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Image - NDARC Symposium presentations available online
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) held another successful Annual Research Symposium on 15 September in Sydney. Entitled Emerging problems in drug and alcohol use: Current problems... Read more
Image - Mental Health Research award for Cath Chapman and Tim Slade
Congratulations to Dr Cath Chapman and Associate Professor Tim Slade from the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use at NDARC, who have been awarded the 2015 NSW... Read more
Image - Codeine related deaths doubled between 2000 and 2009
The rate of codeine-related deaths in Australia more than doubled between 2000 and 2009, driven primarily by an increase in accidental overdoses, according to new research by the National Drug and... Read more
Image - New codeine fact sheet on NDARC website
A new fact sheet about codeine is now available on the NDARC website. Codeine is an ingredient contained in a number of prescription and over the counter pain medicines. Codeine is considered a ‘weak... Read more
Image - Buprenorphine reduces mortality risk in first four weeks of treatment
Opioid-dependent patients are five times more likely to die in the first four weeks of treatment if they are prescribed methadone rather than the alternative treatment, buprenorphine, a study by UNSW... Read more
Image - Cannabis-smoking teens less likely to complete education
UNSW-led research finds teens who smoke cannabis at least once a week are less likely to finish school, enrol in university or obtain a degree. Study challenges notion that cannabis use is... Read more
Image - Professor Maree Teesson honoured with prestigious fellowship
Professor Maree Teesson has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in recognition of her distinguished research career.  Professor Teesson, Director of the NHMRC... Read more
Image - The changing face of opioid dependence in Australia
Category: National Drug
One in five Australians in treatment for opioid dependence now being treated for pharmaceutical opioid dependence People in treatment less likely to inject; are older and more likely to live... Read more
Image - Deaths and disability from drugs and alcohol have soared worldwide shows Lancet paper
New figures published in international journal the Lancet today has shown deaths and  disability from drugs and alcohol have soared worldwide since 2000.    The paper from the Global Burden of... Read more
Image - Just one or two days in jail for ice users on probation can reduce crime and drug use says US professor at NDARC conference
- DIARY ALERT - Jail sentences as short as one to three days reduce crime, drug use and incarceration among ice users on probation, according to research to be presented at the National Drug and... Read more