Media Release
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Drug checking saves lives
- April 8, 2021
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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No Comments07 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
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Victorian Budget: AOD budget for today, but uncertainty on tomorrow’s COVID-19 AOD harms
- November 24, 2020
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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MEDIA RELEASE 24 November 2020 [starts] AOD budget for today, but uncertainty on tomorrow’s COVID-19 AOD harms The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the various social reforms contained
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Federal Budget: Failure to meet AOD treatment needs ominous for the future
- October 7, 2020
- Posted by: Julia Daly
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MEDIA RELEASE 7 October 2020 [starts] Federal Budget: Failure to meet AOD treatment needs ominous for the future The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is gravely concerned about the
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Additional supervised injecting capacity vital in addressing reduce drug harm
- June 5, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association welcomes the announcement of a second Injecting room following the release of the Hamilton report.
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Media Release: SafeScript a welcome reform but the risk of patient displacement during pandemic remains
- April 1, 2020
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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MEDIA RELEASE 1 April 2020 [starts] SafeScript a welcome reform but the risk of patient displacement during pandemic remains The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) has been a long
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Prison should not be a death sentence
- September 11, 2019
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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MEDIA RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 11 2019 Prison should not be a death sentence Four in 10 Victorians who fatally overdosed with heroin in 2017 were former Victorian prisoners. The Victorian Alcohol
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Media Release: Overdose Awareness Day – VAADA statement
- August 30, 2019
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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MEDIA RELEASE Overdose Awareness Day 2019 – VAADA Statement 31 August 2019 Overdose Awareness Day reminds us that overdose does not discriminate, the impacts are felt far and wide the
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Media Release: Common Sense Approach Welcomed to Public Drunkenness
- August 23, 2019
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) welcomes the Victorian government’s announcement to decriminalise public drunkenness. The announcement, which aligns with a recommendation from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths
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Victorian State Budget 2018-2019: AOD Budget Initiatives Continue To Build On Recent Investments
- May 28, 2019
- Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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MEDIA RELEASE – Monday 27th May 2018 Victorian State Budget 2018-2019: AOD Budget Initiatives Continue To Build On Recent Investments The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) has