Can a 10-year-old be responsible for a crime? Here’s what brain science tells us ➡️Professor Susan Sawyer & Dr Nandi Vijayakumar discuss the age of criminal responsibility in a new article featured in the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Read more🔗theconversation.com/can-a-10-year-…

New in IJERPH latest special issue. Me + Emma (QuIVAA Griffith University Griffith Centre for Mental Health) examine the unique challenges of AOD peers. To support them, we need genuine leadership, diverse inclusion, and policies that value LLE. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph…

Very interesting book by Walt Crawford. One of the most fascinating tables is the top 11 OpenAccess publishers in 2023. The revenue figures (to me anyway) are staggering. buff.ly/3Z6y4zy

Call for papers for a special section of Drug and Alcohol Review — Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Substance Use and Addiction Research More information here - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1…

Participate in a Research Study on Intoxication and Crime: We are seeking adults (18 years and older) who are fluent in English and residing in Australia. Please share, thank you! sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8C… #Australia #crime #alcohol #drugs

#TechTokTuesday Today's SDAS #TechTok demonstrates how to create a new variable using the generate command. View all our TechToks at youtube.com/@sdas_anz

In case you missed it - in Sage Journals. We found low but present rates of drink spiking among 7,607 participants from 22 countries. Lead: Dr Emma L Davies Collab: Tim Piatkowski Alex Frankovitch Cheneal Puljevic Dr Monica Barratt 🌈 Jason Ferris (he/him) @globaldrugsurvy doi.org/10.1177/002204…

A piece from Men's Health Mag giving some context around the anabolic steroid Trenbolone - with Rick Collins and I (among many others). For more on 'tren': doi.org/10.1111/DAR.13… doi.org/10.1080/160663… menshealth.com/fitness/a61941…

Thinking of doing your PhD - or know someone who is? We have a scholarship available with Renae Fomiatti and Professor Kate Seear, examining the role of cosmeceuticals in health, gender and ageing! Click through & share: latrobe.edu.au/arcshs/study/s…

A Parliament of Victoria committee has tabled a report on workplace drug testing in Victoria Read our summary here genderlawanddrugs.org/2024/09/12/wor…

On the back of this week’s alcohol death news that 1,277 lives were tragically lost in 2023, we hope the Scottish Government sets out an urgent plan of action this afternoon.

interRAI LTCF provides comprehensive assessments that inform personalised care plans, ensuring that each resident's unique needs and preferences are met effectively. Read more >> tinyurl.com/2jm82pwn #interRAI #LTCF #HealthCare #AgedCare #QualityCare #CarePlanning UQ Centre for Health Services Research

Are you an #AOD or #HealthWorker? Check out this training module for an introduction to working with men who engage in #chemsex. The resource was developed by QLD Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (QNADA) + Queensland Council for LGBTI Health (QC) Access it here: ow.ly/K8wA50Tg61a

An overview of findings from our first four months of operating a drug checking service in Queensland is now available. 219 people accessed pill testing services in four months of CheQpoint's operation in Brisbane and the Gold Coast. 392 drug samples were tested.

Pretty strong evidence of negative mental health effects of doing a PhD. Recent working paper by Eva Ranehill, Anna Sandberg, Sanna Bergvall, and Clara Fernström. Paper link: swopec.hhs.se/lunewp/abs/lun…

"Why, Where, and with Whom? Understanding the set and setting influencing the consumption of NoLo beverages" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

While outside my usual publication space, it is not outside recognizing the value of #Collaboration. Led by Natasha Reid, this article captures the development of the Australian Frailty Network #AFN, the brainchild of Prof Ruth E Hubbard, with 20+ collaborators. doi.org/10.1111/ajag.1…

I've seen this repeated a bit in discussion over the removal of the NT floor price. It's a bit annoying because while the evaluation said that, they never found it. It's an unsubstantiated claim - that evaluation did not measure how individuals drinking changed at all.

Ever heard of steroids being tested in a drug checking setting? You have now. CheQpoint and Griffith University have been running a trial to establish analytical and implementation methods. Check out Wave 2 results of ROIDCheck hi-ground.org/app/uploads/20… Great work to all involved

Ross Coomber Dr Monica Barratt 🌈 Jason Ferris (he/him) Cheneal Puljevic Karen Blakey + Isabelle Volpe + Rita Brien (she or they) + many others not on X. + Amazing partnership between The Loop Aus, QuIVAA, QuIHN, Hi-Ground, CheQpoint.