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An advocacy briefing for policy makers and legislators, challenging pro-cannabis memes.

One specific instantiation of the storm-and-stress view of adolescence is the idea that “normal” adolescence involves high-risk substance use behaviors. However, although uptake of some substance use behaviors is more common during...

Workers who provide AOD treatment to people in residential settings need to have the most up-to-date and evidenced-based practice approaches at their fingertips.

In this comprehensive resource, you will find research outlining the...

This 12 video and PowerPoint resource, is a ‘learning together’ evidence-based teaching and learning series. It is aimed at assisting teachers, parents, mentors, and/or coaches to develop aspects of resilience in the emerging adult...

In this webinar, the speakers discuss the role of peer support in treatment: the latest on research and practice.

Σε αυτό το διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο, οι ομιλητές εξετάζουν τους κοινωνικούς και οικονομικούς παράγοντες που επηρεάζουν τον εθισμό (ιδίως την ενέσιμη χρήση ναρκωτικών) και τον αντίκτυπό του σε ιδιαίτερα μειονεκτούσες ομάδες, όπως οι νέοι που...

In this webinar, the speakers take a look at substance use among young people, focusing on the 'crossover' of children at the nexus of the youth justice and child protection systems, and the implications of caregiver substance abuse in...

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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the nature and consequences of student vaping in Australian primary and secondary schools by consulting staff working in these settings.

Methods: A national sample of 196 school...

In this presentation, the speakers reported the results of a series of three population-based cohort studies relating to the use and effects of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies. The first of these studies provided evidence on how the...

This webinar presented ways the illicit drug control field can inform the tobacco endgame.

The regulation of tobacco and substances that have traditionally been Illicit (e.g., cannabis) are heading in opposite directions with tobacco...

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Early life stress (ELS) is associated with perturbed neural development and augmented vulnerability to mental health disorders, including addiction. How ELS changes the brain to increase addiction risk is poorly understood, and...

Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online, on 18th May, 2022

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Country Report: Australia

Country Reports

Country-by-country reports detailing the current state...

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Reduced inhibitory control and a hypersensitivity to reward are key deficits in drug dependents; however, they tend to be studied in isolation. Here, we seek to understand the neural processes underlying control over reward and...

"Shifts in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia” by Dr Sarah Callinan, La Trobe University, Australia.

Part of the ICARA-led webinar held on 17 August 2021, chaired by Dr Claire Wilkinson. The webinar was supported...

With several global jurisdictions legalizing cannabis for either ‘medicinal’ or recreational use, the issue of its influence on public safety, particularly in motor vehicle crashes and the subsequent injuries and deaths, a more robust...

Αυτό το διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο συζήτησε ευρήματα από πρόσφατες μελέτες σχετικά με τη χρήση αλκοόλ μεταξύ των γυναικών στην Αυστραλία.

Στο πλαίσιο της παγκόσμιας μείωσης της κατανάλωσης αλκοόλ, μελέτες έχουν δείξει πρόσφατα ότι η χρήση...

This seminar took place on Wednesday 29th September and focuses on youth justice.

It was the first in a series of seminars hosted by The University of Sydney after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Youth Justice NSW in July 2021.

Αυτό το διαδικτυακό σεμινάριο ανέδειξε τη βάση τεκμηρίωσης που υποστηρίζει την απεξάρτηση από τα ναρκωτικά και το αλκοόλ και συζήτησε τις μελλοντικές ερευνητικές κατευθύνσεις.

Η κατ' οίκον απεξάρτηση διαδραματίζει σημαντικό ρόλο στο αλκοόλ...