Alcohol and other drug consumption
Theme co-convenors: Adrian Farrugia, Renae Fomiatti
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
Recent projects
- Drugs, Gender and Sexuality Program
- Understanding the role of anti-ageing cosmetic non-surgical practices in health, gender and ageing
- Understanding the role of trauma in alcohol and other drug-related problems to improve policy and services
- Futures of Substance - Exploring LGBTIQ+ people's determinations of ‘problematic’ use
- Optimise+ - Strengthening LGBTQ+ community-controlled mental health and AOD services
- QSOX - Queer women's substance use over time
- Addressing gender and sexuality in drug education - Developing effective and ethical drug education
- Drugs and human rights - A world-first ‘post-human rights’ framework for drug policy: Improving social, economic and health outcomes
- Gender, Law and Drugs Program
- Overdose Lifesavers - Personal stories of opioid overdose and the use of take-home naloxone to save lives
- Lives of Substance - Personal stories of alcohol or other drug addiction, dependence or habit