The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre cordially invites you to attend the 2024 NDARC Annual Research Symposium. This event will highlight NDARC’s research and collaboration with national and international partners, allowing participants to share knowledge and foster networking and collaboration with peers.

The program, led by distinguished researchers, clinicians, and community leaders in the AoD sector, will feature insightful keynote speeches, interactive panel discussions, and engaging breakout sessions.

At the Symposium, we will release the National Drug Trends Reports and showcase our diverse work in alcohol and other drug research, including:

• The changing face of overdose
• Nitazenes & other emerging synthetics
• Epidemiology and future trajectory in the Asia Pacific
• Recent trends in alcohol use and harms in Australia
• Zero-alcohol beverages in Australia
• Global interventions, diversion program reoffending, imprisonment, and health
• Improving rural health outcomes
• Influences of substance use on family relationships.
• Opioid agonist therapy during pregnancy
• Development of opioid use disorder after using opioid painkillers
• Age-related risk of serious fall events associated with opioid analgesic use.

View the current draft program here.

It promises to be an excellent opportunity to stay current with the latest developments in the alcohol and other drug sector.

We look forward to hosting you!

Register here.