'Rarely successful': NSW coroner urges drug policy rethink after opioid inquest

Harriet Grahame recommends a summit consider ‘decriminalising personal use of drugs’ to reduce their harm

A state coroner has recommended a complete reframing of drug policy in New South Wales and says the government should consider decriminalising drug use.

On Friday the deputy state coroner, Harriet Grahame, released findings from an inquest held into opioid-related deaths. The special inquest examined the deaths of six people from opioids in May 2016.

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