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The Australian Injecting & Illicit Drug Users League (AIVL) was first incorporated as an association in 1992.  The Australian Stigma Conference is a historic milestone, celebrating 30 years of AIVL, an organisation that remains at the forefront of the response to the HIV epidemic in Australia.  This response has saved many lives by limiting the spread of HIV Aids among …

Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/AIVLInc/videos/495570829203545 Today’s conference brings together policymakers, healthcare professionals and people who use drugs to discuss how stigma impacts people who use drugs. You can get your questions and comments into the conversation by using Slido! Go to slido.com and then use the code #AIVLSTIGMA22 To see the Conference Program Schedule go to aivl.org.au/events/australian-stigma-conference AIVL is the …

November 1 marks International Drug Users Day (IDUD). Held annually, the day remembers the movements and protests against the significant lack of and access to treatments and services for people who use drugs (PWUD); particularly in terms of inadequate public health policy and response to the disproportionate rates of blood borne viruses such as hepatitis and HIV amongst communities of …

On a cold and wet Monday afternoon, AIVL Policy & Project Officer Adrian Gorringe braced the wild weather and joined staff from CAHMA to attend the Family and Friends For Drug Law Reform (FFDLR) (ACT) 27th Annual Remembrance Ceremony. Bill Bush, president of the ACT Chapter of FFDLR opened the event to a considerable turnout. Despite the weather, people, families, and …