Major crackdown on illicit tobacco trade
A crackdown on the smuggling and sale of illicit tobacco, which is costing the taxpayers $3bn, is set to be launched.
Drugs
‘Zombies’: New drug ravishes country’s youth
A nation is struggling as a new drug leaves its young users living as “zombies” with no-one to care for them.
Banker’s drug binge before festival overdose
A friend who was with a Sydney banker the night he passed away has detailed the events that led up to the 26-year-old’s death.
Inside festival where man died of ‘overdose’
Conditions at a Sydney festival where a young banker is believed to have overdosed have been exposed by a patron, sparking calls for change.
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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.
‘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.
How new law saved taxpayers 300,000
A new report has found the NSW Government saved more than $300,000 in six months by taking a different approach to drug possession.
20,000 drug capsules turns Anna Wood into art
An Australian artist who created a portrait of overdose victim Anna Wood using 20,000 empty pill casings has been flooded with personal stories from young people who have lost friends, siblings and parents to drugs.
Drug education video your kids need to watch
GRAPHIC WARNING — Explicit language and simulated drug-taking: Just exactly what happens to a young person both mentally and physically when they take drugs? This is The Ripple Effect: Part One — a confronting video series that answers those questions through the eyes of young Australians. WATCH NOW.
Ex’s tragic letter to lost girlfriend
The high school sweethearts had just broken up when Alex made a fatal decision. The devastating impact is still being felt almost a year on.
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.
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