The New Zealand 2017 Parliamentary Drug Policy Symposium

August 2017
Professor Alison Ritter Director, Drug Policy Modelling Program
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June 2017

More research needed to address complex questions raised by take-home naloxone

Providing take-home naloxone to people who consume opioids is considered by many to be an exemplary harm-reducing intervention but uptake remains mini
May 2017

Finding an evidence based intervention for methamphetamine-using women

Methamphetamine use disorder is a serious health concern in the Middle East region, especially in Iran.
March 2017

A new response phase to crystal methamphetamine?

December 2016

Ice and the outback: Meth in Rural Australia

October 2016

Counting people who use illicit drugs: the case of ice

The validity of media reports about an Australian “ice epidemic” have been strongly debated (ice being the street term for the smokable crystalline fo
September 2016

Prisoners and infectious diseases by Professor Kate Dolan and the Lancet HIV team

In July AIDS experts gathered in Durban, South Africa, for the 21st International Conference on AIDS.
June 2016

Addressing masculinities should be central to future policy debate on alcohol-related violence

In recent years, the relationship between alcohol and violence has generated intense policy debate in Australia.
April 2016

Researcher engagement with people who use drugs

This last week, as we farewelled Annie Madden, who has been CEO of the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) since 2000, we are re
February 2016

From Epidemic to Evidence: Effectively Managing The Harms Associated with Crystal Methamphetamine

2015 saw an unprecedented level of interest in the drug colloquially known as ‘ice’ (crystal methamphetamine).
December 2015

Primary health care and other social issues for older people who inject drugs

Australians are now living longer, and increasing numbers of people are affected by chronic disease.

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