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

September 2023
Dr Samantha Colledge-Frisby examines the perception that people may engage in risk compensation when they have naloxone at hand.
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October 2015

Do workplace alcohol and drug policies improve employee health and wellbeing and reduce harm?

Interest in the workplace as a setting to address a range of health issues continues to grow both internationally and within Australia.
August 2015

Suicide risk in alcohol & other drug treatment settings: A persistent clinical issue

The Suicide Assessment Kit (SAK) was developed by NDARC to help alcohol and other drug treatment agencies manage and reduce their client's risk o
June 2015

Can the Internet deliver AOD services when and where they are needed?

One approach to increasing the reach of AOD services and providing both anonymous and ready access, has been the development of online interventions.
April 2015

Addressing alcohol and other drug use among older Australians

Australia’s population is ageing and is doing so at a faster rate than ever before.
February 2015

New Research on ‘Study Drugs’ Planned

University student guilds and health services are receiving anecdotal reports of increased use of so-called 'study drugs' by students.
February 2015

Breaking the Ice: Using evidence to gain perspective on the ice epidemic and what it means for responses

The population rate of methamphetamine use has remained relatively static over the last 10 years.
November 2014

Australia’s alcohol policy ranking does not match its alcohol consumption ranking: what’s going on?

Australia ranks first in terms of the number of alcohol policies it has and its enforcement of those policies, yet alcohol consumption exceeds that of
September 2014

Young people with multiple and complex needs: It’s time to improve our response

Young people with multiple and complex needs do not represent a large proportion of people with significant drug and alcohol or mental health problems
July 2014

Culturally appropriate tools needed to tackle FASD

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have only recently been recognised as a public health issue in Australia.
April 2014

Alcohol education and schools: What does the evidence tell us about best buys?

What evidence is there to show that school-based drug prevention programs can be part of the solution to Australia's 'alcohol problem'?

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