Alcohol and Drug Foundation

{{Short description|Australian not-for-profit organisation aiming to minimise harms from alcohol and other drugs}}

{{Infobox organization

| full_name = Alcohol and Drug Foundation

| image = Alcohol and Drug Foundation logo.png

| nickname = ADF

| formation = {{Start date and age|df=y|1959}}

| founding_location = Melbourne, Australia

| formerly = {{Plainlist|

Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria
Australian Drug Foundation
Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Australia

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The Alcohol and Drug Foundation, created in 1959 as the Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria and formerly called the Australian Drug Foundation and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Victoria is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation based in Melbourne, Australia.{{cite web | title=Our history | website=Alcohol and Drug Foundation | url=https://adf.org.au/about/our-history/ | access-date=20 August 2020}} The Alcohol and Drug Foundation's work is inclusive of both legal and illegal drugs on a national level and focuses on primary and secondary prevention. The Foundation has a vision to "create Australian culture that supports people so they can live healthy, safe and satisfying lives, unaffected by drug problems".[http://www.adf.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=about Australian Drug Foundation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210154306/http://www.adf.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=about |date=February 10, 2008 }}

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is made up of several directorates that each aim to prevent drug problems, as opposed to treating existing problem users. There is an information dissemination arm, the DrugInfo Clearinghouse;[http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/ DrugInfo Clearinghouse (ADF) - DrugInfo Website (Home Page)] a research arm; a community support program, the Good Sports Program;[http://www.goodsports.com.au/ Good Sports – Home Page – Managing alcohol in sport] and an alcohol advocacy group, the Community Alcohol Action Network.[https://web.archive.org/web/20041012103430/http://www.caan.adf.org.au/ Community Alcohol Action Network: CAAN]

History

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation was established in 1959 as the Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria. It was a response to the lack of services for alcohol-dependent people at the time and provided counselling and information. In those days, the Foundation called for a "coordinated attack by the community, involving education, treatment, and research".[http://www.adf.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=history Australian Drug Foundation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829182028/http://www.adf.org.au/browse.asp?ContainerID=history |date=August 29, 2007 }}

Over the ensuing decades, the nature of drug use changed in Australia. The Victorian Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Dependence eventually led to the current name. Over time, treatment services became more widely available. The Alcohol and Drug Foundation moved away from this aspect of service delivery and began to develop primary and secondary prevention resources — a focus that remains to the present day.

Media attention

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is considered to be a national leader in the alcohol and other drug fields, and as such is often called upon by media outlets to comment on issues.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Alcohol and Drug Foundation

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