The role of police in preventing and minimising illicit drug use and its harms in Australia

The project sought to enhance the understanding of police as to how they could support the Australian National Drug Strategy in four specific areas. These were:

• preventing and minimising the impact of drug overdoses;
• encouraging safer illicit drug use practices;
• encouraging entry into treatment programs; and
• reducing the demand for illicit drugs (including those strategies aimed at reducing the uptake of illicit drugs).