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The following is a joint statement from the Network of Alcohol and Other Drugs Agencies (NADA),
the National Users and AIDS Association (NUAA), and ACON.

4 April 2025
Following the release of the NSW Drug Summit Report this week, we, as organisations and
leaders in alcohol and other drug (AOD) services and supporting communities, call on the NSW
Government to implement the report’s recommendations in full. This is a critical opportunity to
deliver real, evidence-based reform in partnership with people with lived and living experience,
the health sector, and affected communities.

To ensure the swift and effective implementation of these critical reforms, we urge the NSW
Government to establish a dedicated Taskforce to oversee the rollout of the Drug Summit
recommendations. This Taskforce must include representatives of people with lived and living
experiences of drug use and other affected communities, health professionals, and justice and
social services.

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