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

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.

01/08/2006

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

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.

01/06/2005

Rites, rights, and responsibilities: An investigation of young people’s views on alcohol and rites of passage

This pilot project examines alternative ‘Rites of Passage’ which have the potential to be developed into formal transition points between childhood and adulthood. Because there are no longer any formalised rites of passage, young people have adopted other processes to signify their passage to adulthood.

01/01/2005

Reducing morbidity among licit substance-using adolescents: A record-linkage assessment of a brief intervention

This randomised trial of adolescents presenting to hospital emergency departments in Perth with problems related to alcohol or other drug use, used the then recently implemented system of linking records in hospitals and medical practices in Western Australia. The aim of this research was to validate the use of hospital record linkage procedures as a method of collecting follow-up data and to use this methodology to assemble outcome data on the study cohort.

30/12/2004

Binge drinking and related risk factors amongst out-of-school 16 year olds in NSW

This study investigates alcohol use and associated risk behaviours of 16 year-olds who have left school early in NSW.

01/01/2003

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

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

Rites, rights, and responsibilities: An investigation of young people’s views on alcohol and rites of passage

Reducing morbidity among licit substance-using adolescents: A record-linkage assessment of a brief intervention

Binge drinking and related risk factors amongst out-of-school 16 year olds in NSW

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