Events

NDRI WEBINAR: Drug checking around Australia: A snapshot of services, recent findings, and insights for the festival season

Online

In an evolving illicit drug risk environment, drug checking is increasingly recognised as a vital harm reduction tool for surveillance and informed decision-making. As we enter another Australian festival season, the risks posed by high-potency substances and novel synthetic substances, such as nitazines and cathinones, raise particular concerns. In this webinar, we’ll bring together a

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VSURF: Oisin Stronach – An age–period–cohort–interaction analysis of methamphetamine-related deaths in Australia, 2001-2020

BurnetInstitute Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Victorian Substance Use Research Forum (VSURF) - April Seminar - Oisin Stronach - An age–period–cohort–interaction analysis of methamphetamine-related deaths in Australia, 2001-2020 Please join us on 11th April for our next VSURF seminar, which will be delivered by Oisin Stronach from the Burnet Institute. Oisin will be presenting his work examining trends methamphetamine-related deaths in

NDRI APRIL WEBINAR: The Intersection of Violence and Drug Use Among Women

Online webinar

WED APRIL 16th – 2-2:45pm AWST / 4-4:45pm AEST / 7-7:45am BST Presenters:  Gail Gilchrist, Kings College, London Sam Colledge-Frisby, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University Jade Lane, Burnet Institute Facilitated by Shelley Walker & Emma Vieira (National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University) Women who use drugs are at an increased risk of gender-based violence, which

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NDRI Webinar – Young people and vaping: The pervasiveness of social media marketing and prevention efforts

Online webinar

Vaping is a growing public health concern, especially for younger populations. National survey evidence indicates that vaping has increased exponentially in the past 5-10 years among adolescents and young adults. This webinar brings together a range of speakers to discuss the marketing of vapes on social media, key strategies to reduce vaping among young people,

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Challenges in integration and integrated care: psychedelic assisted therapies for addiction and mental illness

Online webinar

Join Associate Professor Shalini Arunogiri for a webinar exploring emerging treatments in the alcohol and other drugs (AOD) sector, with a focus on psychedelic-assisted therapies. Dr. Arunogiri is a clinical psychiatrist specialising in addiction and the Deputy Clinical Director at Turning Point, a national centre for addiction treatment, research, and education. She is also an

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Unlocking Careers in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Services (Webinar)

Online via Zoom

Are you ready to take the next step in your career in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services? Whether you're looking to specialise, expand your expertise, or open new career pathways, this webinar is the perfect opportunity to explore how our postgraduate courses in addictive behaviours can help you achieve your goals. Join us to

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Unlocking Careers in Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Services (Webinar)

Online via Zoom

Are you ready to take the next step in your career in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) services? Whether you're looking to specialise, expand your expertise, or open new career pathways, this webinar is the perfect opportunity to explore how our postgraduate courses in addictive behaviours can help you achieve your goals. Join us to

Cannabis and Harm Reduction

Join us in the lunch and learn session to look at the statistics around cannabis use in Australia, harm reduction strategies and some of the updates in Victoria regarding driving and cannabis use. To register send an email to sdds@monashhealth.org

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NDRI WEBINAR – Trends in harms from alcohol: The National Alcohol Indicators Project

Online webinar

The National Alcohol Indicators Project (NAIP) is a nationally coordinated project aimed at tracking and reporting on trends in alcohol-related harm in Australia at national, state and local levels. One of the main objectives of the project is to develop a set of indicators for the continual monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of state

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Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence, presented by Dr Nadine Ezard.

Zoom webinar

Talking Point - Wednesday 25th June 2025, 1pm to 2pm AEST - ONLINE Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence, presented by Dr Nadine Ezard. We conducted a randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of 250mg lisdexamfetamine daily vs placebo among 164 adults with methamphetamine dependence at 6 outpatient services around Australia. The study was impacted by

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