Current research projects

MARC researchers conduct research relating to addiction, substance use and related behaviours. Examples of our member's current research projects include:

Enhancing Pharmacist Involvement in Care in Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence – an implementation project in regional Victoria

Personalised Brain-Based Treatments for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) - now recruiting

Understanding and disrupting alcohol availability as a pathway to addressing mental ill-health, injury and harm with adolescents and young adults

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for people living with opioid use disorder - now recruiting

Transforming opioid dependence treatment through data-driven co-design

RELIEVE - Research into Effective treatments for pain and opioid dependence incorporating LIved Experience Voices and Evidence

CSIRO Next Generation: The psychological aspects of helpline interactions and help-seeking behaviours to develop strategies to enhance user experience and emotional support.

Piloting a digital recovery platform to aid healthcare peer workers in improving patients’ alcohol and drug outcomes 

CSIRO Next Generation: 12-NGAI-R1 : Creating a 21st Century Helpline for Enhanced Support and Continuity of Care

Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial of oral lisdexamfetamine for methamphetamine withdrawal

Using web scraping to construct a world first alcohol retail pricing system to inform evidence-based alcohol policies

Educating health professionals to reduce use of high risk/unnecessary medicines

Reducing alcohol consumption through the "sober curious" movement

Update the 2004 Principles for School Drug Education

Transforming opioid poisoning surveillance through novel technologies

Upscaling a pharmacist-prescriber model of collaborative care for Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence (MATOD) 

An open label pilot study of intranasal oxytocin for methamphetamine withdrawal in women

Determining health needs and outcomes of key populations of people who use drugs

Beyond 50: Health and social outcomes in Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula

Integrating alcohol culture change into positive ageing

Microeconometric Analysis of Socioeconomic Inequity in Mental Healthcare

Monitoring Community Signals of Potent Synthetic Opioids

Transforming access to addiction treatment: overcoming system barriers and developing effective early intervention approaches

Harm reduction practices in community pharmacies