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Assoc. Professor Michael Mc Donough - University of Adelaide

Updated: Apr 24


Victoria’s Chief Advisor on Addiction Medicine 2011-2016
Victoria’s Chief Advisor on Addiction Medicine 2011-2016


Mike McDonough has had 35 years clinical experience in the Addiction Medicine field, and in 2009, was a Foundation Fellow with AChAM including membership of the initial Curriculum Development Group along with Prof Greg Whelan and A/Prof James Bell. In the past, he has acted as AChAM State representative for Victoria and more recently, for South Australia and also as AChAM representative for the Australian Prescriber – National Prescribing Service. He is most recently, a member of AChAM Training Committee. He maintains his appointment as A/Professor with Adelaide University, within the discipline of pharmacology and as a specialist advisor in Addiction Medicine with Therapeutic Goods Administration.


18 July 2023

Co-signee to "Urgent vaping law reform needed in Australia" that endorsed concerns of the 

Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ANACAD), that the prescription policy is failing and that the Minister's proposed vaping crackdown will only make things worse.

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29 May 2023 - Letter To Mark Butler







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