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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December 2017

2017 Contemporary Drug Problems Conference: ‘Making Alcohol and Other Drug Realities’

Materials from the Fourth Contemporary Drug Problems Conference are now available online.

December 2017

New review explores the harmful effects of alcohol use in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context

A new review written by NDRI researchers explores the harmful effects of alcohol use in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander context.

December 2017

New early intervention addresses anxiety and drinking in young people

NDARC researchers are recruiting participants to trial a new intervention for young people who experience anxiety symptoms and drink alcohol at harmful levels.

December 2017

Participants needed for alcohol recovery study

NDARC researchers are looking for people who have experienced alcohol problems in the past to participate in a unique interview experience.

December 2017

2017 NDARC Annual Research Symposium presentations online now

A number of presentations from the 2017 NDARC Annual Research Symposium are available online to view and download.

December 2017

NDARC awarded $4.5 million in grants for mental illness, substance use, smoking and alcohol research

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW has won more than $4.5 million in national health and medical research grants for five projects spanning a range of topics.

October 2017

Breaking the ice online intervention now available

A free, confidential, self-guided early intervention program for users of crystal methamphetamine (ice), developed by researchers at NDRI and NDARC, is now available online.

October 2017

NDRI 30th anniversary symposium

NDRI is hosting a symposium in Perth to mark 30 years of conducting research aimed at preventing and reducing harmful AOD use in Australia.

October 2017

SA pharmaceutical opioid stakeholder workshop

NCETA is conducting a half day workshop for approximately 30 key South Australian stakeholders to identify key issues regarding the prevention and management of pharmaceutical opioid-related problems.

October 2017

Methamphetamine use linked to heightened stroke risk in young

Younger methamphetamine users – those aged below 45 – are at increased risk of a potentially severe and life-changing stroke through their use of the drug.

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