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A joint publication of the collaborative network of alcohol and other drug research centres; National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW; National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) at Curtin University; and National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) at Flinders University.

Supporting pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs

A recent project conducted through NDARC developed a best practice guide to assist primary care health professionals to identify, support and treat pregnant women who use substances. The project involved a review of effective treatment approaches and input from professionals with expertise regarding substance use in pregnancy.

'Ice' users help themselves online

A web-based intervention, “breakingtheice”, aims to provide users of amphetamine-type stimulants with help to reduce the harms arising from their drug use.

US drug and crime researcher to deliver keynote at NDARC Symposium

Angela Hawken, Associate Professor of Economics and Policy Analysis at the School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University, CA, United States will deliver the keynote at the 2015 NDARC Annual Research Symposium.

Regular sections

News

  • Professor Richard Mattick elected member of the International Narcotics Control Board
  • Methamphetamine Symposium: Making Research Work in Practice
  • Translating research into policy: Insights into influence from decision makers
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Opinion

  • Can the Internet deliver AOD services when and where they are needed?

Research Focus

  • Supporting pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs

New Projects

  • National Impairment Policy and Procedures for the Construction Industry
  • Alcohol consumption as a collective phenomenon – unpacking recent Australian trends
  • Fighting, alcohol and offending: Interventions targeting Aboriginal girls
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Publication Highlights

  • 'Ice' users help themselves online
  • Prisoners forced to withdraw from methadone less likely to seek community treatment
  • One billion smokers and 240 million people with alcohol use disorder worldwide
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Publication List

  • Full list of recent publications

Conversation with...

Professor Maree Teesson

Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS) based at NDARC
Each issue we ask someone from the alcohol and other drug sector to share a little about their work and life.

The national centres are supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Drug and Alcohol Program

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