We conduct leading research on alcohol and other drug dependence, working with at-risk populations including people who are drug dependent and people who inject drugs.
In Australia, alcohol and other drug dependence is a major issue. According to Rethink Addiction (2022), it contributes to health and social harms that cost the Australian community approximately $35 billion a year.
Burnet has a well-established reputation working with communities to reduce alcohol and other drug-related harms. This includes at-risk populations such as:
Our work uses innovative research designs and methods including:
We also collaborate with researchers from key national and international institutions.
Our aims are to:
The National Health and Medical Research Council has awarded $3.9 million to Burnet Institute. The funding is to establish a cohort of people who inject drugs and use the North Richmond Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR). With their consent, the cohort will be followed through record linkage to administrative (e.g. health and housing) data.
The program brings together partners from nationwide research institutes, universities and community-based organisations.
BMJ Open
Dylan Vella-Horne, Ashleigh C. Stewart, Matthew Hickman, Paul A. Agius, Nick Scott, Amanda Roxburgh, Daniel O’Keefe, Peter Higgs, Mark Stoové, Zachary Lloyd
International Journal of Drug Policy
Oisin Stronach, Paul Dietze, Michael Livingston, Amanda Roxburgh, Oisin Stronach, Paul Dietze, Michael Livingston, Amanda Roxburgh
International Journal of Epidemiology
Daniel O’Keefe, Wijnand van den Boom, Maria del Mar Quiroga, Dhanya Kumar, Penny Hill, Nick Scott, Paul A. Agius, Peter Higgs, Lisa Maher, Matthew Hickman
Addiction
Keith Sutton, Bernadette Ward, Kasun Rathnayake, Brendan Quinn, Paul Dietze
Health & Justice
Kasun Rathnayake, Shelley Walker, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Bernadette Ward, Margaret Hellard, Joseph Doyle, Mark Stoové, Lisa Maher, Shelley Walker
Addiction
Kasun Rathnayake, Paul A. Agius, Bernadette Ward, Lisa Maher, Mark Stoové, Joseph Doyle, Margaret Hellard, Anna L. Wilkinson, Brendan Quinn, Keith Sutton
International Journal of Drug Policy
Amanda Roxburgh, Suzanne Nielsen
Drug and Alcohol Review
Zachary Lloyd, Samantha Colledge‐Frisby, Nicholas Taylor, Michael Livingston, Amanda Roxburgh
Drug and Alcohol Review
Cristal Hall, Brendan Quinn, Bernadette Ward, Paul A. Agius, Rebecca Jenkinson, Keith Sutton, Reece Cossar, Paul Dietze, Brendan Quinn, Bernadette Ward