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20 Apr 2020

Battling street harassment and Aussies struggling with addiction to benzodiazepines

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It’s International Anti-Street Harassment Week – we’re joined by Natasha from It’s Not A Compliment, a group dedicated to eliminating street harassment.

And data shows that Australians are struggling with benzodiazepine addiction and use. We talk to experts about what’s happening.

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