Session 7B | Harm Reduction with Nitazenes
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| C2.2 & C2.3 |
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Chair: Suzanne Nielsen
Speaker
Associate Professor Amy Peacock
Associate Professor
National Drug And Alcohol Research Centre, Unsw
Engagement with a fixed-site drug checking service in Canberra among people who use illicit drugs
9:00 AM - 9:05 AMBiography
Dr Amy Peacock is an Associate Professor, National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Fellow and a Deputy Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales.
Ms Lucy Tran
PhD Candidate, Research Officer
NDARC
Is there a predictive association between methamphetamine use and depression?
9:05 AM - 9:10 AMBiography
Lucy Tran (BSci, MPsyClin) is a PhD Candidate at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney. She has a keen interest in exploring the relationship between mental health and drug use, with her PhD focusing on the association between mental health and drug dependence on treatment outcomes.
APSAD 2025
Session 7B Q&A
9:10 AM - 9:15 AMBiography
APSAD 2025
Associate Professor Jennifer Schumann
Head, Drug Intelligence Unit
Monash University, Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine
Panel Member
9:15 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Dr Marianne Jauncey
Medical Director
Uniting MSIC
Panel Member
9:15 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Mr Cameron Francis
Chief Executive Officer
The Loop Australia
Panel Member
9:15 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Mr Sione Crawford
CEO
Harm Reduction Victoria
Panel Member
9:15 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Prof Suzanne Nielsen
Professor And Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre
Monash University
Panel Member
9:15 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Professor Suzanne Nielsen (BPharm BPharmSc[Hons] PhD MPS) is the Deputy Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre and an NHMRC Leadership Fellow. She has been a registered pharmacist for over 20 years. Her research focuses on reducing drug-related harms, improving access to care, and understanding the impact of drug policy.
Chair
Suzanne Nielsen
Professor And Deputy Director, Monash Addiction Research Centre
Monash University
