March 2024

An exploration of substance use and other contributing factors to Indigenous incarceration and identification of supports needed to reduce (re)offending – PhD Project

PhD research investigates contributing factors to Indigenous incarceration, supports needed to help reduce (re)offending, and what incarcerated First Nations Peoples themselves see as solutions.

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October 2015

Expanding the capacity of community pharmacy to respond to pharmaceutical opioid problems

This study aims to develop and understand pharmacists’ attitudes, perceptions and confidence in different areas of harm reduction including naloxone supply.

October 2015

New, young & injured: Antecedents, correlates and consequences of work-related injury amongst young adult new workers

This project will examine the antecedents, correlates and consequences of work-related injury amongst employees aged between 15 and 24 years.

October 2015

Mature age, mature injuries? Ageing workers and work-related injuries

This research aims to identify, describe and compare work-related injuries experienced by older workers.

August 2015

An RCT of cannabinoid replacement therapy (Sativex®) for the management of treatment-resistant cannabis dependent patients

This project proposes the first-ever outpatient RCT to test the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of the pharmaceutical c

August 2015

Involving children in social research: balancing the risks and benefits

Involving children in social research is important; however there remains considerable uncertainty about how to balance children's protection with participant. NDARC is conducting research to understand and address the tensions between the protection of children and their participation in research, and to explore how ethics committees, parents, and children themselves manage and navigate these tensions.

August 2015

Methamphetamine Training Needs Analysis

AOD treatment services have reported an increase in the number of clients seeking treatment for methamphetamine use. NCETA is conducting a training needs analysis to identify the impact this is having on services and identify workforce development initiatives to support organisations to respond to the needs of such clients.

August 2015

Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) Training

NCETA is working with the AOD peak bodies and other stakeholders to develop training workshops to help frontline workers respond to client's who may use or experience family and domestic violence.

August 2015

Harm to children from others' drinking

Dr Anne-Marie Laslett has received a prestigious NHMRC Early Career Fellowship to further her research on the “Harm to children from others' drinking”.

August 2015

Evaluation of an Alcohol and Drug First Aid Training Program for Workplaces and Communities

NCETA is conducting an evaluation of two alcohol and drug first aid training workshops delivered by Lyndon Community in NSW.

June 2015

National Impairment Policy and Procedures for the Construction Industry

NCETA has been funded to work in collaboration with the University of South Australia to develop a nationally consistent ‘fit for work’ policy and

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