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Mr Garth PoppleCo-Deputy Chair and Executive Member of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD);
Mr Popple is the Executive Director of We Help Ourselves (WHOS) which operates five Therapeutic Communities within NSW and Qld: WHOS Metro for men, WHOS New Beginnings for women, WHOS MTAR (Methadone To Abstinence Residential), WHOS Hunter Valley and WHOS Sunshine Coast. WHOS provides other services such as Aftercare and HIV/Infectious Disease Education Services. Mr Popple through his position at WHOS has been a member of NADA since 1986. He is a past NADA President 1993–1997. He is currently President of the Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association. Mr Popple is a Board member of the International Council of Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA) and Co-Deputy Chair and Executive Member of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD). The above honorary appointments have a specific interest to Mr Popple due to their focus on the non-government sector, nationally and internationally. Mr Popple received an Honorary Fellowship of the University of Western Sydney. This award was in recognition of ‘Services to the Community.’
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Mr Popple has been working in AOD management roles since 1986 and in honorary committee and board positions since 1981 for the non-profit sector. He has been primarily focused on the Therapeutic Community movement for most of his career to date, and in 1991 became involved in harm minimisation initiatives and he attempts to stay in touch with the needs and feedback from users past and present.