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Image - Positive Choices online portal launched as part of Government’s drug and alcohol prevention strategy for schools
A one stop portal for drug prevention resources and information developed at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW in collaboration with the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin... Read more
Image - NDARC staff win 2015 SMHR Awards
Category: Internal NDARC
The achievements of a number of NDARC researchers have been celebrated at the 2015 Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) Awards. Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (... Read more
Image - Burden of road injuries more than halved in Australasia since 1990
The global toll taken by injuries on daily life has fallen by almost a third in the past quarter of a century, with the largest declines seen in road injuries in Australasia and Western Europe,... Read more
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The accomplishments of two NDARC staff members were recognised at the 2015 UNSW Medicine Dean’s Awards on Wednesday 18 November. Dr Emma Barrett received the Dean’s Rising Star Award in recognition... Read more
Image - Drinking with parents does not prevent later risky drinking
Category: National Alcohol
Drinking alcohol with parents does not protect teenagers from engaging in risky drinking behaviour, a new study by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW has found. The study,... Read more
Image - More than $4.37 million in grants to help NDARC develop cost effective approaches to problems of smoking; alcohol dependence; and chronic pain
A clinical trial of a novel smoking cessation pharmacotherapy; a study to identify risk factors for alcohol dependence in young people; an evaluation of the cost benefits of treatment for chronic non... Read more
Image - Understanding the effects of codeine sales restrictions
NDARC is part of a new research project led by the University of Tasmania seeking to understand how codeine sales restrictions will affect codeine consumers and health professionals. In August this... Read more
Image - Applications now open for NDARC PhD Scholarships 2016
NDARC PhD Scholarship Commencing Semester 1, 2016 The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) is offering at least one PhD scholarship to carry out innovative research on drug or alcohol... Read more
Image - Ice use increases by six per cent among people who inject drugs but remains stable among ecstasy users
Ice use increases by six per cent among people who inject drugs but remains stable among ecstasy users 67 per cent of people who inject drugs (PWID) used crystal methamphetamine in 2015 compared... Read more
Image - New NDARC resource provides heroin dependence treatment information
A new information kit developed by researchers at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at UNSW provides a step by step guide to the evidence for medically assisted treatment for heroin... Read more