October 2019

New study highlights risks of synthetic cannabis

Synthetic cannabinoids are more potent than cannabis and exhibit effects more typically associated with psychostimulants, a new study has found.

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June 2019

Early bird registration now open for the 2019 NDARC Annual Research Symposium

Early bird registration is now open for the 2019 NDARC Annual Research Symposium: Responding to clinical, community and family needs.

June 2019

Registration now open for NDARC seminars in June

Registration is now open for free NDARC seminars in June.

June 2019

World first program aims to eliminate hepatitis C among people who inject drugs

The inaugural symposium of the world first research program, ASCEND was held at UNSW Sydney in May.

June 2019

Landmark study finds year of birth impacts on drug and alcohol use

A landmark study of mental health and substance use among more than 90,000 people across 25 countries has found that an individual’s risk of commencing drug and alcohol use increases in line with the extent of substance use among people born in the same year.

June 2019

NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug “Ice”: Trends in use and harms

NDARC’s Director, Professor Michael Farrell was the opening witness on the first day of public hearings for the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug “Ice”.

June 2019

APSAD lobbies politicians for increased drug and alcohol funding

The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) wrote to all federal MPs and senators in the lead up to the May general election calling for them to support increased investment in treatment services.

June 2019

New review of kava use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

NDRI’s Julia Butt has written a review on kava use and supply issues for the Australian Indigenous Alcohol and Other Drugs Knowledge Centre.

June 2019

Rights for women in prison and the UN Bangkok Rules: A Global Symposium

NDRI’s Mandy Wilson recently travelled to the US to participate in an international symposium on the rights of incarcerated women.

June 2019

Presenting NCETA’s workplace AOD testing research to health and safety professionals

In May 2019, NCETA’s Dr Valerie O’Keeffe presented at the Safety Institute of Australia’s Annual Health and Safety Convention.

June 2019

Enhancing the capacity of social workers to respond to AOD-related Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

NCETA recently conducted a highly successful one-day workshop for social workers on IPV and AOD.

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