Lives are being put at risk by the police practice of charging drug users who seek medical help, according to leading criminal lawyer Joe Giglio.

If someone at a party sought medical attention after consuming an illegal substance, for example, doctors were expected to pass on details of their drug abuse to the police, Dr Giglio explained.

The police confirmed that if patients were suspected to have used or abused drugs, reports were passed to them.

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