Victoria’s Drug Strategy – The Devil is in the details
Victoria’s Minister for Health, the Honourable Mary Woolridge , today released Victoria’s plan to reduce the alcohol and drug toll. This document guides Victoria’s strategic approach to alcohol and other drugs for the next four years. For any that are not already aware, the Victorian Alcohol and other Drugs sector has been subject to significant … Read more
19th International AIDS Conference: Why including drug users is important
I’ve spent most of this week sick with the flu. Not my favourite past time, however it did give me the opportunity to spend some time following the tweets from the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. #AIDS2012 (Big shout out to @HarmReduction and @HughStephens for keeping me in the loop!) While much of what … Read more
Devine ain’t that divine when it comes to harm reduction
My friend and colleague emailed me a link to this article by Miranda Devine earlier this week with the friendly caution: ‘open at own risk, outrage may ensue’. Taking my friend at their word and mindful of my workload, I have waited until now before reading this woefully ill informed attempt at journalistic ‘opinion’. Lacking … Read more
