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Reform proposal a far better way to reduce drug harms
- March 10, 2022
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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No CommentsMEDIA RELEASE 8/3/2022 [starts] 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
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Leadership required to reduce alcohol harms
- December 13, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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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
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International Overdose Awareness Day – The forgotten people: surging overdose toll in COVID-19 year
- August 31, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Media Statement 30 August 2021 [starts] International Overdose Awareness Day The forgotten people: surging overdose toll in COVID-19 year International Overdose Awareness Day gives us time
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Cannabis Inquiry: lost opportunity perpetuates harm
- August 5, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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The report from the Inquiry into Cannabis in Victoria, while asserting support for drug law reform, does not recommend it. While this is a step in the right direction, in
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Over 4500 overdose deaths in a decade the focus of new coronial report
- July 29, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Thursday 29 July 2021 A new report released today by the Coroners Court of Victoria, reveals 4551 Victorians died by overdose in the past decade. The report, Victorian Overdose Deaths 2011-2020,
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Victoria: 526 fatal overdoses in 2020
- July 29, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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MEDIA RELEASE 29/7/21 [starts] Victoria: 526 fatal overdoses in 2020 The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is highly distressed at the excessive number of fatal overdoses that occurred during
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Victorian Budget 2021-22: Alcohol and other drug treatment on the coat tails of MH
- May 21, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Alcohol and other drug treatment on the coat tails of MH The Victorian Government has handed down a mental health budget that will herald a breadth of reform in the
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Victorian Budget 2021-22: Alcohol and other drug treatment on the coat tails of MH
- May 21, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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Alcohol and other drug treatment on the coat tails of MH The Victorian Government has handed down a mental health budget that will herald a breadth of reform in the
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Drug checking saves lives
- April 8, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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07 April 2021 The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) supports the recommendations from Coroner Spanos relating to the implementation of a drug checking services and an early warning system
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Mental Health in Victoria : A new beginning?
- March 3, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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MEDIA RELEASE 2 March 2021 [starts] Mental Health in Victoria: A new beginning? The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA), welcomes the release of the final report of the Mental