Ongoing projects

Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council (SA) Inc.
	Makin' Tracks Police Drug Diversion Liaison Project
Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia
	National Inhalants Information Service To assess methods for providing professional information to community based alcohol and other drug workers
Australian Catholic University. School of Psychology
	Global impairment of prospective memory following acute alcohol
Australian Centre for Addiction Research
	Controlled Drinking By Correspondence Programme: A state-wide program to reduce excessive drinking in the community.
Australian Institute of Criminology
	Drug Use Monitoring in Australia (DUMA)
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
	Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Australian National University. Centre for Mental Health Research
	Alcohol, cognition and the brain in the PATH Through Life Study Mental health, cognition and well-being among MDMA and/or amphetamine users: results from a community sample of young adults.
Avondale College of Higher Education
	Graeco-Roman attempts to explain and contain alcohol's personal and societal impact
Burnet Institute
	Australian Trial for Acute Hepatitis C (ATAHC) HIV/AIDS Surveillance Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)
Cancer Council Victoria
	Impact of graphic and text warnings on cigarette packs: findings from four countries over five years International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Study (ITCPES) Maximising the effectiveness of interactive automated programs for smoking cessation
Centre for Adolescent Health
	Reverse gateways? Frequent cannabis use as a predictor of tobacco initiation and nicotine dependence The Healthy Neighbourhoods Project: neighbourhood differences in adolescent health and behaviour problems
Curtin University of Technology
	WA Tobacco Document Searching Program
Curtin University of Technology. Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control
	The effect of retail cigarette pack displays on unplanned purchases: results from immediate postpurchase interviews
Curtin University of Technology. School of Nursing and Midwifery
	A preventative intervention trial for illicit drug using mothers and their infants: a randomised controlled trial
Deakin University. School of Psychology
	Deakin family options: A randomized controlled trial of enhanced cognitive therapy and family education for youth depression, anxiety and substance abuse
Dovetail
	Dovetail outcome measures survey
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia (DASSA)
	Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) The Ecstasy and related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) (South Australia) formerly the Party Drugs Initiative (PDI)
Drug Policy Modelling Program
	A comparative analysis of drug court processes and outcomes in Sydney and London Assessing the economic consequences of cannabis policy options Consultation and modelling in relation to the ACT AOD treatment service system Developing a common metric to evaluate policy options (the Policy Outcome Index) DPMP bibliography of grey literature Exploring socio-demographics and drug use Identifying current and alternate police options for intervening with MDMA Interactive modelling platform for drug policy problems Melbourne Injecting Drug User Cohort Study (MICS) Modelling policies for licensed venues in Perth Public opinion, the media, and illicit drug policy in Australia Regulatory compliance in alcohol sales: exploring the policy context of liquor licensing enforcement in Victoria Support for Phase 2 of the evaluation of the Cannabis Infringement Notice Scheme in Western Australia The Australian (illicit) drug policy timeline: 1985-2009 The development of a Harm Index for use by Victoria Police
James Cook University. School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences
	Alcohol-related assault and licensed premises in inner-city areas Community action for smoking cessation in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory’s ‘Top End’. The ‘Top End’ Tobacco Project Indigenous community action to reduce harms associated with heavy cannabis use in remote communities in the Cape York region The construction of an integrated alcohol-related injury/assault surveillance system
Karralika Therapeutic Community
	Spiritual Exploration Program
King Edward Memorial Hospital
	Pilot study of the WA register of buprenorphine use in pregnancy and lactation: maternal infant outcomes.
La Trobe University. Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society
	Cannabis use and sexual health Creating safe environments: supporting Hepatitis C Prevention is a national study focusing on gaps, conflicts and inconsistencies in regulations overseeing correctional settings and needle and syringe programs.
Menzies School of Health Research
	BEAT - Best practice in Early intervention, Assessment and Treatment of depression and substance misuse Gambling-related harm in Northern Australia Healthy Starts No Smokes: an anti-tobacco campaign for Indigenous kids PACT - Prevention of Alcohol related Crime and Trauma START Screening and Treatment of Alcohol Related Trauma Brief Interventions trial 2010 - 2012
Monash University. School of Political and Social Inquiry
	Alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviour in sportspeople/athletes
National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre
	Quitters Questionnaire
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
	Alcohol and other drug, and mental health workers comorbidity professional development scholarships Guidelines for Australia’s alcohol and other drug telephone information, referral and counseling services Indigenous AOD Workers' Wellbeing, Stress and Burnout National Alcohol Knowledgebase (NAK) National Pharmaceutical Drug Misuse Strategy (NPDMS) Rural and remote Indigenous AOD workers’ wellbeing, stress and burnout project Workplace alcohol and other drug testing
National Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
	Qualitative Interviews Concerning Key Issues and Experiences (QUICKIE) project
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research
	Enhanced Treatment for Hepatitis C in Opioid Substitution Settings: ETHOS Cohort Vulnerability to blood-borne viral infections among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
	A brief internet-based motivational intervention for psychostimulant use A brief intervention for traumatised clients of alcohol and other drug treatment services Aberrant medication-related behaviours associated with opioid treatment: developing a scale for use in multiple healthcare settings ACT schedule for serious drug offences: determining amounts for trafficable, commercial and large commercial drug offences Alcohol Action in Rural Communities (AARC) Alcohol use disorders in young adults: “Youthful epidemic” or diagnostic bias? Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among dependent drug and alcohol users: prevalence, correlates, and implications for diagnosis and treatment Australian government spending on drugs (drug budgets) Australian Longitudinal Study of Heroin Dependence: a 10 year prospective cohort study of mortality, abstinence, criminality and psychiatric comorbidity among heroin users Binge drinking and the adolescent frontal lobe Building capacity in health economics Can parents teach their children to drink responsibly? Or, is one drop a drop too many? Cannabis Cohort Research Consortium CLIMATE Schools: Alcohol Module: the development and evaluation of a universal computer driven school-based prevention program for problems with alcohol misuse and related harms Combining universal and targeted drug prevention approaches Computerised treatment for cannabis use in an early psychosis service Development and evaluation of specialist services for female drug users in Iran Development of a brief intervention for ecstasy-related problems: The Ecstasy Check-Up Plus Development of an opioid aberrant drug behaviour scale for use in multiple healthcare settings Double-blind, randomised placebo controlled trial of SATIVEX® for the management of cannabis withdrawal Drug Policy Modelling Program Drunk, high or sober: how do alcohol and illicit drug prices affect young Australians' plans for Saturday night? Efficacy study of the Cannabis Telephone Information and Helpline (CIH) Evaluation of NSW health drug and alcohol clinical liaison services Evaluation of NSW health initiatives funded through the NSW homelessness action plan including: Inner city assertive outreach model and inner city youth at risk project Evaluation of the Inner City Youth at Risk Project and the Inner City Assertive Outreach Service Examining the prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and substance use disorders Exploring the relationship between cannabis use and crime among adolescents Global Burden of Disease: Mental Disorders and Illicit Drug Use Expert Group IDRS/EDRS policy influence assessment Impact of parental alcohol, tobacco and other substance use on infant development and family functioning Improving cardiovascular health among people with depression: the development and pilot testing of an evidence-based internet healthy lifestyles treatment Improving co-morbidity treatment within residential substance abuse: A randomized trial of a computer-based depression and substance abuse intervention Improving services to families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Improving shared healthcare for methadone patients with hepatitis C Integrating and sustaining use of Health Information Technology (IT) systems for alcohol screening and intervention by Indigenous health practitioners Internet-delivered psychological treatment for comorbid depression and alcohol/other drug use problems: the SHADE project Investigating the relationships between cannabis and other drug use, mental health, early-life factors and life-course outcomes: integrative analyses of data from four Australasian cohort studies Legal thresholds for serious drug offences: expert advice to the ACT on the amounts of trafficable, commercial and large commercial drug offences Media analysis of alcohol and other drug policy Methamphetamine Treatment Evaluation Studies: MATES National Illicit Drug Indicators Project Preventing adolescent cannabis use through web-based graphic warning images Process evaluation of the Cannabis Information and Helpline (CIH) Program of International Research and Training (PIRT) Promoting compliance, 'recovery' and 'desistance': Comparative case studies of pre-sentence diversion schemes for drug misusing arrestees in Australia and England Promoting compliance, ‘recovery’ and ‘desistance’: Comparative case studies of pre-sentence diversion schemes for drug misusing arrestees in Australia and England Public opinion and drug policy: engaging the ‘affected community’ Public opinion, the media, and illicit policy in Australia Review, update and develop a dissemination strategy for the National Clinical Guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early development years of the newborn for NSW Secondary traumatic stress among alcohol and other drug workers Suicide risk assessment and intervention strategies – Stage 2 Supply, demand and harm reduction strategies in Australian prisons: an update Tasmanian review of opioid prescribing Technical support, server activation & access, disk storage Telephone counselling via the Cannabis Information and Helpline The ‘ice epidemic’: an analysis of the policy context, process and outcomes The application of social network analysis (SNA) to law enforcement strategies in combating illicit drug markets The CAP intervention: a comprehensive model to drug prevention The characteristics of cannabis in Australia The conservative shift in drug policy: evidence and implications The cost of homelessness and the Net Benefit of Homelessness programs: a national study The cost-effectiveness of a family-based intervention for reducing alcohol-related harms among Indigenous Australians with high risk alcohol use The development and evaluation of a treatment and relapse prevention program for juvenile offenders aimed at reducing substance use and criminal behaviour The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) The Ecstasy Check-Up : a multi-site trial of a brief intervention for ecstasy use among regular ecstasy users The efficacy of an intervention for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among illicit drug users The extent of ‘not-for-profit’ supply of illicit drugs in social networks in the Sydney marketplace for ecstasy The feasibility and effectiveness of a family-based intervention for Indigenous Australians with alcohol dependence The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) The prevalence of drug and alcohol presentations on hospital-based services the statistical relationship between alcohol related-crime and liquor outlets in defined study areas in the City of Sydney Local Government Area Tracking the course of substance-induced versus independent depression: diagnostic change upon follow-up? Treatment for alcohol dependent women Web-based intervention for cannabis use
National Drug Research Institute
	2010 National prison entrants' bloodborne virus and risk behaviour survey A longitudinal study of influences on alcohol consumption and related harm in Central Australia, with a particular emphasis on the role of price A longitudinal study of pharmacological smoking cessation aids efficacy in real-life settings ADHD in dependent drug and alcohol users: prevalence, correlates, and implications for diagnosis and treatment Alcohol and other drug use at school leaver celebrations in Western Australia Alcohol use during pregnancy. Formative Intervention Research - qualitative Alcohol use during pregnancy. Formative Intervention Research - quantitative An examination of cannabis contamination and potency in Australia Analysing addiction concepts for improved public health outcomes: A Victorian Pilot Study Australian Alcohol Aetiologic Fractions for Emergency Department presentations (AAAFED) Beyond information seeking: internet forums and party drugs in Australia Bibliographic database on Indigenous Australian alcohol and other drug use Cannabis misuse interventions for Indigenous Australians - National Cannabis Control and Prevention Centre Cochrane Collaboration Review of Workplace AOD Programs Comparative research of Chinese and Australian approaches to illicit drug use and HIV prevention Continuing dissemination of the School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction project Culture, context and risk: socio-cultural influences on the sexual health of Indigenous young people Data analysis reporting & dissemination of 2 substudies from the Evaluation of the Cannabis Infringement Notice Scheme - DPMP Determining the clinical and cost effectiveness of a brief intervention for reducing harmful alcohol use following traumatic injury Developing the capacity to model the impact of interventions that target high-risk drinking among young Australians Does traumatic brain injury lead to offending behaviour? Drinking in the suburbs: the experience of Aboriginal young people Ecstasy and Related Drugs Initiative in WA (ERDS) Enhancement of the patrol monitoring and evaluation database Enhancing the management of alcohol-related problems among Indigenous Australians - Stage 2 and 3 Estimating the impact of extended trading hours for licensed hotels and liquor stores on emergency department presentations in Perth [Consultancy] Evaluation of the 'Make Smoking History' passive smoking campaign: ghost cigarette (Waves 17 & 18) Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) knowledge and referral pathways in early childhood settings From Broome to Berrima: building Australia-wide research capacity in Indigenous offender health and health care delivery Hepatitis C and its treatment in Australian custodial settings Hepatitis C in magazines aimed at youth Hepatitis C, Prisons and Treatment Opportunities (HePATO) Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) Impact of parental substance use on infant development and family functioning Independent evaluation of the ‘Expanded Naloxone Availability in the ACT (ENAACT)’ Program, 2011-2013 Indigenous alcohol and other drug misuse and harm service provision Indigenous NAIP International Dissemination of the SHAHRP program Interventions to reduce alcohol use during pregnancy: Systematic literature review Kalgoorlie Alcohol Action Project (KAAP) Kava usage in Indigenous and Pacific Islander communities Link between amphetamine type substance use and the transmission of HIV and other blood borne viruses in the South East Asia Region Meta-analyis of the relationship between alcohol consumption and stroke Meta-analysis systematic and design errors: alcohol use and disease outcomes Mothers with an Alcohol-Related Diagnosis in Western Australia 1983-2007: The impact on the health of mother and child MY-Peer project National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) National Alcohol Sales Data Project (NASDP) National Indigenous Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) resource project National minimum dataset for prisoners' health Off-site outlets and alcohol-related harm On the use of public internet forums where illicit drugs are discussed Patterns of synthetic cannabis use in Australia: legislative impacts People with Mental Health Disorders and Cognitive Disability in the Criminal Justice System (ARC linkage project) Reducing impulsive behaviour in repeat violent offenders useing a selective serotoning reuptake inhibitor (Zoloft) Reducing the health, social and economic burden of injection drug use in Australia Restor(y)ing Aboriginal parenting: development and evaluation of a culturally relevant program to support Aboriginal parents promoting their children’s behavioural and social competence and readiness for school learning Safe and Sober Support Service evaluation and data systems research project Safety impacts of alcohol and other drugs in construction School drug education for junior high school students in Victoria - Assessing the impact of a statewide, evidence-based intervention Second stage local evaluation of East Kimberley Communities for Children initiative for children and their families SHAHRP refresh: up-dating the School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction project Social inclusion through community embedded, socially supported university education Support of Tangentyere Council Research Hub The ethnography of party drug use and related harms in the Melbourne club/rave scene The ethnography of recreational party drug use and related harms in Perth The range and magnitude of alcohol's harm to others Tobacco capacity building scholarship Understanding and reducing alcohol-related harm among young adults in urban settings: Opportunities for intervention Understanding the barriers to improved access, engagement and retention of methamphetamine users in health services Warlpiri early childhood care and development program What difference does treatment make? Psychometric properties of a measure of young people's progress in residential rehabilitation What the punters think: a consumer evaluation of needle and syringe vending machines located in rural WA Young people, alcohol & other drug use at large events - Phd Scholarship
Northern Sydney Central Coast Health
	Therapeutic Playgroup for substance using women with children 0-5yrs.
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre
	The neuropsychological effects of inhalant abuse during adolescence
Pharmacy Guild of Australia. Qld Branch
	Pharmacy needle and syringe project Pharmcacy opioid treatment program
Queensland Alcohol and Drug Research and Education Centre
	Amphetamine type stimulants: treatment outcomes : mental and physical health Amphetamines in Queensland – Survey 2 (AIQ2) An Evaluation of illicit drug court diversion and police diversion programs 2009 Drug use by a Community Sample of Young Amphetamine users in South- East Queensland: A longitudinal Study Ecstasy and Related Drug Reporting System (EDRS) Investigating the patterns of amphetamine use amongst young Queenslanders Longitudinal treatment outcomes for methamphetamine dependence: a treatment cohort study (MACS) Mater-University Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) Mortality After Release from Custody (MARC) Opioid, analgesic and psychostimulant prescription use in Queensland and Australia Passports to advantage : health and capacity building as a basis for social integration Post-release mortality among ex-prisoners in Queensland: A data linkage study Use of licit and illicit drugs by women during pregnancy over the period 2000-2005, Brisbane Australia
Queensland University of Technology
	Prescription Opioid Analgesic Drug Misuse - Investigation of doctor shopping behaviour in Queensland
RMIT University
	An investigation of illicit tobacco use – its prevalence, economic impact and the motivations and perceptions of consumers Understanding problematic youth substance use
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (Sydney, N.S.W.)
	Brain banking for neuroscience research Combined Alcohol Social Phobia trial
Social Research & Evaluation Pty Ltd
	Evaluation of the ACT Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Sector Project Understanding the policy context of roadside drug testing in Australia
South Australia. Dept. of Health. Adelaide Health Service. Tobacco and Mental Illness Project
	People with mental illness can tackle tobacco
South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service
	Assessing acute pain levels and preferred pain management methods in substance users following an inpatient episode Proof of liability in relation to tobacco smoke-induced injury
Sydney South West Area Health Service
	Randomised control trial of monoamine precursors for the management of psychostimulant withdrawal
Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre
	Adolescent pathways to help seeking for substance use disorders Alcohol and caffeinated energy drinks: patterns of consumption and associated harms Alcohol and drug screening and assessment project Ambo project: alcohol and drug related ambulance attendances Arthur Robinson Research to Practice Fellowship Australian Leadership Award - Fellowship (Methadone maintenance therapy in China) Drinking patterns, gender & social roles in alcohol problems in Victoria, in an international comparative context (GENACIS Gender Alcohol & Culture: An International Study) Estimating the mortality of drug treatment clients in Victoria Evaluating the Impact of Local Law 8 in Yarra Examination of alcohol cirrhosis trends over time Improving access to alcohol and other drug services for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities Improving case notes in AOD services Locating alcohol and drug prevention and treatment interventions within national healthcare reform: research for change (Patient Pathways) Mapping of alcohol and drug-related events attended by ambulance Older Wiser Lifestyles evaluation Patron Offending and Intoxication in Night Time Entertainment Districts (POINTED) Problem gambling in Victoria: identifying local area community and gaming industry risk and protective factors Understanding the role of benzodiazepine use in crime Victorian Alcohol Statistics Handbook Victorian Drug Statistics Handbook Youth Cohort Study: young people's pathways through AOD treatment services.
Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre. Centre for Alcohol Policy Research
	Alcohol control, consumption and consequences: time series analyses of the Australian experience Alcohol maltreatment through the windows of Child Protection and a national survey Drinking cultures and social occasions: alcohol harms in the context of major public holidays, sporting and cultural events. GENACIS Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study. Secondary data analyses Mapping Australian public opinion on alcohol policies in the new millennium Studies of the effects of alcohol outlet density The range and magnitude of alcohol's harm to others The Range and Magnitude of Alcohol's Harm to Others II
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	National Australian Drug & Alcohol Testing register
University of Melbourne. Dept. of Psychiatry. The Melbourne Clinic
	The KALM Project
University of New South Wales. National Centre in HIV Social Research
	An investigation into the factors influencing the decision about whether to take up treatment for hepatitis C Hepatitis C seroconversion: using qualitative research to enhance surveillance Injecting practice among heterosexual hepatitis C sero-discordant couples Injecting practice between sexual partners: a summary of the literature National treatment service users project: Phase 2 Periodic surveys of drug use among young people Pharmacy needle and syringe survey: hepatitis C risk and access to sterile injecting equipment in pharmacies Post-treatment outcomes study: exploration of psychosocial impacts following completion of interferon-based treatment for hepatitis C virus infection Staying safe: How do long term drug users avoid hepatitis C infection? The real deal in hepatitis C prevention: automatic influences on injecting behaviour University of New South Wales hepatitis C vaccine initiative: knowledge of and willingness to participate in vaccine trials
University of New South Wales. School of Psychology
	Functional neuroanatomy of contextual control of drug-relapse
University of New South Wales. School of Public Health and Community Medicine
	Reducing tobacco use in prisons: a randomised controlled trial
University of New South Wales. The Kirby Institute
	Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey (ANSPS) Examination of injecting drug use life course and estimating prevalence and health consequences of a dynamic population Exploring the Natural History of Injection Drug Use Hepatitis Acceptability and Vaccination Incentives Trial (HAVIT) Hepatitis C vaccine preparedness studies International research workshop focused on newly acquired hepatitis C in injecting drug users Viral Hepatitis Surveillance
University of Queensland
	Effect of alcoholism and chronic tobacco use on gene expression in the corticolimbic system Parents Under Pressure Program: results from a randomised controlled trial Pre-synaptic dopamine function in early abstinence from alcohol
University of Queensland. Centre for Clinical Research
	Addiction genetics, neuroscience and public health: maximising the benefits, minimising the pitfalls
University of Tasmania
	Mental illness, substance use, and people with complex needs
University of Tasmania. Menzies Research Institute
	Childhood Determinants of Adult Health (CDAH) study
University of Tasmania. School of Pharmacy
	Effect of filtration on morphine and particle content of injections prepared from slow-release oral morphine tablets.
University of Western Sydney
	Because Women in Midlife Matter : the early identifiers of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) in women and ‘Give your Mind and Body a Break - from Alcohol’ strategy
Victoria Police. Custodial Risk Management Unit
	The drugs and driving project; The relationship between accident responsibility and drug presence in blood samples taken from injured drivers.
Vietnamese Community in Australia (SA Chapter)
	Vietnamese drug users treatment program
World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research in the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems
	A pilot study to determining the lineal structure and content of the Brief-ASSIST and investigate the relative efficacy of a brief intervention compared to simple advice when linked to the Brief-ASSIST in primary health care and community settings

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