National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC)

29/10/2025

Did you miss last week’s NDARC webinar with Dr Kelly McNamara about the health needs of a pregnant person with substance use disorder?

📹Watch the recording here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/substance-use-disorder-and-pregnancy

29/10/2025

National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs (NCCRED)'s annual clinical research symposium is fast approaching (Sunday, 9 November). Have you registered yet?

Sunday 9 November 2025, International Convention Centre Sydney, Gadigal, Australia

27/10/2025

Associate Professor Ryan Courtney spoke at the recent 2025 NDARC Annual Research Symposium about a randomised clinical trial on vaporized nicotine products for cessation among people experiencing social disadvantage. 🚭

📹Watch his presentation here (32:35): https://youtu.be/gUflK7IswNk?list=TLGGMdv1GSSkv0gxMDEwMjAyNQ

27/10/2025

Did you know that in Australia, 1 in 10 mothers report smoking during pregnancy? Evidence shows that if women quit during the first trimester, the risk of adverse outcomes is significantly reduced.

NDARC’s Dr Danielle Tran recently presented her research on the safety of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy for a Women’s Healthcare Australasia web conference.

Watch it here: https://members.wcha.asn.au/presentation/smoking-cessation-in-pregnancy-and-the-national-rollout-of-isistaquit/

23/10/2025

Did you miss the quickfire poster presentations at our recent 2025 NDARC Annual Research Symposium? You can watch all four here (starting at 1:05:00, each only 3 minutes long): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im8dyWxfHf8

22/10/2025

Missed last week’s NDARC webinar with Dr Nic Taylor from National Drug Research Institute (NDRI) about monitoring consumption in Australia?

📹Watch the recording here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/monitoring-alcohol-consumption-in-Australia-moving-towards-best-practice

22/10/2025

People on long-term treatment can be reassured that stopping these medicines is not likely to increase their risk of suicide or fatal overdose, thanks to a major new study from NDARC.

Read more here 👉 https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2025/10/stopping-long-term-opioids-unlikely-to-increase-suicide-risk

21/10/2025

Our scholarships are key to helping you reach your research goals. To find out about postgraduate projects currently seeking students, visit https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/research-impact/postgraduate-research/scholarships-at-ndarc/hdr-scholarship-projects

21/10/2025

Explore the latest data on patterns, harms and markets of , stimulants and related drugs across Australia in the 2025 report. 📄📊

Read more here 👉https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/australian-drug-trends-2025-key-findings-from-the-edrs

20/10/2025

On Wednesday, 22 October at 2pm (AEDT), NDARC’s Professor Rebecca McKetin will take part in the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI)’s October webinar, “Methamphetamine use in Australia”. She will be providing a brief update on the evidence for treating methamphetamine use disorder, including progress towards pharmacotherapy options and innovations in other evidence-based treatment options.

Register here: 10114cc3-bacb-4cae-ba9c-a39e772c748e@5a740cd7-5768-4d09-ae13-f706b09fa22c" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/10114cc3-bacb-4cae-ba9c-a39e772c748e@5a740cd7-5768-4d09-ae13-f706b09fa22c

19/10/2025

For our next webinar, join Kelly McNamara to learn about the health needs and health care of a pregnant person with substance use disorder, with a particular focus on maternal health.

🗓️ Thursday, 23 October
⏲️ 3pm AEDT
📍 Zoom webinar

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J3oVEDZ2QGWubsM2EPkXSw #/registration

17/10/2025

NEW OPPORTUNITY! 📣 We’re seeking a PhD candidate to investigate how new products, online delivery and targeted digital marketing impact youth alcohol use, mental health and wellbeing.

This PhD project offers the chance to:

✔ Analyse world-first data on digital alcohol marketing
✔ Work with national cohort studies
✔ Inform policy and prevention strategies
✔ Be supervised by leading experts across Australian research institutes.

Interested? Learn more here: https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/research-impact/postgraduate-research/scholarships-at-ndarc/hdr-scholarship-projects