People who use party drugs say it gives them energy to dance and socialise, reduces their inhibitions and enhances their feelings of connection to others.
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Some drug and alcohol programs
currently used in prisons have little evidence to support them.
Cannabis use is linked to psychosis, but only a small number of users will experience it.
Social Services Minister Christian Porter told Q&A that 'rates of drug use amongst unemployed are 2.5 times higher than amongst employed people'. Is that correct?
The proportion of population who use legal and illegal drugs has remained stable or trended down. Fewer young people are using, but the proportion of older people using drugs and alcohol has grown.
There's no legal reason why Victoria can't have its own medically supervised drug injecting room to prevent more overdoses, despite political setbacks.
Victorian Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said conducting on-site drug tests at public events "safely and quickly is not really a practical option". But the technology is available.
West Australian Labor leader Mark McGowan said his state has the "worst rate of methamphetamine usage in the country". We asked the experts to check the evidence.
Ice increases the risks of psychosis, violence and impulsivity, and decreases emotional control. So what can families really do?
Why would the Philippine president risk alienating an important and generous ally?
There is a potential for significant harm in Australia if we don't have adequate systems in place to monitor our drug markets and respond rapidly when specific dangers are detected.
Around 2.3% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 15 years and over report using speed or amphetamine in the past year. This is similar to the general population.
With use of drugs such as ice on the rise, drug consumption rooms are now being set up in Europe to provide supervised inhalation.
Many untested drug therapies are expensive at best and potentially dangerous at worst. So what treatments do work for ice and other drug users?
Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, is a medicine that temporarily reverses the effects of opioid drugs such as heroin, morphine and oxycodone.
Are addicts sick and helpless victims with little control over their own behaviour, or brazen criminals who deserve to be punished accordingly?
There is no evidence to suggest mandatory treatment outside of the criminal justice system would work. Instead, we need to increase funding for treatment programs, including early intervention.
The government's "blanket ban" on legal highs goes against the evidence.
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.
There is no doubt methamphetamine can cause harm. But when politicians hijack drug issues and overplay them for political purposes, that too can cause harm.
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Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Law, Monash University
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Head of Alcohol and other Drug Research, Centre for Population Health; Burnet Principal for Alcohol, other drugs and harm reduction, Burnet Institute
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Sessional Lecturer in Criminal Law, RMIT University
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NHMRC Post-Doc Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Peter Whiteford est un·e ami·e de The Conversation
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW
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Emeritus Consultant, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst
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Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Professor and Director, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Professor & Specialist in Drug Policy, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow/Epidemiologist, Burnet Institute
