Drug Policy Australia engaged in public advocacy and education activities relating to advancing the harm-minimisation health practices and policy in relation to the use of psychoactive substances in Australian society.Along with other Harm Reduction organisations, we were involved with and supported the successful campaign to introduce a trial of a Safe Injecting Facility in Victoria. We made written and personal presentations to the Victorian Drug Inquiry and made a submission to the Federal Ice inquiry among others. We supported the formation of other organisations with similar aims of reducing the harm associated with the use of drugs including Students for Sensible Drug Policies and were contributors to their inaugural national conference. We have promoted discussion of a diverse range of drug and alcohol related health initiates such as Pill Testing in the traditional and social media.Drug Policy Australia also works at the international level to reform the United Nations Drug Conventions that underpin the world's punitive drug policies and, to this end, have been granted Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC and are members of the Vienna NOG Committee on Drugs.Our promotion of harm reduction and evidence based health policies and principal aims to improve the prevention and control of the many diseases associated with the use of psychoactive substances, including but not limited to addiction, mental illness, Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS transmission.Drug Policy Australia engaged in public advocacy and education activities relating to advancing the harm-minimisation health practices and policy in relation to the use of psychoactive substances in Australian society.Along with other Harm Reduction organisations, we were involved with and supported the successful campaign to introduce a trial of a Safe Injecting Facility in Victoria. We made written and personal presentations to the Victorian Drug Inquiry and made a submission to the Federal Ice inquiry among others. We supported the formation of other organisations with similar aims of reducing the harm associated with the use of drugs including Students for Sensible Drug Policies and were contributors to their inaugural national conference. We have promoted discussion of a diverse range of drug and alcohol related health initiates such as Pill Testing in the traditional and social media.Drug Policy Australia also works at the international level to reform the United Nations Drug Conventions that underpin the world's punitive drug policies and, to this end, have been granted Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC and are members of the Vienna NOG Committee on Drugs.Our promotion of harm reduction and evidence based health policies and principal aims to improve the prevention and control of the many diseases associated with the use of psychoactive substances, including but not limited to addiction, mental illness, Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS transmission.