National Drug
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
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.
Reducing the prison "revolving door" with methadone
Study shows marked increase in oxycodone prescriptions
Research project captures most in-depth portrait of Australia's homeless men
Needle sharing and hepatitis C infections in Australian prisons at all time high
Strategies to reduce hepatitis C rates among prisoners in Australia are failing, with a new Australian study finding that a third of injecting drug users contract the disease while in prison.
Supervised injecting centre is beacon of evidence-based drug policy
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) today welcomed the decision by the NSW Government to recognise the Kings Cross Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) as a permanent health care facility.
News media turns young people off illicit drugs
Media reports on illicit drugs “reduce acceptability and increase perception of risk” among young people, study finds
Mainstream media reporting is far more likely to deter young people from using illicit drugs than encourage their use, a new Australian study has found.
Drunk, high or sober: how young Australians choose to spend Saturday nights
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.