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  • New campaign highlights impact of alcohol on developing brain

    8 February 2024

    The Alcohol and Drug Foundation has launched a new campaign in South-Eastern New South Wales, encouraging parents not to supply alcohol to their children, to help keep them and their developing brains healthy and safe from harm.

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    New funding for campaigns targeting risky drinking, alcohol uptake and vaping

    10 October 2023

    COORDINARE – South Eastern NSW PHN is taking steps to combat the high incidence of vaping, smoking and risky alcohol use amongst young people in the region, with funding for a number of early intervention and preventative health initiatives.

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  • Social RX expanded to provide support to more patients

    30 August 2022

    After the successful launch of Primary and Community Care Service’s (PCCS) Social Rx social prescribing services in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven region in 2021, COORDINARE is excited to see this service expand across the catchment, and now be accessible to residents in Southern NSW.

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  • Cheers to a healthier and safer festive season

    7 December 2021

    With the holidays just around the corner, the Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) and COORDINARE have some tried and true survival tips for South Eastern NSW residents as part of their ‘Take the guesswork out of drinking’ campaign.

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  • Prioritising alcohol and other drugs

    19 October 2020

    COORDINARE has developed and promoted several initiatives to help improve outcomes for people with a dependence on alcohol and other drugs.

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  • New funding for local mobile drug and alcohol treatment services

    29 July 2020

    COORDINARE – South Eastern NSW PHN today announced Commonwealth funding to support Lives Lived Well and Directions Health to establish new drug and alcohol rehabilitation services for people in Jervis Bay, St Georges Basin and Sanctuary Point in the Shoalhaven, and Wallaga Lake, Bermagui, Bega and Eden in the Bega…

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  • Improving opioid safety

    16 July 2020

    In Australia, pharmaceutical opioids are now responsible for more deaths and hospitalisations than illegal opioids such as heroin, which has contributed to the recent changes in regulations and to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) changes to prescription opioids.

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  • Many Australians are worried about increased household drinking during COVID-19

    6 May 2020

    A recent poll by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) found that 20% of Australians have purchased more alcohol than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, 70% are drinking more than normal and 33% are now using alcohol daily.

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