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Image - Expert says stricter enforcement and monitoring of licensed premises more effective than blanket ‘lock-out’ laws
More than 72 per cent of Australians aged 14 years and over support stricter enforcement of the law against serving drunk customers, according to a joint study published by the NSW Bureau of Crimes... Read more
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NDARC researchers are conducting a study investigating the safety and effectiveness of quit smoking medicines nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline (also known as Champix) when used during... Read more
Image - Have your say in the NDARC and ACON LGBTQ+ alcohol use survey
NDARC is working with the AIDS Council of NSW (ACON) to find out more about LGBTQ+ adults and their behaviours and beliefs regarding the health risks of alcohol. We’re looking for LGBTQ+ adults who... Read more
Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt
Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt, Acting Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney, has been named in the Research.com Best Female Scientists in the World... Read more
Image - Register now for NDARC webinars in November
Registration is now open for upcoming NDARC webinars in November. On Thursday 10 November Dr Richard Bade from the University of Queensland will present Trends in the use of new psychoactive... Read more
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There were 62,486 drug-related hospitalisations (excluding alcohol and tobacco) among Australians in 2020-21, according to a new report released today by the Drug Trends program at the National Drug... Read more
Image - New research: alcohol-related risky behaviours in Australia
NDARC researcher Wing See Yuen and other co-authors have had an article published in Addiction on age, period and cohort effects on alcohol-related risky behaviours in Australia from 2001 to 2016.... Read more
Image - New study finds large increase in cocaine-related deaths in Australia over the last decade
There were 884 cocaine-related deaths in Australia between 2000 and 2021 according to a new study published by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney. The... Read more
Image - NDARC Higher Degree Research Scholarship Information Session
Dr Natasa Gisev and Associate Professor Amy Peacock are running an online NDARC HDR scholarship information session on Mon, 24 October (12-1pm). Attendees will learn about NDARC’s HDR program,... Read more
Image - Should I give my teen alcohol? Just a sip, the whole can, or none at all?
NDARC researchers had an article published in The Conversation on parental supply of alcohol. The results of their study found that not offering your teen alcohol is best. But if you choose to, a sip... Read more