Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a radical new “pill-testing” trial to try and reduce overdose deaths at festivals and events, while insisting the policy does not amount to the legalisation of drugs. In a video posted to social media on Monday night, Ms Allan, a mother to two youngContinue Reading
Experts are warning NSW is underprepared for a spike in overdose deaths after a potent synthetic opioid that is 300 times stronger than heroin was recently detected through pill testing. The ACT’s pill testing service CanTEST issued a Red Alert after the detection of Nitazenes last week. The synthetic opioidsContinue Reading
Concerns have been raised a “bad batch” of drugs are circulating in Victoria following a suspected mass overdose at a Melbourne rave. Nine people were hospitalised after suffering suspected drug overdoses at the Hardmission Festival at Flemington Racecourse on January 6, with eight placed in induced comas. Most of theContinue Reading
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen to a decade-high in Victoria, according to alarming new figures that advocates say are a “wake-up call” for policy makers. A new report from the Coroners Court of Victoria revealed there were 4887 overdose deaths in the state between 2013 and 2022, and 549Continue Reading
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen to a decade-high in Victoria, according to alarming new figures that advocates say are a “wake-up call” for policy makers. A new report from the Coroners Court of Victoria revealed there were 4887 overdose deaths in the state between 2013 and 2022, and 549Continue Reading
A “fourth wave” crisis is claiming more lives than ever in America due to a combination of fentanyl with other drugs, researchers have found. The US hit a grim milestone in 2021, with overdose deaths topping 100,000 for the first time. That figure is fuelled by the rise of theContinue Reading
A one-year-old boy is dead and three other children hospitalised after possibly ingesting fentanyl at a Bronx daycare centre, police sources said. The horrific scene unfolded around 2.40pm on Friday afternoon, New York time, at Divino Nino in the Kingsbridge neighbourhood of the Bronx, NYC, where the four children —Continue Reading
Disturbing video of an emaciated young woman covered in sores on the streets of Philadelphia has been described as a heartbreaking view of the “American tragedy”. The homeless addict, Sandi, spoke to AML Films in the city’s notorious Kensington neighbourhood, an open-air drug market that has become ground zero inContinue Reading
Horrific footage shows the devastating toll the “tranq” drug epidemic has had on addicts in the US city of Philadelphia. The Kensington neighbourhood – made infamous by its open-air drug market – is seen completely packed with the slumped-over and passed-out drug users in the video posted to TikTok byContinue Reading
Authorities have issued a warning about a potent opioid that has contaminated other drugs and may cause overdose and death. The opioid isotonitazene has been detected in other drugs in a yellow powder form on the NSW Central Coast. NSW Health believes the powder may be related to recent deathsContinue Reading