Australia

Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities

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Alcohol and other drug treatment are generally only provided for individuals, often away from their families. Treatment aims to improve well-being and reduce the harms of substance use and families and communities can play a significant...

2023 NDARC Annual Research Symposium

27 October 2023

Sydney

Australia

The 2023 NDARC Annual Research Symposium is being held on Friday, 27 October 2023.

The event is being held at the John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW Sydney (map reference G19) and will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend in person.

Trends in Overdose and Other Drug-Induced Deaths in Australia

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This report presents the most recent and in-depth data on overdose and drug-induced deaths in Australia, covering the period 2002 to 2021. It is the most recent output in a series of annual publications on trends in drug overdose deaths...

Current trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia: Release of the 2023 report

27 April 2023

Online

This webinar will present new and most current data on trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, coinciding with the release of the 21st annual national report.

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Internalizing and externalizing pathways to high-risk substance use and geographic location in Australian adolescents

Scientific article

4 August 2022

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...

Shifts in alcohol consumption during COVID-19 in Australia

Video and audio recordings

"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...

Alcohol use among women: Trends, social practices and co-designed solutions

Video and audio recordings

This webinar discussed findings from recent studies on alcohol use among women in Australia. In the context of global declines in alcohol consumption, studies have recently shown that middle-aged women’s alcohol use has increased in the...

APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference (Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs)

7 November 2021

Online

Australia

The APSAD Conference provides an opportunity for networking and idea sharing in a friendly and informal atmosphere with a cross-section of AOD workers; practitioners, researchers,

Australian National Alcohol Strategy 2019-2028

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The Australian Government has released a new strategy to address alcohol-related harms in Australian communities. These harms include violence, disease, injuries, road deaths and an estimated 4,000 alcohol-attributable deaths per year1. The...

Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs in Australia Web Report

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25 July 2019

The consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is a major cause of preventable disease and illness in Australia. This report consolidates the most recently available information on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in Australia, and...