Drugs
The war on drugs has failed
A group of prominent Australians has expressed views that the war on drugs has failed and there is a need......
Natural high?
It has been described as nature’s love drug. Oxytocin is a naturally occurring chemical in our brains, which prompts us......
Arrest of Australian teenager just part of larger Indonesian campaign against illegal narcotics
Australian news media has been astir about the arrest of a fourteen year old Australian boy in Bali, for possession......
Victoria bans the ‘bong’
The cannabis smoking devices colloquially known as bongs will be banned in Victoria from next year. Currently the water pipes......
How does the Mexican Drug War affect Australians?
War in Mexico seems a million miles away to most, but for the thousands of Mexicans living in Australia it’s......
A small book about drugs
Drugs are not always bought on street corners from dodgy dealers but often over coffee counters by respectable middle class......
Chronic pain relief – drug-users or drug-abusers?
Could you imagine a constant pain, where your only relief was to get a drug otherwise classed as illegal? Well......
WA Police push to ban legal drugs
Police in WA are pushing the Governmanet to place a ban on synthetic cannabinoids. Synthetic cannabinoids are used as recreational......
Doctors over prescribing ‘Hillbilly Heroin’
An investigation by Medicare has found that as many as 50 doctors have been over prescribing opiate painkillers, the pharmaceutical......
NSW Liberal Party supports prisoner needle exchange trial
Prison officers have threatened to walk off the job if a Coalition Government introduces a prisoner needle exchange program in......