Evidence suggests that people who receive syringes from a needle exchange are less likely to dispose of them improperly.
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On its own, the Drug Overdose (Assistance Protection) Legislation Bill is no magic bullet. But it would add to an existing range of effective harm-reduction tools.
The benefits of providing safe smoking kits include fewer people injecting and stronger connections with harm-reduction services and community groups.
Around 60% of Australians with hepatitis C have accessed treatment which usually cures the condition. But to eliminate the disease, we need to prevent re-infection and tackle stigma.
It has long been clear that some countries have drug policies that cause harm and violate human rights.
There is an urgent need to reconsider steroid use as a public health issue as opposed to a criminal justice concern.
Opiates have emerged as a significant threat to public health in the UK.
Indonesia’s war on drugs aims to protect the country’s young generation from an alleged “national drug emergency.” But the government’s coercive approach is harming the people it wishes to protect.
International evidence suggests “awareness” campaigns are not the best way to address harmful methamphetamine use. Fear-based approaches can increase stigma and drive people from treatment.
Officials in Indiana would have served the population better if syringe exchanges had been in place before the upsurge in HIV cases began.
In the three decades since the virus was identified, Australia has done well by international standards in keeping HIV infection rates down. But certain aspects of our national approach continue to risk…
Australian governments are spending more on law enforcement against illicit drugs than treatment and prevention, according to a report released today by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. The…
The announcement yesterday by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher to establish a needle exchange in the ACT’s Alexander Maconochie Prison is historic. Politicians need votes like the rest of us need oxygen…
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