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Policy options to redress excessive alcohol consumption

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Monday, 23 January 2012

Success in reducing alcohol consumption and related harms is likely to lie in the integration of multiple policies, rather than reliance on individual, uncoordinated approaches.

Alcohol in country towns; internet treatment for cannabis; substance use in pregnancy and heroin use among ageing Australians: rich agenda for the NDARC Annual Symposium 2011

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Tuesday, 30 August 2011
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The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre’s Annual Symposium 2011 will focus on one of the biggest challenges facing the alcohol and other drug sector: integrating research evidence into public policy and clinical practice.

Alcohol-related posters take home Symposium prizes

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Monday, 5 September 2011

The price and taxation of alcohol in Australia, and a family-based alcohol intervention strategy for Aboriginal communities, were the subjects explored by the winning posters at this year’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre’s (NDARC) Symposium.

Lessons learned from regulating tobacco use applied to alcohol

Date Published: 
Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Preventing harm from alcohol misuse hasn’t received as much attention as tobacco but lessons learned from regulating tobacco use can arguably be applied to alcohol, says Dr Courtney Breen in the online publication The Conversation.

Research into hidden costs of alcohol wins national award

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Tuesday, 28 June 2011

A collaborative study into the range and magnitude of the harm caused by alcohol abuse on people other than the drinker has won the 2011 Excellence in Research award at the National Drug and Alcohol Awards on 24 June.

NDARC annual symposium registration opens May 23

Date Published: 
Thursday, 26 May 2011

Translating the evidence: drug and alcohol research at the coalface

Drunk, high or sober: how young Australians choose to spend Saturday nights

Date Published: 
Tuesday, 26 October 2010

New study investigates impact of alcohol price on illicit drug taking

A project designed to investigate the impact of alcohol pricing on young Australians’ drinking patterns and consumption of illicit drugs has been awarded a prestigious Australian Research Council linkage grant.

Can parents teach children to drink responsibly? Or is one drop a drop too many?

Date Published: 
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Tasmanian families asked to participate in the Drinking and Teens Project

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