for years - so now we agree, regulate the market @pilltestingaus @MarkDreyfusKCMP @DavidShoebridge @FFDLR @AlexWodak @greencate @michaeldaleyMP @PetterssonMLA abc.net.au/news/2023-05-15/f…

Using unregulated drugs like 'rolling the dice', Qld Police warns after group overdose

A 19-year-old man has died on the Gold Coast and two others have been taken to hospital after taking an unknown substance over the weekend.

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Outrageous Barbaric Cruel Shameful Disgusting Appalling Grossly disproportionate Help end capital punishment aka state sanctioned murder @ProfRickLines @_damonbarrett @BarnsGreg @PhillipBoulten @aivl @nuaansw @HRV_Aust @HRV_Aust @FFDLR @Release_drugs @DrugPolicyOrg
Steve Rolles@SteveTransform26 Apr 2023
Devastating news. Attempts to prevent the execution of Tangaraju Suppiah for cannabis offences (by family, activists, NGOs, various Govts, & the UN) have failed. A few hours ago he was murdered by hanging, by the barbaric & shameless @govsingapore 1/ bbc.com/news/world-asia-6539…

Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis

The country ignores international pleas and hangs Tangaraju Suppiah for trafficking 1kg of cannabis.

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Might be the quote of the #HR23 opening ceremony !
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#HR23: Wonderful to hear the ACT Minister for Health acknowledge the critical role of local affected community driven organisations @CAHMA__ & @FFDLR & report on ACT harm reduction policy leadership inc: - Funding peers - Drug decriminalisation - Drug checking - Naloxone
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Is evidence about to trump ideology... @rachelpayneMP @DriveChangeMC @themathendo @TmB12321 @UnitedInCompas1 @AivGoesGreen @TimRRead @FionaHPatten @ACTINOSProject @MCIAustralia @dettershankMP @LegaliseParty theguardian.com/australia-ne…

‘I’m not impaired’: Victoria’s parliament to debate drug driving in age of medicinal cannabis

Alice Davy was legally able to drive on other painkillers but now risks losing her licence on the school run

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Great news - the supervised injecting room will be made permanent It requires legislation and must also deliver the opportunity to establish more overdose prevention centres where they are needed in Vic. Remember more people die from an accidental overdose than a car accident
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