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AOD Media Watch

@AODMediaWatch

Putting the spotlight on #alcohol & other #drug (AOD) stories that contain misinformation, perpetuate unnecessary moral panic and stigma. #drugs #journalism

aodmediawatch.com.au
Joined December 2016
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We are pleased to support the #AODguidelines, a new @MindframeMedia resource supporting #media & other stakeholders to communicate safely, respectfully & responsibly about alcohol and other drugs (AOD). Learn more at: mindframe.org.au/AODguidelin…
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Have you used > 2 illegal drugs in your lifetime? We're developing a scale that measures the good aspects of a drug's effects (and the less good effects). And we need your help! Link to survey: tinyurl.com/bettermeasure Please RT 🙏 #psychology #psychedelic #mdma #drug #nps
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SANDAS@AODpeak22 Oct 2024
SANDAS Media Release "Advertiser Special Investigation again falls short of the media’s own guidelines" @ABCmediawatch @AODMediaWatch aus01.safelinks.protection.o…
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SANDAS@AODpeak21 Oct 2024
Another Advertiser article that misses many of the points it could have made whilst provoking moral panic. Media release to follow.... @AODMediaWatch @ABCmediawatch @theTiser todayspaper.adelaidenow.com.… - EASY AS A-B-ECSTASY

EASY AS A-B-ECSTASY

EASY AS A-B-ECSTASY

todayspaper.adelaidenow.com.au
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Some incredible investigative journalism from @opinion
PRISM News (@PRISMNews) profile picturePRISM News@PRISMNews18 Jul 2024
The world is watching. Can Australia do it? @PRISM continues its mission to initiate, coordinate, and support formal research into psychedelics in a safe, ethical, and responsible way. Read: buff.ly/3LuSpqi Donate - buff.ly/3szdfJI Learn - buff.ly/38GeD3O
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How do you feel about a medical cannabis company (Alternaleaf) sponsoring the Dolphins?
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Listen: @AODpeak provides the @abcnews audience with some education regarding the role of language in perpetuating #stigma among people who use #drugs. #AODMediaWatch youtu.be/4R71LwDToGM
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Our founder, Dr Stephen Bright, was a guest on a recent episode of @theproof in which he discusses the disconnect between media reporting on AOD-related harm and the actual incidence of such harms. Link to Episode: theproof.com/should-drugs-be…
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Dr James Martin@jamomartin30 Jan 2024
Great, so we're doing estimated 'street values' for seized vapes now. Tune in next week for 'record seizures show our plan is working', 'landed another decisive blow against organised crime', and other fact-free furphys from the prohibition crowd. theguardian.com/society/2024…
Australian Border Force seizes 13 tonnes of disposable vapes in Adelaide

Australian Border Force seizes 13 tonnes of disposable vapes in Adelaide

The 150,000-vape haul is the first large-scale seizure since import ban was introduced in the new year and have a street value of $4.5m

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There is a concept known as "drug seizure porn". You know the deal: guns, drug and money in a photo next to a story about a massive drug seizure. However, this is new: vapes. We are not really sure how to categorise this!?! #AODMediaWatch #drugs #lawenforcement #media #journalism
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So true #drugpolicy
AOD Media Watch (@AODMediaWatch) profile pictureAOD Media Watch@AODMediaWatch20 Jan 2024
EXEMPLAR: Great story on #pilltesting by @heyracheddie via @theage featuring @AshBinAus and @ssdp_australia! The fact that Victoria prohibits official pill testing, despite similar monitoring of drugs occurring, is ridiculous and hypocritical. theage.com.au/politics/victo…
‘Inconclusive is enough’: Victoria’s low-key pill testers

‘Inconclusive is enough’: Victoria’s low-key pill testers

The debate on testing party drugs is just restarting in Victoria, but some people are already doing the work at festivals.

theage.com.au
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SAMUEL GARCIA@samuelxgarcia20 Jan 2024
With one hand Victoria prohibits the drug testing protocols in festivals that save lives due to overdose With the other they allow clinical business to charge 19.000 to 25.000$ to patients for therapies that use some of the same drugs Medical/financial apartheid + double moral
AOD Media Watch (@AODMediaWatch) profile pictureAOD Media Watch@AODMediaWatch20 Jan 2024
EXEMPLAR: Great story on #pilltesting by @heyracheddie via @theage featuring @AshBinAus and @ssdp_australia! The fact that Victoria prohibits official pill testing, despite similar monitoring of drugs occurring, is ridiculous and hypocritical. theage.com.au/politics/victo…
‘Inconclusive is enough’: Victoria’s low-key pill testers

‘Inconclusive is enough’: Victoria’s low-key pill testers

The debate on testing party drugs is just restarting in Victoria, but some people are already doing the work at festivals.

theage.com.au
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EXEMPLAR: Great story on #pilltesting by @heyracheddie via @theage featuring @AshBinAus and @ssdp_australia! The fact that Victoria prohibits official pill testing, despite similar monitoring of drugs occurring, is ridiculous and hypocritical. theage.com.au/politics/victo…
‘Inconclusive is enough’: Victoria’s low-key pill testers

‘Inconclusive is enough’: Victoria’s low-key pill testers

The debate on testing party drugs is just restarting in Victoria, but some people are already doing the work at festivals.

theage.com.au
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SANDAS@AODpeak8 Jan 2024
We fully support the call for pill testing at all festivals and fixed sites. It is time to stop people dying or being significantly harmed. @PictonChris @PMalinauskasMP
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Some quality reporting by @mikaelaortolann & Andi Yu via @abcnews #BeHeardNotHarmed #TimetoTest #pilltesting amp.abc.net.au/article/10329…
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Some quality reporting by @mikaelaortolann & Andi Yu via @abcnews #BeHeardNotHarmed #TimetoTest #pilltesting amp.abc.net.au/article/10329…
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Stay safe this NYE folks :-)
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"Seven packages of what police believe is cocaine have washed up on [central coast] beaches" in NSW. Police "have warned the public against removing or opening any more that are discovered" abc.net.au/news/2023-12-24/n…
Seven packages of suspected barnacle-covered cocaine wash up on beaches along Sydney's coast

Seven packages of suspected barnacle-covered cocaine wash up on beaches along Sydney's coast

The first parcel, covered in "significant barnacle growth", was discovered by a member of the public in the Central Coast.

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Do you remember when you joined X? We do! #MyXAnniversary
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SANDAS@AODpeak4 Dec 2023
Great student led report on media stigma - @AODMediaWatch @abcnews @abcadelaide @ABCmediawatch @Ch7Adelaide @10NewsFirstAdl @Ch7Adelaide @theTiser @SBS @indaily @GuardianAus @TheMatilda_USyd @AusPressCouncil @withMEAA sandas.org.au/wp-content/upl…
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SANDAS@AODpeak18 Nov 2023
Tiser Trash journalism, too embarrassed to by line it, gets the award - most disgusting article on youth and drugs this year. @AODMediaWatch @AusPressCouncil @MindframeMedia Adelaide drug deals rife on Snapchat, with teens quickly targeted adelaidenow.com.au/news/sout… via @thetiser
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