ATDC Budget Priority Statement 2020-2021
Consumer Voices and Better Data: Foundations for our Future For the Tasmanian Government State Budget 2020-21, we have identified two key innovations to transform Tasmania’s alcohol, tobacco and other drugs sector: An independent consumer organisation Data-driven decision making, in the form of a shared data framework These represent real change, ensuring a strong foundation for […]
Stigma and Discrimination
Experiences of stigma and discrimination are a common occurrence in the everyday lives of people who use alcohol and other drugs. Stigma related to alcohol and other drug use can be understood as the conditioned negative attitudes, opinions and beliefs held by an individual that people who use drugs are somehow different to all other […]
ATDC Submission to National Treatment Framework
Our submission to the National Treatment Framework, 2019. Download Submission
ATDC Submission to Reform Agenda for Alcohol and Drug Services in Tasmania: Consultation Draft
This submission provides feedback on the Reform Agenda, including comprehensive feedback into each Reform Direction. Prior to exploring this content, the ATDC has synthesised this feedback into three key steps, and six actions that are recommended to progress the Reform Agenda beyond the consultation phase into the implementation stage. Download Submission
ATDC Submission to the review of the National Tobacco Strategy 2012-2018
Tobacco kills half the people who consume it. It is the most harmful drug that has ever existed in society. As a nation we have come a long way however, Tasmania has the second highest smoking rates in the country. This is not acceptable to the ATDC and our members. We welcome the range of […]
Submission to the review of the Tasmanian Opioid Pharmacotherapy Program
The ATDC supports the provision of pharmacotherapy as a key harm reduction intervention that seeks to reduce drug related harm in the Tasmanian community. This submission advances the perspective of Tasmanian Opioid Pharmacotherapy Program (TOPP) service user as well as encompasses the practice wisdom of those who work with people with ATOD issues in the […]
Responding to the Problem of Recidivist Drink Drivers – Submission
It is our belief that Tasmanian community sector organisations contribute effectively to addressing this problem in the community and that there are solutions to this seemingly intractable problem. Download Submission
