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State Budget Submission 2022/23
Summary of recommendations Recommendation 1: $2M to support agencies to maintain flexible work arrangements and ensure that service users can maintain connected with online services. Recommendation 2: Permanently resource the
Position Paper: Supervised Injectable Opioid treatment (hydromorphone)
Summary The Victorian government should consider introducing hydromorphone as a supervised injectable opioid treatment to supplement traditional therapies for opioid dependence. Background Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT) is the gold standard
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MEDIA RELEASE 8/3/2022 Reform proposal a far better way to reduce drug harms The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) supports reforms that will divert people who are caught
AOD Sector Leaders and Managers in VIC: on Identity, Skills, and Development.
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The AOD Sector Workforce in VIC: on Engagement, Learning and Wellbeing
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Leadership required to reduce alcohol harms
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is increasingly concerned by the surge in alcohol related harm which has been generated by the pandemic and the implied support for increased
VAADA Strategic Plan 2021-25
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VAADA Annual Report 2021
Working with COVID for close on two years has been challenging for both body and soul. It has tested both individual and organizational capacity, it has created complexity, it has
Summary AOD Sector Report: Integrated Framework for the treatment, care and support of people with mental illness and substance use or addiction
Summary AOD sector report Document purpose This document provides a summary of consultations undertaken by VAADA with AOD sector representatives in late August and September 2021. The consultations were designed