Our vision, mission and ambition
Vision
Lives unlimited by alcohol and drug harm.
Mission
Inspire positive change and deliver evidence-based approaches to minimise alcohol and drug harm.
Ambition
By 2028 we have changed knowledge, attitudes, and practices so that we strengthen prevention and harm reduction for all Australians and prevent and delay uptake amongst young people. We will have achieved this by increasing adoption of evidence-based approaches.
The future we want to create
- Increased knowledge about alcohol and other drugs and their associated harms.
- Fewer young people reporting use of alcohol and other drugs.
- Later age of use of alcohol and other drugs.
- Fewer people reporting they are victims of harms associated with alcohol and other drugs.
- Changed attitudes / reduced stigma related to alcohol and other drugs and people who use them.
- Increased adoption of evidence-based approaches and practices that prevent and reduce harm.
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia. Health Impacts; 2025. [cited 2026 Apr 21]
- Chrzanowska A, Man N, Sutherland R, Degenhardt L, Peacock A. Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2004-2023. [Internet]. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney. 2025. [cited 2026 Apr 21]
- Penington Institute. Australia’s Annual Overdose Report 2025. [Internet]. Melbourne: Penington Institute. 2025. [cited 2026 Apr 21]
- Gadsden T CM, Jan S, Henderson A, Edwards B. Updated social and economic costs of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use in Australia, 2022/23. [Internet]. 2024. [cited 2026 Apr 21]
* Estimates of alcohol induced and drug induced deaths are from separate sources. Although both analyses are based on the same underlying dataset, differences in timeframes and analytical methods have been used.
**Opioid, methamphetamine and cannabis use.