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Two hands exchanging a small bag of ecstasy tablets

Disruption to Australian ecstasy market following COVID-19 restrictions, report finds

21 Sep 2022

The latest Drug Trends report from UNSW’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows significant changes in perceived availability of all forms of ecstasy.

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.

UNSW awarded over $13m in NHMRC clinical trials funding

19 May 2022

Projects testing the cost-effectiveness of vaporised nicotine products to quit smoking and understanding the health factors influencing dementia are among those to receive NHMRC funding.

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.

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.

Man holding an ecstasy pill. Focus on the pill

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.

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.

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.

Methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth

Methamphetamine and heroin availability down since March, prices up: survey

05 Nov 2020

Illicit drugs are harder to get and cost more since the coronavirus pandemic, says UNSW Sydney’s National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.

Problem opioid behaviours associated with pre-existing risks, not just dosage

21 Oct 2020

Opioid dependence – and other problematic opioid behaviours in people with chronic pain – is associated with patient risk factors, rather than simply higher opioid doses, says a new report.

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