Alcohol and other drug consumption
ARCSHS has consolidated a reputation for groundbreaking research in the areas of alcohol and other drug consumption, particularly (though not only) as they relate to sex and gender.
Our research in this area aims to understand the rich social dynamics at work in relation to alcohol and other drug consumption, and within this theme we have explored a wide range of issues over many years.
These include:
- how LGBTIQ+ communities experience, conceptualise and respond to drug-related harms
- the relationship between alcohol and other drug consumption, gender and human rights
- young people’s experiences of drug consumption and drug education
- pharmaceutical practices, including body enhancement or augmentation practices
- stigma and discrimination related to alcohol and other drugs
- opportunities to reduce harms that can sometimes be associated with alcohol and other drug consumption
Human rights and drug policy
2025
Summary report of project findings and recommendations
Kate Seear and Sean Mulcahy
This report details findings and recommendations from an Australian Research Council-funded project entitled ‘A world-first “post-human rights” framework for drug policy: Improving social, economic and health outcomes’.
The project’s key findings and recommendations are summarised in this report across four thematic areas:
- Australia’s approach to drug policy and human rights
- Parliamentary perspectives on human rights and drug law, policy and practice in Australia
- Expert perspectives on the value of human rights for drug law, policy and practice
- Human rights and stigma
Human rights and drug policy: Summary report of project findings and recommendations
Research directions for improved responses to young people’s e-cigarette use
2024
A report from a consultation with e-cigarette policy and practice professionals
Adrian Farrugia, Kiran Pienaar, Sarah MacLean and Julia De Nicola
Research directions for improved responses to young people’s e-cigarette use
Understanding women's perspectives on take-home naloxone to support equitable overdose prevention
2024
Nyssa Ferguson, Adrian Farrugia and Andrew Whalley
Understanding women's perspectives on take-home naloxone to support equitable overdose prevention
Analysing gender in research and policy on alcohol-related violence among young people
2023
A summary of findings and recommendations from an international comparative study
David Moore, Helaen Keane, Mats Ekendahl, Kathryn Graham, Duane Duncan, Adrian Farrugia, Gemma Nourse and Emily Lenton
Analysing gender in research and policy on alcohol-related violence among young people
Lived experiences of treatment for hepatitis C in Australia
2022
An online resource for people considering treatment, members of the public, healthcare workers and other professionals
Renae Fomiatti, Frances Shaw, Adrian Farrugia, Suzanne Fraser, David Moore, Carla Treloar, Michael Edwards and Elizabeth Birbilis
Hepatitis C treatment uptake: Understanding treatment incentives and obstacles (Broadsheet No. 2)
Life after hepatitis C treatment: Health, wellbeing and the future (Broadsheet No. 4)
Understanding performance and image-enhancing drug injecting to improve health and minimise hepatitis C transmission
2019
Findings and recommendations from a national qualitative project
Renae Fomiatti, David Moore, J. R. Latham, Suzanne Fraser, Emily Lenton, Kate Seear, Campbell Aitken and Kay Stanton
Lived experiences of stigma and discrimination among people accessing South Western Sydney Local Health District Drug Health Services
2019
Adrian Farrugia, Suzanne Fraser, Michael Edwards, Annie Madden, Stephanie Hocking