Our vision is a world where people who use drugs have equitable access to evidence-based services, treatment, and support to improve health and live well.
As a global membership organisation, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of people who use drugs. We create knowledge exchange, provide education, advocate for good practice and policies and unite stakeholders.
We foster collaborations through our global network of researchers, healthcare providers, harm reduction experts, policymakers, and advocates. And everything we do is in partnership with people with living and lived experience of drug use.
Our Network
With nearly 600 members worldwide, partner organisations, and multiple project and steering committees, our expansive network makes our work possible.
This is a collaborative network of researchers, healthcare providers, service providers, harm reduction experts, policymakers, advocates, and people with living and lived experience of drug use.
Our goal is to advance evidence-based healthcare services and policies that are locally relevant and address the unique needs of communities of people who use drugs worldwide.
Our Values
- We are driven by respect
United by our shared passion and values, we are people before professionals. We uphold trust, honesty, and fairness in all our interactions - We collaborate for impact
We recognise that we can achieve more collectively than individually. We foster connections and facilitate shared learning to maximise our impact - We value diversity
We draw strength from our diverse network, celebrating and valuing both professional expertise and the invaluable insights gained from the lived experiences of those who use drugs - We embrace innovation
We proactively seek new opportunities, partnerships, and innovative approaches to our work, consistently striving for positive change
Our Focus Areas
Our work spans three key areas. Through all three, we are committed to the human rights of people who use drugs, and their contribution will always be central to our work.
- Knowledge Exchange
We support and facilitate scientific exchange and the dissemination of knowledge to improve the health of people who use drugs across the world - Education
We educate healthcare providers, program managers, researchers, policymakers, and others to build capacity in addressing issues impacting people who use drugs - Advocacy
We amplify the voices of people who use drugs, showcase good practice, provide evidence-based policy recommendations, and advocate for proven interventions to enhance the health of people who use drugs