VICE panel on the ethics of getting high. Four panelists sit before an audience, discussing the complex topic.

STREAM
BEING HUMAN Conversation

DATE & TIME
03 June 2016

LOCATION
THE ETHICS CENTRE

Is getting high a way to get away, or closer, to ourselves?

 Let’s sweep away the moral panic and talk about the ethics of getting high.

The relationship between drugs and humanity can be traced from the Ancient Egyptians. Why the moral panic now? With people trying and using them without knowing their long-term effects, a conversation is long overdue. But the decisive impact of addiction and harm from drugs that are illegal or extremely risky make having one difficult. The Ethics Centre and VICE Australia teamed up to look at the ethics of getting high.

Speakers

A man ponders the ethics of getting high, wearing a jacket and collared shirt, against a red brick-like background. The discussion explores morality.

Jaime Wirth

Jaime Wirth is a publican, restauranteur and former DJ.

Smiling woman with blue eyes, short brown hair, wearing a blazer. Discussing the ethics of getting high.

Sascha Callaghan

Dr Sascha Callaghan is a lawyer and ethicist, lecturing at Sydney University.

A person in a leather jacket discusses the ethics of getting high, seated with crossed legs, smiling slightly, with a plant behind them.

Jack Mannix

Jack Mannix is an artist, activist, and former heroin addict.

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Who is it for?

  • THE ADVOCATE
  • THE CURIOUS
  • THE HEDONIST
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What you'll take away

  • 01A KEENER EYE FOR PEER PRESSURE
  • 02ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS YOU’VE ALWAYS WONDERED
  • 03WHY HUMANITY’S BEEN DRAWN TO DRUGS
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Things to think about