Drug awareness


Penberthy: Be a pal, look after your drugged out friends

Just say no” is a completely unrealistic drug campaign and harm minimisation doesn’t work for casual drug use amongst young people. People should be encouraged to look out for their drug taking friends, writes David Penberthy.

Michael Phelps’s “gotcha” moment is a drug lesson for our kids

The message young people are getting is that drugs are cool, Gemma Thompson was unlucky and that Colin Barnett is a goose, writes Duncan Fine.

Crikey Says: Crikey Says

Wall St is close to free fall, Super Tuesday is in full swing, BHP has made its move and Brendan Nelson may be about to apologise (if only for his hair) … what a morning. But there is more…