Archive for ‘big day out’ tag
Half of BDO punters take drugs
In a result that straight from the 'well, der' file, almost half the punters aged 16 to 29 surveyed at the Big Day Out admitted to taking drugs in the previous month.
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381 arrested at BDO
381 people were arrested at Sydney's Big Day Out, with police laying 104 drug possession charges, 12 drug supply charges, six assault charges and one malicious damage charge.
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No alcohol sponsorship for BDO?
In an article published in The Age, Geoff Munro from the Australian Drug Foundation has argued that the Victorian Government should ban alcohol advertising and sponsorship from events such as the Big Day Out.
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Sniffer dogs not a deterrent
Partygoers are not deterred from taking drugs by the use of sniffer dogs, nor do the dogs help police catch drug dealers – these are the findings of a new report from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC).
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