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Medication bottles to provide unsupervised (take-away) doses are provided to Community pharmacies by the ACT Government. This is included in the above expenses.

The Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme subsidises Opioid Maintenance Treatment medication (Methadone and Buprenorphine).

(d) Some clients are exempt from payment in accordance with Harm Minimisation principles. This includes clients at AMC who are on the OMT program.

(e) Clients at AMC are exempt from payment in accordance with Harm Minimisation principles.

(7) The total numbers of clients on the program are included in the table at Question 3. The total number of clients who received a fee exemption for 2011/2012 is 275, this includes 73 at AMC.

(8) Relapse prevention is available through counselling and psychotherapies provided on an individual basis as well as through group therapy.

These programs are provided by the Health Directorate Alcohol and Drug Services as well as a number of Alcohol and Drug Non Government organisations funded by the Health Directorate.

In 2010/2011 the ACT Government Health Directorate spent $15,300,348 on alcohol, tobacco and other drug treatment and support services.

Of this $7,220,000 goes to ADS and the remainder goes to non-government treatment organisations. Support and treatment includes relapse prevention among other treatment and supports services.

(9) The components of the Naloxone program include:

• a training program;

• supply of prescribed naloxone to eligible participants; and

• an independent evaluation of the program.

The costs borne by the Health Directorate are approximately $100,000 funding over two years, commencing in 2012 and ceasing at the end of 2013. Costs relate to the development of the training program, supply of prescribed naloxone to eligible participants and the independent evaluation,

(10) The anticipated number of clients in the program is 200 over two years (2012/2013).

(11) The approximate cost per client for the program is $500 per client (for 200 clients over two years 2012-2013).

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