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Unmet treatment need: The size of the gap for alcohol and other drugs in Australia

Using updated epidemiological and treatment data, this study sought to provide an updated estimate of the unmet demand for AOD treatment in Australia.
  • Publishing Date:

    11 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Drug and Alcohol Review

  • Authors:

    Alison Ritter, Keelin O'Reilly

Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with altered feto-placental blood flow and sex-specific placental changes

This study examines if prenatal alcohol exposure can affect the flow of blood between the fetus and placenta, which may lead to different changes in the placenta depending on the sex of the fetus.
  • Publishing Date:

    10 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    JCI Insight

  • Authors:

    Sarah E. Steane, Christopher Edwards, Erika Cavanagh, Chelsea Vanderpeet, Jade M. Kubler, Lisa K. Akison, James S.M. Cuffe, Linda A. Gallo, Karen M. Moritz, Vicki L. Clifton

Low to Moderate Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Facial Shape of Children at Age 6 to 8 Years

The purpose of this study was to determine whether subtle changes in facial shape with prenatal alcohol exposure found in 12-month-old children were evident at age 6 to 8 years using extended phenotyping methods and, if so, whether facial characteristics were similar to those seen in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
  • Publishing Date:

    10 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Jama Pediatrics

  • Authors:

    Evelyne Muggli, Harold Matthews, Michael Suttie, Jane Halliday, Anthony Penington, Elizabeth J. Elliot, Deanne Thompson, Alicia Spittle, Stephen Hearps, Peter J. Anderson

Integrating routine screening for pregnancy intention and contraceptive use into care of women who use alcohol or other drugs

In addiction treatment services in New South Wales, Australia, patients undergo routine health screening on treatment entry and annually thereafter. An integrated pregnancy and contraceptive screening tool was developed. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to report the feasibility and preliminary outcomes of this tool.
  • Publishing Date:

    10 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Drug and Alcohol Review

  • Authors:

    Bridin Murnion, Vicki Chase, Grace Carniato, Kate Masters, Kelly McNamara

Effects of periconceptional ethanol on mitochondrial content and oxidative stress in maternal liver and placentas from male and female fetuses in rats

This study aims to determine whether alcohol exposure during the periconceptional period induced oxidative stress and reduced mtDNA in maternal liver and the placental labyrinth and junctional zone.
  • Publishing Date:

    9 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    The Journal of Physiology

  • Authors:

    Sarah S. Steane, Tulika Das, Jacinta I. Kalisch-Smith, Dinithi T. Mahaliyanage, Lisa K. Akison, Karen M. Moritz, James S. M. Cuffe

The prevalence of mandated and voluntary health information on alcohol products in Australia

This study (i) outlines an approach to monitoring alcohol industry use of health messages on alcohol products and (ii) reports prevalence and nature of government-mandated health-related information and voluntary health messages on alcohol products.
  • Publishing Date:

    4 February, 2025

  • Journal Name:

    Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

  • Authors:

    Simone Pettigrew, Asad Yusoff, Bella Sträuli, Leon Booth, Paula O’Brien, Jacquie Bowden, Aimee Brownbill, Julia Stafford, Michelle I Jongenelis, Tazman Davies, Tanya Chikritzhs, Tim Stockwell, Fraser Taylor, Alexandra Jones

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