NHMRC Partnership Project Success: Shaping the Future of AOD Treatment: Meeting Unmet Demand with Brief Interventions

Alcohol and other drug (AOD) services in Australia currently meet less than half of the treatment demand. Even when individuals with AOD use problems access these services, the majority attend only one or two sessions.

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March 2018

Evaluation of AOD peak bodies’ capacity building activity

As part of its ongoing collaboration with the peak AOD bodies across Australia, NCETA has been invited by VAADA and WANADA on behalf of the Peaks Capacity Building Network to assist them to develop

March 2018

NCETA contributes to strategic policy debate and development

NCETA welcomed the opportunity to contribute to two recent policy debates / developments both nationally and in South Australia.

March 2018

New Flinders University College Structure – NCETA’s role

Since its inception, NCETA was always been located in the School of Medicine at Flinders University.

March 2018

Baby Boomers and GPs

Professor Ann Roche was invited by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to contribute an article to the College’s monthly news magazine, Good Practice which is delivered to a

December 2017

Three decades of research impact - NDRI’s 30th anniversary symposium

NDRI recently hosted a 30th anniversary symposium, held to mark three decades of research aimed at preventing and reducing harmful alcohol and other drug use in Australia.

December 2017

Changing the Game: 30 Years of Drug and Alcohol Research

To mark its 30th anniversary the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW has released a report looking back at 30 years of drug and alcohol research in Australia.

December 2017

Informing market research evaluation of graphic health warnings

Professor Ann Roche was invited by the Australian Government Department of Health’s Tobacco Control Branch to inform the development of a market research evaluation of graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging.

December 2017

International Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Older People & Alcohol and other Drug Use

As part of NCETA’s on-going program of work related to AOD issues among older people, the Centre partnered with Middlesex University (UK) and Matua Raki (NZ) to deliver a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Falling Down: Problematic Substance Misuse in Later Life.

December 2017

New Drug Testing Resources Now Available

Ongoing interest in drug testing, and in particular, workplace drug testing prompted NCETA to undertake a review of the current literature.

December 2017

Alcohol in the university setting: A new resource to support universities

Experts from NDRI and NCETA have helped to develop a new resource to support universities around use of alcohol.

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