Circumstances and causes of death of compulsive hoarders
Compulsive hoarding is a debilitating disorder. Little is known of the substance use of hoarders, or the circumstances in which they die.
Project Status:
Completed
Ecstasy
Which medications are suitable for agonist drug maintenance?
This study aimed to examine the feasibility of agonist maintenance treatment for the major psychoactive drug classes: opioids, nicotine, benzodiazepines, cannabis, psychostimulants and alcohol.
Project Status:
Completed
Toward a comprehensive picture of the epidemiology of alcohol and illicit drug use disorders: Novel analyses of the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Surveys
In this study, we will undertake detailed analyses of the largest cross-national epidemiologic study of mental and substance use disorders ever conducted. The WHO World Mental Health Survey (WMHS) initiative is a massive, unique endeavour.
Project Status:
Current
Drug law enforcement policy: The deterrent effects of Australian policing strategies
The Australian government expends an estimated $1.7 billion on responding to illicit drugs every year, with policing comprising 64% of this expenditure. One core assumption underpinning this investment is that police can deter, discourage or prevent drug offending.
Project Status:
Current
Exploring the economic costs to family members affected by drug use: A discrete choice experiment
Drug use can lead to significant financial, psychological, physical health and social consequences for family members. Despite this, previous economic assessments of drug use interventions have not included the costs and benefits to family members of treatment for the drug user.
Project Status:
Current
Understanding how high-level synthetic stimulant traffickers in Australia adapt to changes in their drug supply
Knowledge about drug suppliers, including traffickers, is slim. This stymies our capacity to understand, foresee and forewarn what Australian and international drug traffickers will do and what policy responses are likely to be most effective.
Project Status:
Completed
Childhood physical abuse amongst regular drug users
Childhood physical abuse is common amongst drug users. This body of work examines the extent and nature of childhood physical abuse amongst regular drug users, and its relationship to later drug use and violence.
Project Status:
Completed
Substance use in pregnancy resource development project
This project involves the development of a resource for the identification, management and, if appropriate, referral of women who are pregnant and have a substance misuse problem.
Project Status:
Completed
The science-policy interface in policy theories: A comparative case study of street level policing for illicit drugs
This study will shed light on how policy gets formed by police, and what influences the policy formulation process.
Project Status:
Completed
Drugs and New Technologies (DNeT)
The Drugs and New Technologies (DNeT) project aims to investigate drug marketplaces online and in other emerging technologies. It aims to assess and quantify the online availability of drugs, including both traditional and new psychoactive substances.
Project Status:
Current