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Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall spoke with ABC about the Government's ban of single-use disposable vapes.

Selling nicotine vaping products in licenced shops with a strict age verification process will restrict youth access and help adult smokers quit, a University of Queensland drug expert has recommended.

Revisit some of the stories from UQ's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences this year.

Baby Boomers are more likely to use cannabis and support its legalisation than other generations, research by The University of Queensland has found.

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall AM was among those highlighted in the prestigious international list of 2022 Highly Cited Researchers.

Cryptocurrency trading could be linked to problem gambling, anxiety and depression in young men, University of Queensland research has found.

Ben Johnson from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research spoke with The Oz about links between cryptocurrency, problem gambling and adverse mental health outcomes.

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall AM from UQ's National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research has received a Senior Scientist Award from The  Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD). 

Written by Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall.

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall spoke to The Conversation about psychedelic drugs.

PhD candidate Brienna Rutherford spoke to ABC.

New research has found adolescents who are active on social media are being exposed to content that could put them at risk of developing drug and alcohol issues.

Dr Gary Chan featured in an Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist article about the Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards.

Dr Gary Chan from UQ's National Centre For Youth Substance Use Research was named 2022 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year.

News and media stories have labelled it as the ‘vaping epidemic’ that creates a cohort of nicotine-addicted youth. So, what do we know from the research so far?

Dr Gary Chan spoke with 4BC about New Zealand’s push to ban future generations from buying cigarettes.

A University of Queensland study is investigating how a person’s confidence in managing their medication may help to manage chronic pain levels.