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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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How can we
help you?
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
ACT
Dangerous drugs found in counterfeit ‘Xanax’ in Canberra
ACT
Protonitazene, bromazolam, alprazolam and diazepam found in crushed partial ‘Xanax’ pill
ACT
Ethylbromazolam found in expected alprazolam pills
ACT
Protonitazene found in crushed partial ‘oxycodone’ pill
VIC
Potent dissociative ‘O-PCE’ sold as methamphetamine or MDMA
ACT
Pregabalin and bromonordiazepam found in ‘alprazolam’ pill
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
Safe Using
Steroids
05 Jun 2025
New Peer Harm Reduction Resource on Steroids and Performance Enhancing Drugs Launched by QuIVAA and Hi-Ground
Safe Using
Steroids
05 Jun 2025
New Peer Harm Reduction Resource on Steroids and Performance Enhancing Drugs Launched by QuIVAA and Hi-Ground
Hi-Ground, a program of QuIVAA and a member organisation of AIVL have released a harm reduction resource for people who use steroids and performance enhancing drugs. This resource booklet was developed by people with lived-living experience, peer educators, clinicians, and researchers.
Advocacy
Women Who Use Drugs
02 May 2025
Jude Byrne Award Recipients Lead Inspiring Narcofeminism Webinar with AIVL
This article was originally published on inhsu.org.au Applications are now open for the 2025 Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award, and we were proud to see so many past recipients front and centre at a powerful recent webinar hosted by the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL), focused on the global narcofeminist movement. The […]
Advocacy
29 Apr 2025
Drug Policy and the Federal Election: Where the Parties Stand
The federal election is this Saturday, Saturday 3 May 2025. Here’s where the parties stand on some major drug policy issues. AIVL asked registered parties for the upcoming Federal Election a series of questions about key issues identified by our community. Not all parties responded or answered every question, so in some cases, we supplemented […]
Safe Using
Steroids
05 Jun 2025
New Peer Harm Reduction Resource on Steroids and Performance Enhancing Drugs Launched by QuIVAA and Hi-Ground
Hi-Ground, a program of QuIVAA and a member organisation of AIVL have released a harm reduction resource for people who use steroids and performance enhancing drugs. This resource booklet was developed by people with lived-living experience, peer educators, clinicians, and researchers.
Advocacy
Women Who Use Drugs
02 May 2025
Jude Byrne Award Recipients Lead Inspiring Narcofeminism Webinar with AIVL
This article was originally published on inhsu.org.au Applications are now open for the 2025 Jude Byrne Emerging Female Leader Award, and we were proud to see so many past recipients front and centre at a powerful recent webinar hosted by the Australian Injecting and Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL), focused on the global narcofeminist movement. The […]
Advocacy
29 Apr 2025
Drug Policy and the Federal Election: Where the Parties Stand
The federal election is this Saturday, Saturday 3 May 2025. Here’s where the parties stand on some major drug policy issues. AIVL asked registered parties for the upcoming Federal Election a series of questions about key issues identified by our community. Not all parties responded or answered every question, so in some cases, we supplemented […]
