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NDARC Awards
NDARC has acknowledged the outstanding work of its staff and students in the 2020 NDARC Awards. The awards recognise the achievements of staff and students across all levels of NDARC. The ceremony... Read more
Image - NSW Drug Court reduces risk of reconviction in the long term, new research finds
Treating drug related offenders is far more effective than sending them to prison according to new research conducted jointly by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) and the... Read more
Image - People who are dependent on opioids have a 15-year gap in life expectancy
The life expectancy of people in New South Wales (NSW) dependent on opioids is approximately 65, a deficit of about 15 years, finds a new report. Mortality rates in a cohort of people who had at... Read more
Image - Change in drug law saves criminal justice system $300,000 in six months but could have been more
The State Government saved more than $300,000 in six months when it started issuing infringement notices for drug possession instead of prosecuting drug users in the court, a new report has found.... Read more
Image - Preventable injecting-related injuries and diseases reported by many people who inject drugs
One-third (34 per cent) of a sample of people who inject drugs (PWID), reported non-viral injecting related injuries and diseases (IRID), which could be prevented. In a new report by researchers at... Read more
Students
Applications are now open for NDARC higher degree (HDR) scholarships (PhD, MRes and MPhil), commencing term one 2021. NDARC is offering scholarships to students who wish to undertake higher degree... Read more
Image - International Overdose Day: Remembering and preventing lives lost from drug overdose
On International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday, 31 August, it is important to raise awareness and acknowledge the grief felt by families and friends of those who have died or sustained a permanent... Read more
Brain
Congratulations to the four successful applicants in the 2020 round of UNSW Medicine Neuroscience, Mental Health and Addiction Theme and SPHERE Clinical Academic Group (CAG) Collaborative Research... Read more
Alexandra Aiken
A new report by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney found no evidence that parental supply of alcohol to adolescents has a protective effect to avoid... Read more
Image - New standard set of outcomes to measure and improve care for disorders related to substance use and addictive behaviours
Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney, Professor Michael Farrell chaired a project team of leading researchers, practitioners, and lived experience... Read more