Toxicology and characteristics of deaths involving zolpidem in New South Wales, Australia 2001-2010
Project Status:
Completed
Patterns of alcohol and drug use
Triple B: Bumps, babies and beyond - Wave III pilot follow-up of preschoolers
The Triple B study (Bumps, Babies and Beyond) is a large NHMRC-funded birth cohort study which examines the effects of substance use in pregnant women and their partners during the prenatal period on infant development and family functioning.
Project Status:
Completed
Developing and validating an online cannabis use quantifier
The aim of this project is to develop an online tool that enables cannabis users to roll a virtual joint or pack a virtual cone to the specific size and tobacco/cannabis ratio that generally applies to them. Once developed, the program will be validated by examining relationships between quantit
Project Status:
Current
Young Australians Alcohol Reporting System (YAARS)
This project is being led by the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University.
Project Status:
Completed
Improving services to families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Alcohol use during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, premature birth, still birth and low birth weight.
Project Status:
Completed
Contributory and incidental blood concentrations in deaths involving citalopram
Citalopram is a second generation, highly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) commonly prescribed for depressive mood disorders, and is one of the most commonly prescribed antidepressant in Australia.
Project Status:
Completed
Pathways to heroin dependence: the role of self-medication
In this review, the self-medication hypothesis is examined in relation to the development and chronicity of heroin dependence.
Project Status:
Completed
Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium (CCRC)
The Cannabis Cohorts Research Consortium (CCRC) is a collaboration which stemmed from the need to better address pressing questions about the relationship between cannabis, other drug use, life-course outcomes and mental health in children and young adults.
Project Status:
Current
A formative study in the inner city suburbs of Sydney to identify and describe women subject to homelessness, and their reproductive health issues as perceived by service providers
It is known that women experiencing homelessness are at high risk of unintended pregnancy (Gelberg 2007).
Project Status:
Completed
Subjective experience of withdrawal from cannabis: bush, hydro and synthetic
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in Australia.
Project Status:
Completed