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Author: Professor Shane Darke
Methamphetamine (usually colloquially referred to as “ice”) is a major public health problem in Australia. When we think of methamphetamine-related death, however, we... Read more
The number of methamphetamine-related deaths in Australia doubled between 2009 and 2015 with heart disease and violent suicide identified as prominent causes of death, a study from the National Drug... Read more
A series of videos to help health care professionals support pregnant women who use alcohol or other drugs has been developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC).
The videos... Read more
Category: National Drug
The rate of accidental deaths due to opioids is increasing and has more than doubled among Australians aged 35 to 44 since 2007 with more than two-thirds of the deaths due to pharmaceutical opioids... Read more
The inaugural Franklin Women mentoring program was launched in June with 12 institutes and 54 mentor-mentee pairs coming together to commence a 6-month structured program.
UNSW Medicine is... Read more
Registration is now open for the 2017 NDARC Annual Research Symposium.
Changing the Game: 30 Years of Drug and Alcohol Research
Date: Tuesday, 3 October and Wednesday, 4 October 2017.
Venue: John... Read more
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
NDARC’s Dr Christina Marel and the Climate Schools program were recognised at the 2017 Alcohol and other Drug Excellence and Innovation Awards on 16 June 2017.
Research category
Dr Christina Marel... Read more
Key findings from the 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey (NDSHS) show that young people are continuing to drink and smoke less, while risky drinking increased among people in their 50s and... Read more
Category: National Drug
Upcoming webinar: Where can I find trusted evidence-based information about the drug ice? Cracks in the Ice virtual tour.
Thursday, 15 June 2017
10:00AM - 11:00AM AEST.
Presented by Dr Cath Chapman... Read more