The New Recovery Movement In Victoria; The Discussion
It seems that the recent post by guest writer Anonymous AOD Worker elicited a lot of interest, with a large number of page visits and some discussion in the social media multiverse. As I suggested in my introduction to the article, I thought that some might consider the article divisive, but I thought the article … Read more
The ‘New Recovery’ movement in Victoria
The first guest article published to Stonetree offers an insight into an anonymous Melbourne based AOD worker’s very frank reflections regarding the evolving recovery discourse in Victoria. While some may regard this article as divisive, I think it is highly representative of the confusion and concern in relation to the current discourse here, and presents … Read more
No drug decriminalisation but we can still change drug laws to improve health outcomes
Recent public discussions about the decriminalisation of currently illicit drugs in Australia engendered by the A21 Report on Australian Drug Policy has prompted me to think about the nature of Australian drug laws and how they impact upon harm reduction. The response from our country’s leading politicians demonstrates once again that the notion of reducing … Read more
