Maiwar Queensland Greens MP Michael Berkman is calling upon the Queensland Government to stop the 'war on drugs' following International Family Drug Support Day yesterday.
Mr Berkman says the government is failing to reduce harm or support people affected by drug misuse, addiction and overdose.
"People struggling with addiction, and their families, don’t need things to be any tougher. It’s tough enough already," says Mr Berkman
He is consequently advocating for a harm minimisation approach towards drugs to be utilised.
The suggested approach would involve clinically supervised injecting centres, drug checking, opioid replacement therapy and the diversion of enforcement funds to support services.