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Five drug-induced deaths per day among Australians in 2020, report finds

26 May 2022

The latest Drug Trends report from UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows more than 1800 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2020.

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One in three chronic pain sufferers have difficulty getting ongoing opioid prescriptions

13 May 2022

Measures to curb growing rates of opioid use are also making it difficult for people with long-term, chronic pain to get ongoing prescriptions.

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Doctors can reduce risks of long-term opioid use for patients leaving hospital

29 Apr 2022

New national standards aim to change doctors’ prescribing habits for hospital patients with pain when they’re discharged home.

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Treatment for alcohol use disorder often not perceived as 'helpful': WHO survey analysis

10 Nov 2021

Fewer than half of people with alcohol use disorder who received professional help perceived their treatment as helpful.

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Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia honours five UNSW academics

09 Nov 2021

New Fellows elected in recognition of their excellence in the social sciences.

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Cocaine and ketamine use up, ecstasy down: reports reveal the major trends in Australian drug use during 2021

22 Oct 2021

Results from annual surveys of people who regularly use drugs in Australia have revealed a range of concerning trends in 2021.

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Low-cost, natural quit smoking aid is effective, needs wider global access

07 Jul 2021

UNSW Sydney researchers have compared plant extract cytisine to an established quit smoking aid in a clinical trial for the first time.

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Opioids the underlying cause of Australian drug-induced deaths in 2019

15 Apr 2021

The latest Drug Trends report from UNSW Sydney’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre reveals there were 1865 drug-induced deaths in 2019, with a shift to more deaths involving heroin than natural and semi-synthetic opioids.

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Can't remember last night? 48% of drinkers have had a blackout by age 19

05 Feb 2021

Adolescents who had more and more blackouts each year had a much higher risk of developing severe alcohol problems.

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Caring for 66,455 revellers at risk delivers $7.5m harm-reduction benefit for Sydney

08 Dec 2020

Our time of social isolation under COVID-19 restrictions has reinforced the importance of taking care of each other, particularly the most vulnerable in our community. 

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