VIVAIDS operates within a Harm Reduction framework to reduce drug-related harm at an individual and societal level and to promote an informed and evidence-based approach to drug use.
The philosophy of Harm Reduction is supported by the federal and all state and territory governments as a key element of the Harm Minimisation policy framework, as established by the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (1987) and continuing through to the current National Illicit Drug Strategy (Tough on Drugs), the National HIV Strategy, the National Hepatitis C Strategy and supported by the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.
[Harm Minimisation consists of Supply Reduction, Demand Reduction and Harm Reduction].
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