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Guiding
Principles of the
National Addiction Centre
HISTORY
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In
1995 a request for "expressions of interest" to
establish and run a clinically focused national centre
was advertised
by ALAC to which four groups responded, including a Christchurch
School of Medicine group. The Christchurch group was selected
to work up a formal proposal, which was subsequently accepted
and a contract was signed with ALAC in June 1996. In September
of that year an official launch of the National Centre for
Treatment Development (Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction) (NCTD)
(now the National Addiction
Centre) occurred at the "Perspectives for Change"
conference in Christchurch, but the official opening was not
held until July 1997, by which time there were seven staff
appointed.
Since that time a number of additional academic, research and
administrative staff have joined the team. The National Addiction
Centre is venued within the Department of Psychological Medicine,
University
of Otago, Christchurch.
VISION
STATEMENT
"A university-based centre dedicated to improving treatment and prevention of addiction and related problems for people in Aotearoa New Zealand."
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Guiding
all the activities of the NAC are three core values:
- The NAC
is committed to working in accord with the letter and spirit
of the Treaty of Waitangi as the founding document of
modern New Zealand society.
- The NAC
is focused on the people in Aotearoa New Zealand
who have addiction and co-existing disorders related problems and
their families/whanau.
- The NAC
is dedicated to assembling scientific evidence as the
basis for improving treatment for people with these problems.
The
clinical research and training programmes are focused on the ultimate
goal
of improving the care and treatment available to people with
addiction and co-existing disorders related problems in New Zealand.
The emphasis is on generating and disseminating information that
is
relevant,
practical and applicable to individuals with addiction and co-existing
disorders related problems and their families.
- There
is a dedication to developing and promoting evidence-based
practice.
There is a commitment to assembling the best scientific information
available in the addiction and co-existing disorders treatment
area as the starting point for promoting it in New Zealand.
The
emphasis
is on proven
effectiveness. There is also an aim to contribute to a clinical
culture within New Zealand addiction and co-existing disorders
treatment units that is responsive to research and treatment
development.
The
NAC
aims to demystify the term "research" by demonstrating
the relevance of clinical research to everyday clinical practice
and the benefits to people with addiction and co-existing disorders
related problems that result from good quality work.
- The NAC
is committed to working in accord with the letter and the spirit
of the Treaty of Waitangi as the founding document of
modern New Zealand society. Establishing strong Mäori/non-Mäori
partnerships is viewed as critical to the NAC's usefulness to
Mäori. The Centre is especially interested in research
in the area of culture as it relates to treatment outcome, in
particular for Mäori in New Zealand.
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