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He Lost Nearly Everything To Addiction. Then An Arrest Changed His Life

Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his home. He found enough temporary work to pay rent on a room, ate at soup kitchens, and stole and resold goods for cash. “Feeding that addiction,” he says. “Feeding that monster.” We’re only using Will’s first name because future landlords or […]

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‘Tried & Tested’ Drug Court Moves to Dubbo

The Dubbo region will benefit from a $31.5 million investment in drug rehabilitation and access to justice. Deputy Premier John Barilaro today announced the NSW Government will invest $27.9 million over the coming four financial years to expand the NSW Drug Court to Dubbo, on top of the recent $3.6 million upgrade to the city’s courthouse. “The

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Woman who fought meth addiction says Drug Treatment Court saved her life.

CBC News – June 2021 “I was hanging around some older kids, and I got into a drug called ecstasy and I was addicted to that,” she said, explaining she began experimenting with drugs in high school in an effort to fit in. But things changed when one of the older guys she hung out

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AOD Primary Prevention & Demand Reduction Priority Primer

AOD Primary Prevention & Demand Reduction Priority Primer: TASKING THE NATIONAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. View PDF

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Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement: Public communications campaigns targeting drug and substance abuse (May 2021)

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Is Your Rental Property Toxic – Residential Drug Use & Need for Protective Legislation.

‘Is Your Rental Property Toxic – Residential Drug Use & Need for Protective Legislation.’ View PDF

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Zooming in on UNGASS – Is Australia on Board with Drug Use Reduction & Prevention?

ZOOMING IN ON UNGASS – Is Australia on Board with Drug Use Reduction & Prevention? Monitoring National Progress in the Implementation of the UNGASS Outcome Document (2019-2029) The 2016 UNGASS outcome document as an excellent menu for broad, balanced and evidence-based national drug policies. The critical issue now is to what extent the consensus from

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