Should tobacco and alcohol companies be allowed to influence Australia's National Drug Strategy?

Becky Freeman; Ross MacKenzie; Mike Daube

doi:10.17061/phrp2721714

Should tobacco and alcohol companies be allowed to influence Australia's National Drug Strategy?

Becky Freeman^*, Ross MacKenzie, Mike Daube

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Abstract

Formation of Australia's National Drug Strategy (NDS) included an extensive consultation process that was open not only to community and public health stakeholders, but also to representatives of the tobacco and alcohol industries. Australia is bound by the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which requires governments to protect tobacco control measures from interference by the tobacco industry. NDS consultation submissions made by these conflicted industries are not publicly available for scrutiny. The NDS goals are at odds with the commercial agenda of industries that support regulatory stagnation, oppose and undermine effective action, ignore and distort evidence, and prioritise profits over health.

Original language	English
Article number	e2721714
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Public Health Research and Practice
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17061/phrp2721714
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2017

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