Congratulations to Professor Dan Lubman AM FAHMS, on his election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences! @easternhealthau.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social

Professor Yuming Guo, MD, PhD, FTSE, FASSA, Professor Dan Lubman AM and Professor Jose Maria Polo have been elected as 2025 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences… | Mona...

Professor Yuming Guo, MD, PhD, FTSE, FASSA, Professor Dan Lubman AM and Professor Jose Maria Polo have been elected as 2025 new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS)...

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Ashlea Bartram, Md Abdul Ahad, April Long, Dan I. Lubman, Ele Morrison, Jill Rundle, Nicole Lee, Scott Wilson, Jacqueline Bowden doi.org/10.1111/dar.... @nceta.bsky.social @flindersuniversity.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social @aivl.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social

Congratulations to Critical Care Paramedic, & Monash Paramedicine & MARC PhD candidate @richardarmour94.bsky.social for winning the award for Best Presentation from an Emerging Researcher at our Symposium! With Prof @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social Read the paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39577213/

Congratulations to Dr Monica Jung, who won the 2025 MARC PhD Publication Prize! Dr Jung’s winning paper was titled, ‘Opioid characteristics & nonopioid interventions associated with successful opioid taper in patients with chronic noncancer pain’. Read the paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38112755/

Congratulations to Dr Ryan Baldwin, who has won the 2025 MARC EMCR Publication Prize! He also won the 2025 MARC Symposium Best Poster award. Prof Dan Lubman AM & Prof Suzanne Nielsen presented the awards at the Symposium last week. 👉 Read the publication: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

On behalf of MARC Director Professor Dan Lubman, Deputy Director Professor Suzanne Nielsen & the entire MARC team, thank you to all the presenters and attendees - including people with lived and living experience of gambling, alcohol and other drugs - who made our 2025 Symposium such a success!

🔓Patterns of Acute #GHB Harms Requiring #Ambulance Attendance: Should Greater Focus Be on Regional Areas? Naomi Beard, James Wilson, Bosco C. Rowland, Ziad Nehme, Dan I. Lubman, @rowanogeil.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/dar.... @monashaddiction.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social

Based on research by Emmanuel Mammoliti, @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social, Amanda Roxburgh @curtinuniversity.bsky.social @burnetinstitute.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A Scoping Review of the Emergence of Novel Synthetic Opioids in Australian Drug Markets: What Does This Mean for Harm Reduction Responses?

Issues Rising synthetic opioid deaths in North America, and the emergence of nitazene harms has driven concern about novel synthetic opioids (NSO) in Australia. This scoping review aimed to map what...

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We were proud to release our 2023/2024 Annual Report at the MARC Symposium last week. The report highlights our progress over the past year as we continue working to find solutions that transform the way we think about and respond to addiction. 📘 Read the report here: www.monash.edu/medicine/ehc...

We have a packed schedule ahead for the 2025 MARC Symposium today! Two highlights will be Matt Craig and A/Prof Shalini Arunogiri delivering our keynote presentations. Keep an eye on this page for highlights from this sold-out event throughout the day!

Open Access - Changes over time in novel #benzodiazepines contributing to fatal #overdoses in #Victoria, Australia Jennifer L. Schumann, Rebekka Syrjanen, Jeremy A. Dwyer @monashuniversity.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Registrations are now open for the 2025 MARC Symposium! 📅 Thursday, 22 May 2025 📢 The Pavilion, Monash University (Caulfield campus) 💲 Free for MARC Members / $150 for non-members Register here: eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-marc-...

New research has revealed a concerning rise in new #opioid prescriptions among younger Victorians. According to Prof Suzanne Nielsen, the trend needs further investigation to identify why younger populations were seeing increased opioid prescriptions. Keep reading: www.monash.edu/medicine/new...

New research shows positive changes in opioid prescribing, but trend among young people a cause for concern

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MARC member, Professor Alex Collie recently spoke to Channel Nine’s Today about Monash University-led research that has found thousands of injured Victorian employees are receiving high-risk #opioid prescriptions. Read the paper: tinyurl.com/ycxxmv3m Watch here: drive.google.com/file/d/1G_eZ...

Great to see @rowanogeil.bsky.social quoted in FARE's new media release, alongside Turning Point's globally unique National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS) coded data. fare.org.au/ambulance-ca...

Ambulance callouts for alcohol surge during special events amongst flood of alcohol advertising

New research has uncovered the alcohol industry is flooding social media with alcohol ads at times of high harms, evidenced by the latest Victorian ambulance data.

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🔓What influences Australian pharmacists' decisions to supply opioids? Results from a survey & randomised controlled factorial experiment Louisa Picco, Ting Xia, Rose Laing, Elizabeth Grist, Jana Dostal @drsuzinielsen.bsky.social @monashaddiction.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

What influences Australian pharmacists' decisions to supply opioids? Results from a survey and randomised controlled factorial experiment

Introduction Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP) identify medication-related risks to support clinical decision-making. This study aims to report prescription medication refusal rates based...

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