Unharm

The Unharm community is fearlessly fighting to make our drug laws fair - for health and happiness.

[Dr Brad McKay @DrBradMcKay]

Nitazenes have arrived in Australia 😨 More potent than heroin or fentanyl, it’s time to stock the antidote in your first aid kit and have pill testing services available https://t.co/xrLdl1ZeJk @ChrisMinnsMP @Unharmdotorg

[Human Rights Law Centre @humanrightsHRLC]

Media Release: The Human Rights Law Centre denounces Victorian Premier Allan for breaking promise to #RaiseTheAge to 14 by 2027. Pipelining children into youth prisons does not make the community safer. @monique_hurley @MaggieMunn
https://t.co/iRYDQH8Kol

[Mitch Clarke @96mitchclarke]

AFL coaching greats Damien Hardwick and Alastair Clarkson have teamed up with champion jockey Damien Oliver to call on the Allan government to overhaul Victoria’s driving laws. #springst

https://t.co/5b6cXFQLTX

[Harm Reduction Vic @HRV_Aust]

VICTORIA NEEDS A POTENT SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS PLAN
Today VAADA & HRVic release our recommendations for a Potent Syntc Opioids Plan for Victoria.
**READ THE FULL INFO, MEDIA RELEASE & PAPER BY HRVIC AND VAADA on https://t.co/snyxjFKnrQ

[The Loop Australia @WeAreTheLoopAU]

💫 CheQpoint, Queensland's first fixed-site drug checking service opens tomorrow Friday 19th April 💫

⏰ Open FRIDAYS 12:30pm - 6:00pm
📍 At QuIHN Brisbane: 1 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills, QLD 4006

We and our friends at QuIHN and QuIVAA can't wait to see you! 🫶🫶

[Peta Malins @PetaMalins]

As a concerned parent and drug policy expert I am urging @IngridStitt to approve and fund drug checking/pill testing as a matter of urgency. Abundant evidence shows it saves lives. Her and other MPs are complicit in drug related deaths while they delay.

[Unharm @Unharmdotorg]

@IngridStitt it's been 5 weeks since Antony Maugeri died at Pitch. And still no action on #pilltesting from you and the Vic gov.

Pill testing is proven and effective. It helps people make informed, potentially life-saving decisions when they’re taking drugs. What's the hold up?

[NSW Council for Civil Liberties @NSWCCL]

Wouldn't it be great to live in a NSW with just, fair & non-discriminatory drug laws? Join us for a discussion about how we can make this happen. https://t.co/katruQ4rA8 @Unharmdotorg @ACONhealth @harmreductionau @weareuniting @humanrightsHRLC @LawSocietyNSW @NSWLaborLawyers

[Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President @RACGPPresident]

A vital step forward. As @imjesswang_ reports a drug checking pilot is launching at Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre. Drug testing, including pill testing, saves lives. The NSW Govt must act and introduce drug testing state-wide. #PillTesting
https://t.co/VObrHdq30o

[The Loop Australia @WeAreTheLoopAU]

We're excited to be part of a 4-month drug checking research project starting today at @weareuniting's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in Sydney.

Read more:
https://t.co/Gk4cspzEgG

[Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa @HRCA_info]

Introducing Harm Reduction Coalition Aotearoa! We are a coalition advocating for an end to prohibition-era drug laws in New Zealand. Interested in joining or supporting? Email [email protected]. Keep an eye out on May 7 #InternationalHarmReductionDay for our official launch event!

[Unharm @Unharmdotorg]

We stand with @ALS_NSWACT in their fight against Chris Minns’ disgusting bid to wreck children’s lives.

Please add your voice to their petition. We can’t let this become reality.

[Redfern Legal Centre @RLC__News]

Today is National Close the Gap Day.
The NSW Labor govt should prioritise community-led solutions they agreed to under Closing the Gap.
Locking up children inflicts immeasurable harm and fails to pave the way for a better future for First Nations children.
https://t.co/QpE3e8Ejcs

[The Loop Australia @WeAreTheLoopAU]

🚀 Exciting news!

CheQpoint, Queensland's first fixed-site drug checking service, launches April 19th at QuIHN Bowen Hills in partnership with QuIVAA.

Stay tuned for our second location opening in July + festivals! Thank you to all our supporters for making this possible! 🎉

[Penington Institute @PeningtonNews]

Our new research on community views towards cannabis found 54% of Victorians are rallying behind a regulated cannabis market for adult use. Discover more and get involved in the conversation.
#cannabis #CannabisResearch #publichealth #cannabisreform
https://t.co/WeOmAt9bsw

[Redfern Legal Centre @RLC__News]

NSW Police strip search an average of 220 children a year.
More here: https://t.co/Hf4YhqPKWa

[Redfern Legal Centre @RLC__News]

In NSW, Police conduct an average of 550 stop and searches of people and vehicles a day.

20 years ago, that number was 88.

90 per cent of the time, they find nothing.
https://t.co/SKb0PQipxB

[Justice Reform Initiative @JailingsFailing]

Plans to tighten bail laws and introduce new ‘post and boast’ penalties for children in NSW are misguided, and entirely out of step with government priorities to promote community safety and wellbeing.

[Redfern Legal Centre @RLC__News]

We join the @ALS_NSWACT, the Coalition of Peaks, and numerous other legal services and organisations in calling on the NSW Labor government not to introduce dangerous new bail laws. These laws will incarcerate more First Nations children, and will not make communities safer.

[Unharm @Unharmdotorg]

(3/3) How about instead of targeting people for going to a music festival, we set up pill testing to arm patrons with expert drug advice, stop the strip searching + sniffer dogs and help everyone have fun safely?

#musicfestival

[Unharm @Unharmdotorg]

(1/3) #PitchFestival was cut short due to extreme fire danger. Thousands of festival-goers had to evacuate.

But instead of getting people out safely, @VictoriaPolice prioritised drug testing people on the roads leading out of the festival.

#pilltesting #drugchecking #auspol

[Unharm @Unharmdotorg]

(2/3) Goes to show that police enforcement of drug laws has never been about keeping people safe.