Alex Wodak
Dr Alex Wodak has been Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service, St. Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia since 1982. Dr. Wodak is President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and was President of the International Harm Reduction Association (1996-2004). He helped establish the first needle syringe programme and the first medically supervised injecting centre in Australia (when both were pre-legal) and often works in developing countries on HIV control among injecting drug users.
Articles by Alex Wodak
Ten things you should know about drug prohibition
1. Drug prohibition doesn’t work. During the last half century, almost every country in the world signed three United Nations…... Read more
Fighting the wrong battle in the War on Drugs
Supporters of the ‘War on Drugs’ love to quote former drug users who have now become avid supporters of drug…... Read more
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The confession manual for a politician’s mistress
There must be a handbook given out to women who have had, or claim to have had, an affair with a high-profile… Read more
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Happy St Patrick's Day! What will you be doing to celebrate? Share it here: http://bit.ly/brz2k1#thepunch
Spot the difference @_tors delves into the minds of political mistresses Michelle Chantelois & Rielle Hunter:http://bit.ly/9sQssK #thepunch
Also on The Punch - these politically correct public rituals have to stop http://bit.ly/cdJ3vM (Just read it before you reply...)
The political mistress's public confession manual - just posted the imaginary one on The Punch http://bit.ly/9sQssK
Gentle jabs to the ribs
Breaking news: Something is going on
Is this the greatest ever send-up of 24-hour news? Warning: contains strong language and hilarity. From… Read more
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