Drug checking for Victoria – it’s time

Drug checking for Victoria – it’s time

Drug checking for Victoria – it’s timeMonica Barratt
Published on: 26/10/2023

This week, I co-led the launch of a public campaign to urge the Victorian government to implement drug checking in Victoria. We launched a statement signed by 77 organisations on the steps of parliament on Monday. The statement was led by VAADA and written by myself and Isabelle Volpe from RMIT University.

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Special issue of Drug & Alcohol Review – music festivals

Special issue of Drug & Alcohol Review – music festivals

Special issue of Drug & Alcohol Review – music festivalsMonica Barratt
Published on: 17/12/2021

As Deputy Editor for Drug and Alcohol Review, I was asked to write an introduction to a virtual special issue collecting papers from the journal published in the last 4 years on this topic.

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Victorian coroner recommends drug checking

Victorian coroner recommends drug checking

Victorian coroner recommends drug checkingMonica Barratt
Published on: 07/04/2021

Today the Coroners Court of Victoria released its findings into a cluster of five drug-related deaths that occurred across Melbourne between July 2016 and January 2017.

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Pill testing is still a great idea, if we use the right equipment

Pill testing is still a great idea, if we use the right equipment

Pill testing is still a great idea, if we use the right equipmentMonica Barratt
Published on: 25/01/2017

Andrew Leibie argues that pill testing is flawed. The technology is not accurate or reliable. It can’t detect all ingredients in pills, including some of the new drugs that are active in micro-doses.

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