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Opiod help for health services | Brimbank & North West

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Fifteen community health services will share in $8.4 million to expand the availability of pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy is the use of medication (such as methadone and buprenorphine) to help treat opioid dependence and is an essential part of Victoria’s efforts to reduce drug harm, with around 15,000 Victorians using pharmacotherapy each day. Until now, pharmacotherapy services have largely been provided by GPs, nurse practitioners and state…

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Drug help for Geelong

People seeking help for opioid dependence in Geelong will be able to access medical treatment closer to home as Barwon Health begins to increase services. The regional health service received $750,000 from the state government to deliver pharmacotherapy (use of medication to treat opioid dependence) over three years. Barwon Health Mental Health, Drugs and Alcohol Services interim clinical director Dr Roth Trisno said the funding was a “significa…

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