"End the drug war now" say needle nymphs in New York, methed-up militants in Moscow, direct-action druggists in Darwin, cranked-out campaigners in Canberra and global goodie-gobblers.
On June 12, drug user activists, non-user
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On February 1, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra significantly upped the stakes in the war on drug users, resolving to make Thailand "drug free" within three months. Given the level of drug use and distribution in
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International intelligence agencies are keeping their eyes on a new fifth column that has emerged to undermine the war on terrorism. No longer simply content to drop out of the system, heroin users, utilising the proceeds of the
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"How your taxes help drug users lie to the police and cheat jail", screamed page three of the July 26 Melbourne Herald-Sun. The article underneath was a sustained attack upon the drug users' magazine Whack, published by drug users
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Over recent years the "drug problem" has been regularly discussed in the corporate media. In the midst of this discussion, more than 1000 Australian heroin users have died as a result of overdoses between 1996 and 2000. While
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One of the strongest, most publicised messages from AIDS education campaigns has been that if IV drug users do not have their own clean fits, needles and syringes can be cleaned using the 2*water 2*bleach 2*water method.
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The Vibe hits AdelaideA highlight of this year's Adelaide Festival will be the presentation of three raves and a number of club nights by new rave travellers the Vibe Tribe. The Vibe Tribe, formed from the
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PERTH — The mainstream media here has recently a great deal of coverage to the police assault on 17-year-old Joseph Dethridge last May, particularly after video of the bashing was obtained by television stations and shown on
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FREMANTLE — 1600 people attended a public meeting at John Curtin High in Fremantle on Sunday November 22. The meeting had been organised by the family of Joe Dethridge, who had his jaw broken in custody in May. The
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Youth attacked in 'war on crime'PERTH — In April guards were removed from WA metropolitan trains. Unions and community groups pointed out that this was bound to lead to reduced passenger safety. In early November a
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Rainbow Festival in south-westPERTH — A Rainbow Festival will be held next month in Cambray, just outside of Nannup 300 km south-west of Perth. Cambray is renowned for its spectacular bushland and natural springs. The