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The long road to introduce drug checking as a harm reduction strategy in Australia.
- Source :
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Emergency Medicine Australasia . Apr2023, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p341-343. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The article focuses on drug checking or pill testing, which is the process of determining the contents of drugs before consumption, and the long road to introduce it as a harm reduction strategy in Australia. Topics include the history of pill testing, its importance in detecting and deterring the consumption of dangerous products, and its active prevention process; and need for evidence-based innovation in drugs policy and emphasizes that pill testing works.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17426731
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162509363
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14193