Research

PhD student Carmen Lim featured in an InQueensland article discussing the growth in cannabis vaping amongst teenagers.

PhD Candidate Carmen Lim spoke to CNN about a new study which has found marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020.

More than 100 global experts have slammed the World Health Organisation for a stubborn anti-vaping stance that is contributing to “millions” of avoidable smoking-related deaths.

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall featured in The New Daily discussing new vaping laws.

Studying the harm of substance use on mental health is the focus of new University of Queensland research, granted $650,000 from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

If psychedelic drugs are introduced in clinical practice, there is a risk that their use will get ahead of the evidence on their safety and efficacy, in much the same way that “medical cannabis” has done, Professor Wayne Hall from UQ’s Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research has cautioned.

YouTube videos showing cannabis vaping as fun and joyful are widely available and easily accessible to young people, a study led by University of Queensland researchers has found.

An online system to monitor symptoms and cravings will help combat heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders, which affect about a third of Australian men and a quarter of women at some point in their life.

Nicotine e-cigarettes and refills will be banned in Australia from July 1 under pain of a $220,000 fine. In the United Kingdom, they're advertised and sold in hospital foyers. What's going on?

Daily users account for more than 80 per cent of all cannabis consumed in Australia, according to new research from The University of Queensland.