📢 2024 NDARC ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 We are excited to have Professor Sir John Strang as a special guest at our symposium this year! Professor Sir Strang is director of the National Addiction Centre at King’s College London. He has made significant

Missed our webinar with Dr Darcy Coulter? Catch the recording to learn why data source choice is crucial in understanding mental illness, substance use disorder, and dual diagnosis prevalence among those in custody. #MentalHealth #SubstanceUse #JusticeHealth

Join Dr Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens from Uni of Adelaide to learn about how a digital screening tool for alcohol and other drug use was culturally adapted and translated into Pitjantjatjara for use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. #IndigenousHealth

NDARC's Professor Donald Weatherburn spoke with The Sydney Morning Herald about his latest research showing that an increase in #gambling expenditure is associated with a rise in crime rates in NSW. Find the story below, or read the paper here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

New Collab in Drug&AlcoholReview w. me (Griffith University), Emma (QuIVAA), Ingrid (Oslounivsykehus), and Dr Monica Barratt 🌈 (RMIT University NDARC, UNSW ). Women using steroids face an unpredictable supply. Drug (steroid) checking is urgently needed! The Loop Australia doi.org/10.1111/dar.13…

“The compounds for females are really commonly faked!”: Women's challenges in anabolic steroid acquisition and the place of drug checking interventions Tim Piatkowski Ingrid Amalia Havnes, Emma Kill Dr Monica Barratt 🌈 Griffith University QuIVAA Oslounivsykehus RMIT University NDARC, UNSW

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🏋️‍♀️A new study by Griffith University NDARC, UNSW and UNSW has revealed critical insights into the challenges and risks faced by women who use anabolic-androgenic steroids scimex.org/newsfeed/risks…

🔉NEW DRUG TRENDS BULLETIN 🔉 This month's #drugtrends bulletin is out now. It covers: - non-prescribed pharmaceutical opioid use among people who inject drugs - self-reported sexual engagement in those who use illicit stimulants - drug-related driving & roadside drug testing

📢 New study alert 📢 A global review by NDARC researchers found that access to #opioid agonist treatment, such as methadone & buprenorphine, in prison & after release into the community substantially cuts the risk of death among people who use drugs. #prisonhealth

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. NDARC research shows that drug overdose accounted for 97% (1765 deaths) of all drug-induced deaths in 2022. There is a responsibility to acknowledge these deaths & to prevent similar deaths in the future #TogetherWeCan #IOAD2024

Join Dr Nicole Snowdon from Charles Sturt University to learn about how rural healthcare services can optimise the delivery of psycho-social interventions to reduce problematic substance use among young people. 🗓️ Thursday, 5 September ⏲️ 3.00 pm AEST 📍 Zoom webinar

The latest Drug Trends bulletin covered self-reported sexual engagement among people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other illicit stimulants in Australia, 2023. Read the full report here: unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc…

Most Australians support supervised injecting facilities: study Zachary Lloyd, Samantha Colledge-Frisby (PhD) Nic Taylor Michael Livingston Marianne Jauncey Amanda Roxburgh Burnet Institute NDRI Curtin NDARC, UNSW Curtin University burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-…

The 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium is just over a fortnight away! Have you secured your spot yet? unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc… 📅 Friday, 20 September 📍 Wesley Conference Centre, 220 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000 🗣️ International guest speakers: Professor Sir John Strang from

What an exciting day at NeuRA today, celebrating mental health research with an incredible line-up of speakers and special guests! We heard from NDARC, UNSW' Prof Louisa Degenhardt on public health data linkage, Black Dog Institute's Emma Elder & Matthew Whitten on lived experience

The latest Drug Trends bulletin looked at the use of non-prescribed pharmaceutical opioids among people who regularly inject drugs in Australia over a 23-year period. Read more here: unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc…

📢 REGISTRATIONS CLOSING SOON 📢 Have you registered for the 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium? Registrations close on Monday, 9 September! unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc…

Did you miss our webinar with Matthew Stevens about a translated & culturally-adapted digital screening tool for AOD use in Indigenous communities? The recording is now available on the NDARC website.