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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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  • 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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