ODYSSEY HOUSE WINS PRIME MINISTER’S AWARD FOR DRUG TREATMENT
PROGRAM
Odyssey House has
taken out a top honour in the National Drug and Alcohol Awards,
presented in Sydney on June 24.
Odyssey House won
the Excellence in Treatment category.
The gala awards
ceremony is held each year to encourage, recognize and celebrate
Australian achievements to prevent and reduce drug use and
associated harms. The awards are held on the last night of Drug
Action Week, the premier event to raise awareness about alcohol
and other drug issues.
Panels of expert judges examined several categories for
tonight’s awards and the following winners were also announced:
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Excellence in Prevention:
Drugs Policy and Services Branch, Department of Human
Services, Victoria, for "Temazepam injection: ending the
Australian epidemic" program.
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Excellence in Treatment:
Odyssey House, NSW
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Excellence in alcohol and drug media reporting:
Alison Dean from Metropolis Media for ‘Sex, drugs and
specialised care’ in the Emerald Hill Times and ‘Loving
alcohol to death’ in the Melbourne Times.
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Excellence in Law Enforcement:
New South Wales Police and Hunter New England Area Health
Service for "The Alcohol Linking Program".
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Excellence in Services for Young People:
Streetwize Communications, NSW
The awards are a collaborative effort of the Alcohol and Other
Drugs Council of Australia, the Ted Noffs Foundation, the
Australian Drug Foundation and the Australian National Council
on Drugs.
This year the awards are sponsored by the Alcohol Education and
Rehabilitation Foundation, the Commonwealth Department of Health
and Ageing and the NSW Government.
Media enquiries: Gino Vumbaca, Executive Officer, Australian
National Council on Drugs
Mb: 0408-244-552