NDARC is regularly approached by media outlets to provide an evidence-based perspective on drug and alcohol issues. In addition, NDARC researchers disseminate key findings to the general public via the media.
Below is a selection of recent media coverage.
Is Pot Any Good for Treating Pain? (June 2019)
Scientific American
Using Cannabis and Opioids Together May Not Be Such a Great Idea (15 April 2019)
Pain News Network
Parents main source of alcohol for children, ignoring health warnings (13 April 2019)
WA Today
Prescription monitoring is here, but we need to tread carefully to avoid unintended harms (11 April 2019)
The Conversation
Cheap, Nasty, Near You. How Crystal Meth Is Spreading (4 April 2019)
Bloomberg Businessweek
Messier Than Opioids, Meth Is Asia's Worst Narcotics Threat (4 April 2019)
Bloomberg
'Completely preventable': 50 young people killed by stroke after using meth, MDMA (3 April 2019)
The Sydney Morning Herald
It’s time to change our drug dog policies to catch dealers, not low-level users at public event (18 February 2019)
The Conversation
The pros and cons of pill testing at festivals (18 February 2019)
Medical Republic
Australian doctors say there's enough evidence to support pill testing trials (18 January 2019)
ABC Radio National