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17 May 2013 - EVENTS

The Dean’s Lecture Series is UNSW Medicine’s signature event and one of the largest faculty-based events on campus. The free lectures seek to debate and highlight the world’s most topical health challenges. This lecture's theme is the 'rising...

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Tuesday, 20 November 2012 - National Alcohol NEWS

In an Australian first, researchers have reached out to families and carers affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) to identify gaps in existing services.

The research found...

Tuesday, 20 November 2012 - NEWS

Policies that aim to reduce binge drinking by targeting particular kinds of alcohol or drinking locations are likely to be less effective than policies with more widespread targets, new research...

Monday, 12 November 2012 - National Drug NEWS

NDARC will play host to Iain McGregor on Thursday 6 December when the Professor of Psychopharmacology will present his latest work on trends in prescription drug use in Australia. The University...

Monday, 5 November 2012 - National Alcohol, National Drug NEWS

Do young Australians want illicit drugs to be decriminalised? Are they confident an increase in the price of booze will stop their peers from binging? Do they think police with sniffer dogs help...

Friday, 26 October 2012 - NEWS

Health workers involved in the care of drug users are invited to come along to the third annual NDARC Health Workers Seminar.

This free event will present the key findings from the...

Friday, 26 October 2012 - NEWS

Congratulations to Dr Katherine Mills who has been awarded a prestigious NSW Young Tall Poppies Science Award, in recognition...

Wednesday, 24 October 2012 - NEWS

The publication of a NIDIP bulletin on accidental opioid-induced deaths in 2008 caught the media...

Friday, 19 October 2012 - Internal NDARC NEWS

Researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney have been awarded more than $7.1 million in project grants and research fellowships in...

Tuesday, 9 October 2012 - National Drug NEWS

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Ecstasy among Australia's regular drug users, in pubs, clubs and music festivals, appears to be making a comeback, according to research...

Friday, 5 October 2012 - International Drug NEWS

People who inject drugs (PWID) can significantly reduce their risk of HIV infection with the use of opiate substitution treatments such as methadone, as suggested by an international team of...

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