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Logging into Therapy: Adolescent Perceptions of Online Therapies for Mental Health Problems
Abstract
Objectives
This study describes adolescent attitudes towards online therapies and explores the factors that predict these attitudes.
Method
Australian adolescents (N = 217) were surveyed on their knowledge of, attitudes towards...
Parliamentary Inquiry into Communication Campaigns Targeting Drug & Substance Abuse
Submission to Parliamentary Inquiry:
Illicit drug demand is at a critical juncture particularly at a time where the Australian criminal drug manufacturing and distribution networks are well established, sophisticated and tremendously...
A Review of Alcohol and Drug Education and Early Intervention Programs in Australian Government Schools
The Dalgarno Institute were proud to be part ANACAD commissioned consultancy on the effectiveness of AOD Education in Australian Government Schools. Review attached - The imperative of evidence-based demand reduction, 'all of school and...
Skipping Alcohol is Good for a Heart that Skips Beats
"Even light drinking could contribute to atrial fibrillation, a fluttery heartbeat with potentially grave consequences.
Swearing off alcohol in the new year can be a way to recover from holiday indulgence. But for people who suffer from a...
Social Determinants & Substance Use: A Perspective Beyond the Policy Silo Pragmatics
An evidence-based commentary review of both data and narratives that have been engaged to shape perception of drug use engagement and uptake. The paper invites the reader to re-examine the current themes through a different research lens.
Effect of Intranasal vs Intramuscular Naloxone on Opioid Overdose: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Points
Question: Is 800 μg of naloxone hydrochloride administered intranasally as effective in reversing opioid overdose as the same dose administered intramuscularly?
Findings: In this double-blind, double-dummy randomized clinical...
Lung Cancer Mortality in Australia in the Twenty-First Century: How Many Lives Can Be Saved with Effective Tobacco Control?
Highlights
- Quantified the number of lung cancer deaths averted in Australia through tobacco control.
- Almost 2 million lung cancer deaths have already been prevented over the period 1956–2100.
- Lung cancer will continue to be a...
Alcohol Consumption and Parenthood
A recent study sought to determine the extent to which the transition to parenthood protects against problematic alcohol consumption.
Assessing Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in a Study of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe physical, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive impairments that have occurred following exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. The diagnosis of FASD requires a...
Trends in Self-Poisoning and Psychotropic Drug Use in People Aged 5–19 Years
Abstract
Objectives: To characterise trends in self-poisoning and psychotropic medicine use in young Australians.
Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study.
Setting Calls taken by the New South Wales and Victorian Poisons...
Conditional Probabilities of Substance Use Disorders and Associated Risk Factors
Highlights
Pre-existing mental disorders increases the risk of developing SUD.
Australia’s Changing Relationship with Alcohol
There has been a steady decline in alcohol consumption in Australia over the past decade. It is important to understand what is encouraging individuals to change their drinking behaviour so as to support the maintenance of these positive...
E-cigarettes: An Unintended Illicit Drug Delivery System
Abstract
Since the introduction of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in 2003, the technology has advanced allowing for greater user modifications, with users now able to control voltage, battery power, and constituents of the e...
Differential Intervention Effectiveness of a Universal School-Based Resilience Intervention in Reducing Adolescent Substance Use within Student Subgroups
Abstract
Objectives: Interventions addressing the individual and environmental protective factors of adolescents are suggested to have potential for reducing adolescent substance use. While universally delivered school-based substance use...
Beyond Cure: Patient Reported Outcomes of Hepatitis C Treatment among People who Inject Drugs in Australia
Abstract
Background
Recent advances in the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection provide the possibility of eliminating HCV as a public health threat. This focus on HCV elimination through treatment, however, is also driving a...
Temporal Associations of Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption with Cancer Mortality
Key Points
Question: Are changes in population-level alcohol and tobacco consumption associated with changes in overall cancer mortality?
Findings: In this population-based cohort study, temporal associations of alcohol and tobacco...
Alcohol Consumption Reduction among a Web-Based Supportive Community Using the Hello Sunday Morning Blog Platform: Observational Study
ABSTRACT
Background: Alcohol misuse is a major social and public health issue in Australia, with an estimated cost to the community of Aus $30 billion per annum. Until recently, a major barrier in addressing this significant public health...
Development and Testing of the Youth Alcohol Norms Survey (YANS) Instrument to Measure Youth Alcohol Norms and Psychosocial Influences
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to develop and validate an online instrument to: (1) identify common alcohol-related social influences, norms and beliefs among adolescents; (2) clarify the process and pathways through which...
Childhood Predictors of Lung Function and Future COPD Risk
A study published in the Lancet details the discovery of a link between the respiratory disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and childhood exposure to parental smoking or childhood illnesses, such as asthma, bronchitis...