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  • Submission to the Inquiry into the social and economic benefits of improving mental health
    • May 5, 2020
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    VAADA Vision A Victorian community in which the harms associated with drug use are reduced and general health and well being is promoted. VAADA Objectives To provide leadership, representation, advocacy and information to the alcohol and other drug and related sectors. Submission to the Inquiry into the social and economic benefits of improving mental health

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  • Illicit Drug Data Report 2017-18
    • August 6, 2019
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    ILLICIT DRUG DATA REPORT 2017–18 Correspondence should be addressed to: Chief Executive Officer Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission PO Box 1936 Canberra City ACT 2601 Telephone: 02 6268 7000 (from within Australia) 61 2 6268 7000 (international) Published July 2019 The data contained in this report is produced by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) with

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  • Forensic AOD treatment and service delivery: a discussion of issues
    • July 16, 2016
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    VICTORIAN ALCOHOL & DRUG ASSOCIATION Forensic AOD treatment and service delivery: a discussion of issues June 2016 VAADA Vision A Victorian community in which the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use are reduced and wellbeing is promoted VAADA Purpose To provide leadership, advocacy and information within the AOD sector and across the broader

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  • Reducing the harm of prison
    • October 20, 2013
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    Reducing the harm of prison Dealing with alcohol and other drugs within the prison system Issued October 2013 Overview The state incurs the responsibility of providing healthcare to all prisoners in Victoria. The prison population is highly disadvantaged and experiences poor health, welfare and educational outcomes. This includes a Hepatitis C infection rate which is

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  • Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options
    • July 1, 2013
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    Drug Courts in Victoria: evidence & options Issued July 2013 Overview This paper describes the current Drug Court model in Victoria and proposes an extensive program of expansion through strategically applying the Drug Court model to all regions of Victoria. It provides the most up‐to‐date evidence regarding the cost effectiveness of the Victorian Drug Court.

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  • Prison expansion increases costs for all
    • February 1, 2013
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    MEDIA RELEASE Friday 1 February 2013 Prison expansion increases costs for all The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) today expresses continuing concern regarding the disproportionate amount of scarce public resources allocated to the prison system in Victoria. The alarming figures from the Productivity Commission regarding the extraordinarily high cost of running prisons in Victoria

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