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  • Submission into ‘Australia ‘s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement’
    • January 20, 2023
    • Posted by: Julia Daly
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    VAADA 2023 Submission into ‘Australia ‘s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement’ Recommendations and findings Finding 1 Law enforcement activities have a deleterious impact on people who use illicit drugs. Finding 2 Law enforcement activity does not make any significant impact on reducing the supply of illicit drugs. Finding 3 Australia is

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  • 523 more deaths in Victoria
    • August 8, 2018
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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    MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 8 August 523 more deaths in Victoria The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is gravely concerned regarding the rapid annual increase in fatal overdose since 2010 in light of the 2017 fatal overdose data released by the Victorian Coroners Court today. In the four years from 2013 to 2017, Victoria has

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  • Drug testing welfare recipients a false positive
    • June 27, 2017
    • Posted by: Caitlyn Wilson
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    MEDIA RELEASE WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 2017 Drug testing welfare recipients a false positive The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) maintains grave concerns regarding the Federal Government’s announcement today to pilot a program of drug testing 5000 welfare recipients. This proposal does not have an evidence base and is likely to engender greater harm to

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