Sagely Speaking PODCAST| Guest: Harvard Medical Dr. Bertha Madras – Psychedelics, Cannabis & Rescheduling
Legislation is Rushing Ahead of Science, and the Alarm Bells are Ringing Read More »
No mention of preventing drug use engagement. No mention of active drug use exiting recovery. No real mention of rehabilitation processes. No mention of ongoing unaccountable harms generated by ‘normalised’ substance use narratives. However, we do have more mechanisms being added to seemingly continue ongoing substance use. Whilst Opioid SubsttuteTreatments (OST) have validity, without a
Victorian Government’s Statewide Action Plan To Save Lives And Reduce Drug Harm, Or….? Read More »
In observance of World Earth Day, the conversation around environmental impact has taken a sharp turn to address the burgeoning issues surrounding the cultivation and legalization of cannabis. The latest reports draw an inseparable link between this practice and the deterioration of public environmental health. An authoritative analysis by the UN Office on Drugs and
World Earth Day – Climate-Changing Cannabis? Read More »
“It’s a national disgrace, and it’s time we do something about it!…There is no doubt it is getting worse. We are seeing data that high-risk family violence filed in our courts was thought to be around 38%, but it’s more like 60%…” The First Round Table of The Federal Circuit & Family Court of Australia
Leading lawmakers gather in Melbourne to discuss Family Violence crisis Read More »
This paper evaluates the causal effect of drug decriminalization on unintentional drug overdose deaths in a context with relatively poor access to drug treatment services. Using the synthetic control method, I find that when Oregon decriminalized small amounts of drugs in February 2021, it caused 182 additional unintentional drug overdose deaths to occur in Oregon
Does drug decriminalization increase unintentional drug overdose deaths? Study Read More »
Drug Policies Contravening International Drug Conventions & Rights of the Child – This insightful research report on the misuse of drug policy vehicles shows not only an increase in harms it is supposed to mitigate, but more concerning, a disregard for the international Rights of Children. View PDF
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Blue America needs to send a stronger, more consistent message that hard drugs should be shunned. The general message carried by the San Francisco billboard appeared as well in the New York City health department’s “Let’s Talk Fentanyl” campaign, which last year told subway riders, “Don’t be ashamed you are using, be empowered that
Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake Read More »
Public health scholarship has uncovered a wide range of strategies used by industry actors to promote their products and influence government regulation. Less is known about the strategies used by non-government organisations to attempt to influence commercial practices. This narrative review applies a political science typology to identify a suite of ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ strategies
(This is the same trajectory our National Drug Strategy has been re-tasked to comply with. Harm Reduction, an important pillar in our 3 Pillar strategy, has not only become the only priority, but has been used to rename the Harm Minimisation Platform to the point where Demand and Supply Reduction, are not only downplayed, but
Scotland’s Failed War on Addiction – And Australia Is Following the Playbook. Read More »
Decriminalising Drug Use – The Social Experiment, Live, In Play and Multiplying Harm: The Vancouver, Canada reality – “Easily the most chaotic place I’ve ever been!” Seasoned AOD Worker. Drug Dealing Paradise. Insite Injecting Room Insanity. Harm Reduction at its very worst. When you increase drug use you increase #harm! No community deserves this. More
