http://www.betweenthelines.net.au/blog See the latest blog comments from Between the Lines Fri, 18 May 2012 18:59:1337331569 EST EN-AU http://www.betweenthelines.net.au/blog/do-sniffer-dogs-deter#comment_2001 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:28:1269113286 GMT Research using interviews with ecstasy users asked whether people would take all their drugs in reaction to being told sniffer dogs were close by and most did not choose this option.  This doesn&#39;t mean it doesn&#39;t happen more than we know about, of course. <br /><br />Another potential consequence of increased use of sniffer dogs is people deciding to use other drugs that are not detected instead. In some cases, these can be more likely to cause harm (eg. GHB). http://www.betweenthelines.net.au/blog/do-sniffer-dogs-deter#comment_1991 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:49:1268851791 GMT <p>Is it really an <strong>unusual response</strong> for a young person to&nbsp;consume all the drugs on their person when they are about to be searched using&nbsp;sniffer dogs! Regretfully it isn&#39;t. Well, we may not have had a spate of young people&nbsp;dying from such actions, but I doubt that she was the first nor the last&nbsp;to make such a&nbsp;desperate&nbsp;decision. &nbsp;Police...please be careful of your actions! This isn&#39;t a harm reduction strategy but increases the risk of harm.</p> http://www.betweenthelines.net.au/blog/do-sniffer-dogs-deter#comment_1971 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:32:1268836349 GMT Complicated issue. It seems to me that there might be an initial surge in arrests as a result of sniffer dogs, but that this would eventually decrease as a result of people finding ways to take drugs and avoid being arrested. I can&#39;t imagine it deterring many people. http://www.betweenthelines.net.au/blog/do-sniffer-dogs-deter#comment_1961 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:32:1268836342 GMT Complicated issue. It seems to me that there might be an initial surge in arrests as a result of sniffer dogs, but that this would eventually decrease as a result of people finding ways to take drugs and avoid being arrested. I can&#39;t imagine it deterring many people.