March 2024

NDRI expands postgraduate student research

NDRI has expanded into new areas of research and strengthened its Justice Health program with new postgraduate scholars beginning their doctorate and masters studies in recent months.

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June 2018

NCETA contributes to high level stakeholder discussion on options for potential regulatory responses to problems with respect to prescription opioid use

NCETA’s Professor Ann Roche and Roger Nicholas, along with other key stakeholders were invited to attend a full day meeting on 1 June 2018 convened by the Australian Government Department of Health’s Health Products Regulation Group.

June 2018

NCETA’s Professor Ann Roche presents at 2018 ANZ Addiction Conference

Building on NCETA’s work exploring AOD use in rural and remote communities in Australia, Professor Ann Roche was invited to present a paper at the 2108 Australian and New Zealand Addiction Conference on Monday 28 May.

June 2018

NDRI now recruiting men in WA who inject PIEDs

NDRI’s SSAC research team has expanded its research on men who inject PIEDs into Western Australia.

June 2018

Innovative eHealth program targets the “big six” behaviours in young people to reduce chronic disease risk

A world first eHealth program launched at UNSW Sydney, and led by Professor Maree Teesson AC, aims to help thousands of young Australian high school children reduce their chance of developing chronic diseases, including heart disease and mental health disorders, by preventing and modifying lifestyle risk behaviours that commonly emerge in adolescence.

June 2018

Drug Policy Modelling Program relocating to Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW, Sydney

A new collaboration between the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) will create exciting opportunities for inter-faculty partnerships between the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney.

June 2018

Study to assess long-term effectiveness of teen drug and alcohol programs

Researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney are reaching out to young people who participated in a landmark 2012 trial to assess the long-term impact of school-based drug and alcohol prevention programs.

May 2018

New email newsletter shares news and research findings from Drug Trends

A new email newsletter will share news and research findings from the Drug Trends Team at NDARC.

May 2018

Indigenous AOD Knowledge Centre webinar – Drug testing: issues and implications for Indigenous workers

As part of the Australian Indigenous AOD Knowledge Centre’s ongoing webinar series, NCETA’s Associate Professor Ken Pidd will present a webinar on drug testing on 9 May 2018.

May 2018

Three out of four codeine dependent people do not seek treatment

More than three quarters of people who develop dependence on codeine do not seek help despite highly effective treatments being available, says NDARC's Dr Suzanne Nielsen.

May 2018

Cannabis compound may help curb frequency of epileptic seizures in rare and serious forms of the condition

A naturally occurring compound found in cannabis may help to curb the frequency of epileptic seizures, suggests a review of the available evidence by researchers at NDARC.

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