Advocate for law reform - decriminalize drug use, legalize heroin, look to the story of PortugalAdvocate for a heroin prescribing trial in Yarra/Melbourne, advocate for Cities of Yarra and Melbourne to endorse/advocate for such a…
https://youtu.be/yI2dpcABJR8 An excerpt from our August 2021 forum on Law to Regulate Public Drinking. Professor Rob Moodie, Deputy Director Faculty of Health University of Melbourne touches on evidence based health approaches to public drinking, including…
Is someone in your family taking drugs or alcohol? Are you looking for practical, down to earth information and support? About this event SATURDAY November 13th 2021 | 10AM FREE online education session for families…
REGISTER at EVENTBRITE Mental illness and substance use disorder frequently co-occur, and this co-occurrence is commonly referred to as 'dual diagnosis'. Treatment and health outcomes experienced by people with dual diagnosis is an internationally recognised…
NOVEMBER 17TH 2021 | 11AM - 1PM Join Reconnexion and NPS Medicinewise for a virtual community screening of Medicating Normal, a 76-minute documentary film that follows the stories of five high-functioning people whose doctors prescribed pills to help with common problems…
Via VAADA E-News In each area of Melbourne, as well as Victoria more broadly, alcohol and other drug (AOD) services work together to identify service gaps, barriers and strategies to improve the AOD treatment system.…
Comments: Kevan (NEXUS) observed that front line community mental health workers haven’t been as engaged as AOD in the consultation/design process of the integrated system to date. Concern was expressed that AOD services are just…
