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Study: cannabis leads to the hard stuff
Think that the whole 'cannabis is a gateway drug' theory is bollocks? Well, a new research study suggests otherwise.
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24 per cent rise in drug drivers in NSW
480 drivers tested positive for drugs in 2009 in New South Wales - up by 24 per cent from 2008.
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Healthcare for addicts?
Recently, Claire Murray, a former drug addict and dying young mother, was refused a place on the transplant waiting list after her initial liver transplant failed when she resumed her drug habit last year. Is this fair?
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Harm-free alcohol
David Nutt, chairman of the UK government’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs until he was dismissed last year for saying ecstasy was no worse than alcohol is developing a drink that would provide all the pleasures of alcohol with no downsides.
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Man admits spiking wife's coffee
BBC.co.uk report that a UK man has been jailed for two years for spiking his estranged wife's coffee with 3g of amphetamine and cannabis.
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Toys used to hide drugs
Children's toys were used to try to smuggle more 50kg of drugs, worth more than $9 million, into Australia. Tonka trucks, pink teddy bears and even nappies were used to hide the drugs.
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Caffeine and alcohol: 'dangerous'?
These days, it seems that energy drinks and alcohol are the new vodka and tonic. No big deal right? Well, a new study suggests otherwise.
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Stokes’s stupidity
AFL Geelong star Matthew Stokes has been charged with drug trafficking, after allegedly purchasing a gram of cocaine for a friend who was visiting from out of town. So what punishment is suitable for the AFL to bring down should he be found guilty?
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Have YOUR say
Right now BTL is preparing a submission for the Australian Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy consultation and we want to get YOUR input.
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Teen dies after taking legal high
A teenager in the UK has died after taking Mephedrone - also known as 'meow meow', 'drone' and 'bubble', that can be legally bought online in the UK, but is banned in Australia.
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