Free interactive seminar and forum held from 10.00am to 12.30pm on Tuesday, 7 October 2008 at Angliss Conference Centre, William Angliss Institute of TAFE, Level 5, 555 La Trobe Street, Melbourne.
The use of amphetamine in Australia is of increasing concern to the community. This has resulted in a corresponding need for the government and services to provide relevant information, support, treatment and management strategies that address the needs of people who use amphetamine.
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Program
Welcome and introduction
Mark Durran, Information Services, Australian Drug Foundation
Prevention and early intervention of methamphetamine-related harm
Nicole Lee, Head of Research, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre, Victoria
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Victorian amphetamine type substances strategy
Irene Tomaszewski, Manager, Mental Health and Drug Policy
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Developing best practice for treatment of methamphetamine users in Melbourne
Helen Sweeting, Access Point: Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre
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RaveSafe: Peer education in the dance scene
Purple Hazelwood, Coordinator, RaveSafe, VIVAIDS
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