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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February 2016

New research shows most cannabis supplied by friends and acquaintances

A new study of Australian cannabis users has found that most obtain their cannabis through a ‘social supply’ market in which the supplier brokers, facilitates or sells drugs to friends and acquaintances for little or no financial gain.

December 2015

New NDARC resource provides heroin dependence treatment information

A new information kit developed by NDARC researchers provides a step by step guide to the evidence for medically assisted treatment for heroin dependence as well as answering commonly asked questions.

December 2015

APSAD 2015 Scientific Conference Report

Almost 400 delegates from around the world visited Perth for the 2015 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD) Scientific Conference.

December 2015

Workplace Reduction of Alcohol-related Harm Pilot (WRAHP) project

NCETA in collaboration with LeeJenn Health Consultants and South East Business Networks has recently completed this VicHealth funded project. The project involved a three year multi-site trial of an alcohol harm reduction intervention based on a workplace cultural model developed by Pidd & Roche (2008) and examined whether a comprehensive and tailored workplace intervention could reduce alcohol-related harm.

December 2015

Ice: Training for Frontline Workers

NCETA and its consortium partners (Australasian College for Emergency Medicine; Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health; Harm Reduction Victoria; and South Australian Network of Drug and Alcohol Services) have been commissioned by the Victorian Government Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a standard online training resource for frontline workers who provide services and support to people who are using crystal methamphetamine.

December 2015

Slots and Shots: Gambling Resources for the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Sector

Until relatively recently, comparatively little attention had been directed to the issue of co-occurring AOD use and gambling. A new suite of resources has been produced to address this issue.

December 2015

Preventing and Reducing Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Harm among Older People: A practical guide for health and welfare professionals

A new resource has recently been released addressing the issue of alcohol and drug use among older people. The patterns and prevalence of alcohol and other drug use amongst older people is an emerging area of concern.

December 2015

APSAD Awards recognise excellence in science, research and practice

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2015 APSAD Awards for Excellence in Science, Research and Practice, presented as part of the recent annual APSAD conference in Perth.

December 2015

NSW NGO Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce Development Plan

As a complement to the recently released Australia's National Alcohol and Drug Workforce Development Strategy, the first of its kind for Australia and internationally, NCETA conducted a workforce development (WFD) consultation workshop with members of the NSW Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA) on 16 November 2015.

December 2015

More than $4.37 million in grants to help NDARC develop cost effective approaches to problems of smoking; alcohol dependence; and chronic pain

A clinical trial of a novel smoking cessation pharmacotherapy; a study to identify risk factors for alcohol dependence in young people; and an evaluation of the cost benefits of treatment for chronic non-cancer pain and research in e-health treatments for mental health and drug and alcohol problems have been awarded more than $4.37 million in health and medical project research funding and fellowships for NDARC.

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