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A half empty pill box
Open Forum | July 7, 2023Fewer than half of approved primary uses for new drugs in the US and Europe between 2011 and 2020 added substantial therapeutic value over existing treatments.
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Tackling drugs in the Pacific
Open Forum | January 14, 2023The production and trafficking of illicit drugs in Asia and the Pacific poses a significant threat to Australia as well as the nations involved.
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The silent pandemic of over-prescribing
Justin Turner | September 17, 2022Canada is taking action against the over-prescribing of drugs of dubious medical benefit and Australia should follow suit.
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Strange, new and deadly
Jennifer Schumann | August 7, 2022While attitudes to some drugs, such as cannabis, are softening, an influx of new drug compounds to the streets and clubs are raising new concerns.
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Are drugs a health or legal problem?
John Coyne | December 14, 2021Australia’s federal, state and territory governments see illicit drug addiction as a law enforcement, rather than a health issue, but targeting supply alone is not a winning strategy.
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Arvanitakis on the war on drugs: why have we failed?
James Arvanitakis | September 12, 2021Australia has struggled to control the supply and consumption of cocaine, meth and other hard drugs, but without creative solutions the criminal gangs and terrorist organisations which traffic them will continue to thrive.
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Australia’s five per day
Open Forum | April 19, 2021There were more than five drug-induced deaths per day in Australia in 2019, with an increase in deaths involving amphetamines and cocaine, according to a new report.
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Reconstructing pharmaceutical chains after COVID-19
Raghbendra Jha | May 25, 2020India’s pharmaceutical industry is set to benefit as the world looks to diversify the global supply chain away from China.
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Ice, ice baby
Diane Nazaroff | March 5, 2020NSW’s Special Commission of Inquiry into methamphetamine treatment services, harm reduction and drug laws has missed an opportunity for reform.
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High on rebellion
William Partlett | February 15, 2020The Australian Capital Territory’s new cannabis laws are at odds with Australia’s federal laws, but should the federal government stay out of the argument?
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Ice, ice, baby
John Coyne | November 17, 2019Despite some high profile drug-busts, the quantity of methamphetamine (ice) that Australians consume continues to rise.
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Evidence based policies can reduce drug harm
Open Forum | October 26, 2019Australian experts are calling for evidence-based policies, which adapt faster, and respond more humanely and effectively, to new drugs and their changing availability and patterns of use.