We're excited to be part of a 4-month drug checking research project starting today at weareuniting's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Sydney.

Read more:
uniting.org/blog-newsroom/…

🚀 Exciting news!

CheQpoint, Queensland's first fixed-site drug checking service, launches April 19th at QuIHN Bowen Hills in partnership with QuIVAA.

Stay tuned for our second location opening in July + festivals! Thank you to all our supporters for making this possible! 🎉

35% of illicit drugs purchased on the #DarkWeb contain unexpected substances, an RMIT-led study reveals. 🧑‍💻

The findings highlight the urgent need for more local #DrugTesting facilities in Australia to prevent harm and overdose. 💊

Read more: rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/…

(1/3) #PitchFestival was cut short due to extreme fire danger. Thousands of festival-goers had to evacuate.

But instead of getting people out safely, Victoria Police prioritised drug testing people on the roads leading out of the festival.

#pilltesting #drugchecking #auspol

This has been a labour of love - and it's great to finally see it launched. A new look and new content for Bluelight :)

Open Access - Adulteration and substitution of #drugs purchased in #Australia from #cryptomarkets : An analysis of #Test4Pay

Dr Monica Barratt 🌈 Matthew Ball, Gabriel T. W. Wong & Angus Quinton
RMIT University NDARC, UNSW UNSW ANU Media Get Your Drugs Tested

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

RMIT-led study highlights the urgent need for more drug testing facilities in Australia

news-medical.net/news/20240305/…

Dr Monica Barratt 🌈

RMIT University NDARC, UNSW UNSW ANU Media Get Your Drugs Tested

Thanks so much to the 300 #autistic adults who have responded to our survey so far! We are over half way to our target of 500 participants! Please share and consider taking part to help us develop mental health assessments with and for autistic adults: nottinghampsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9G…

It’s an exciting moment to see this work published. Thanks to Fiona Measham and The Loop for donating their festival survey instrument which we adapted for Australian contexts. And thanks to our anon festival & punters for supporting us!

Big news out of Europe and a massive victory against the global War on Drugs. How long until we see the same in Australia?

bbc.com/news/world-eur…

The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose by Jeremy Kalicum, Eris Nyx, Mary Clare Kennedy, PhD, & Thomas Kerr in International Journal of Drug Policy.

Amazing novel research folks! Drug User Liberation Front saved the lives of many people, it’s absurd that they got shut down.

Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

The State Government has shot down reports it's considering pill testing trials at medical clinics to replace a second safe injecting room in the city.

Advocates say both are desperately needed to stop the rise in overdoses. Eliza Rugg #9News

The idea that possession of any drug for personal use should be a crime is so obviously absurd.

It's not a crime for me to snort rat poison or drink bleach, so why would it be a crime for me to snort cocaine or drink opium tea?

How did we ever let these laws become acceptable?

Why 13?

Paperback is off the press - on sale Feb 27 in the UK, April 30 in US

In a major new statement, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has made numerous recommendations and condemnations about current global drug policies. A very significant moment. Take a look at some of the highlighted issues.

Read more
ohchr.org/en/statements-…

Joseph Palamar NDEWS NYU Langone Health Drug and Alcohol Dependence Congrats Joseph Palamar for getting this paper picked up by Newsweek (with #3.5M followers). This article also references work from the #GlobalDrugSurvey team (lead by Emma Kopra at Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience). Readers may want to do the #GDS2024 survey:
redcap.health.uq.edu.au/surveys/?s=CK3…

A lot of coverage of our new paper: 'Although psilocybin is by no means the most dangerous drug, adverse effects do happen, so heightened prevention efforts and harm-reduction education may be necessary,' Palamar said NDEWS NYU Langone Health Drug and Alcohol Dependence
newsweek.com/psychedelic-dr…

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♾️Training Update — The Loop Announces 11 Eventbrite, Online Sessions ♾

We are excited to announce 11 remote sessions, including content informed by Bristol testing & new courses on harm reduction, MDMA & ketamine and also our 2024 training brochure.

eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-loop-dru…