2024 ACT Election: Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs
16 October 2024
The ACT Government has taken nation-leading steps toward responding to drug use as a health issue rather than a justice issue, but more needs to be done to minimise the harms from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the ACT.
ACTCOSS are calling on the incoming ACT Government to:
- prioritise harm reduction and increase investment in harm reduction measures
- reduce alcohol-related harms though evidence-based policy and regulations
- reduce the harms from e-cigarettes and tobacco
- ensure sustainable funding to the ATOD sector that meets community need.