Addiction in the Australian legal system: A sociological analysis

该项目旨在分析和比较处理酒精和其他药物成瘾问题的法律办法，确定不同办法的优缺点。与AOD相关的危害每年使澳大利亚损失超过250亿美元。法律在管理这些危害方面起着核心作用。然而，对AOD的法律回应和“成瘾”的关键概念往往是不一致的。这些差异产生了意想不到的、往往不利的经济、社会和健康影响。预期的项目成果将为澳大利亚法律中处理与消耗臭氧层物质有关的危害的新的、更有成效的办法提供信息，有助于改善经济、社会和健康结果。

This project is designed to analyse and compare legal approaches to addiction to alcohol and other drugs (AOD), identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Harms associated with AOD cost Australia over $25 billion per year. The law plays a central role in managing these harms. Yet legal responses to AOD and the key concept of ‘addiction’ are often inconsistent. These variations have unintended and often adverse economic, social and health implications. The expected project outcomes will inform new, more productive approaches to AOD-related harms in Australian law, contributing to improved economic, social and health outcomes.