Zero tolerance
The difference between zero tolerance and harm minimisation is really easy to understand and are self-explanatory. Zero-tolerance means that you are not allowed to have it at all. And if you are caught with something that is under zero-tolerance such as illicit drugs, you will find yourself receiving fines and even prison time, this idea is the safer option of the two as it means that people who decide to do the wrong thing, will be receiving fines and prison time. However, drugs are used all the time and incorporating zero-tolerance will not change anything due to how widely they are used throughout Australia, and drug use has become so common and regular that people see it as a regular and normal thing. However, it still gives
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If pill testing is confirmed, it will encourage people to bring all types of drugs to events, they will be allowed to bring them in, however it is the users choice whether or not they choose to use it. If pill testing is used, it should be compulsory for all people who are carrying drugs to put them through this machine so that they know exactly what is going into their body. The government have spent thousands trying to change people’s minds on using drugs with educational campaigns and advertisements, however, these do not seem to be working and another approach which is pill testing is recommended by many people. These campaigns and advertisements were ignored by the majority of users and which is why pill testing should be used. Pill testing has been proven to be a lot more effective at saving lives, and is a much cheaper alternative and is not using tax payer’s money to prosecute young people. Drug sniffer dogs have been proven to be incorrect 75% of the time, and can cause harm. This will also cause panic to a user upon seeing the dogs can lead to people consuming all their drugs at once, this is dangerous and extremely unsafe as this has an increasing risk of overdose. This is exactly how a 23-year-old man named James Munro died in 2013 at a Sydney music festival. If pill testing was used, people will know what is within dangerous drugs, such Australian ecstasy pills. Australian ecstasy pills have the highest levels of unknown ingredients (which are mostly dangerous ingredients) in the world, and are highest in the toxic substance para-methoxyamphetamine (PMA), also known as “Doctor Death”. In Australia, too many people die yearly due to overdose on drugs, and if pill testing was put forward, it could save hundreds or thousands of lives. Pill testing has changed the black market as people can now test what is in their drugs, so dealers who sell bad drugs