March 2024

An exploration of substance use and other contributing factors to Indigenous incarceration and identification of supports needed to reduce (re)offending – PhD Project

PhD research investigates contributing factors to Indigenous incarceration, supports needed to help reduce (re)offending, and what incarcerated First Nations Peoples themselves see as solutions.

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September 2016

Alcohol and other drug use in South Australia: Patterns, Prevalence and Correlates

NCETA is undertaking a detailed examination of patterns of AOD use to inform South Australian Primary Health Networks’ (PHN) planning and programs.

September 2016

Social Costs of Smoking in NSW

This project will estimate the social and economic costs related to tobacco use in NSW for 2014.  Mortality and morbidity costs attributable to smo

September 2016

Reducing stigma and discrimination for people who use alcohol and other drugs

This project, commissioned by the Queensland Mental Health Commission, aims to identify effective ways of reducing stigma and discrimination which

June 2016

Attitudes to and use of ‘study drugs’ by tertiary students in Western Australia

The use of so-called ‘study drugs’ or cognitive enhancers by students and workers has been receiving increased media attention in recent weeks. Study drugs are substances that are used in an attempt to improve intellectual ability in areas such as alertness, information processing and memory.

June 2016

Societal Costs of Methamphetamine Use

NCETA is collaborating on a monograph with a team from the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) and the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies (SACEC) to identify the societal costs of methamphetamine use in Australia.

June 2016

Health and Wellbeing of the AOD Workforce

NCETA is conducting a literature review on behalf of the Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies (NADA) to examine and evaluate information about the health and wellbeing of the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) workforce.

June 2016

Increasing uptake of evidence-based management of unhealthy alcohol use in Aboriginal primary health care services

This cluster randomised controlled trial examines a sustainable approach to enhance uptake of evidence-based care for unhealthy alcohol use in primary health care services targeting Indigenous Australians. It utilises a collaborative approach to select and implement service-wide changes to optimise care. The effectiveness of the service-wide intervention will then be assessed by routinely downloaded data on implementation of screening and treatment, including pharmacotherapies. Any changes in consumption will be described.

June 2016

Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study of lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence

This new project aims to examine the safety and efficacy of lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of adults with severe methamphetamine (MA) dependence. The study is the first controlled trial of maintenance lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of severe methamphetamine dependence, with major clinical and public health implications.

June 2016

Treatment services specifications for the NGO drug and alcohol specialist sector in NSW

This project aims to develop a comprehensive set of treatment service specifications for alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment provided by non-government organisations (NGOs) in NSW. These treatment service specifications describe the principles and key elements of each of the types of treatment services provided by NGOs in NSW. The service specifications will be developed in consultation with the NGO drug and alcohol treatment service delivery sector, the NSW Ministry of Health and people who use treatment services.

April 2016

Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women perpetrators of violence: a trial of a prison-based intervention (Beyond Violence)

This collaboration between leading Australian and US researchers will trial an intervention developed for women convicted of violent offences that targets substance use, mental health and violence.

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