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NDARC’s Professor Louisa Degenhardt has been elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) for outstanding leadership and contributions to health and medical science... Read more
Stipend of $35,000 per annum over 3 years
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) Tobacco Research group is offering two PhD scholarships to carry out innovative research on one of two... Read more
A number of presentations from the 2017 NDARC Annual Research Symposium are now available for download.
The event, Changing the game: 30 years of drug and alcohol research, was held on 3 and 4... Read more
NDARC awarded $4.5 million in grants for mental illness, substance use, smoking and alcohol research
Professor Maree Teesson (Centres of Research Excellence)
PRevention & Early intervention in Mental Illness and Substance usE (PREMISE CRE). $2,495,968.
Professor Louisa Degenhardt (Research... Read more
One in five young Australians who regularly use psychostimulant drugs report consuming a drug of unknown contents, almost half report mental health problems and a quarter have experienced an adverse... Read more
Heaviest teen drinkers consume 11 to 15 drinks in one session
Teens who get alcohol from parents more likely to binge at 17
Teens who drink to cope with anxiety are twice as likely to progress to... Read more
Earlier this month the 11th annual CrossFit Games took place in the US. While the event has come a long way from humble beginnings, the prizemoney and fame now attached to it have led to concerns ... Read more
Category: National Drug
Younger methamphetamine users – those aged below 45 – are at increased risk of a potentially severe and life-changing stroke through their use of the drug, researchers at UNSW’s National Drug and... Read more
Two NDARC researchers have won prestigious NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, recognising their commitment to science and their drive to communicate.
The Australian Institute of Policy and Science... Read more
Monday, 4 September 2017
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AEST
Presented by A/Prof Frances Kay-Lambkin
This webinar describes the challenges faced by families and friends of those struggling with addiction. It ... Read more