June 2019

Enhancing Australia’s Clinical Research Capacity to Respond to Methamphetamine and Emerging Drugs: A Consultation Paper to support the Development of Workforce Development Strategy

NCETA was commissioned by the National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED) to develop a Workforce Development (WFD) strategy.

Read more
March 2017

Guidelines for the treatment of substance use in pregnancy

Substance use in pregnancy can have adverse effects on mother and fetus alike.

March 2017

Parental alcohol supply at school leavers’ celebrations and other peer-based social events

Aims: We examined parental influences on drinking over two contexts – a typical social occasion, and at ‘Schoolies’, a multiple-day mass celebration.

March 2017

Cannabis use and cognitive function in mid-life adults

Background: The relationship between cannabis use and cognitive function in mid-life has rarely been examined despite verbal learning deficits in young adults.

December 2016

Engaging older people in alcohol-related clinical conversations

This research aimed to identify older Australian drinkers’ knowledge about Australian Alcohol Guidelines and their beliefs about the risks and benefits of alcohol; their recall of alcohol-related i

December 2016

Changing the drinking culture of sporting clubs

Despite the predominantly masculine nature of drinking cultures within Australian community sporting clubs, masculinities have received little attention in the associated research and policy arenas

December 2016

Increased prevalence of self-reported psychotic illness predicted by crystal methamphetamine use: Evidence from a high-risk population.

The potential of methamphetamine, and crystal methamphetamine in particular, to precipitate psychotic symptoms has been the subject of much recent speculation.

December 2016

Opioid agonist doses for oxycodone and morphine dependence: Findings from a retrospective case series.

Use of opioid agonist treatments for prescription opioid (PO) dependence is rapidly increasing. Current guidelines are based on research with heroin users.

December 2016

Roche, A., & McEntee, A. (2016). Ice and the outback: Patterns and prevalence of methamphetamine use in rural Australia.

Objective: In general, people living in rural Australia tend to have poorer health outcomes including higher rates of AOD use, mental illness and chronic illness.

October 2016

Brief cognitive-behavioural therapy for methamphetamine use among methadone-maintained women in Iran

This paper describes a unique randomised controlled trial of behavioral therapy for the treatment of regular methamphetamine use and dependence among female clients in Tehran, Iran.

October 2016

Estimating survival times in heroin overdose: the case for rapid intervention

Opioids make the largest contribution to illicit drug-related death, and overdose is the leading cause, yet intervention by onlookers has been characterised as poor.

Pages