FDS Insight Magazine Aug - Oct 2022

16 dangerous for police and society,’ he said. Mr Hanson also said the Australian Federal Police Association had told the Assembly inquiry that relaxing ACT laws would increase drug use. He argued that the small number of ACT prosecutions for possession showed that ‘this radical proposal’ was unnecessary. ‘This is not going to solve any problems – all it’s going to do is create new problems,’ he said. Will Tregoning, chief executive of Unharm, which advocates for safe, legal drug use, said decriminalising – issuing fines instead of pressing charges – could still have unintended consequences on already marginalised parts of the community. ‘These fines will have the biggest impact on people who are poor, people who are experiencing homelessness, and Aboriginal people who are too often targeted by police,’ he said. Place of support Where do we go, what do we do? How can we stay sane and healthy? Where is this place? That can guide families to cope, to change, to understand, to be compassionate but also to feel safe. Where is that place that we can be encouraged to say ‘No more cash to our beloved user’ We have found that place – FDS & Stepping Stones This is where we can talk, listen, hear, learn, cry and laugh There is no judgement for there is no Right or Wrong It is about Change – Support – Encouragement It is about Hope and not Abandonment It is about staying Healthy and Optimistic It is about Love for our Beloved who are there in their Inner Selves Inner Souls all waiting to be released to their true Selves It is about the Families of the Beloved unwell users This is FDS – Thank you, we need you Olga & Tony