A new three-episode series investigating drugs in Australia is now available on the SBS News podcast ‘The Too Hard Basket’, featuring insights from three Penington Institute experts.
Listen now to hear from Penington Institute CEO John Ryan, board member Scott Wilson, and Manager of Research and Policy Dr Karen Gelb as they discuss Australia’s approach to prescription opioids, ‘the war on drugs’, and drug-related deaths in Indigenous communities.
- Part one: Opioid use in Australia: have government restrictions avoided the crisis faced in the USA? (featuring Penington Institute CEO John Ryan)
- Part two: Is Australia winning ‘the war on drugs’? (featuring Penington Institute CEO John Ryan)
- Part three: First Nations people especially vulnerable to drug-related death (featuring Penington Institute Manager of Research and Policy Dr Karen Gelb and board member Scott Wilson)
