The Wire

The Howard government has pursued a ‘tough on drugs’ policy in Australia for the past decade.But is the nation’s drug problem getting better, or worse, as a result?This was the topic of discussion in Canberra today, at a meeting between politicians from both sides of the fence who are critical of the drug war.Dr David Caldicott, Emergency Research Fellow at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, addressed the meeting, and he spoke with The Wire’s Andrew Green.