September 2021

Increase in cannabis consumption likely if decriminalised in Australia says new study

A new study has found that an estimated 4.2 per cent of the population ages 14 and over, who have never tried cannabis before, would try it if use of the drug were legal.

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October 2018

Cannabis and cannabinoids for the treatment of people with chronic non-cancer pain conditions

This review examines evidence for the effectiveness of cannabinoids in chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) and addresses gaps in the literature.

October 2018

Using routinely collected data to understand and predict adverse outcomes in opioid agonist treatment

There is a need to better understand risk for adverse outcomes during and after OAT, and for innovative approaches to identifying people at greatest risk of adverse outcomes.

August 2018

Assessing and responding to patients with pharmaceutical opioid-related problems

Prescribers in Australia are likely to see increasing numbers of patients experiencing difficulties with pharmaceutical opioid use.

August 2018

Double dropping down under

This paper looks at the practice of 'double dropping’ - consuming two drugs simultaneously, typically two ecstasy pills - by Australian festival-goers.

August 2018

The methamphetamine-associated psychosis spectrum

This paper looks at the prevalence, risk factors, and clinical and cognitive features of methamphetamine-associated psychosis.

August 2018

Effects of medication-assisted treatment on mortality among opioids users.

Opioid use disorder (OUD) is associated with a high risk of premature death. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is the primary treatment for opioid dependence.

August 2018

Whole-of-community interventions to reduce population-level harms arising from alcohol and other drug use

Whole‐of‐community interventions aim to reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and harms by mobilizing community leaders, organizations and policy‐makers to respond effectively to AOD use.

August 2018

Amphetamine use in the fourth decade of life: social profiles from a population-based Australian cohort

The study estimated the prevalence and frequency of amphetamine use in a cohort of Australians aged in their mid‐30s and compared this with National Drug Strategy Household survey (NDSHS) estimates

June 2018

The long-term impact of post traumatic stress disorder on recovery from heroin dependence

The high prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among people with heroin dependence and its impact on short term outcomes has been well established.

June 2018

A managed alcohol program in Sydney, Australia: Acceptability, cost-savings and non-beverage alcohol use

A managed alcohol program where long term homeless individuals with severe alcohol dependence are given small amounts of alcohol under supervision could save $1.25 million a year in hospital and crisis accommodation for a 15-person residential MAP in Sydney, say the authors from St Vincent’s Hospital and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

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