Drugswrap Editor Jack Revell and Sam Douglas from the Australian Psychedelic Society join Nick to discuss the outcomes of the 2020 US Election, covering the positive news of the many wins in drug law reform.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterUS ELECTIONDr. Samuel Douglas, Philosopher and Vice President of the Australian Psychedelic Society talks US election drug war winners, and the ketamine clinics treating depression with promising results. 

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Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterNovember 1st is International Drug User's Day and DanceWize, SSDP Australia and Pill Testing Australia have teamed up to release a 'Pill Testing Explained' video.Check out the full DanceWize campaign videos at their YouTube channel.October Online Forum: An empowering, person centered approach to Substance Use and Mental HealthDesigned and delivered by staff from Nexus Dual Diagnosis Service, Harm Reduction Victoria, Mind Australia and Wellways.Brought to you by NEMHSCA, Yarra Drug and Health Forum and Yarra Mental Health Alliance. Harm reduction is a recovery oriented essential practice that can be used by any health care worker regardless of the setting. It values the consumers own experiences with substance use and mental health and supports their expertise in planning and decision-making. In this webinar viewers will be introduced to the principle’s of Dual Diagnosis and Harm Reduction. Viewers will hear real stories using interviews and animations on how staff and consumers from Mental Health settings implemented the Before, During and After Harm Reduction tool and some of the outcomes from using this approach. Viewers will be guided to free Harm Reduction resources to use with consumers and understand why Harm Reduction is a practice that shouldn’t be limited to Drug and Alcohol workers.  

International Drug User's Day 2020

Nick and Ash chat with Progressive Public Health Alliance Director, Stakeholder Engagement, Stephanie ThuesenFollow them on Twitter 

Steph from the Progressive Public Health Alliance

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterNick and Ash catch up with Fiona Patten, a Member for Northern Metropolitan Region in the Victorian Parliament’s Legislative Council.

Drugswrap and Fiona Patten MLC Interview

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterDanceWize have launched a campaign aimed at addressing some of the key issues that people who choose to take drugs may face. The campaign is 'Looking After Our Mates' and you can see it on their YouTube channelOctober Online Forum: An empowering, person centered approach to Substance Use and Mental HealthDesigned and delivered by staff from Nexus Dual Diagnosis Service, Harm Reduction Victoria, Mind Australia and Wellways.Brought to you by NEMHSCA, Yarra Drug and Health Forum and Yarra Mental Health Alliance. Harm reduction is a recovery oriented essential practice that can be used by any health care worker regardless of the setting. It values the consumers own experiences with substance use and mental health and supports their expertise in planning and decision-making. In this webinar viewers will be introduced to the principle’s of Dual Diagnosis and Harm Reduction. Viewers will hear real stories using interviews and animations on how staff and consumers from Mental Health settings implemented the Before, During and After Harm Reduction tool and some of the outcomes from using this approach. Viewers will be guided to free Harm Reduction resources to use with consumers and understand why Harm Reduction is a practice that shouldn’t be limited to Drug and Alcohol workers.

Yarra Drug & Health Forum - An empowering, person centered approach to Substance Use and Mental Health

Nick and Ash chat with the team from People and Dancefloors, a UK project focused on telling the broader story of people who choose to take drugs. We also hear about how Covid-19 has effected the UK's nightlife and party scene.PEOPLE AND DANCEFLOORSFollow them on TwitterThe People and Dancefloors project was created by Daniel King and Dr Giulia Zampini. The research was designed by Giulia Zampini. The project has recently expanded to welcome Dr Eveleigh Buck-Matthews and Dr Anthony Killick on the research team. A manifesto by people who choose to take drugsWHY DO PEOPLE CHOOSE TO TAKE DRUGS?For too long, drug users have been portrayed as either criminals(1) or victims(2) of the potential ill effects of the substances that they choose to take. Although all drugs are harmful, and can be dangerous and even life-threatening(3), in most cases, the consequences of recreational drug taking are not negative.

People & Dancefloors - Narratives of Drug Taking from the UK

Dr. Stephen Bright and Drugswrap editor Jack Revell join the program for a full-show panel covering a range of alcohol and other drug issues.

Drugswrap with special guest Dr. Stephen Bright

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterDr. Monica Barratttwitter.com/monicabarratt(link is external)Dr. Monica Barratt is a social scientist, focusing on alcohol and other drug policy, especially around how drug markets operate in the online world. Monica works with the Drug Policy Modelling Program, part of Australia's National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and currently a senior research fellow with RMIT UniversityDr. Nicole Leetwitter.com/drnicolelee(link is external)Dr Nicole Lee is psychologist, with expertise in alcohol and other drug policy and practice. Nicole is an adjunct professor at the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University, a member of the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs and the Director of 360 Edge, a specialist alcohol and other drugs consultancy which helps bring research into policy and practice. Global Drug Survey COVID-19 EditionThe GDS Special Edition on COVID-19 was developed as part of a global effort to better understand the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives with a specific focus on the use of alcohol and other drugs, mental health and relationships. Over 55,000 people took part. The survey ran for 7 weeks in (May – June 2020)VIEW THE GLOBAL DRUG SURVEY RESULTS(link is external)National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare(link is external)

Global Drug Survey - COVID Edition (PT2)

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterDr. Monica Barratttwitter.com/monicabarrattDr. Monica Barratt is a social scientist, focusing on alcohol and other drug policy, especially around how drug markets operate in the online world. Monica works with the Drug Policy Modelling Program, part of Australia's National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and currently a senior research fellow with RMIT UniversityDr. Nicole Leetwitter.com/drnicoleleeDr Nicole Lee is psychologist, with expertise in alcohol and other drug policy and practice. Nicole is an adjunct professor at the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University, a member of the Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drugs and the Director of 360 Edge, a specialist alcohol and other drugs consultancy which helps bring research into policy and practice. Global Drug Survey COVID-19 EditionThe GDS Special Edition on COVID-19 was developed as part of a global effort to better understand the impact of the pandemic on people’s lives with a specific focus on the use of alcohol and other drugs, mental health and relationships. Over 55,000 people took part. The survey ran for 7 weeks in (May – June 2020)VIEW THE GLOBAL DRUG SURVEY RESULTSNational Drug Strategy Household Survey 2019 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Global Drug Survey - COVID Edition (PT1)

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on Twitter Yarra Drug & Health Forum presents:International Overdose Awareness Day 2020 - Compassion Not JudgementDecades of expensive prohibition and policing haven’t reduced the harms associated with drug use. Policies focused on reducing harms and understanding people’s complex needs have produced far more positive results. A compassionate approach means understanding complex problems and appropriately resourcing responses that actually work.International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on 31 August each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. Originating in Melbourne 2001, the day acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends by remembering those we have lost, or those who have sustained a permanent injury as the result of drug overdose. Our minds immediately go to illegal drugs when discussing overdose, however alcohol and prescription medication are two of our biggest killers.In honour of loved ones lost and dearly missed, our aim is to raise awareness and reduce stigma within our communities around this significant health issue.Guest speakersFamilies and people with lived experience of the impact of drug overdoseMC – Jason Vandy (Aaron Short Awareness Association)Mick ColtonCherie ShortDebbie Warner (APOD)Professionals:Prof. Margaret Hamilton AOSam Biondo (Victorian Alcohol And Drugs Association)Sione Crawford (Harm Reduction Victoria)Dr. Nico Clark (Medically Supervised Injecting Room)Politicians:Martin Foley MP (State Member for Albert Park, VIC Minister for Mental Health)Fiona Patten MLC (Northern Metro – Reason Party)Dr. Tim Read MP (Member for Brunswick – Victorian Greens) Supporters:Alcohol Prescription & Other Drugs Family Support (APOD)Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet)Harm Reduction Victoria (HRVic)Victorian Alcohol And Drugs Association (VAADA)Aaron Short Awareness AssociationNorth Richmond Community HealthFamily Drug Support

International Overdose Awareness Day 2020 - Compassion Not Judgement

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterDrug Reporter and INPUD present:Taking Back What's Ours! An oral history of the movement of people who use drugsIn this episode of the oral history of the movement of people who use drugs, we learn about the successes and challanges in Australia, from four veterans of the user movement.The history of the movement of people who use drugs in Australia is a long and rich one. It is one of the few countries that has funded user organisations for over 30 years now.In this episode of our series, four veterans of the user movement in Australia tell us the oral history of the movement. Jude Byrne from the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL), Annie Madden and Charles Henderson from the New South Wales Users and AIDS Association (NUAA) and Geoffrey Ward from the Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA).In the 80s when HIV appeared among people who inject drugs, the Australian government wisely responded by involving injecting drug users into designing and implementing the response. This approach resulted in minimising HIV infections among users in the Country. The Activists successfully advocated for the opening of medically supervised injecting rooms, first in Sydney and recently in Melbourne. Naloxone distribution is run by the user groups as well.Despite their successes, their work is far from being done. They tirelessly fight to end prohibition and the harms arising from it: the drug testing at dance festivals, which results in the death of young people, because out of fear of being caught, they swallow their week's dose of drug; the drug testing of drivers for cannabis, when your license is taken away if you test positive, even though you used days before; or the removal of children from their drug using mothers, regardless of how she treats her child.In this episode we also learn about how New Zealand successfully responded to the HIV epidemic by being one of the first countries to have a national needle and syringe exchange program.

Drugswrap and Drugreporter EP6 Australia and New Zealand

Listen to part 1Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us.Follow Drugswrap on TwitterYarra Drug and Health Forum and VAADA Present:Independent Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room in North Richmond: Findings and recommendationsPresented by Professor Margaret HamiltonProfessor Hamilton has 50 years’ experience in the alcohol and other drug field including clinical work, education, research and policy development. She holds an honorary position as Professor of Public Health in the School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne.Her work has included founding Director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre , Chair of the Victorian Multiple and Complex Needs Panel and she served as an Executive member of the Australian National Council on Drugs for over 12 years, was on the Prime Minister’s Council on Homelessness for 3 years, President of Cancer Council Vic., and a member of board of VicHealth, Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Centre for Alcohol Policy Studies at LaTrobe Uni as well as other roles in many drug and alcohol organisations, and national and international bodies.Co-sponsored by the Yarra Drug and Health Forum and VAADA , this online event took place on Monday 3 August from 12:30-2:00pmYarra Drug and Health Forum has been a long-time advocate for the establishment of the Medically Supervised Injecting room (MSIR) in North Richmond as a strongly evidenced , high impact strategy to prevent overdose deaths and reduce street based injecting, in a neighbourhood that has hosted a long established heroin drug market for many years.Over the first 18 months of operation , the MSIR has responded to 2,657 overdose events, and is estimated to have prevented between 21 and 27 deaths.The Review Summary document is available here.(link is external)

Independent review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room with VAADA (PT2)

Jack Revell from Drugswrap talks the week in drug news with us Yarra Drug and Health Forum and VAADA Present:Independent Review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room in North Richmond: Findings and recommendationsPresented by Professor Margaret HamiltonProfessor Hamilton has 50 years’ experience in the alcohol and other drug field including clinical work, education, research and policy development. She holds an honorary position as Professor of Public Health in the School of Population & Global Health, University of Melbourne.Her work has included founding Director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre , Chair of the Victorian Multiple and Complex Needs Panel and she served as an Executive member of the Australian National Council on Drugs for over 12 years, was on the Prime Minister’s Council on Homelessness for 3 years, President of Cancer Council Vic., and a member of board of VicHealth, Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Centre for Alcohol Policy Studies at LaTrobe Uni as well as other roles in many drug and alcohol organisations, and national and international bodies.Co-sponsored by the Yarra Drug and Health Forum and VAADA , this online event took place on Monday 3 August from 12:30-2:00pmYarra Drug and Health Forum has been a long-time advocate for the establishment of the Medically Supervised Injecting room (MSIR) in North Richmond as a strongly evidenced , high impact strategy to prevent overdose deaths and reduce street based injecting, in a neighbourhood that has hosted a long established heroin drug market for many years.Over the first 18 months of operation , the MSIR has responded to 2,657 overdose events, and is estimated to have prevented between 21 and 27 deaths.The Review Summary document is available here.

Independent review of the Medically Supervised Injecting Room with VAADA (PT1)

Support Don't PunishIs a global campaign, focused on prioritising public health and human rights in our drug policies, rather than punishment and coercion. Enpsychedelia has supported #SupportDontPunish​ since our first broadcasts in 2015 on Melbourne's 3CR 855AM.SSDP AustraliaThis year, the Students for Sensible Drug Policy Australia crew held a webinar 'Uncovering the Australian War on Drugs' with guest speakers:Dr. Mary Harrod Dr. Peta MalinsTara Schultz

Support Don't Punish 2020 with SSDP Australia

Nick catches up with Dr. Stephen Bright from AODMediaWatch.com.auMusic from Ape Suit - Bow ValleySegment from AOD Media Watch - Been Skewed Over by the Daily Telegraph? This is what I didYou can watch the video of the segment at our YouTube channel:Music from Missy Higgins and Tim Minchin - Carry YouI caught up with Dennis McKenna as part of the EGA Live Broadcast on their YouTube channel: 

AOD Media Watch - Skewed by the Daily Telegraph

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