News Archive
- May 2013
- NAIDOC WEEK 2013: Join NDRI for an informal BBQ lunch and interactive cultural activities for the kids
- May 2013
- ECSTASY USE STUDY: EDRS study examines trends in ecstasy use in Perth
- May 2013
- ALCOHOL AND YOUR CHILDREN: How to explain drinking to your teens - Steve Allsop on ABC Radio Hobart
- May 2013
- INTERNATIONAL ADDICTIONS CONFERENCE: Complexity: Researching alcohol and other drugs in a multiple world
- May 2013
- INDIGENOUS HEALTH: Aboriginal alcohol and drugs policy must be based on evidence
- April 2013
- PHD SCHOLARSHIPS - MELBOURNE: Expressions of interest: Social Studies of Addiction Concepts research program
- April 2013
- YOUNG PEOPLE AND DRINKING: The risks of alcohol for young people and the developing brain - Steve Allsop video
- April 2013
- DRIVEN TO DRINK?: The Conversation: Does taste make you want to drink more?
- March 2013
- REPEAT DRINK DRIVERS: Implementing alcohol interlock legislation would save lives: researchers
- March 2013
- ABC TV NEWS REPORT: Study links low prices to alcohol abuse problems
- February 2013
- ALCOHOL MISUSE: The Conversation: Social acceptance of alcohol allows us to ignore its harms
- January 2013
- ALCOHOL POLICY: Award-winning research helps build safer communities
- December 2012
- NEW COLLABORATION: Introducing the NHMRC-funded Centre for Research Excellence into Injecting Drug Use (CREIDU)
- November 2012
- FIRST PEOPLE'S AWARD: Indigenous researcher's focus on preventing alcohol and drug harm recognised
- November 2012
- LEGAL HIGHS: The Conversation: What should we do about synthetic cannabis?
- November 2012
- LEAVERS TIPS: Alcohol the drug of choice at schoolies celebrations - Health + Medicine
- November 2012
- SCHOOLIES BINGE DRINK DANGER: Landmark study uncovers extent of binge drinking during schoolies celebrations
- September 2012
- NEW BOOK: Understanding and responding to Amphetamine-Type Stimulant use
- June 2012
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Alcohol and other drug interventions for Aboriginal men in Australian Prisons (iLecture)
- June 2012
- SEMINAR: Alcohol and other drug interventions for Aboriginal men in Australian Prisons
- June 2012
- RESEARCH HUB: NDRI expands research and PhD presence in Asia.
- May 2012
- FULL BOTTLE?: Trends in alcohol consumption in Australia - Steve Allsop on ABC Radio
- May 2012
- SEMINAR: Substance use and other risk factors for vulnerable populations in sexual services
- May 2012
- EVIDENCE AT WORK: Preventing and reducing alcohol harm in the workplace
- April 2012
- GOOD SPORT: Should cannabis be removed from performance enhancing drug list?
- April 2012
- ALCOHOL AND INJURY: Report estimates contribution of alcohol to injuries treated in Emergency Departments
- April 2012
- CANNABIS MYTH: 'Decriminalization' causes rates of use to go up? - Simon Lenton on 6PR
- March 2012
- YOUNG WOMEN'S DRINKING: Girls, alcohol and health promotion - a Canadian experience (iLecture)
- March 2012
- LOCAL ACTION ON PREVENTION: Community experience of alcohol and other drug problems in Dublin, Ireland (iLecture)
- March 2012
- SEMINAR: Engaging teenage girls and communities in AOD prevention
- March 2012
- BREAKING THE CYCLE: NDRI seminar presentation: Behind Drug Courts and Drug Diversion (iLecture)
- March 2012
- SEMINAR: Breaking the Cycle - Behind Drug Courts and Drug Diversion in WA
- March 2012
- HIGH POTENCY?: Psychosis and other risks of methamphetamine use - Steve Allsop on 6PR
- March 2012
- Youth Focus: Preventing risky drinking by young people
- February 2012
- DRINKING DURING PREGNANCY: Do alcohol warning labels affect consumption by women of childbearing age?
- February 2012
- CANNABIS USE: Age of onset increases as young Australians start later
- February 2012
- ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: Examining the health benefits of moderate drinking
- December 2011
- REVERSING OVERDOSES: An Australian first: Expanding Naloxone availability in the ACT
- November 2011
- FEMALES DRINK DRIVING: One in five drink drivers are women; Steve Allsop on Today Tonight
- November 2011
- NALOXONE EXPLAINED: Expanding Naloxone availability - exploring the issues
- November 2011
- MEDIA RELEASE: School leaver celebrations: Research finds parents influence their child's alcohol use at 'schoolies'
- November 2011
- PhD STUDY: How far would you go for cheaper alcohol?
- November 2011
- INTERNATIONAL EVALUATION: School alcohol project results in healthier and safer pupils
- October 2011
- NEW PUBLICATION: HIV, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, sexually transmissible infections, and risk behaviours among Australian prison entrants
- October 2011
- STUDENT EVENING: Opportunities in postgrad and honours research, and casual work, in alcohol and other drugs field
- October 2011
- LICENCE TO DRINK?: Dennis Gray discusses alcohol laws in the NT - 7.30
- October 2011
- CONFERENCE: Contemporary Drug Problems October 3 to 5, 2011, Prato, Italy
- September 2011
- FORUM: Reducing alcohol-related harm on children and young people
- September 2011
- LEARNING PROGRAM: University course helps disadvantaged people out of poverty
- September 2011
- PODCAST: Does moderate drinking have health benefits? Steve Allsop joins AM program to discuss Harvard study
- August 2011
- NEW BOOK: The Drug Effect: Health, Crime and Society - Co-edited by David Moore
- August 2011
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Improving behavioural support to help people overcome addictions - Presented Thursday, 11th August 2011
- July 2011
- PODCAST: Professor Simon Lenton discusses WA new cannabis laws - ABC Morning Show with Geoff Hutchison
- July 2011
- ANNUAL REPORT: NDRI's 2010 Annual Report
- July 2011
- NEW ARTICLE: Calls for wider availability of naloxone to help prevent opioid overdose: Of Substance magazine
- July 2011
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Monitoring and improving the health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous ex-prisoners - Presented Thursday, 14th July 2011
- July 2011
- SEMINAR: Monitoring and improving the health of Indigenous and non-Indigenous ex-prisoners - Thursday, 14th July 2011
- July 2011
- NEW PUBLICATION: Indigenous Health research at NDRI: Health at Curtin, Vol 4.
- June 2011
- NEW ARTICLE: CLEO: Young women who don't drink alcohol
- June 2011
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Drugs and the Criminal Justice System - Presented Thursday, 2nd June 2011 (iLecture)
- June 2011
- SEMINAR: Drugs and the Criminal Justice System - Thursday, 2nd June 2011, 12pm
- May 2011
- NEW REPORT: National Alcohol Sales Data Project Final Report, 2009
- May 2011
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Sex, sutures and school assemblies: Better or worse post liquor restrictions? - Presented Thursday, 19th May 2011
- May 2011
- SEMINAR: Sex, sutures and school assemblies: Better or worse post liquor restrictions? - Thursday, 19th May 2011, 2:00pm
- May 2011
- NEW PAPER: Do disorders predict the risk of harmful drug use?
- April 2011
- JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: Kalgoorlie residents ready to change hard-drinking reputation
- April 2011
- NEW REPORT: Kalgoorlie Alcohol Action Project Final Report
- April 2011
- SEMINAR: 10 years of illicit drug trends - Thursday, 14th April 2011, 2:00pm
- March 2011
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Alcohol, licensed venues and violence - Presented Thursday, 3rd March 2011 (iLecture)
- March 2011
- SEMINAR: "Are you looking at me?" Alcohol-related violence and the night time economy - Thursday, 3rd March 2011, 1:00pm
- February 2011
- NEW PAPER: More young people hospitalised by liver disease
- February 2011
- SEMINAR: Improving Aboriginal Peoples sexual and bloodborne viral health - Tuesday, 22nd February 2011, 2:00pm
- January 2011
- VIDEO: Alcohol our most harmful drug. Professor Steve Allsop discusses alcohol consumption - 7.30 Report
- December 2010
- NEW PUBLICATION: Reducing alcohol and other drug related harm
- November 2010
- LIFETIME HONOUR: NDRI Tier 1 colleague recognised with Research Australia Lifetime Achievement Award
- November 2010
- CONTRIBUTION RECOGNISED: Public Health Association of Australia WA President's Award for NDRI researcher
- November 2010
- PODCAST: Professor Steve Allsop discusses alcohol consumption in Australia - AM
- November 2010
- PODCAST: Associate Professor Tanya Chikritzhs discusses alcohol consumption in Australia - The Health Report
- November 2010
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: What's needed to Close the Smoking Gap? - Presented Wednesday, 17th November 2010 (iLecture)
- November 2010
- MEDIA RELEASE: High-risk drinking among young people the focus of new study
- November 2010
- SEMINAR: What's needed to Close the Smoking Gap? - Wednesday, 17th November 2010, 3:00pm
- November 2010
- NEW PUBLICATION: Per capita alcohol consumption in Australia: will the real trend please step forward?
- October 2010
- SEMINAR: Developing Personal and Collective Strategic Empowerment to support the process of recovery from addictions: A credible alternative? - Thursday, 28th October 2010, 11:00am - 12:00pm
- October 2010
- PODCAST: Associate Professor Tanya Chikritzhs discusses alcohol-related consumption, harm and violence - ABC 702 Sydney
- October 2010
- BURSARIES: Bursaries for honours and masters students
- October 2010
- STUDENT EVENING 2010 PRESENTATION: Information evening for 2011 PhD, Honours and Masters students - Presented Thursday, 7th October 2010 (powerpoint pdf)
- October 2010
- STUDENT EVENING: Information evening for 2011 PhD, Honours and Masters students - Thursday, 7th October 2010, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
- September 2010
- ADDICTION: Professor Steve Allsop, National Drug Research Institute Director, discusses marijuana use among youth on ABC 720 Perth Mornings program
- September 2010
- NEW REPORT: Sexual health and behaviour of Queensland prisoners - with Queensland and New South Wales comparisons
- July 2010
- NEW REPORT: "Don't wake up angry no more" The evaluation of the Norseman Voluntary Liquor Agreement
- July 2010
- MEDIA RELEASE: Voluntary alcohol restrictions lead to big drop in assaults and hospital admissions
- July 2010
- PODCAST: Ted Wilkes, NDRI Associate Professor and NIDAC Chair, discusses Australia's Indigenous incarceration rates on the SBS World View program
- July 2010
- SEMINAR: My-Peer Toolkit: Supporting agencies that help young people support themselves - Thursday, 29th July 2010, 1:00pm
- July 2010
- SEMINAR: 'Don't wake up angry no more': The evaluation of the Norseman Voluntary Liquor Agreement - Monday, 12th July 2010, 12:30pm
- July 2010
- SEMINAR: Identifying areas of need for Indigenous people affected by alcohol and other drug problems - Tuesday, 6th July 2010, 1:30pm
- June 2010
- NEW PUBLICATION: Indigenous specific alcohol and other drug interventions continuities: changes and areas of greatest need
- June 2010
- SEMINAR: Space, place and young injecting drug users in San Francisco - Tuesday, 22th June 2010, 1:00pm
- May 2010
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Identifying areas of need for Indigenous people affected by alcohol and other drug problems - Presented Thursday, 6th May 2010 (iLecture)
- May 2010
- MEDIA RELEASE: AFL drug testing: transparent approach is important
- April 2010
- SEMINAR: Identifying areas of need for Indigenous people affected by alcohol and other drug problems - Thursday, 6th May 2010, 3:00pm
- April 2010
- MEDIA RELEASE: Better alcohol treatment will help 'close the gap'
- November 2009
- BURSARIES: Bursaries for honours and masters students
- November 2009
- MEDIA RELEASE: Changing the drinking culture in Australia: Police enforcement should be one of many strategies
- November 2009
- WHO CONFERENCE: Ideas in ACTION, Solving Global Health Problems, Solutions for Global Health, WHO Global South-South Development Expo 2009
- October 2009
- MEETING: Capacity Building Grant - Inaugural Team Meeting
- October 2009
- NEW PUBLICATION: Naloxone for administration by peers in cases of heroin overdose
- October 2009
- FORUM PRESENTATION: The 'War on Drugs': A case for drug law reform - Presented Thursday, 15th October 2009 (iLecture)
- October 2009
- FORUM: The 'War on Drugs': A case for drug law reforms - Thursday, 15th October 2009, 3:00pm
- October 2009
- STUDENT EVENING 2009 PRESENTATION: Information evening for 2010 PhD, Honours and Masters students - Presented Thursday, 8th October 2009 (powerpoint pdf)
- October 2009
- STUDENT EVENING: Information evening for 2010 PhD, Honours and Masters students - Thursday, 8th October 2009, 4:30pm - 6:30pm
- September 2009
- JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: NDRI future fellow unlocking the secrets of crime
- September 2009
- MEDIA RELEASE: Alcohol-caused death rates decline but hospitalisations keep on rising
- August 2009
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Alcohol, tobacco, pregnancy and harm reduction: Unlocking resistance and understanding their links - presented Wednesday, 26th August 2009 (powerpoint pdf)
- August 2009
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Alcohol, tobacco, pregnancy and harm reduction: Unlocking resistance and understanding their links - presented Wednesday, 26th August 2009 (iLecture)
- August 2009
- SEMINAR: Alcohol, tobacco, pregnancy and harm reduction: Unlocking resistance and understanding their links - Wednesday, 26th August 2009, 2:00pm
- August 2009
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Creating a reinforcing environment to promote behaviour change in drug offenders - presented Tuesday, 11th August 2009
- August 2009
- SEMINAR: Creating a reinforcing environment to promote behaviour change in drug offenders - Tuesday, 11th August 2009, 1:00pm
- July 2009
- SEMINAR: Alcohol and Drug Issues in Aboriginal Australia - Tuesday, 7th July 2009, 1:30pm
- June 2009
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Nipping it in the bud: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Indigenous Communities - presented Thursday, 25th June 2009
- June 2009
- SEMINAR: Nipping it in the bud: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Indigenous Communities - Thursday, 25th June 2009, 2:00pm
- May 2009
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Alcohol, Drugs and the Family: results from a 35-year research program in England, Mexico, Italy, and the Northern Territory - presented Monday, 11th May 2009 (powerpoint pdf)
- May 2009
- SEMINAR PRESENTATION: Alcohol, Drugs and the Family: results from a 35-year research program in England, Mexico, Italy, and the Northern Territory - presented Monday, 11th May 2009 (audio 9MB mp3)
- May 2009
- TEENS AND ALCOHOL: ABC Radio Perth podcast of "Trials of Modern Life" discussion with Professor Steve Allsop (Listen)
- March 2009
- HEALTH JUSTICE FORUM: 2009 WA Justice Health Research Forum Report (pdf)
- March 2009
- FORUM PROGRAM: 2009 WA Justice Health Research Forum Program (pdf)
- March 2009
- FORUM PRESENTATIONS: 2009 WA Justice Health Research Forum Presentations (pdf)
- March 2009
- NEW REPORT: Alcohol, Risk and Harm Reduction: Drinking Amongst Young Adults in Recreational Settings in Perth (pdf)
- February 2009
- NEW PAPER: Alcohol use and prostate cancer (pdf)
- February 2009
- TRAINING PROGRAM: Volunteer Addictions Counsellors' Training Program - more info (pdf)
- February 2009
- APPLICATION FORM: Volunteer Addictions Counsellors' Training Program application form (pdf)
- February 2009
- NEW PUBLICATION: eMJA Editorial - The "alcopops" tax: heading in the right direction
- October 2008
- NEW BOOK: Drugs and Public Health: Australian Perspectives on Policy and Practice
- June 2008
- NEW REPORT: Group analysis of Aboriginal child death review cases in which chronic neglect is present (pdf)
- October 2007
- NEW REPORT: Effects of the Western Australian Cannabis Infringement Notice Scheme on public attitudes, knowledge and use: a comparison of pre- and post change data (pdf)
