NCETA is multidisciplinary Centre that collaborates with a diverse range of institutions and organisations involved in AOD research, policy making, and service provision. We are leaders in the field of translating research into practice and developing practical and accessible resources for both the AOD sector and private, commercial industries.

Current projects and research

The following projects form part of NCETA's 2025-26 workplan funded by Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing:

  • Develop AOD workforce survey national template and guidelines
  • *Support MATOD prescribing and naloxone availability
  • Investigate heavy drinking among women and treatment practices
  • Identify current patterns of polydrug use
  • Profile people who drink in excess of Australian guidelines
  • Inform the development of appropriate messaging and mechanisms to reduce parental supply of alcohol to teenagers 
  • Investigate effective drug prevention and early intervention initiatives for young people
  • Identify methamphetamine supply in rural and remote areas
  • Examine AOD-related beliefs of Australian social workers
  • Investigate consumers’ awareness and influence on alcohol product labels
  • Influence of patterns of bullying influences substance use among young people
  • *Identify medicinal cannabis use by employed Australians
  • Update estimates for AOD-related absenteeism in Australia
  • *Evaluate the role of psychological-based interventions in behaviour change
  • Assess the impact of life transitions on alcohol consumption patterns

 

*Students required to assist. Email nceta@flinders.edu.au if interested.​​​​

 

NCETA are also working on the following projects funded by external organisations:

  • Developing and applying a world-first alcohol industry monitoring system, NHMRC via University of NSW (2023 – 2025)
  • High risk drinking among men, Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF) & Flinders University (2023 – 2026)
  • The power of parents: co-designing health communications to reduce adolescent drinking, NHMRC MRFF (2024 – 2028)
  • FASD National awareness campaign for pregnancy and breastfeeding women, Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE) (2025)
  • Literature review on youth illicit drug prevention and intervention – Preventive Health SA (2025)
  • Evaluation of the expansion of the Every Moment Matters campaign (SA), Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education (FARE) (2025)
  • Health and wellbeing survey for the NSW non-Government organisation AOD workforce, Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (NADA)(2025 - 2026)
  • Substance Use Research and Evaluation (SURE) Program, SA Government (2025 - 2028)

 

Click here to see some of our past projects and research undertaken.