Drug Free Australia - Promoting illicit drug prevention initiatives Nationally

Who we are:

Drug Free Australia is a peak body, representing organizations and individuals who value the health and wellbeing of our nation. It plays a key role as a community voice, staying in touch with every day Australians - families and young people - via newsletters, community forums and the media, to ensure a clear message of healthy, drug free lifestyles is assured for generations to come.

Drug Free Australia’s position Statement

A balanced, humane drug policy where law enforcement, combined with well-resourced education and public health practice, together with international cooperation, will help us reap the benefits of effective prevention and demand reduction initiatives.

Appeasement to the seductive chorus of calls for decriminalisation will only lead to greater uptake of illicit drug use. Those who offer this panacea of legalisation coupled with regulation have yet to demonstrate any practical means of regulation and should be held to account.

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Drug Prevention Education Programs for schools (and parents) supported by Drug Free Australia

DFA wants to promote resources, programs and real life stories to help keep more kids safe

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healthier schools’ Project

If you want to introduce a program into a school, or to get information about the harms of alcohol and drugs,
Drug Free Australia has resources to help.

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THE TRUTH ON PORTUGAL

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PORTUGAL vs TOUGH ON DRUGS

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DFA SUBMISSION NT INQUIRY HARM REDUCTION

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MARIJUANA, OPIOIDS, AND PAIN MANAGEMENT

The marijuana industry and its boosters have been actively advertising marijuana as a solution for the opioid epidemic: they claim that marijuana is an effective substitute for opioids in pain management and even that using marijuana is a treatment for opioid use disorder.

A deeper look at the scientific literature reveals that individual marijuana users are at much higher risk for developing opioid use disorders and that population studies claiming a correlation between state marijuana legalization and reduced opioid deaths have serious deficiencies. Better studies are now showing marijuana is a risk factor in the increased non-medical use of opioids.

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