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.
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):
External positions
Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
31 Aug 2018 → 31 Aug 2022
Research area keywords
- Alcohol
- Drug use
- Addiction
- Risky alcohol use
- Public health
- Alcohol policy
- Young people
- Drug dependence
- Drug Addiction
- Drug treatment
- Health policy
Network
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Mapping the Alcohol and Other Drug patient journey to improve treatment access and engagement in care
Nielsen, S., Lam, T., Morgan, K., Savic, M., Pickard, H., Kuhn, L., Andrew, N., White, R., Bendall, K. & Watkins, G.
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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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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Comparing opioid types in the persistence of opioid use following surgical admission: a study protocol for a retrospective observational linkage study comparing tapentadol and oxycodone in Australia
Lam, T., Biggs, N., Xia, T., Evans, J., Stevens, J., da Gama, M., Lubman, D. I. & Nielsen, S., Apr 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 4, p. e060151 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Disclosures of harming others during their most recent drinking session: Findings from a large national study of heavy-drinking adolescents
Lam, T., Laslett, A-M., Fischer, J. A., Salom, C., Ogeil, R. P., Lubman, D. I., Aiken, A., Mattick, R. P., Gilmore, W. & Allsop, S. J., Jan 2022, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 41, 1, p. 197-207 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Does naloxone provision lead to increased substance use? A systematic review to assess if there is evidence of a ‘moral hazard’ associated with naloxone supply
Tse, W., Djordjevic, F., Borja, V. A., Picco, L., Lam, T., Olsen, A., Larney, S., Dietze, P. M. & Nielsen, S., Feb 2022, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 100, 9 p., 103513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Infrequent detection of unintentional fentanyl use via urinalysis among people who regularly inject opioids in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
Lam, T., Barratt, M. J., Bartlett, M., Latimer, J., Jauncey, M., Hiley, S., Clark, N., Gerostamoulos, D., Glowacki, L., Roux, C., Morelato, M. & Nielsen, S., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Addiction. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access -
Patient and clinician perspectives of factors that influence the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Australian primary care: a qualitative descriptive study
Sturgiss, E. A., Lam, T., Russell, G. M., Ball, L., Gunatillaka, N., Barton, C. A., Tam, C. W. M., O'Donnell, R. L., Chacko, E., Skouteris, H., Mazza, D. & Nielsen, S., 24 Mar 2022, In: Family Practice. 39, 2, p. 275-281 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Monash University Early Career Researchers Publication Prize - The John McNeil Prize for Public Health Research
Lam, Tina (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Trends in heroin and pharmaceutical-opioid related harms in Victoria, Australia up to 2018. Addiction. 115(2): 261-269 doi:10.1111/add.14784 [Q1, IF 6.851]
Lam, Tina (Recipient), Kuhn, Lisa (Recipient), Hayman, J. (Recipient), Middleton, M. (Recipient), Wilson, J. (Recipient), Scott, Debbie (Recipient), Lubman, Dan (Recipient), Smith, Karen (Recipient) & Nielsen, Suzanne (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Drug and Alcohol Review (Journal)
Tina Lam (Editorial board member)
May 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Eastern Health Clinical School (Organisational unit)
Tina Lam (Member)
Jul 2020 → …Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Eastern Health Clinical School (Organisational unit)
Tina Lam (Member)
Jan 2019 → 2022Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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The Frankston Mornington Peninsula Primary Care Partnership (Victorian Government) (External organisation)
Tina Lam (Member)
Sep 2018 → 2022Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (External organisation)
Tina Lam (Member)
May 2018 → 2023Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Press / Media
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Australia's young drinkers report unwanted sexual attention, violence
12/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Dr Lam's past media stories (July 2018 & earlier)
20/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment