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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.

NDRI researcher joins international world-first cannabis policy project

NDRI cannabis policy expert part of an international consortium who received funding from the New Zealand Health Research Council for the ‘Translating, modelling and evaluating cannabis policy reform’ project.

Congratulations to NCETA’s Senior Research Officer Winner of the 30 Under 30

Huge congratulations to Nathan Harrison, NCETA’s Senior Research Officer and PhD Candidate for being listed in Out for Australia’s 30 under 30 this year along with 29 other young leaders and LGBTQI

‘Drugs and the Body' Video Series

In this series of nine lectures, NDARC's Professor Shane Darke engages topics such as withdrawal, toxicity, mortality, the effects on the major organ systems and mental health.

Regular sections

News

  • ARC DECRA award for research to stop young people re-offending
  • Study on impact of supported accommodation on people released from prison
  • NDRI researcher joins international world-first cannabis policy project
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Opinion

  • Take-home naloxone: research dispels concern that it increases drug-related risk behaviour

Research Focus

  • Alcohol and other drug use among employed Australians, opportunities for intervention

New Projects

  • Trends in the use of Opioid Agonist Treatment in Australia, 2013-2022
  • An evaluation of the Dandjoo Bidi-Ak Therapeutic Pilot Court
  • Scoping review of measures of ATOD-related presenteeism
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Publication Highlights

  • Real or fake? Sourcing and marketing of non-prescribed benzodiazepines amongst two samples of people who regularly use illicit drugs in Australia
  • Injection drug use frequency before and after take-home naloxone training
  • WorkLife Fact Sheet: Vaping (Electronic cigarettes)

Publication List

  • Full list of recent publications

Conversation with...

Dr Janni Leung

NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland (UQ).
In each Connections we ask someone from the alcohol and other drugs sector to share a little about their work and life.

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

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