Harm reduction
Strategy
National alcohol strategy 2019-2028
This strategy outlines the Australian Government's framework to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm. It highlights possible actions at the local, state or territory and national levels.
Report
Substance and alcohol use data in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI)
This research was commissioned by the Health Promotion Agency / Te Hiringa Hauora (HPA) to understand and document what data on alcohol use is held within the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). This information will support alcohol and IDI researchers to make better use of the IDI for understanding alcohol-related harm in New Zealand.
Report
The global state of harm reduction 2018
This report finds that global harm reduction response has effectively stalled. Overdose, HIV and Hepatitis C crises continue, among a myriad of other health and social problems related to drug use and drug policy.
Position paper
The opioid crisis in North America
North America is facing an epidemic of opioid addiction and opioid overdose with an unprecedented level of mortality. The crisis was spurred by a broad expansion of medical use of opioids, which began in the 1990s as a legitimate response to the under-treatment of pain, but which was soon exploited by the unethical behavior of...
Strategy
National drug strategy 2017-2026
The purpose of this strategy is to provide a national framework which identifies national priorities relating to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, guides action by governments in partnership with service providers and the community, and outlines a national commitment to harm minimisation.