20032025

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Personal profile

Biography

Professor Suzanne Nielsen (BPharmSc[Hons] PhD MPS) is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow and the Deputy Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre in Melbourne.

She has published over 220 peer-reviewed publications and given over 80 invited national and international conference presentations. Her research has led to a greater understanding of how to identify and respond to prescription, over-the-counter and illicit drug-related harm.  She has informed legislative change in Australia to reduce pharmaceutical drug harm (e.g. rescheduling of codeine and alprazolam), expanded overdose prevention with naloxone in primary care settings, and informed clinical guidelines on the use of opioid agonist treatment for prescribed opioids dependence.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research area keywords

  • addiction
  • opioid
  • prescription drug
  • dependence
  • substance use
  • treatment
  • benzodiazepine

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