5 National NDARC Conferences

August 2015

The 2015 NDARC Annual Research Symposium will be held on Tuesday 15 September at UNSW in Sydney. Entitled Emerging Problems in drug and alcohol use: Current Problems & Future Solutions, the one-day symposium will showcase NDARC research, present latest results from some of our landmark studies, and translate the results for clinicians and policy makers. For more information and to register, visit the NDARC website.

The 2015 National Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) Colloquium Innovative Treatments for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: Psychosis, Depression, and Trauma will be held in conjunction with The Mental Health Services Conference on Tuesday 25 August in Canberra. The one-day colloquium will cover a wide range of topics around substance use and mental health, presented by distinguished researchers from across Australia. For more information, visit the CREMS website.

The annual Drug Trends Conference will this year be held in conjunction with the annual Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) Symposium on 14-15 October. The Drug Trends conference provides the most up-to-date data and research on drug trends, including availability, market trends and consumption rates. The Drug Policy Modelling Program symposium presents the latest policy research and explores solutions. Bringing these two events together will provide delegates with both the latest trends and the latest solutions to drug related harm. Registration details and the full programs are available on the NDARC website.

The 2015 National Cannabis Conference will take place at the Rydges Melbourne on 7-9 October. Speakers will address a range of important issues from intervention approaches among Aboriginal communities, to school-based prevention techniques and synthetic cannabinoids. Registrations and program will be available in June 2015. For more details see the website of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre.