By Dr Rachel Sutherland

Conference Presentations

Sutherland R; Peacock A; Roxburgh A; Barratt M; Burns L; Bruno R, 2017, 'Typology of new psychoactive substance use among illicit drug consumers in the Australian general population', presented at Lisbon Addictions: Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon, Portugal, 26 October 2017

Sutherland R; Barratt M; Burns L; Bruno R, 2017, 'Changing patterns of new and emerging psychoactive substances in Australia.', presented at Lisbon Addictions: Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon, Portugal, 24 October 2017

Sutherland R; Peacock A; Roxburgh A; Barratt M; Burns L; Bruno R, 2017, 'Typology of new psychoactive substance use among illicit drug consumers in the Australian general population', presented at Novel Psychoactive Substances Conference, Vienna, Australia, 23 October 2017

Sutherland R; Barratt M; Burns L; Bruno R, 2017, 'Changing patterns of new and emerging psychoactive substances in Australia', presented at National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Annual Symposium, Sydney, Australia, 04 October 2017

Sutherland R, 2017, 'New Psychoactive Substance Use in Australia', presented at presented to Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs delegation, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, Australia, 14 August 2017

Breen C; Burns L; Alati R; Bruno R; Dietze P; Lenton S; Butler K; Entwistle G; Roxburgh A; Sutherland R; Van Buskirk J, 2016, 'Monitoring psychostimulant use and online markets: data from the EDRS and DNet', presented at 2016 Annual Scientific conference of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs (APSAD), Sydney, Australia, 30 October 2016 - 02 November 2016

Sutherland R; Barratt M; Burns L; Bruno R, 2016, 'New psychoactive substances: Purchasing and supply patterns', presented at 2016 NDARC Annual Research Symposium, Sydney, UNSW Australia, 12 September 2016

Bright D; Sutherland R, 2015, '“Just doing a favour for a friend”: Social supply of ecstasy through friendship networks', presented at Illicit Networks Workshop, Montreal, Canada, 16 November 2015

Sutherland R; Bruno R; Burns L, 2015, 'New Psychoactive Substance Use in Australia, 2011-2015', presented at National Drug Trends Conference, Customs House, Sydney, 14 October 2015

Sutherland R; Bruno R; Burns L, 2015, 'New Psychoactive Substance Use among Regular Psychostimulant Users in Australia', presented at Lisbon Addictions 2015: First European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies, FIL Meeting Centre, Lisbon, 25 September 2015

Sutherland R; Bruno R; Burns L, 2015, 'New Psychoactive Substance Use among Regular Psychostimulant Users in Australia, 2011-2014', presented at 2015 Annual Research Symposium, UNSW, Sydney, 15 September 2015

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2015, 'The NPS of Oz', presented at The College on Problems of Drug Dependence 77th Annual Scientific Meeting, Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, 16 June 2015

Sutherland R; Sindicich N; Burns L, 2015, 'New Psychoactive Substances and Offenders', presented at Compulsory Drug Treatment Program, Parklea, 29 April 2015

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2015, 'Criminal Motivations and Substance Use Amongst Property and Violent Offenders Who Regularly Inject Drugs', presented at 7th Australasian Drug & Alcohol Strategy Conference, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, 19 March 2015

Sutherland R; Sindicich N; Burns L, 2015, 'Methamphetamine Use Amongst People Who Inject Drugs', presented at Meth Makes Me Forum, Crown Plaza Newcastle, 03 March 2015

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2014, 'E-cigarettes: Holy Smoke!', presented at Drug Trends Conference, Maritime Museum, Sydney, 20 October 2014

Sindicich N; Sutherland R; Burns L, 2014, 'New Psychoactive Substances and Offenders', presented at Drug and Alcohol Symposium,, Crowne Plaza, Coogee, 17 October 2014

Sutherland R, 2014, 'Heterosexual & GLBT Participants: Same Same But Different?', presented at Snakes and Ladders Comorbidity Education Session, ACON, Sydney, 13 February 2014

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2013, 'A Decade of Crime in South Australia', presented at Drug Trends Conference, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, 15 October 2013

Sutherland R; Van Buskirk J; Burns L, 2012, 'Heterosexual & GLBT Participants: Same Same But Different?', presented at Snakes and Ladders Comorbidity Education Session, ACON, Sydney, 22 November 2012

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2012, 'A Decade of Criminal Activity Among Regular Ecstasy Users', presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2012, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, 18 November 2012 - 21 November 2012

Sutherland R, 2012, 'Australian Drug Market Monitoring: The Role of the IDRS', presented at Internal presentation for the Burmese Minister for Health, NDARC, Sydney, 31 October 2012

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2012, 'SA EDRS 2012: Trends & Current Issues', presented at Drug Trends Conference, Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, 09 October 2012

Sutherland R; Burns L, 2012, 'Crime and Arrest Among People Who Inject Drugs, 2007-2011', presented at Advances in Public Health and Health Services Research Symposium, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW, Sydney, 21 September 2012

Barrett E; Marel C; Nelson P; Rodas A; Simpson M; Sindicich N; Sutherland R, 2011, 'NDARC Crime Research Network: Capitalising on 150 Years of Criminal Justice Research Experience', presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference, Hobart, 11 September 2011 - 16 September 2011

McKetin R; Sutherland R, 2009, 'Bias in illicit drug offence data: A case study of methamphetamine-related charges among a community sample of methamphetamine users', presented at NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research 40th Anniversary Symposium,, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, 18 February 2009

Sutherland R; McKetin R, 2008, 'Arrest Rates Among Methamphetamine Users and Their Correlates', presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, SydneyAustralasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008,, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, APSAD, Sydney, 09 October 2008

Baldry E; Sutherland R, 2005, 'Throughcare Implementation in Australia', presented at Probation and Community Corrections Officers’ Association Conference, Canberra, 13 March 2005

Conference Abstracts

Hall A; Shoesmith A; Wolfenden L; Riley-Gibson E; Pascoe W; Jackson R; McCarthy N; Bauman A; Sutherland R; Boyer J; Duggan B; Nathan N, 2026, 'Sustaining the positive impacts of Physically Active Children in Education (PACE): a cluster randomised controlled trial', in IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, BMC, Vol. 21

Asare-Doku W; Peprah P; Santo T; Weatherburn D, 2023, 'Global coverage and retention factors of criminal justice-related drug and alcohol treatment programs among offenders: A systematic review', in Global coverage and retention factors of criminal justice-related drug and alcohol treatment programs among offenders: A systematic review, presented at APSAD 2023 Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13749

Peacock A; Bruno R; Barratt MJ; Ezard N; Hill PL; Harrod ME; Brown JA; Page R; Keygan J; Sumnall H; Sutherland R, 2022, 'Awareness of, and behavioural responses to, drug alerts in Australia: Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System and the Illicit Drug Reporting System', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S108 - S108, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000862018700185&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sutherland R; Stockings E; Gibbs D; Peacock A, 2022, 'Has regulating e-cigarettes impacted their use among a sample of people who use ecstasy and/or other stimulants? Findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S132 - S133, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000862018700228&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Price O; Dietze PM; Maher L; Dore GJ; Crawford S; Sutherland R; Salom C; Bruno R; Lenton S; Degenhardt L; Peacock A, 2022, 'COVID-19 pandemic experiences of people in Australia who inject drugs: Analysis of illicit drug reporting system interview data 2020-2022', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 41, pp. S115 - S115

Sutherland R; Steele M; Silins E; Gulliver R; Read P; Peacock A; Barratt MJ; Page RMS; Bruno R; Rodgers C, 2021, 'FEASIBILITY, CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY AND BEHAVIOURAL OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH TAKE-HOME FENTANYL TEST STRIPS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 40, pp. S140 - S140, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200341&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Sutherland R; Man N; Raubenheimer J; Brown JA; Cairns R; Griggs J; Peacock A, 2021, 'PATTERNS OF RECREATIONAL NITROUS OXIDE USE AND HARMS IN AUSTRALIA', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 40, pp. S140 - S140, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200340&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Pedersen M; Sutherland R; Peacock A; Bruno R; Barratt MJ; Man N, 2021, 'TRENDS IN LISTINGS AND VENDORS SELLING DRUGS ON THE INTERNET VIA CRYPTOMARKETS: FINDINGS FROM THE DRUG AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES PROJECT, 2018-2021', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 40, pp. S118 - S118, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000715073200289&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Price O; Dietze PM; Maher L; Dore GJ; Trent M; Sutherland R; Karlsson A; Uporova J; Chandrasena U; Gibbs D; Swanton R; Salom C; Lenton S; Bruno R; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Peacock A, 2021, 'COVID-19 VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG AUSTRALIANS WHO USE DRUGS', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY, Vol. 40, pp. S120 - S120

Reports

Man N; Bruno R; Barratt M; Sutherland R; Sadaphale V; Peacock A, 2026, Methods for Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, June 2025 - May 2026, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32529, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/trends-cryptomarket-drug-listings-jun2025-may2026

Bruno R; Radke S; Briggs M, 2026, Trends in Performance and Image Enhancing Drug use among a sample of people who access Needle and Syringe Programs in Tasmania, 2019-2026, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32527, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/performance-and-image-enhancing-nsp-tasmania-2019-2026

Man N; Sutherland R; Barratt M; Bruno R; Sadaphale V; Peacock A, 2026, Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, June 2025 - May 2026, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32528, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/trends-cryptomarket-drug-listings-jun2025-may2026

Curtis M; Stewart A; Sutherland R; Park J; Wilson J; Curran J; Petrovic B; Dietze P, 2026, Acceptability of overdose helplines among people who inject drugs in Australia, 2025, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32386, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/overdose-helpines-among-people-who-use-drugs-national-2025

Lenton S; Grigg J, 2026, Nitrous oxide product types and sources among people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other illicit stimulants, 2021-2025, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32402, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/nitrous-oxide-product-types-and-sources-edrs-national-2021-2025

Man N; Sutherland R; Bruno R; Barratt M; Peacock A, 2026, Availability of orphine analogues for purchase in Australia and internationally via cryptomarkets, June 2021 - January 2026, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32226, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/availability-orphines-australia-internationally-cryptomarkets

Uporova J; Sutherland R; Peacock A, 2026, Chronic physical health conditions and disability among people who regularly inject illicit drugs in Australia, 2025, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32222, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/physical-health-conditions-and-disability-idrs-national-2025

Man N; Bruno R; Barratt M; Sutherland R; Sadaphale V; Peacock A, 2026, Methods for Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, February 2025 - January 2026, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32120, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/trends-cryptomarket-drug-listings-feb2025-jan2026

Palmer L; Peacock A; Sutherland R, 2026, Naloxone awareness and uptake among a sample of people who regularly use ecstasy and/or other illicit stimulants in Australia, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32129, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/naloxone-awareness-and-uptake-2022-2025

Man N; Sutherland R; Barratt M; Bruno R; Sadaphale V; Peacock A, 2026, Trends in the availability and types of drugs sold on the internet via cryptomarkets, February 2025 - January 2026, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32119, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/trends-cryptomarket-drug-listings-feb2025-jan2026

Uporova J; Peacock A; Sutherland R, 2026, Prescribed cannabis and driving behaviours among two samples of people who regularly use illicit drugs, 2025, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32049, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/prescribed-cannabis-and-driving-behaviours-national-2025

Karlsson A; Peacock A; Sutherland R, 2026, Reasons for not using a new needle after every injection, among a sample of people who regularly inject illicit drugs in Australia, 2025, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/32042, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/reasons-for-not-using-a-new-needle-post-injection-2025

Karlsson A; Sutherland R; Peacock A, 2026, Combination of two or more drugs in the same syringe among a national sample of people who regularly inject drugs in Australia, 2025, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/31939, https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/ndarc/resources/combination-of-two-or-more-drugs-in-same-syringe-national-2025

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