March 2018

Methamphetamine users who identify as heterosexual double risk of sexual activity: more likely to have casual sex and multiple partners

Methamphetamine is now a global public health concern, being consumed by an estimated 14-53 million people world-wide in 2015.

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April 2016

Sexual identity and prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among Australians in the general population

This paper examines differences in the prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBTI) and heterosexual populations in Australia.

April 2016

The effect of short-term alcohol restrictions on risk of alcohol-related injury

Alcohol consumption and related harms are largely determined by both demand and supply of alcohol.

April 2016

Principals' reports of adults' alcohol use in Australian secondary schools

Schools can play a role in the socialisation of alcohol use through school policies and practices regarding consumption of alcohol by adults at school events in the presence of children.

February 2016

Patient motivations, perceptions and experiences of opioid substitution therapy in prison

This qualitative study examines patient motivations for, and perceptions and experiences of opioid substitution treatment (OST) in prisons in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It highlights the challenges facing opioid treatment providers in prison in addressing patient ambivalence towards OST and preferences to cease OST prior to release, and can inform the development of policies and clinical practices that are mindful of patient perspectives and concerns.

February 2016

Use of and barriers to access to opioid analgesics: A worldwide, regional, and national study

This report examines the use of common opioid painkillers such as codeine, morphine and oxycodone in high income western countries and less developed nations.

February 2016

What works in school based alcohol education: A systematic review

Knowing which interventions are effective in the school setting to address problematic alcohol use is an issue of increasing interest.

February 2016

Adverse events arising from the use of synthetic cannabinoids

This paper systematically identified scientific reports of adverse events associated with the consumption of synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) in the medical literature and poison centre data.

February 2016

Impact of alcohol policy measures on young risky drinkers

This bulletin from the Young Australians Alcohol Reporting System (YAARS) describes some of the impacts of existing alcohol availability policies on young Australian risky drinkers, and gauges their support for proposed measures.

February 2016

Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ATOD Treatment Service Sector

This report reviews the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander alcohol, tobacco and other drug treatment service sector.

December 2015

Addressing inequities in alcohol consumption and related harms

To-date little Australian research has addressed the relationships between social determinants, inequities, and alcohol consumption and related harms.

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