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ABC Radio (19/12)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell spoke with the ABC about the NSW government's plan to trial drug testing at music festivals in 2025.

ABC News (19/12)
NDARC Deputy Director, Associate Professor Amy Peacock spoke to ABC News about the NSW government's plan to trial drug testing at music festivals in 2025.

The Conversation (16/12)
Professor Shane Darke wrote about why everyone who uses opioids should have naloxone in their home for The Conversation.

Australian Doctor (16/12)
Kendal Chidwick spoke to Australian Doctor about rising rates of prescription tapentadol use as part of her latest research on population-level opioid use trends.

Pharma in Focus (11/12)
Pharma in Focus reported on findings from Kendal Chidwick's latest research, which showed that while overall opioid analgesic use in Australia decline between 2015 and 2022, there was a spike in private scripts in the same period.Ìý

Pharmacy Daily (11/12)
Pharmacy Daily reported on findings from Kendal Chidwick's latest research, which showed that while overall opioid analgesic use in Australia decline between 2015 and 2022, there was a spike in private scripts in the same period.Ìý

Retail Pharmacy (10/12)
Retail Pharmacy reported on findings from Kendal Chidwick's latest research, which showed that while overall opioid analgesic use in Australia decline between 2015 and 2022, there was a spike in private scripts in the same period.

ABC News (07/12)
NDARC Deputy Director, Associate Professor Amy Peacock's presentation at the NSW Drug Summit 2024 hearings in Sydney were reported on by the ABC.

The Medical Republic (04/12)
NDARC Deputy Director, Associate Professor Amy Peacock's presentation at the NSW Drug Summit 2024 hearings in Sydney were included in a wrap-up article by The Medical Republic.

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (03/12)
The Australian Journal of Pharmacy reported on the November edition of the Drug Trends bulletin, which looked at trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets between October 2023 and September 2024.

ABC Radio (17/11)
NDARC Research Director, Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt discussed the association between chronic cannabis use in young people and poor academic performance with Dr Norman Swan for ABC Radio Nationals' Health ReportÌý±è°ù´Ç²µ°ù²¹³¾.Ìý

news.com.au (17/11)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed trends in cocaine use and its associated harms with news.com.au.Ìý

Guardian Australia (07/11)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland was interviewed by Guardian Australia about the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's rnational wastewater drug monitoring program.Ìý

Australian Doctor (29/10)
Professor Shane Darke was interviewed about his presentation, 'The Changing Face of Overdose', from the 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium with Australian Doctor. .

The New Daily (25/10)
Associate Professor Natasa Gisev and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ria Hopkins spoke with The New Daily about changes in paracetamol pack sizes. .

NBC News (25/10)
NDARC Research Director, Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt, discussed findings from the Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling with NBC News. .

ABC Radio (03/10)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed key findings from the Coroners Court of Victoria's report on overdose deaths with ABC Radio National's PM program. .

The Australian Financial Review (27/09)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed alcohol and other drug rehabilitation clinics with The Australian Financial Review.Ìý.

Herald Sun (25/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed key findings from the 2024 national Drug Trends reports with the Herald Sun.Ìý.

Australian Doctor (23/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed key findings from the 2024 national Drug Trends reports with Australian Doctor.Ìý.

Australian Pharmacist (23/09)
Australian Pharmacist wrote about the key takeaways from the 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium.Ìý.

SBS News (20/09)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed the 2024 national Drug Trends reports and Australian cocaine trends on SBS News.Ìý.

ABC Radio (20/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed key findings from the 2024 national Drug Trends reports on ABC Radio National's AM program.Ìý.

The Conversation (20/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland wrote about non-prescribed use of pharmaceutical stimulants, which was a key finding of the 2024 national Drug Trends reports, in The Conversation.Ìý.

ABC Radio (17/09)
Dr Monica Barratt spoke to ABC Radio National's PM program about drink spiking.Ìý.

ABC News (10/09)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed nitazenes following its detection by Canberra's drug testing service with ABC News. .

The Wire (30/08)
NDARC Research Fellow Christel Macdonald spoke to community radio current affairs program The Wire about interventions to reduce AOD-related harms in people who have been incarcerated. .

2GB Sydney / 4BC Brisbane (28/08)
Professor Donald Weatherburn discussed the link between gambling expenditure and crime rates in NSW on the 2GB Sydney / 4BC Brisbane's Nights with John Stanley program.Ìý.

ABC Radio (27/08)
Professor Donald Weatherburn discussed the link between gambling expenditure and crime rates in NSW on ABC Radio National's Breakfast program. .

The Sydney Morning Herald (26/08)
Professor Donald Weatherburn discussed the link between gambling expenditure and crime rates in NSW with The Sydney Morning Herald. .

The Sydney Morning Herald (29/07)
Professor Donald Weatherburn wrote about Indigenous incarceration rates in a opinion article for The Sydney Morning Herald. .

Australian Pharmacist (08/07)
Associate Professor Alys Havard and Dr Annelies Robijn discussed findings from their population-based cohort study about the use of smoking cessation therapy during pregnancy with Australian Pharmacist. .

ABC Radio (05/07)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell spoke to ABC Radio National's Breakfast program about nitazenes after the synthetic opioid was implicated in four overdose deaths in Melbourne. .

Good Weekend (29/06)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell spoke to Good Weekend about cocaine use in Australia. .

Herald Sun (14/06)
Dr Wing See Yuen discussed adolescent drinking rates and behaviours with the Herald Sun. .

The Medical Republic (13/06)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed findings from the 2024 National Illicit Drug Indicators Project reports with The Medical Republic. .

The Australian (29/05)
Professor Shane Darke discussed findings from a study about deaths linked to magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs with The Australian. .

The Advertiser (27/05)
NDARC Deputy Director Associate Professor Amy Peacock was interviewed by The Advertiser about GHB use in South Australia. .

ABC News (27/05)
NDARC Deputy Director Associate Professor Amy Peacock was interviewed by ABC News regarding GHB use across Australia.Ìý.

ABC Radio (25/05)
Professor Shane Darke discussed findings from a study about deaths linked to magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs with ABC Radio National's Health Report program. .

The Nightly (08/05)
Conjoint Professor Nadine Ezard spoke to The Nightly about nitazenes. .

SBS News (18/04)
Professor Shane Darke was interviewed about the 'war on drugs' for the SBS podcast, The Too Hard Basket. .

SBS News (26/03)
Professor Shane Darke was interviewed about the risks associated with prescription opioid misuse for the SBS podcast, Headlines on Health.

ABC News (13/03)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell discussed the ACIC's annual report of illicit drugs in wastewater with the ABC.Ìý

The Sydney Morning Herald (12/03)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell discussed the ACIC's annual report of illicit drugs in wastewater with The Sydney Morning Herald.

Healthcare Channel (21/02)
Healthcare Channel reported on findings from Dr Ria Hopkins' research the link between prescription opioid use the risk of falls in older adults.

The New Daily (19/02)
Associate Professor Ryan Courtney spoke to The New Daily about the use of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation.

The Australian Financial Review (13/02)
The Australian Financial Review reported on findings from Professor Shane Darke's research on fatal alcohol poisoning cases.

The West Australian (29/01)
The West Australian newspaper reported on findings from the annual Drug Trends jurisdictional reports.

ABC News (29/01)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell discussed synthetic opioids with ABC News and ABC Radio National's Rear Vision program.

3AW Melbourne (25/01)
Dr Monica Barratt spoke to 3AW Melbourne about the need for a harm reduction approach to reduce the risk of overdoses at music festivals.

InSight+ (15/01)
NDARC researchers - including Professor Shane Darke, Associate Professor Amy Peacock and Professor Michael Farrell - wrote about fatal heroin overdoses in Australia between 2020 and 2022 for InSight+.