Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Tina Lam is a Research Fellow at the Monash Addiction Research Centre (MARC). She specialises in conducting policy and practice relevant alcohol and other drug research that will improve the health and wellbeing of all Australians.
Dr Lam is chief investigator and national coordinator for the Young Australians Alcohol Reporting System (YAARS). YAARS is run through the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University (WA) in collaboration with Turning Point (Monash University; VIC), the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (University of NSW), the University of Tasmania, Flinders University (SA), ACT Health, Charles Darwin University (NT), and the University of Queensland. YAARS was conducted in 2013 (n=958), 2016 (n=727), and 2016-17 (n=3,465) to examine patterns, influences and trends around risky adolescent alcohol consumption. YAARS is cited in the National Alcohol Strategy 2019-2028.
Dr Lam also examines trends in heroin and pharmaceutical opioid related harms in Australia. She was the state coordinator for the Patient Pathways project which examined treatment pathways and related outcomes of 800 clients seeking alcohol and other drug treatment at 20 services across VIC and WA. The evidence from this longitudinal study has been used to help shape strategy and decision-making around funding, service expansion and system innovation.
Dr Lam was also a state coordinator for the Patron offending and Intoxication in Night Time Entertainment Districts (‘POINTED’) project, which focused on alcohol-related violence and yielded the largest sample of people attending licensed venues ever interviewed (n=6804).
Tina's PhD explored alcohol and other drug use at school leavers' celebrations ('Schoolies'). The project was recognised with a McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth award for providing the first quantity-specific estimations of alcohol use at the event, and its real-life impact on the planning of the celebrations.
Dr Lam contributes to the policy debate at all three levels of government and is regularly quoted on alcohol-related issues in the media.
She is an active contributor to programs aimed at supporting diversity and building equality such as the Science in Australia Gender Equity Athena Swan national program.
External positions
Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
31 Aug 2018 → 31 Aug 2020Research area keywords
- Alcohol
- Drug use
- Addiction
- Risky alcohol use
- Public health
- Alcohol policy
- Young people
- Drug dependence
- Drug Addiction
- Drug treatment
- Health policy
Network
Projects
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Understanding emerging opioid-related harms through improved surveillance, drug checking and information sharing systems
Nielsen, S., Hiley, S., Latimer, J., Clark, N., Jauncey, M., Barratt, M. J., Gerostamoulos, D., Glowacki, L., Roux, C., Morelato, M., Lefrançois, E., Lam, T. & Gilbert, M.
1/05/20 → 1/04/21
Project: Research
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Animating alcohol culture change amongst male hospitality students and workers
Savic, M., Lam, T., Rose, C., Allit, B., Hanna, F., Roberts, S., Robards, B., Nielsen, S. & Lubman, D.
1/08/19 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Working with practitioners to reduce alcohol related harm – embedding brief interventions in Victorian general practices
Sturgiss, L., Russell, G., Ball, L., Mazza, D., Nielsen, S., Skouteris, H., O'Donnell, R., Jacka, D. & Lam, T.
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (trading as VicHealth) (Victoria)
31/07/19 → 21/06/21
Project: Research
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Young Australians Alcohol Reporting System (YAARS)
Lam, T., Lubman, D., Ogeil, R. & Lloyd, B.
1/07/16 → 30/06/17
Project: Research
Research output
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Alcohol supply as a favour for a friend: Scenarios of alcohol supply to younger friends and siblings
Lam, T., Ogeil, R. P., Fischer, J., Midford, R., Lubman, D. I., Gilmore, W., Chikritzhs, T. N., Liang, W., Lenton, S. R., Aiken, A. & Allsop, S., Jan 2020, In : Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 31, 1, p. 112-120 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
A systematic review of opioid overdose interventions delivered within emergency departments
Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Nielsen, S., Kuhn, L. & Lam, T., 1 Aug 2020, In : Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 213, 13 p., 108009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Community pharmacy naloxone supply, before and after rescheduling as an over-the-counter drug: sales and prescriptions data, 2014–2018
Tse, W. C., Sanfilippo, P., Lam, T., Dietze, P. & Nielsen, S., 20 Apr 2020, In : Medical Journal of Australia. 212, 7, p. 314-320 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Comparing rates and characteristics of ambulance attendances related to extramedical use of pharmaceutical opioids in Victoria, Australia from 2013 to 2018
Nielsen, S., Crossin, R., Middleton, M., Lam, T., Wilson, J., Scott, D., Martin, C., Smith, K. & Lubman, D., Jan 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Addiction. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus) -
Comparing rates and characteristics of emergency department presentations related to pharmaceutical opioid poisoning in Australia: a study protocol for a retrospective observational study
Lam, T., Hayman, J., Berecki-Gisolf, J., Sanfilippo, P., Lubman, D. I. & Nielsen, S., 29 Sep 2020, In : BMJ Open. 10, 9, 7 p., 038979.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Press / Media
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Dr Lam's past media stories (July 2018 & earlier)
20/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment