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DrugInfo Alert

15 August 2012

Don’t forget to check out news and events below.

DrugInfo Seminar:
Alcohol and other drug-related crime and disorder

Alcohol and other drug-related crime and disorder is a substantial burden on Australian and Victorian communities, and a wide range of measures are needed to tackle the problem.

 

To discuss these issues and to provide a networking opportunity for professionals, DrugInfo will be running a seminar on 5 September 2012.

 

This free interactive seminar aims to reflect the themes arising from the upcoming DrugInfo newsletter and Prevention Research Quarterly, "The role of alcohol and other drug-related crime and disorder".

PRESENTERS

  • Associate Professor Peter Miller, Deakin University, Victoria
  • Professor Robin Room, Director, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR), Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre
  • Jennifer Thompson, Program Manager—Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth Program, (P.A.R.T.Y)
  • Erika Robertson, Community and Health Development Officer, City of Port Phillip

ATTENDING THE SEMINAR

Date
Wednesday 5 September 2012

Time
10:00 am-12:30 pm (registration and refreshments from 9:30 am)

Venue
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC),
(Exhibition Centre entrance: 2 Clarendon St, South Wharf 3006)
Meeting Room 2 & 3, Level 2

Registrations
Places are strictly limited, so you are advised to register early. Register through trybooking

TRANSPORT

Taxi: For the Exhibition Centre have the driver drop off at the Clarendon Street entrance of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
 

Tram: Tram numbers 96,112 and 109 travel down Spencer/Clarendon streets and stop opposite the Clarendon Street entrance of the MCEC.
 

Train: Take the train to Southern Cross Station and proceed to tram numbers 96, 109 and 112 on Spencer Street to the Clarendon Street entrance of the MCEC.
 

Car: There are a number of affordable car parks located nearby.

 

 

News and events

New posters with the lot!
The Australian Drug Foundation has been busy creating new resources, including:

  • Aware of amphetamines (a manual, produced with Peninsula Health)
  • Colourful infographic posters:
    • Men and substance use: the facts
    • Facts about drinking.

The latest resources are available to purchase online through the ADFShop.


Would you like to join our team?

Find out about job opportunities at the Australian Drug Foundation.
 

International Overdose Awareness Day—31 August  2012
A day to acknowledge individual loss and family grief for people who have suffered overdose. Find out more or buy a badge.

 

 

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