Alcohol Pricing and Discounting in Western Australia: Identifying Products Below Hypothetical Minimum Unit Prices
A recent study examined how minimum unit pricing (MUP) - setting a floor price for alcoholic drinks based on their alcohol content, could affect alcohol products sold in Western Australia.
Complex trauma and perceived barriers to treatment among people accessing a supervised injecting facility
A study involving 102 people accessing the Melbourne Supervised Injecting Room found many participants had experienced significant trauma and symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
Drug and Alcohol Review: A Systematic Review of the Impact of the Alcohol Hangover Upon Negative Affect
A systematic review has found that alcohol hangovers don’t just come with physical symptoms but are also linked to heightened negative emotions such as anxiety, stress, and low mood.
A Scoping Review of Large Language Model Chatbot Use for Alcohol and Other Drug Health Information
A new scoping review has examined how people use large language model (LLM) chatbots to find alcohol and other drug health information.
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction: Agency and queer solidarity: Help-seeking for alcohol and nicotine issues among lesbian, bisexual and queer women and non-binary people
Researchers from La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney have examined how lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women and non-binary people seek support for alcohol
NDRI – Are alcohol restrictions bad for tourism? An exploratory study of tourism trends in Western Australia
Researchers at the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University have found that liquor laws designed to reduce alcohol harm may actually support tourism rather than deter visitors.
Substance Use Coercion: Practitioner Perspectives of Women Accessing Domestic Violence Refuges and Therapeutic Communities in Western Australia – Sheridan Robins ECU Honours Student Theses (2024)
This research report focuses on substance use coercion as a form of intimate partner violence and coercive control, in which the abuser weaponises drugs or the victim-survivor’s drug use.
WANADA – Understanding AOD Lived and Living Experience Leadership – Full Report
WANADA’s Understanding Alcohol and Other Drug Lived and Living Experience Leadership Project report offers recommendations and suggested actions for organisations, funders, and others working to str
National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data Snapshot
The National Opioid Pharmacotherapy Statistics Annual Data (NOPSAD) collection report provides annual snapshot data on clients receiving opioid pharmacotherapy in Australia, as well as health prof
Alcohol and other drug treatment services in Australia annual report
In 2022–23, around 131,500 people aged 10 and over received treatment from alcohol and other drug treatment services. The 4 most common drugs that led clients to seek treatment were alcohol (43% of
AIHW – National Drug Strategy Household Survey 2022-2023
This Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIHW) report provides insights into the use of alcohol, tobacco, e‑cigarettes, and illicit drugs in Australia in 2022 and 2023.
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status 2023
A publication of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, this is accompanied by a plain language Summary version and PowerPoint of the key facts.