Category: Research papers

Personality, coping, motives for substance use, and mood examined in a sample of substance using young adults

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/08/2006

The neurological research on substance use has included the examination of the brain systems, which may act as mediators for reinforcing the effects of drugs; the measurement of brain-related activity in substance users while performing behavioural tasks; and the long term effects of substance use on the brain among chronic users. This project investigates a significant number of already established risk factors, including personality, impulsivity, coping resources, motives for use, and affect, within a single clinical sample.

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Substance use and mental health problems in young Australians

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 30/06/2006

In conjunction with the Centre for Adolescent Health, the National Drug Research Institute and the Social Development Research Group (Seattle, USA), the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute undertook a critical analysis of four existing data sets focused on adolescent and young adult alcohol use and abuse: the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort Study; the Gatehouse Project; the Victorian Adolescent Health and Well-being Survey; and the International Youth Development Study.

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Efficacy of support services and treatment options for police and emergency services

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/06/2006

This study complements the limited body of knowledge available in Australia on the impact of alcohol and licit-substance abuse in police and emergency services as well as available treatment and support services. The study researched and documented models of treatment and rehabilitation services for police and other emergency services personnel with an identified alcohol or licit drug problem. The project reviewed the provision of support services for this group, looking particularly at critical incident debriefing, and the issue of self-medication.

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Stability and change in women’s alcohol consumption: Factors related to alcohol consumption in women from the women’s health Australia study

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 31/01/2006

This project aims to determine change in consumption over time, and to identify the factors that affect levels and changes of consumption over time, and differences between age groups, using secondary analysis of data taken from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health; a population-based survey that has been examining the health and well-being of more than 40,000 Australian women since 1996.

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Assessing cost-effective interventions to reduce the burden of harm associated with alcohol misuse in Australia

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/10/2005

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost-effectiveness of interventions designed to reduce the burden of harm associated with alcohol misuse in Australia.

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National Correspondence Program to reduce alcohol consumption and co-occurring disorders (depression/anxiety)

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/10/2005

This project aims to facilitate the participation of a large group of consumers from all over Australia (including remote and rural areas) to learn to self-regulate their alcohol consumption and manage their co-occurring depression/anxiety.

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Managing licit drug use in later life: Impact on quality of life, cognitive function, and mood

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/10/2005

In partnership with the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation, this project investigates the mental health outcomes of a GP-based health promotion programme designed to decrease older adults’ consumption of legal substances such as alcohol and benzodiazepines.

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Fun and forgetting: Alcohol and other drug use by African young people in Hobart

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/09/2005

Discussions by Link Youth Health Service with African parents indicate considerable concern regarding how their children would cope with the influence of Australia’s drinking and drug-taking culture. African young people themselves indicated they were concerned about alcohol and marijuana use by their peers.

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Alcohol taxation and the low-strength alcoholic beverage market

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/06/2005

One of the ways for government to influence consumption of alcohol is via pricing, and a major influence in this area is taxation. The aim of this project is to provide comprehensive data on the effects of current indirect taxation on low-strength alcoholic beverages.

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Social meaning of inhalant use in Victoria: Implications for development of policy and intervention

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/06/2005

This study applies contemporary sociological analysis to the world of inhalant users in Melbourne, drawing on interviews with users, ex-users and expert workers, as well as wider public accounts in research, policy and media coverage. This study also critiques current Victorian policy approaches to inhalant use and suggests ways in which harms associated with inhalant use and with existing treatment and management strategies might be reduced.

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Modelling the costs and outcomes of changing general practitioner behaviours with respect to screening for at-risk drinking

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/06/2005

In the ten years 1992 to 2001, it was reported that approximately 31,000 Australians died from alcohol-related disease and injury. Harm from excessive alcohol use consumes expensive health care resources, contributes to lost productivity, and results in costs due to road accidents and legal actions. Early screening and intervention, particularly by GPs, has significant potential to prevent alcohol-related health and social problems.

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Treatment outcomes for young people presenting with alcohol as a primary or secondary substance of concern in residential treatment

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 01/06/2005

Regular and risky drinking is common among many young Australians, leading to significant short and long-term harm; yet little is known about the effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation programs.

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