June 2024

LSD and magic mushroom deaths in Australia are rare but significant

A study led by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) outlines the profiles and circumstances of 43 deaths related to LSD or psilocybin (commonly known as magic mushrooms) in Australia between 2000 and 2023.

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December 2015

Does the social context of early alcohol use affect risky drinking in adolescents? Prospective cohort study

Drinking alcohol with parents does not protect teenagers from engaging in risky drinking behaviour, this NDARC study has found.

October 2015

Mortality risk of opioid substitution therapy with methadone versus buprenorphine

Opioid-dependent patients are five times more likely to die in the first four weeks of treatment if they are prescribed methadone rather than buprenorphine, a new NDARC study has shown.

October 2015

Do workplace policies work? An examination of the relationship between AOD policies and workers' substance use

This study explored the prevalence and impact of AOD policies in Australian workplaces.

October 2015

The influence of alcohol and cannabis on educational attainment

This research examined the extent to which adolescent cannabis or alcohol use predicts educational attainment in emerging adulthood.

October 2015

Understanding and responding to anabolic steroid injecting and hepatitis C risk in Australia

Steroid injecting can allow transmission of blood-borne viruses, but little is known about how steroid injecting takes place and how such transmission might occur.

October 2015

Deaths and disability from drugs and alcohol have soared worldwide

New figures published in the Lancet have shown deaths and disability from drugs and alcohol have soared worldwide since 2000.

October 2015

Exploring the relationship between drug-related pleasure and harm

This paper explores the complex and dynamic relationship between pleasure and harm as experienced by a group of young people during and after “party drug” use.

August 2015

Alcohol- and drug-related absenteeism: A costly problem

This report investigates the cost of alcohol- and drug-related absenteeism on Australian workplaces.

August 2015

Have VET reforms resulted in improvements in quality?

NCETA investigated whether vocation and education training (VET) reforms introduced in the 1990s have benefited the alcohol and other drug secor and whether any further changes were required.

August 2015

The relationship between alcohol-related victimisation and sexual orientation

This study investigated the relationship between alcohol-related victimisation and sexual orientation.

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