Author: Gideon Warhaft
Protonitazene contaminated oxycodone
The South Australian Toxicology and Toxinology Service and the Emerging Drug Network of Australia has notified SA Health of protonitazene overdose occurring in patients using illicitly sourced oxycodone tablets. There is concern that protonitazene is now present in illicit oxycodone tablets in the community. The risk of overdose and death is significant for the opiate…
High dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets have recently been found in NSW – red irregular-shaped tablets with ‘anarchy’ symbol imprint
Warning The red irregular-shaped tablets have an imprint of the ‘anarchy’ symbol on each side.They contain 151mg of MDMA.This is a higher dose than usually expected. Please note: Tablet appearance is not a reliable indicator of drug contents Know the risks Effects to look out for If you or others experience these symptoms after taking…
Four heroin overdoses following use of cocaine
Two people have died and another two admitted to hospital with heroin overdose after using what they believed to be cocaine in Sydney. Know the risks Effects to look out for Unexpected drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, loss of consciousness, slow breathing/snoring, and skin turning blue/grey after using a stimulant (for example cocaine, methamphetamine, or MDMA). Getting help…
High dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets have recently been found in NSW – purple shield-shaped tablets
The purple shield-shaped tablets contain 150mg of MDMA. This is a higher dose than usually expected. Please note: Tablet appearance is not a reliable indicator of drug contents Know the risks Effects to look out for If you or others experience these symptoms after taking MDMA, get help immediately. Getting Help If you or your…
Annie Madden
Annie Madden is the Executive Director of Harm Reduction Australia, which is a part time role she holds alongside a part time role as a Project Lead with the International Network of People Who Use Drugs (INPUD). Annie has provided technical expertise to UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS and has been a member of Australian Government delegations…
Dr Jody Moller (Morgan)
Please welcome Dr Jody Moller (Morgan) who is an associate research fellow within the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong. She has a Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry and obtained a PhD in organic and medicinal chemistry in 2003. Jody is a lab-based toxicology researcher whose research interests sit at the intersection…
David Caldicott
David Caldicott is an Irish Emergency Consultant, working in the Bush Capital of Australia. He holds conjoint academic positions with the University of Canberra, and the Australian National University. He’s been involved in the campaign to introduce pill testing in Australia since the early ‘00s, initially in South Australia, and more recently, and successfully, in…
Jennifer Schumann
Associate Professor Jennifer Schumann is Head of the Drug Intelligence Unit at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and Monash University’s Department of Forensic Medicine. She is a forensic pharmacologist and toxicologist, with nearly two decades experience interpreting the involvement of alcohol and other drugs in death. In 2014, Jennifer was a visiting postdoctoral researcher…
Prof. Mal McLeod
Professor Mal McLeod is a teacher and researcher within the Research School of Chemistry at the Australian National University. He obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 1998 and since then has worked continuously at Universities around Australia. Mal’s research interests include the development of new chemical and analytical methods…
Emeritus Professor Toni Makkai, AM
Toni Makkai is a non executive director of the Ted Noffs Foundation who provide drug and alcohol services for young people and a former director/CEO of the Australian Institute of Criminology. She has had a long involvement in research on drug and alcohol issues starting with the first National Household Survey on Drugs in 1985…