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ADELAIDE ADVERTISER
Drug Experts to Monitor M.P.'s
Laura Anderson
Canberra
Federal politicians have been put on notice to get their facts right about drugs.
A group of Australian medical researchers is vowing to publicly name and shame politicians who make deliberately misleading or inaccurate statements about drug use.
Royal Adelaide Hospital emergency research fellow and prominent drug test (pill testing at rave parties) Dr. David Caldicott will be one of the convenors of a group of about 15, who will call themselves "The List".
The group will consist of medical researchers, scientists, forensic workers and law enforcement officers.
The group was given the green light at a meeting in Canberra yesterday of the Australia Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform, which consists of Labor, Liberal, Greens and Democrats members.
"We will put federal politicians on notice" Dr. Caldicott said. "the majority of what is being preached by right wing politicians is incorrect. There is so much lying about drugs and drug policies. It is being introduced by politicians who have no understanding of the scene."
Dr. Caldicott said the media outlets also would be corrected when they made incorrect statements. Meanwhile, state Liberal frontbencher Isobel Redmon will join Democrats state leader Sandra Kanck at a big rave party in Adelaide today. Ms. Kanck invited state and federal MP's to join her at the Summer Enchanted Rave party with Ms. Redmond, the Opposition's legal affairs spokeswoman, the only MP to accept the invite.
Ms. Redmond aid she accepted the invitation " her first visit to a rave" so she could speak to young people and try to get a greater understanding of the issue.
"The least we can do is given all young people the courtesy of listening to their views and trying to understand that whole subculture", she said.
Ms. Kanck, who yesterday received her pass for the Adelaide showground event, welcomed Ms Redmon's attendance. "It is really fantastic that she is prepared to do that, she knows what I was put through", she said.
Ms. Kanck said she would use the event to again call for ecstasy pill testing.
ANN BRESSINGTON "INDEPENDENT MP" DRUG REFORM.
MEDIA RELEASE
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE KIDDING MR. HITLER?
Ann Bressington Independent MP for drug reform in South Australia has expressed her concerns over the tactics of the Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform stating they have created a group calling themselves "The List" to name and shame federal politicians "who make misleading statements or inaccurate statements about drug use."
"Of course the problem here is WHO DECIDES what is inaccurate or misleading, this group who are SELF APPOINTED WORLD EXPERTS. This is a case of power gone crazy.", says Ann Bressington.
"For example will they take on the United Nations or NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) or the International Narcotics Control Board or even the Swedish government. This group do not expect to be taken seriously surely!"
In 2006 The Hon, Sandra Kanck (who is a member of the Parliamentary Group for Drug Law Reform) stated:
Ecstasy is a safe drug.
The victims of Eyre Peninsula fires should have been given ecstasy to help them cope with the trauma.
In parliament last week she stated that there were studies citing that marijuana could actually increase intelligence.
"Perhaps Dr. Caldicott and Sandra Kanck can be the first two people taken to task by THE LIST given that Dr. Caldicott has stated as recently as Friday on 891 ABC radio that "his efforts to introduce pill testing have been thwarted at every turn". In fact he is simply not following the procedure required for any trial by any medical researcher and Dr. Caldicott's qualifications are in emergency and trauma, not substance abuse, according to the AMA", says Ann Bressington.
Sweden has taken a very different approach to Australia regarding drug policy and they have experienced the positive results from dealing with drug abuse in a balanced and humane manner. Sweden's drug use is the lowest in the European Union and much lower that Australia which has the dubious title of highest rate of drug use in the developed world.
"This just tells me that the harm minimization lobby knows it is in real trouble, so now they intend to indoctrinate by stealth. This is a resemblance of Nazi Germany, the SS and the burning of books to prevent people from developing a different view to Hitler and his crew. Someone should tell these 'experts' that Australia is still a democracy" says Ann Bressington.
For more information please call - Ann Bressington 044 888 7277 or 8237 9596.