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Image - Online now: October edition of Drug and Alcohol Research Connections
NDARC collaborates with the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) and National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) to publish Drug and Alcohol Research Connections. The free... Read more
2018 NDARC Symposium crowd
More than 250 attendees – including researchers, clinicians, colleagues and sector representatives from state and federal governments – joined us for the 2018 NDARC Annual Research Symposium on... Read more
Symposium theme
Event: 2018 NDARC Annual Research SymposiumLocation: John Niland Scientia Centre, UNSW Sydney, KensingtonDate: Monday 8, October 2018Time: 9:00am- 5.00pm Use of cocaine and higher purity forms of... Read more
Image - Use of cocaine and higher purity forms of ecstasy and methamphetamine increases among people who use drugs
Use of cocaine and higher purity forms of ecstasy and methamphetamine is increasing among samples of people who use drugs, according to the 2018 Drug Trends Reports from the National Drug and Alcohol... Read more
Image - Urgent need to invest in evidence-based treatment says NDARC visiting expert
With North America in the grips of an opioid crisis, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney is delighted to welcome Professor Julie Bruneau, lead author of a recently... Read more
Image - Lead author of Canada’s national guideline for treating opioid addiction to speak at the 2018 NDARC Symposium
Professor Julie Bruneau, lead author of a recently published national Canadian guideline for treating opioid use disorders will speak at the NDARC Annual Research Symposium on Monday, 8 October 2018... Read more
Image - Clinical research trial pioneer to present at the 2018 NDARC Symposium
Professor Louis Fiore from the Boston University School of Medicine will share his experience and knowledge of point of care clinical trials at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)... Read more
COPE-A
Around one in ten adolescents in Australia are believed to be living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) triggered by a traumatic event occurring before the age of 18. Half of these young... Read more
Image - Dr Mieke Snijder wins 2018 TheMHS Early Career Research Award
Dr Mieke Snijder from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney has been awarded a prestigious Early Career Research Award in the 2018 Mental Health Service Awards of... Read more
Image - Drug Trends: Findings to be released at the 2018 NDARC Symposium
According to a recent Drug Trends report, Opioid, amphetamine and cocaine-induced deaths in Australia: August 2018, 1,045 Australians aged 15-64 died of an opioid overdose in 2016 and the majority of... Read more