News From the Drug War Front -Podcast- 23.08.2022

<p>In this week’s broadcast:</p> <p>The CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service has been open a month in Canberra and the first data set is due out soon.</p> <p>The risks and benefits of a Queensland pill testing trial are being worked through.</p> <p>Federal authorities in Australia have intercepted 11 kilograms of fentanyl. Until this seizure, Australia had only ever recorded fentanyl importations of less than 30 g with the first case in 2017.</p> <p>The National Harm Reduction Forum is being held on August 25th.</p> <p>The 4-part series "Richard Roxburgh explores the science of drugs" continues tonight on ABC TV.</p> <p>Internationally, we will discuss the piece "This country calls time on the war on drugs" about Columbia.</p> <p>We will discuss a recent interview "On drugs and harm reduction with Maia Szalavitz"</p> <p>The show is co-presented By Geoff Ward and Marion Watson.</p> <p> </p>