Mental health and the PATH to Midlife
Project Status:
Completed
Tobacco
CESSATE Stop Smoking Study
The world-first CESSATE Stop Smoking Study will compare two quitting aids (Desmoxan and Champix) to find out if both medications work equally as well as each other, or if one is more effective for stopping smoking. The benefits for participants include:
Project Status:
Current
The global harm reduction response – an assessment of the current situation, interventions and evaluation of specific programs
This project attempts to understand the global epidemiology of infectious disease among prisoners in all countries.
Project Status:
Current
Embedding research into Aboriginal drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation services
NDARC has been invited to undertake research in partnership with NSW Aboriginal drug and alcohol Residential Rehabilitation Services. This research is unique in being embedded into the routine delivery of their services.
Adding an electronic-cigarette to standard behavioural treatment for low-socioeconomic status smokers: A randomised trial
Smoking is a leading cause of preventable disease and death.
Project Status:
Current
Evaluation of the Supporting pregnant women who use alcohol or other drugs
Substance use among pregnant women is a significant public health issue. A range of adverse effects have been noted including increased risk of miscarriage and still birth, reduction in fetal growth, birth defects, developmental delay, growth retardation and neurological abnormalities.
Project Status:
Current
Review of adolescent substance use and responses in the WHO Western Pacific Region
Substance use amongst adolescents (those in the age group of 10-19) is an important public health issue in many countries of the region.
Project Status:
Completed
A randomised controlled study of health intervention "SNAP" in Northern Territory prisons
The Northern Territory prison population comprises 92% Indigenous Australians and 88% smokers. The NT prison-smoking ban creates a population-wide abstinence. We aim to extend this period of abstinence into the community.
Rationale
Project Status:
Current
Social Costs of Smoking in NSW
This project will estimate the social and economic costs related to tobacco use in NSW for 2014. Mortality and morbidity costs attributable to smoking will be estimated as will lost productivity, costs due to fires and the intangible costs due to mortality attributable to smoking.
Project Status:
Current
Cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation
Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of preventable disease and death. Smoking rates are higher among disadvantaged Australians and facilitating smoking cessation in this group is a national health priority.
Project Status:
Current