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Image - NDARC Early Career Networking Event and Travel Scholarship
NDARC is providing fantastic opportunities for Early Career Researchers and Higher Degree Research students working within the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector. Information about a new travel ... Read more
Dr Tommy Brothers
New research by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney and UCL has found use of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) following hospitalisation with injection drug use-... Read more
2022 NDARC Annual Research Symposium
Registration is now open for the 2022 NDARC Annual Research Symposium. The Symposium will showcase the work of leading national and international researchers in the alcohol and other drugs sector and... Read more
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There were 1,842 drug-induced deaths among Australians in 2020, according to preliminary estimates in a new report by the Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC... Read more
Dr Ryan Courtney
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Career Development Fellow, Dr Ryan Courtney from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney has been awarded $2.7... Read more
Dr Sara Farnbach
Researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney have been awarded $1.7 million over four years for a program of work focused on the prevention of alcohol and... Read more
Image - New study finds Australians living with chronic pain may be negatively impacted by opioid restrictions
In a new study by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, one-third of people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain reported challenges obtaining... Read more
2022 NDARC Annual Research Symposium
Save the dates: The 2022 NDARC Annual Research Symposium is being held on Tuesday, 20 and Wednesday, 21 September 2022. Registration: Registration opens June 2022.Program: Program coming soon. More... Read more
Image - Participants needed for study on new treatment option for methamphetamine dependence
The Incentivise Study is seeking participant perspectives on a new treatment option for methamphetamine (crystal meth, ice) use. The treatment is called ‘contingency management’ and has been used in... Read more
Image - Patients leaving hospital sometimes need opioids. Doctors can reduce risks of long-term use and dependence
This article was originally published in The Conversation. New national standards aim to change doctors' prescribing habits when patients with pain are discharged. NDARC's Ria Hopkins, PhD candidate... Read more