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We are excited to announce that a team led by Ting Xia has been awarded a NHMRC Ideas Grant! Read more about the project: tinyurl.com/2mfk9y3s Tina Lam Dr Joanna F Dipnall Burnet Institute Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS Amanda Roxburgh

Check out Esme Dark's (almost) new pod on psychedelic therapies, wherein I appear this week... Esme is a Clin Psych and psychedelic therapist working in our Clinical Psychedelic Lab Monash University. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/55L6BP… Apple podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/dr-…

Investing in truck drivers’ health is vital for road safety, and society. Poor health among drivers costs the industry billions, and increases accident risks. Monash Addiction Research Centre’s Ting Xia explains: mona.sh/hXTR50USWfO #MonashLens

🔓What influences Australian #pharmacists' decisions to supply #opioids? Results from a survey & randomised controlled factorial experiment Louisa Picco Ting Xia Rose Laing, Elizabeth Grist, Jana Dostal Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS Monash Addiction Research Centre Monash University #PDMP onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

A new study led by Dr Anthony Hew has examined the methods used to identify people who frequently need emergency services due to mental illness. “If we can identify these people early ... their long-term health outcomes could improve," he said. Read: turningpoint.org.au/about-us/news/…

MARC member, Prof Alex Collie recently spoke to Channel Nine’s Today about Monash University-led research that has found thousands of injured Victorian employees are receiving high-risk #opioid prescriptions. Paper: tinyurl.com/ycxxmv3m Watch here: drive.google.com/file/d/1G_eZ9U…

My latest article has now been published, focusing on Aussie GPs & their views on e-cigs as smoking cessation aids at baseline & 12-months later. Thanking my amazing co-authors for their contributions Hester Wilson Jamie Brown Chris Barton, PhD Monash Public Health harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

MARC Deputy Director Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS has told The Age that governments should address the increasing presence of nitazenes by enhancing harm reduction efforts,  including drug checking and ensuring naloxone is readily accessible. Read more: theage.com.au/national/half-…

Registrations are open for the 2025 MARC Symposium! 📅Thursday, 22 May 2025 📢The Pavilion, Monash University (Caulfield campus) 💲Free for MARC Members / $150 for non-members Register: eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-marc-sy…

Open Access - Changes over time in novel #benzodiazepines contributing to fatal #overdoses in #Victoria, Australia Jennifer L. Schumann, Rebekka Syrjanen, Jeremy A. Dwyer Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Monash University Monash Addiction Research Centre onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

We have a packed schedule ahead for the 2025 MARC Symposium today! Two highlights will be Matt Craig and A/Prof Shalini Arunogiri delivering our keynote presentations. Keep an eye on this page for highlights from this sold-out event throughout the day!

We proudly released our 2023/2024 Annual Report at the MARC Symposium last week. The report highlights our progress over the past year as we continue working to find solutions that transform the way we think about and respond to addiction. monash.edu/medicine/ehcs/…

A new systematic review led by Megan Swannell & Shalini Arunogiri has identified potential medications that could support people experiencing co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder & substance use disorders to engage in and complete therapy. Read here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Based on research by Emmanuel Mammoliti, Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS Amanda Roxburgh NDRI Curtin Curtin University Burnet Institute Monash Addiction Research Centre Monash University onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

🔓Patterns of Acute #GHB Harms Requiring #Ambulance Attendance: Should Greater Focus Be on Regional Areas? Naomi Beard, James Wilson, Bosco C. Rowland Ziad Nehme Dan Lubman Dr Rowan P. Ogeil Turning Point Barwon Health Monash Addiction Research Centre Ambulance Victoria doi.org/10.1111/dar.14…

Congratulations to Dr Ryan Baldwin who has won the 2025 MARC EMCR Publication Prize! He also won the 2025 MARC Symposium Best Poster award. Prof Dan Lubman & Prof Suzanne Nielsen PhD MPS presented the awards last week. 👉 Read the publication: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations to Dr Monica Jung , who won the MARC PhD Publication Prize for her paper, ‘Opioid characteristics & nonopioid interventions associated with successful opioid taper in patients with chronic noncancer pain’. Read the paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38112755/

Congratulations to Critical Care Paramedic, and Monash Paramedicine and MARC PhD candidate Richard Armour for winning the award for Best Presentation from an Emerging Researcher at our 2025 MARC Symposium: Read the paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39577213/