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Drug treatment – an essential service ELECTION ISSUE November 2018 In this issue 2 Pre-election statements from our fellow peaks 4 VAADA 2018 election position 4 Victorian drug mortality –

September 2018 The importance of evidence In this issue 2 Sector update 3 VAADA Conference 4 Disrupting the pathway from vulnerable young girl to criminalised woman 5 Real Time Prescription

Looking back to look forward Another year has passed, and who would have thought that this year the Victorian AOD sector would have been the recipient of what can only

AOD budget initiatives; making progress September 2017 In this issue 2 Sector update 2 New staff 3 Living in a “governnmentsanctioned drug ghetto” in Melbourne, 2017 4 Sector priorities survey

Investment in AOD treatment June 2017 In this issue 2 Sector update 3 Living on the edge 4 VAADA service providers conference 5 2016 acute drug toxicity data 6 Peer

March 2017 The degustation of reform In this issue 2 VAADA 2017 conference 4 Family Violence Royal Commission – one year on 2 Victorian government announcements 5 Launch of AOD

Change and uncertainty remain As we head into the second half of 2016, it is fair to say that the AOD sector continues to deal with significant change and overwhelming