Saturday, 28th, October, 2023: Novel Drugs, and Alarming Increase in Overdose Deaths in Victoria, Monica Barratt, RMIT
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Fiona and Macca are joined live on air by Monica Barratt, Vice Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow, Social Equity Research Centre and Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University,
in regards to her latest article about Novel drugs are leading to rising overdose deaths in Victoria – drug checking services could help.
‘Many of the harms people experience from using illegal drugs are a result of unregulated supply. Drugs may be contaminated, or completely substituted with something unexpected. They may also be of variable and unknown dosage or strength.
Any of these factors can and do lead to overdoses. That’s why 77 health and community organisations are urging the Victorian government to implement drug checking services. These could reduce overdose deaths, and provide an early warning system to flag any unusually dangerous substances in circulation.
The Victorian statement adds to similar calls in other Australian jurisdictions. Notably, in New South Wales, a Labor MP last week broke rank with his party to voice his support for the implementation of drug checking services.
Article and photo courtesy of The Conversation.
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