Archive for ‘law’ tag
Smart drugs = unfair advantage?
A study of nearly 2,000 undergrads at the University of Kentucky in the U.S. found that 34 percent said they had taken drugs like Ritalin without a prescription in order to get higher grades.
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Reducing street violence
If you had to choose between increasing the price of alcohol served after midnight, raising the drinking age, or closing bars at 2 am which one would you choose?
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Mephedrone: First teen convicted
A 16-year old guy in Darwin is the first person in Australia to be charged and convicted for importing mephedrone in powder form.
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Mephedrone /4-MMC
Do we do more harm by perpetuating new and less studied drugs, such as mephedrone, than we would do if we regulated the supply of known drugs, even with their harms.
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P-plater records 0.385 BAC
From the files of 'stupidity' comes the story of P-Plate diver Joanne Grosse, who has recorded one of the nations highest ever blood alcohol readings. Her reading was 0.385 -19 times the legal limit for a P-plate driver.
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Do sniffer dogs deter?
Sniffer dogs assist police in making more arrests, and these arrests become newsworthy for the general public, who in turn believe the police are doing ’something’ about ‘drugs’. But are they actually a detertent?
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Random drug testing on our roads
Random Drug Testing is still in its infancy. Minimal research is available to determine a standardised measure of the concentration required to affect driving skills. Any positive test results in prosecution.
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Qld considers .02 BAC limit
Queensland is considering lowing the blood alcohol limit from .05 to .02 in order to cut the road toll. Would this change the way you drink and drive?
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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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Will drug sites be blocked?
The Australian government plans to introduce country-wide internet censorship in the next 12 months. What will that mean for websites and forums where drugs are discussed? Is this policy a threat to harm reduction?
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