ABC Radio (19/12)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell spoke with the ABC about the NSW government's plan to trial drug testing at music festivals in 2025. Listen here

ABC News (19/12)
NDARC Deputy Director, Associate Professor Amy Peacock spoke to ABC News about the NSW government's plan to trial drug testing at music festivals in 2025. Read here

The Conversation (16/12)
Professor Shane Darke wrote about why everyone who uses opioids should have naloxone in their home for The Conversation. Read here

Australian Doctor (16/12)
Kendal Chidwick spoke to Australian Doctor about rising rates of prescription tapentadol use as part of her latest research on population-level opioid use trends. Read here

Pharma in Focus (11/12)
Pharma in Focus reported on findings from Kendal Chidwick's latest research, which showed that while overall opioid analgesic use in Australia decline between 2015 and 2022, there was a spike in private scripts in the same period. Read here

Pharmacy Daily (11/12)
Pharmacy Daily reported on findings from Kendal Chidwick's latest research, which showed that while overall opioid analgesic use in Australia decline between 2015 and 2022, there was a spike in private scripts in the same period. Read here

Retail Pharmacy (10/12)
Retail Pharmacy reported on findings from Kendal Chidwick's latest research, which showed that while overall opioid analgesic use in Australia decline between 2015 and 2022, there was a spike in private scripts in the same period. Read here

ABC News (07/12)
NDARC Deputy Director, Associate Professor Amy Peacock's presentation at the NSW Drug Summit 2024 hearings in Sydney were reported on by the ABC. Read here

The Medical Republic (04/12)
NDARC Deputy Director, Associate Professor Amy Peacock's presentation at the NSW Drug Summit 2024 hearings in Sydney were included in a wrap-up article by The Medical Republic. Read here

Australian Journal of Pharmacy (03/12)
The Australian Journal of Pharmacy reported on the November edition of the Drug Trends bulletin, which looked at trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets between October 2023 and September 2024. Read here

ABC Radio (17/11)
NDARC Research Director, Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt discussed the association between chronic cannabis use in young people and poor academic performance with Dr Norman Swan for ABC Radio Nationals' Health Report program. Listen now

news.com.au (17/11)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed trends in cocaine use and its associated harms with news.com.au. Read here

Guardian Australia (07/11)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland was interviewed by Guardian Australia about the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission's rnational wastewater drug monitoring program. Read here

Australian Doctor (29/10)
Professor Shane Darke was interviewed about his presentation, 'The Changing Face of Overdose', from the 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium with Australian Doctor. Read here.

The New Daily (25/10)
Associate Professor Natasa Gisev and Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ria Hopkins spoke with The New Daily about changes in paracetamol pack sizes. Read here.

NBC News (25/10)
NDARC Research Director, Scientia Professor Louisa Degenhardt, discussed findings from the Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling with NBC News. Read here.

ABC Radio (03/10)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed key findings from the Coroners Court of Victoria's report on overdose deaths with ABC Radio National's PM program. Listen now.

The Australian Financial Review (27/09)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed alcohol and other drug rehabilitation clinics with The Australian Financial Review. Read here.

Herald Sun (25/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed key findings from the 2024 national Drug Trends reports with the Herald Sun. Read here.

Australian Doctor (23/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed key findings from the 2024 national Drug Trends reports with Australian Doctor. Read here.

Australian Pharmacist (23/09)
Australian Pharmacist wrote about the key takeaways from the 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium. Read here.

SBS News (20/09)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed the 2024 national Drug Trends reports and Australian cocaine trends on SBS News. Watch now.

ABC Radio (20/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed key findings from the 2024 national Drug Trends reports on ABC Radio National's AM program. Listen now.

The Conversation (20/09)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland wrote about non-prescribed use of pharmaceutical stimulants, which was a key finding of the 2024 national Drug Trends reports, in The Conversation. Read here.

ABC Radio (17/09)
Dr Monica Barratt spoke to ABC Radio National's PM program about drink spiking. Listen now.

ABC News (10/09)
NDARC Director, Professor Michael Farrell discussed nitazenes following its detection by Canberra's drug testing service with ABC News. Read here.

The Wire (30/08)
NDARC Research Fellow Christel Macdonald spoke to community radio current affairs program The Wire about interventions to reduce AOD-related harms in people who have been incarcerated. Listen now.

2GB Sydney / 4BC Brisbane (28/08)
Professor Donald Weatherburn discussed the link between gambling expenditure and crime rates in NSW on the 2GB Sydney / 4BC Brisbane's Nights with John Stanley program. Listen now.

ABC Radio (27/08)
Professor Donald Weatherburn discussed the link between gambling expenditure and crime rates in NSW on ABC Radio National's Breakfast program. Listen now.

The Sydney Morning Herald (26/08)
Professor Donald Weatherburn discussed the link between gambling expenditure and crime rates in NSW with The Sydney Morning Herald. Read here.

The Sydney Morning Herald (29/07)
Professor Donald Weatherburn wrote about Indigenous incarceration rates in a opinion article for The Sydney Morning Herald. Read here.

Australian Pharmacist (08/07)
Associate Professor Alys Havard and Dr Annelies Robijn discussed findings from their population-based cohort study about the use of smoking cessation therapy during pregnancy with Australian Pharmacist. Read here.

ABC Radio (05/07)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell spoke to ABC Radio National's Breakfast program about nitazenes after the synthetic opioid was implicated in four overdose deaths in Melbourne. Listen now.

Good Weekend (29/06)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell spoke to Good Weekend about cocaine use in Australia. Read here.

Herald Sun (14/06)
Dr Wing See Yuen discussed adolescent drinking rates and behaviours with the Herald Sun. Read here.

The Medical Republic (13/06)
Drug Trends Program Lead and NDARC Deputy Director, Dr Rachel Sutherland discussed findings from the 2024 National Illicit Drug Indicators Project reports with The Medical Republic. Read here.

The Australian (29/05)
Professor Shane Darke discussed findings from a study about deaths linked to magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs with The Australian. Read here.

The Advertiser (27/05)
NDARC Deputy Director Associate Professor Amy Peacock was interviewed by The Advertiser about GHB use in South Australia. Read here.

ABC News (27/05)
NDARC Deputy Director Associate Professor Amy Peacock was interviewed by ABC News regarding GHB use across Australia. Read here.

ABC Radio (25/05)
Professor Shane Darke discussed findings from a study about deaths linked to magic mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs with ABC Radio National's Health Report program. Listen now.

The Nightly (08/05)
Conjoint Professor Nadine Ezard spoke to The Nightly about nitazenes. Read here.

SBS News (18/04)
Professor Shane Darke was interviewed about the 'war on drugs' for the SBS podcast, The Too Hard Basket. Listen now.

SBS News (26/03)
Professor Shane Darke was interviewed about the risks associated with prescription opioid misuse for the SBS podcast, Headlines on Health. Listen here

ABC News (13/03)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell discussed the ACIC's annual report of illicit drugs in wastewater with the ABC. Read here

The Sydney Morning Herald (12/03)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell discussed the ACIC's annual report of illicit drugs in wastewater with The Sydney Morning Herald. Read here

Healthcare Channel (21/02)
Healthcare Channel reported on findings from Dr Ria Hopkins' research the link between prescription opioid use the risk of falls in older adults. Read here

The New Daily (19/02)
Associate Professor Ryan Courtney spoke to The New Daily about the use of pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation. Read here

The Australian Financial Review (13/02)
The Australian Financial Review reported on findings from Professor Shane Darke's research on fatal alcohol poisoning cases. Read here

The West Australian (29/01)
The West Australian newspaper reported on findings from the annual Drug Trends jurisdictional reports. Read here

ABC News (29/01)
NDARC Director Professor Michael Farrell discussed synthetic opioids with ABC News and ABC Radio National's Rear Vision program. Read here

3AW Melbourne (25/01)
Dr Monica Barratt spoke to 3AW Melbourne about the need for a harm reduction approach to reduce the risk of overdoses at music festivals. Listen here

InSight+ (15/01)
NDARC researchers - including Professor Shane Darke, Associate Professor Amy Peacock and Professor Michael Farrell - wrote about fatal heroin overdoses in Australia between 2020 and 2022 for InSight+. Read here