The Victorian Government’s SafeScript real-time prescription monitoring initiative is focused on reducing the misuse and growing harms from high-risk prescription medicines.
These guidelines for health professionals outline medications available for treating opioid dependence in Australia. They are intended for use by those not experienced in the treatment of alcohol and other drug problems.
For phone-based referral to counselling, withdrawal or care and recovery coordination services, contact Australian Community Services Organisation (ACSO) centralised Intake number on: 1300 022 760. To contact ACSO intake services within the Orticare Region:
ACSO Ballarat Hub:
305A Dana Street Ballarat 3350
03 5320 0000
ACSO Bendigo Hub:
28 Pall Mall Bendigo 3550
03 5443 9734
DirectLine provides a free, anonymous and confidential counselling, information and referral service. DirectLine counsellors can provide information about the types of services and support options available in your local community. DirectLine is available to anyone in Victoria who is affected by an alcohol or drug problem, including people using drugs, families, and health professionals.
DirectLine can be contacted on – 1800 888 236 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Pharmacotherapy Advocacy, Mediation and Support (PAMS) is a state-wide telephone service run by Harm Reduction Victoria (HRV) and funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. PAMS provides confidential telephone-based information, support, advocacy, referral and mediation for opiate pharmacotherapy consumers and their direct service providers on any pharmacotherapy client related issue in Victoria.
PAMS can be contacted on – 1800 443 844 Monday to Friday, 10am-6pm.
The Drug and Alcohol Clinical Advisory Service (DACAS) provides clinical advice to health professionals who have concerns about the clinical management of patients and clients with alcohol and other drug problems.
Initial enquiries are handled by professional drug and alcohol counsellors. If the enquiry is medical in nature it will be referred to a DACAS Consultant. The DACAS Consultants are experienced Addiction Medicine Specialists. DACAS consultants aim to respond to the call within one hour or as soon as possible if the matter is urgent.
DACAS can be contacted on – 1800 812 804, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Orticare Pharmacotherapy Network is offering scholarships to Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) Nurse Practitioner Candidates (NPCs) working in the Grampians or Loddon Mallee Regions.
Advancing Pharmacotherapy with Practice Nurses was a two session online program specifically designed to to upskill General Practice nurses, enabling them to take a more active role in the care of patients receiving opioid replacement therapy.
We at Orticare recognise and celebrate the diversity of the community within which we work. We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Owners of the Lands and Waters where we provide services, the Wadawurrung, Dja Dja Wurrung, Djab Wurrung, Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples. We acknowledge the important place of all Aboriginal and Torres Islander people who live in our area as the first peoples of Australia and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We welcome and work with people of every age, life stage, race, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, cultural and linguistic background, and financial status and are working to improve the health and wellbeing of every person in our community no matter their circumstance.
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