News

The World Health Organisation (WHO) regularly commissions comprehensive reports on global health issues, including substance use.

Today, the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) released a report, Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014, which showed a substantial increase in methamphetamine regular and dependent users.

The Lancet Psychiatry, a sister journal of the highly regarded Lancet journal, has just released a series focusing on youth substance use and global health.

We have recently had an opportunity to pause and reflect on the past three years of hard work at the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research.

The University of Queensland provides a number of grants each year to support early career researchers within their first eight years of research.

There are well articulated concerns about the health of Australian society in relation to disparities in wealth and life chances, in wellbeing and inclusiveness, and in relation to civic engagement.

CYSAR Director Wayne Hall has provided his expert perspective about the potential consequences and outcomes of legalising cannabis in the USA.

During the UQ Faculty and Health and Behavioural Sciences Research Week, CYSAR Fellow Dr Matthew Gullo was awarded the Early Career Research Excellence Award.