Australia is testing the sewerage system for drugs to work out which areas to target ppl on welfare for drug testinghttps://twitter.com/buzzfeedozpol/status/862445231601442816 …
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Replying to @Asher_Wolf @OtherSociology
The sewage testing was completed previously, for different reasons. Feeling for the researchers whose work is being appropriated & misused
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Misused? The client was the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. If a govt thinks drugs = crime, not a long bow to draw.
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Hi. There are many problems with this rationale. Research shows people at risk of using drugs are unemployed, LGBT, and & mentally ill.
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Replying to @OtherSociology @davispg and
People don't become unemployed so they can use drugs. Unemployment is a major risk for substance abuse disorders http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=60129549848 …
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Thank you and yes. I despair the govt seeks for to demonise and target those who they should be supporting. :(
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Scaremongering politics for budget grandstanding. Government needs to stop misusing power & whipping up fear & hatred of marginalised groups
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