Why Alcohol is the Only Drug we have to justify NOT taking
Dr. Lee doesn't hesitate on her words about what evidence shows would reduce drug-related harms: "One of the biggest harms to do with illicit drugs is contact with the criminal justice system. So it's an absolute no-brainer to me to decriminalise all drugs right now."
Beyond decriminalisation, she advocates for regulation and safe supply. "A lot of the harms associated with illicit drugs is because they're made in backyard labs or they've been cut a million times before they get to the consumer and people don't know what's in them. The only reason we need pill testing, for example, is because drugs are illegal. If they were legal, well controlled and produced cleanly, we wouldn't need those other harm reduction measures."
Resources & Further Reading
This comprehensive reference list supports evidence-based learning about the impact of female hormones on brain function, mood, and cognition. All sources are peer-reviewed research articles or trusted Australian health organisations, current as of 2019-2025.
Deep learning, deeper healing with IPAT
I'm late. Arriving in a taxi, fumbling with my bag, drink bottle and notebook, anxiety bleeding through my perimenopausal pores. I walk into the Living Kaurna Cultural Centre wound tight, and leave two days later fundamentally changed by what IPAT's trauma-informed workshop taught me about healing, reciprocity, and the frameworks I didn't know I was centering.
