The punishment must fit the crime, even for drug users
[02.11.2011]
The case of the Australian boy arrested on drug charges in Bali offers the opportunity to review our nation's own response to drug use, both here and ...
Marijuana Legalization
[30.06.2010]
A number of other countries have implemented changes in law that significantly reduce the extent of criminalization of marijuana use. Only in Austral ...
Randomized controlled trial of dexamphetamine maintenance for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence
[18.06.2009]
This study tested the impact of a long-acting form of amphetamine as medication to help control dependent use of the closely allied stimulant, metham ...
Trees for Ecstasy
[04.02.2009]
Many people believe that ecstasy is merely a synthetic drug that is manufactured solely with chemicals, so-called precursors. However, the main raw m ...
Cannabis debate in Australia
[04.06.2008]
In Australia a vicious debate on cannabis policy started when Alex Wodak, the head of the Sydney drug and alcohol clinic at St Vincent's Hospital, su ...
UN: conflicting views on harm reduction
[18.02.2008]
Conflicting views and policies within the UN system on harm reduction have become a major concern. Consistency in messages is crucial especially wher ...
Law enforcement and Australia’s 2001 heroin shortage
[31.01.2008]
Globally, illicit drug policy is largely based on two central policy objectives. The first is to reduce the demand for illegal drugs mainly through c ...
Pot, politics and the press—reflections on cannabis law reform in Western Australia
[31.05.2004]
Windows of opportunity for changing drug laws open infrequently and they often close without legislative change being affected. In this paper the aut ...
Evaluating alternative cannabis regimes
[31.01.2001]
Cannabis is the cutting-edge drug for reform, the only politically plausible candidate for major legal change, at least decriminalisation (re ...
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