Important Links

NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service

This service provides a range of translated information on health services. In particular it provides simple information on drug and alcohol through its health columns. These resources can be downloaded from the web. Also has key information on how to use interpreters and a range of services.

  www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au

Australian Drug Information Network

The Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) provides a central point of access to quality Internet-based alcohol and drug information provided by prominent organisations in Australia and Internationally.

www.adin.com.au

NSW Government Druginfo website

The purpose of the site is to help people access drug information which is
consistent with the national harm minimisation policy and its key tenets:
harm reduction, demand reduction, and supply reduction.
http://www.druginfo.nsw.gov.au

Network Of Alcohol Drug Agencies

Is the peak in NSW for non Government agencies. NADA run a series of projects including training. NADA resources and supports a range of non government agencies in NSW through information, advocacy and training. Also provides monthly bulletins and discussion forums.

http://www.nada.org.au

Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health

The Centre for Culture Ethnicity and Health serves to enhance, develop and support the capacity of Victorian health care agencies and staff to provide high quality services to a culturally and linguistically diverse community.

www.ceh.org.au

Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia

The Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) is the peak, national, non-government organisation representing the interests of the Australian alcohol and other drugs sector, providing a national voice for people working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol and other drugs.

ADCA works collaboratively with the government, non-government, business and community sectors to promote evidence-based, socially just, approaches aimed at preventing or reducing the health, economic and social harm caused by alcohol and other drugs to individuals, families, communities and the nation.

www.adca.org.au

Family Drug Support

Family Drug Support was formed in 1997 after its founder Tony Trimingham lost his son to a heroin overdose. Bereft, Tony felt frustrated by the general apathy and ignorance of his own experience. This was also the plight of many other families. Realising this was but the tip of the iceberg, a public meeting was called where hundreds of people attended. FDS was formed as a result.

FDS is a caring, non-religious and non judgemental organisation. FDS is primarily made up of volunteers who have experienced first hand the trauma and chaos of having family members with drug dependency. They have travelled the same road.

FDS