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What We Do
Advocating for the 4 million people who use drugs illicitly in Australia
AIVL, the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League, is the national peer-led peak organisation representing our network of peer-based harm reduction and Drug User Organisations.
We advance the wellbeing of people who use drugs through partnerships in Australia, the Pacific Region and internationally.
We platform the voices of people who use drugs nationally to inform policy, research, programs and practice.
We develop the national peer workforce through evidence and the lived-living experience and expertise of people who use drugs.
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Synthetic Opioids
Emerging Drugs & Trends
Peer Workforce
Drug User Organisations in Australia
Best Practice
Ethical Collaboration
Media & Communication Guide
Reporting on Harm Reduction & People Who Use Drugs
Performance & Image Enhancing Drugs
Understanding & Responding to PIEDs for Health & Harm Reduction Workers
Opioid Dependence Treatment Program
Information For People on Opioid Treatment
Safer Injecting
Vein Care Guide Video Series
Peer Workforce
Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia: Peer-led Best Practice (The Guide)
Synthetic Opioids
Emerging Drugs & Trends
Peer Workforce
Drug User Organisations in Australia
Best Practice
Ethical Collaboration
Media & Communication Guide
Reporting on Harm Reduction & People Who Use Drugs
Performance & Image Enhancing Drugs
Understanding & Responding to PIEDs for Health & Harm Reduction Workers
Opioid Dependence Treatment Program
Information For People on Opioid Treatment
Safer Injecting
Vein Care Guide Video Series
Peer Workforce
Needle and Syringe Programs in Australia: Peer-led Best Practice (The Guide)
National NSP Directory
Find a Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) Near You
The Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) Directory can be searched by suburb or postcode.
Australian drug alerts, all in one place.
Latest drug alerts
NT
Nitazenes detected in tablets in the Northern Territory
QLD
Novel benzodiazepine found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ pressed pill and off-white powder
ACT
Protonitazene found in ‘oxycodone’ pill
QLD
Pressed pill sold as oxycodone containing a strong nitazene
QLD
Tablets sold as oxycodone containing a strong nitazene
NSW
Nitazenes found in counterfeit oxycodone tablets in NSW
AIVL MEMBER ORGANISATIONS
Canberra Alliance for Harm Minimisation and Advocacy (CAHMA)
ACT
Harm Reduction Victoria
VIC
SA Harm Reduction Peer Services (SAhrps)
SA
Northern Territory AIDS and Hepatitis Council Inc (NTAHC)
NT
NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA)
NSW
Peer Based Harm Reduction WA
WA
QuIVAA
QLD
QuIHN
QLD
Tasmanian Users and Health Support League (TUHSL)
TAS
Learning Platform
Online
Courses
Hepatitis C Pathways: A Harm Reduction Guide for Community Wellness
This short course covers information about living with hepatitis C, preventing hepatitis C transmission, testing and treatment.
Free
A Place Of Their Own
This training aims to raise awareness of ageing people who use drugs and their particular needs, so we can equip our aged care workforce and facilities with better skills, knowledge and support to care for older people who use drugs.
Free
A Normal Day
This course focuses on creating better communication and clinical interactions between people who use drugs and medical professionals, breaking down some of the stigma, discrimination, and other barriers preventing equitable access to services for people who use drugs, along with challenging common misconceptions around people who use drugs and drug use. *Some of the language and terminology used in this course, whilst standing as a true transcript of the audio files, is outdated and not reflective of present best practice language guides. We encourage you to use the resource ‘Language matters’ which can be downloaded in the resource section.*
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latest
news
Advocacy
22 Apr 2025
Physicians Call for Health-First Approach to Drug Policy in New Position Statement
Advocacy
22 Apr 2025
Physicians Call for Health-First Approach to Drug Policy in New Position Statement
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has published a position statement that focuses on the need for an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to drug policy that includes education, harm prevention and reduction, and treatment.
Research
03 Mar 2025
Leading the Way: A Peer-Led National Research Strategy for People Who Use Drugs
The start of 2025 has been an exciting time for AIVL’s National Research Program. At the heart of these developments is the establishment of the AIVL National Research Strategy Working Group, a critical step toward the creation of Australia’s first National Research Strategy for People Who Use Drugs, by People Who Use Drugs. No such […]
Research
27 Feb 2025
Human Rights and Drug Policy: Summary Report of Project Findings and Recommendations
A recent four-year national research project by La Trobe University has made significant recommendations to reshape Australia’s drug policies. The project advocates for the legalisation of certain drugs and calls for increased funding and support for organisations led by people who use drugs.
Advocacy
22 Apr 2025
Physicians Call for Health-First Approach to Drug Policy in New Position Statement
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has published a position statement that focuses on the need for an evidence-based, comprehensive approach to drug policy that includes education, harm prevention and reduction, and treatment.
Research
03 Mar 2025
Leading the Way: A Peer-Led National Research Strategy for People Who Use Drugs
The start of 2025 has been an exciting time for AIVL’s National Research Program. At the heart of these developments is the establishment of the AIVL National Research Strategy Working Group, a critical step toward the creation of Australia’s first National Research Strategy for People Who Use Drugs, by People Who Use Drugs. No such […]
Research
27 Feb 2025
Human Rights and Drug Policy: Summary Report of Project Findings and Recommendations
A recent four-year national research project by La Trobe University has made significant recommendations to reshape Australia’s drug policies. The project advocates for the legalisation of certain drugs and calls for increased funding and support for organisations led by people who use drugs.
