News
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HRA 2025 AOD Data Report
Following the successful inaugural report early last year, we are back with another comprehensive overview of the key national data sources on alcohol & other drugs (AOD) and harm reduction. This report brings together key data from the routine data monitoring systems and national surveys on AOD issues. Until last…
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WA’s New Illicit Tobacco & Vape Laws: Tougher Isn’t Better…
A Harm Reduction Perspective… Western Australia has recently moved to introduce some of the harshest penalties in the country for illicit tobacco and vaping offences. This blog explores this concerning development from a harm reduction perspective and why residents of WA, and frankly all Australians, should be concerned about the…
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Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again…
Organised crime has a long history in Australia. For more than a century, criminal groups have accumulated vast fortunes, committed countless acts of intimidation and coercion and, at times, extreme and spectacular violence. But, as James Martin (HRA Tobacco Harm Reduction Adviser & Deakin Uni Criminologist) and Ed Jegasothy (Senior…
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Calls to Expand THN Program…
Great piece in Pharmacy Daily today with comments from HRA Board member, Dr Chris Alderman to support the launch of our new Take-Home Naloxone Policy Brief. Read the piece here… https://www.pharmacydaily.com.au/news/calls-to-expand-thn-program/118673 […]
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Take-Home Naloxone Policy Brief
Take-Home, Take Action: Improving Naloxone Uptake in Australia. Naloxone is a safe and effective drug that temporarily reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. While a National Take-Home Naloxone (THN) Program has been established, the distribution of THN remains suboptimal across Australia. HRA’s new Take-Home Naloxone Policy Brief outlines the current…
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Safe Injecting Rooms Save Lives…
Why are Councils turning their backs on them? Read our opinion piece by Greg Denham, HRA Board member published by Sydney Criminal Lawyers to support the launch of our new Drug Consumption Rooms Policy Brief today. Read here… https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/supervised-injecting-rooms-save-lives-why-are-councils-turning-their-backs-on-them/ […]
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Drug Consumption Rooms Policy Brief
Despite the evidence supporting drug consumption rooms (DCRs) as effective public health interventions, currently only two such facilities are permitted by government to operate nationally – leaving many high-need communities underserved. HRA’s new Drug Consumption Rooms Policy Brief outlines the current state of play and makes the case for expanding…
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“We’re Very Sorry”…
Formal apology letter to the 1.3 billion people who smoke cigarettes globally from the public health community… If you are interested in tobacco harm reduction check out this powerful open apology letter published on Substack by Dr Mark Tyndall (MD ScD FRCPC) that sets out why he was moved to…
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From Red Tape to Person-Centred Care
Reforming Australia’s Opioid Treatment Program Read our opinion piece published in Bio Pharma Dispatch to support the launch of our new Opioid Treatment Program Policy Brief today. Read here…https://pharmadispatch.com/news/reforming-australias-opioid-dependence-treatment-program-from-red-tape-to-person-centred-care […]
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Opioid Treatment Program Policy Brief
Reforming Australia’s Opioid Treatment Program Investing in Access, Equity & Sustainability Australia’s Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) is a critical, evidence-based response to opioid dependence, that provides access to life-saving pharmacotherapy medications. HRA’s new Opioid Treatment Program Policy Brief outlines some of the key challenges facing the OTP in Australia and provides…