Research

A University of Queensland study highlights a direct link between young people’s exposure to alcohol-related social media content and problem drinking.

Vaping has dramatically increased in popularity in recent years, with a 40% surge in users between 2018 and 2022. But what if Artificial Intelligence could stop young people from taking up the habit?

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.

PhD candidate Brienna Rutherford spoke to ABC.