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Can Australia ever stop drug overdoses at music festivals?
Season 5 · Episode 26

Can Australia ever stop drug overdoses at music festivals?

The Briefing · LiSTNR

January 18, 202422m 5s

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Show Notes

Earlier this month, nine people were hospitalised with hyperthermia (extreme overheating) after taking MDMA in the sweltering heat at Hardmission Festival. A recent study found that since 2000 there have been over 64 drug related deaths at musical festivals. Bension Siebert sat down with Dr David Caldicott to talk us through the scientific evidence for what works and what doesn't in preventing overdoses at festivals.

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