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JOY Drive

21 May 2025

Jack Freestone: GHB – Harm Reduction and Staying Safe

Health, Personal Safety, Science & Medicine, Self-Help, Society & Culture

Jack Freestone: GHB – Harm Reduction and Staying Safe

It is known as a party drug, but GHB comes with serious risks. Jack Freestone from UNSW joins JOY Drive to unpack the rise in GHB-related overdoses, its use in sexual settings and the harm reduction strategies that could save lives.

Guest: Jack Freestone, PHD student at the Kirby Institute at UNSW and Manager of AOD Research and Development Programs at ACON

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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