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A joint publication of the collaborative network of alcohol and other drug research centres; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW; National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University; and National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University.

Welcome to the launch issue of Connections

Drug and Alcohol Research Connections - or Connections for short - is a new online publication from Australia’s collaborative network of alcohol and other drug research centres.

CLIMATE Schools: Combining mental health and drug and alcohol prevention programs

There are very few drug prevention programs proven to reduce students' frequency of drug use, but Australian-developed CLIMATE Schools is one of them. Here, we profile the program, including what researchers are hoping to achieve next by adding mental health prevention into the mix.

Would legalizing illicit opioids reduce overdose fatalities? Implications from a natural experiment

This article weighs up whether the provision of regulated, quality-controlled heroin to users in specified doses would reduce heroin overdose rates.

Regular sections

News

  • Welcome to the launch issue of Connections
  • DPMP leads AOD treatment review
  • NDRI researcher recognised in Australia Day Honours
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Opinion

  • Alcohol education and schools: What does the evidence tell us about best buys?

Research Focus

  • CLIMATE Schools: Combining mental health and drug and alcohol prevention programs

New Projects

  • A systematic review of school-based alcohol interventions
  • Analysing and comparing concepts of addiction for improved social and health outcomes in Australia
  • Attitudes of injecting drug users towards threshold quantities for drug trafficking in NSW and SA
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Publication Highlights

  • Causes of death in a cohort treated for opioid dependence between 1985 and 2005
  • Diversion of prescribed opioids by people living with chronic pain: Results from an Australian community sample
  • Enhancing the management of alcohol-related problems among Indigenous Australians: Implementation plan
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Publication List

  • Full list of recent publications

Conversation with...

Professor Michael Farrell

Director, NDARC
Each issue we ask someone from the AOD sector to share a little about their work and their life.

The national centres are supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Drug and Alcohol Program

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