Alex Wodak

Alex Wodak

Dr Alex Wodak speaking on "What comes after drug prohibition?" at the 2014 Australian Skeptics Convention.

Alex Wodak is a physician and the director of the Alcohol and Drug Service, at St Vincent's Hospital, in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3]

Wodak is a notable advocate of drug reform laws. Wodak helped establish the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, the NSW Users AIDS Association, and the Australian Society of HIV Medicine. Wodak is President of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation and was President of the International Harm Reduction Association. Wodak also helped open Australia's first needle exchange programme and the first medically supervised injecting centre in Kings Cross.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "St Vincent's hospital, Alex Wodak - svh.stvincents.com.au". Exwwwsvh.stvincents.com.au. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Dr Alex Wodak | Human Rights in Australia". Right Now. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Experts will have their say at forum - and so can you". Smh.com.au. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Shaping the Future". Australia 21. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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