Cocaine allegedly smuggled in Kinder eggs
A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to bring cocaine into Australia by using a popular children’s chocolate to store them internally.
Drugs
‘Weird’: Mystery new drug hits Australia
An unknown drug has been detected for the first time in Australia, with fears it could be more dangerous than what’s already on the black market.
Sad reality of dark web drug trade
A new report from the Australian National University has found a concerning reality about the sale of lethal opioids on the dark web.
$135m ice bust: Sydney man charged
A Sydney man has been charged with drug trafficking offences after 180kg of ice was discovered in fridges sent from Malaysia.
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Pill testing should be no more controversial than condoms
Drug policy debates have a habit of becoming less about public health and more about personal morality. When it comes to preventing drug-related deaths at music festivals, it’s time to put your prejudices aside and get realistic, writes Jarryd Bartle
Pill test debate: Don’t heed the siren song of drug liberalisers
Evidence has piled up for years of the harms of illicit drugs, from pill deaths at dance festivals to longitudinal studies establishing the risks of marijuana-induced psychosis, especially in adolescent brains, writes Miranda Devine.
Podcast: How to talk to your parents about drugs
It’s not something most young people are comfortable talking to their parents about – drugs and taking drugs. Leading psychologist Dianna Kenny shares her tips on how to start that conversation. LISTEN NOW
Taking the pee: How this could pave way for pill testing
It is stomach-churning work but could pave the way for contentious pill testing at future music festivals. Researcher Jonathan Brett has already made several surprise findings while testing wastewater collected from portaloos.
Podcast: How to talk to your children about drugs
It can be a conversation over before it’s even started. But for many parents just talking to their children about drugs can be daunting. Leading psychologist Professor Dianna Kenny offers her expert advice on just where to start. LISTEN NOW
Top cop backs drug amnesty bins at music festival ‘war zones’
He is known for this hardline opposition to pill testing. But NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller tells The Ripple Effect he is ready to explore other options to stem the alarming rise of overdose deaths at music festivals.
Festival X drug supply accused ‘had 19 red capsules’
One of four people arrested for supplying drugs at Sydney’s Festival X (pictured centre) allegedly had 19 red capsules and $7110 in allegedly stolen cash on him, a court was told today.
Reveller dies after taking drugs cocktail at music festival
A man has died at the Strawberry Fields Music Festival at Tocumwal in the NSW Riverina region today. The 24-year-old, believed to be a Victorian, is thought to have consumed multiple substances including GHB, MDMA and cocaine.
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