Doctors Call on NSW Government to Act on Drug Law Reform

'Throwing them into jail doesn't achieve anything'

Tablets of the opioid-based Hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Portsmouth, Ohio, on June 21, 2017. Bryan Woolston/Reuters

Doctors in Australia have called on the New South Wales (NSW) government to take action on instituting a drug law reform and saving lives.

This comes after Queensland Government became the latest jurisdiction to expand police drug diversion programs for people carrying small amounts of illicit drugs.