The NDARC 2015 Annual Report is now available for download.
The Report provides a comprehensive overview of the research undertaken at the Centre, with over 100 projects in 2015 in the areas of prevention, intervention, policy and epidemiology.
A number of research projects in substance use and mental health topics ranging from treatment for opioid dependence to brain training to prevent mental illness and substance use in adolescents; trialling new triage rating guides in an emergency department setting; and co-occurring substance use
Associate Professor Katherine Mills from The Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use was named one of 20 UNSW 'rising stars who will change our world'.
UNSW, King’s College London and Arizona State University launched of the PLuS (Phoenix London Sydney) Alliance, a research network determined to work together to help solve global challenges.
NDARC has acknowledged the outstanding work of six staff members via the 2015 NDARC Awards.
The achievements of a number of NDARC researchers have been celebrated at the 2015 Society for Mental Health Research (SMHR) Awards.
Ice use increases by six per cent among people who inject drugs but remains stable among ecstasy users
Congratulations to Dr Nicola Newton, Dr Christina Marel and Dr Lexine Stapinski from the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), based at NDARC, who have been have been awarded prestigious Early Career Researcher Awards from the Society of Mental Health Res
Professor Maree Teesson, Director of the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), based at NDARC, has been admitted as a Fellow into the newly established Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science (AAHMS).
Pioneering research on treatments for traumatic stress and substance use disorder has earned a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for Dr Emma Barrett, a postdoctoral research fellow at UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
