September 2023

Real or fake? Sourcing and marketing of non-prescribed benzodiazepines amongst two samples of people who regularly use illicit drugs in Australia

There is concern around non-prescribed benzodiazepine use, particularly with the increasing detection of counterfeit products containing high-risk novel compounds.

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April 2023

Alcohol and other drugs in the workplace: A focus on employed Australians - report 1

NCETA will soon be releasing two reports from a large body of work undertaken to examine the impact of alcohol and other drugs on Australian workplaces and the current state of research regardi

April 2023

Suicide and self-harm among people with opioid use disorder and the impact of OAT

Rates of suicide and self-harm are elevated among people with opioid use disorder.

April 2023

Global harm reduction update published in The Lancet

A new systematic review updating approaches to preventing and managing harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) was published in The Lancet Global Health.

February 2023

Generational shifts in attitudes and beliefs about alcohol: An age-period-cohort approach

Alcohol consumption has declined markedly in Australia in the past two decades, with distinct generational patterns.

February 2023

Disruption to Australian heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy markets with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions

This paper describes market trends of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy in Australia following the introduction of COVID-19 pandemic-associated restrictions.

February 2023

“I tried to get help about my addiction but he just gave me tablets:” male Aboriginal drug and alcohol rehabilitation clients’ experiences and preferences speaking about substance use in primary care

The aims of this study were to explore the experiences of Aboriginal males in NSW in treatment for substance use.

February 2023

Experiences of stigma while visiting healthcare services among people who use drugs in Australia, 2022

This bulletin investigates the experience of stigma while visiting healthcare services among people who regularly inject drugs and people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other stimulants.

November 2022

Interjurisdictional differences in Australian imprisonment rates: Sentencing or arrest rates?

After 20 years of falling crime rates, Australia now finds itself in the invidious position of having incarcerated a larger share of its adult population than at any point since the late 19th century, and there are stark and enduring differences between the Australian States and Territories in their rates of imprisonment.

November 2022

First Nations Australians’ experiences of current alcohol policy in Central Australia: evidence of self-determination?

There is significant variation in alcohol consumption patterns and harms in Australia, with those residing in the Northern Territory, particularly First Nations Australians, experiencing higher alcohol-attributable harms than other Australians.

November 2022

The relationship between age at first drink and later risk behaviours during a period of youth drinking decline

Alcohol consumption among teenagers in many high-income countries has steadily declined since the early 2000s and there has also been a steady increase in the average age at first drink, a reliable marker of later alcohol problems.

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