Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170100302

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170100302

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Performance and image enhancing drug injecting in Australia. This project aims to research the use of performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIED), to understand the associated social practices and to assess what health information PIED injectors need. PIEDs use is increasing in Australia and is associated with serious health issues, including the transmission of blood-borne viruses, especially hepatitis C (HCV). Little is known about PIED injecting and the nation's harm reduction framework is unprepared to meet the problems it poses. This project expects to directly inform policy and practice, potentially averting an epidemic of HCV in this population, and aims to minimise HCV transmission among people who inject PIEDs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-08-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $472,500.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociology | Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Social Structure and Health |

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society | Social Structure and Health | Sociology | Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology

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