News From The Drug War Front Podcast.
Society & Culture
Aired 10:30am AEST 19.q.2021
News From The Drug War Front with Geoff Ward and Marion Watson.
Supported by: Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy and The Connection.
Recorded at: 2xx FM98.3 Community Radio.
From 10:30am until noon on Tuesday January 19th there will be a new edition of the radio show “News from the Drug War Front” brought to you by CAHMA, Canberra’s peer-based drug user organisation.
-CAHMA Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response with Naloxone Workshops are scheduled for Tuesday February 16th and Tuesday February 23rd at the Early Morning Centre commencing at 2pm. To book a place or to make inquiries call Dave or Damo at CAHMA on 6253-3643.
-Labor ACT Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Michael Pettersson will introduce a bill in February to make possession of limited amounts of drugs a civil offence, not a criminal one. The possibility of two-year prison sentences would be replaced by fines.
- In national news, former Australian Defence Force chief Chris Barrie has given his support to a campaign to increase accessibility of psychedelic drugs for sufferers of mental illness, including MDMA and psilocybin. The use of MDMA for the treatment of PTSD could soon become widespread in the United States.
"Drug law reform is desperately needed, yet (NSW Premier) Berejiklian refuses to see reason" is an opinion piece from Harm Reduction Australia.
-We will also discuss a piece by Professor Dan Lubman “A mental disorder, not a personal failure: Why now is the time for Australia to rethink addiction”.
-In international news comes “DEA Agents Report Agency’s Lack of Basic COVID-19 Safety Measures”.
-The polarising debate about vaping continues and we will discuss a piece by R J Fromata “How to Make Vaping as Safe as Possible- Tips and Tricks”
- The radio show is co-presented with Marion Watson. Music is played during the show, which is broadcast on 2XX, Canberra’s Community Radio, 98.3 FM. It can be streamed live through 2XX or heard as audio on demand via the 2XX website. Go to Programs and find “News from the Drug War Front” and listen when you wish to. The show, without music, can be podcast from the Podbean podcast app.
Special thanks to 2xx FM98.3 Community Radio, a fantastic resource run entirely by volunteers which fosters support for the wider community, providing a platform to innumerable worthwhile causes, organisations and voices.
Thanks for listening!
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Visit The Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy and The Connection at:
https://www.cahma.org.au/about.html
And at Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CAHMAandTheConnection/
Visit 2xx FM98.3 Community Radio at:
https://2xxfm.org.au/
The contents of News From the Drug War Front Podcast does not necessarily reflect the views and or policies of The Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA). CAHMA does not condone nor condemn drug use and does not promote illegal activity. CAHMA recognises that drug use happens and as such CAHMA seeks to reduce the harms associated with drug use, as well as the harms associated with the criminalisation of drug use.
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