Are zero-alcohol drinks promoting parent brands? Here, we look at what we know (+ don't yet!) from the alibi/brand extension literature. 🍾 Our new commentary paper out today in publichealthaus.bsky.social's ANZJPH, led by Dr @AshleaBartram NCETA Free to read: doi.org/10.1016/j.anzj…

🚀 Exciting news! CheQpoint, Queensland's first fixed-site drug checking service, launches April 19th at QuIHN Bowen Hills in partnership with QuIVAA. Stay tuned for our second location opening in July + festivals! Thank you to all our supporters for making this possible! 🎉

…and in case you missed it the first time! You can check out our systematic review which identified ⬆️wards of 15 MILLION substance related posts on social media here 🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

🚨Just Published!🚨Our latest systematic review on comorbid SUDs among people w/ OUD. ~60% had a comorbid SUD (eg cocaine, amphet, alcohol, cannabis, or benzos). Understanding comorbidities is key to better txt outcomes and reducing harm. International Journal of Drug Policy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Although social media platforms prohibit nicotine product listings, significant loopholes exist such that people are still able to purchase these products. We proposed several ways to combat covert e-cig marketing on social media platforms. ⬇️ 🔗 harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10…

Associate Professor Gary Chan spoke to Loretta Ryan & Craig Zonca about new #UQ research aimed at young people to reduce youth vaping rates. Find out more: brnw.ch/21wK2Qb #Health #Research #Vaping ABC Brisbane UQPsych Tianze Sun 孙天则

Young people may see more than 20 alcohol ads per hour on social media, research finds Brienna Rutherford Janni Leung Daniel Stjepanovic Gary Chan National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research UQ News #alcohol #advertising theconversation.com/young-people-m…

While a lot of profit stands to be made from alcohol and liquor licensing fees, Brienna Rutherford + that Gary Chung Kai Chan (UQ News) write that we can’t ignore the harm it poses to young people. theconversation.com/young-people-m…

Through the looking glass: An alcohol advertisement every 3 minutes Brienna Rutherford Janni Leung Daniel Stjepanovic Gary Chan National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research UQ News #alcohol #advertising onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/da…

#UQ researchers examined social media accounts of 125 university students aged 17 to 25, finding they were exposed to an alcohol advertisement every 2 minutes and 43 seconds on average. Read more: brnw.ch/21wKwDt #Health #Research Gary Chan Brienna Rutherford National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research

In The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand , Brienna Rutherford and I talked about our recent research on alcohol ads on social media. 🍺🍺🍺 Majority of young people saw alcohol ads. On average, they saw 1 ads every 3 mins! brnw.ch/21wKB7W UQ Health Drug&AlcoholReview UQPsych NCYSUR Epidemiology Group

#UQ researchers are suggesting a new diagnosis should be added to the official world diseases list to better identify those with gaming disorders. Find out more: uq.edu.au/news/article/2… #Health #Research #Gaming Gary Chan

We’re in Montréal ! Come check out the poster presentations by NCYSUR PhD students gigivu (#256) and Danielle Dawson (#211) at #CCPD24 #NIDA today 📌

Thrilled to be at #CPDD24 #NIDA with my token Australian photoshoot prop

Jubilant to be here in Montréal at ISSDP #ISSDP24 talking about medicinal cannabis use in Australia

Giang Vu presents on how social norms and societal approval towards HTPs impacts both cigarette and HTP use at ISSDP 2024 conference gigivu #ISSDP2024

our last day at #ISSDP2024 with our work looking at what type of exposure to e-cigarette ads is associated with future use ! National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research

Our new report out today, reports on 1,100+ alcohol ads pushed through our social media feeds each month. We show how alcohol ads are no longer just ads – they are the store front to bottle shops that look to rapidly convert ad exposure into alcohol sale. fare.org.au/buy-now-button…

Our new paper explores adolescent cannabis & alcohol use patterns, pre & mid-pandemic. Greater alcohol consumption and likelihood of cannabis use among the cohort who completed Yr 12 during 2020 might be explained by impacts of the pandemic lockdowns 😷📃 ijadr.org/index.php/ijad…

PhD researcher Jack Chung from #NCYSUR found an increase in the consumption of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, and synthetic cannabinoids among youth in the U.S. between 2021 and 2023. Additional information is available at buff.ly/XT6PjhZ.