A cost–benefit analysis of the implementation and scale‐up of harm reduction interventions in the Australian Capital Territory
Modelled expanded and new harm reduction interventions for people who use drugs in the Australian Capital Territory appear to be likely to be cost saving from a societal perspective. If circulation of drugs with higher overdose risks was greater in this region, this would increase the impacts of interventions to prevent overdose and associated harms.
Authors
- Kelvin Burke
- Helen Keane
- Anna Olsen
- Paul Dietze
- Rowan Martin‐Hughes
- Christopher Bailie
- Anna L. Bowring
- Tom Tidhar
- Nick Scott
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2026-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70276
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Burnet Institute