March 2024

New research shows how parents now face the additional challenge of navigating zero-alcohol drinks that look, and taste, like the real thing.

March 2024

The aim of this study was to measure rates and transitions to polysubstance use during adolescence and identify factors associated with initiation and discontinuation of polysubstance use.

March 2024

Primary needle and syringe programs (NSPs) have been integral in preventing blood-borne virus transmission among people who inject drugs.

March 2024

Comprehensive administrative records on crime from Australia are used to study the effect of a monetary penalty issued for using or possessing a prohibited drug on future crime and drug use.

March 2024

This research report is a unique compilation of research on how alcohol affects the human brain throughout the life course.

November 2023

The paper reveals how experiences of ongoing trauma and loss harmed young men’s ties to kinship systems and family and in doing so deprived them of the very systems needed to sustain a sense of value, purpose and belonging.

November 2023

Parental supply of alcohol to minors (i.e. those under the legal drinking age) is often perceived by parents as protective against harms from drinking, despite evidence linking it with adverse alcohol-related outcomes. This systematic review describes the prevalence of parental supply of alcohol, as reported in the international literature.

November 2023

In recent years, much of the focus of the media has been on drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA (‘ecstasy’).

November 2023

The National Naloxone Reference Group has played a key role in the development of take-home naloxone programs, policy and practice in Australia.

September 2023

Concerns that take-home naloxone (THN) training may lead to riskier drug use, as a form of overdose risk compensation, remain a substantial barrier to training implementation.

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