Barbara Wood – The Conversation

Queenslanders are drinking heavily when they go out and breathalyser tests show most don’t realise how drunk they are.

August 12, 2019

Queenslanders are among our heaviest drinkers on nights out, and changing that culture is a challenge

Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Barbara Wood, The University of Queensland; Cheneal Puljević, The University of Queensland, and Peter Miller, Deakin University

Even after ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence’ policies took effect in 2016, Queenslanders still drink more heavily on nights out. Reported levels of aggression are higher than in other states too.

In Australia, cocaine is most commonly snorted. Ralf Geithe/Shutterstock

March 12, 2018

Weekly Dose: cocaine, the glamour drug of the ’70s, is making a comeback

Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Barbara Wood, The University of Queensland, and Stephanie Cook, The University of Queensland

Cocaine is the second most commonly used illicit substance in Australia, after marijuana.

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