Reducing drug-related harms in Australia through a new Reform Collaboratory. In Australia, the harms associated with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) cost over $35 billion per year. This project aims to

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Reducing drug-related harms in Australia through a new Reform Collaboratory. In Australia, the harms associated with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) cost over $35 billion per year. This project aims to address harms by reviewing Australia’s drug laws, policies and practices. The project expects to generate new knowledge and reduce harms through a ‘collaboratory’ of professionals, affected communities, families and legal and human rights experts. Working together, the collaboratory will investigate ways to implement systems-wide changes to law, policy and practice to create a less punitive and discriminatory system, and to ensure compliance with human rights. This should provide significant benefits, by reducing harms associated with drug use, and through a roadmap for comprehensive law, policy and practice reform.. Scheme: Mid-Career Industry Fellowships. Field: 4410 - Sociology. Lead: Prof Kate Seear