Law, regulation and enforcement

DrugInfo newsletter, volume 2 number 3, February 2004

This issue of DrugInfo looks at the laws, regulation and enforcement of those laws  as they relate to the use of drugs and alcohol.

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Contents

Influencing legislation as a harm-reduction strategy
Natalie Russell, RaveSafe Peer Education Officer, VIVAIDS

Law, regulation, policing and enforcement: Has Australia managed to prevent drug use?
Guest editorial by Alex Wodak, Director, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney

New approaches to drug policy—dare we try?
Brian McConnell, President, Families and Friends for Drug Law Reform

MarijuanaAustraliana.net
Niall Young, Site Administrator

Medicinal use of cannabis
Jo Grzelinska, Information Officer, DrugInfo Clearinghouse

What are the effects of cannabis, amphetamines and benzodiazepines on driving ability?
Katherine Papafotiou, Manager/Coordinator, Drugs and Driving Research Unit, Centre for Neuropsychology, Swinburne University of Technology

Diversion and misuse of prescription drugs: How do we control the harms?
Malcolm Dobbin, Public Health Physician, Department of Human Services

Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee
Carolyn Hirsh MLC, Chair, Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee

Drug and Alcohol Strategy Unit, Victoria Police
Phil Harrison, Senior Sergeant

Reducing alcohol-related disorder in Kings Cross
Superintendent David Darcy, Commander, Kings Cross Police, New South Wales

Regulating the sale of "ice" pipes
Jo Grzelinska, Information Officer, DrugInfo Clearinghouse

Prevention research summaries: Law, regulation, policing and enforcement
Research summaries prepared by Associate Professor John W. Toumbourou, Centre for Adolescent Health, Melbourne

The need for a "no-cost" pharmacotherapy scheme for ex-prisoners
Sam Biondo, Community Development Officer, Fitzroy Legal Service

Experience the reality of courts and custody
Janeen Lynch, Communications Coordinator at Turning Point, interviewed the tour organiser, Maria Papadontas, and participants Jennie Rae (Anglicare, Werribee) and Jo Rymer (Royal Women’s Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service) for this story.

"Why create further opportunity for discrimination against drug users?"
Carol Bennett, Executive Officer, VAADA