Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall
Emeritus Professor

Wayne Hall

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Background

Wayne Hall is Emeritus Professor at the National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR) at the University of Queensland (January 2021-). He was a Visiting Professor at the National Addiction Centre, Kings College London (2009-2019), the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2010-2021); and the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW (since 2001).

Wayne was formerly Professorial Fellow (2017-2020) in and Director of the National Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research (2014-2016), an NHMRC Australia Fellow in addiction neuroethics at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research and the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ (2009-2015); Professor of Public Health Policy in the School of Population Health (2005-2010); Director of the Office of Public Policy and Ethics at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (2001-2005) at the University of Queensland; and Director of the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW (1994-2001).

In 2016 Wayne was made a Fellow of the Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. Wayne has advised the World Health Organization on: the health effects of cannabis use; the effectiveness of drug substitution treatment; the scientific quality of the Swiss heroin trials; the contribution of illicit drug use to the global burden of disease; and the ethical implications of genetic and neuroscience research on addiction.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Health Sciences Psychology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
  • Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Search Professor Wayne Hall’s works on UQ eSpace

1424 works between 1975 and 2025
All (1424) Journal Article (1102) Book Chapter (129) Conference Publication (109) Book (52) Other Outputs (29) Edited Outputs (3)

221 - 240 of 1424 works

2020

Journal Article

Assessing the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use: the US experience

Hall, Wayne and Lynskey, Michael (2020). Assessing the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use: the US experience. World Psychiatry, 19 (2), 179-186. doi: 10.1002/wps.20735

Assessing the public health impacts of legalizing recreational cannabis use: the US experience

2020

Journal Article

A call for greater policy and regulatory coherence for an expanding menu of legal psychoactive substances

Fischer, Benedikt, Bullen, Chris and Hall, Wayne (2020). A call for greater policy and regulatory coherence for an expanding menu of legal psychoactive substances. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (6) dar.13071, 737-742. doi: 10.1111/dar.13071

A call for greater policy and regulatory coherence for an expanding menu of legal psychoactive substances

2020

Journal Article

Lessons from the public health responses to the US outbreak of vaping‐related lung injury

Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral and Bonevski, Billie (2020). Lessons from the public health responses to the US outbreak of vaping‐related lung injury. Addiction, 116 (5) add.15108, 985-993. doi: 10.1111/add.15108

Lessons from the public health responses to the US outbreak of vaping‐related lung injury

2020

Journal Article

Generational trends in US opioid-overdose deaths

Hall, Wayne, Degenhardt, Louisa and Hickman, Matthew (2020). Generational trends in US opioid-overdose deaths. Nature Medicine, 26 (5), 651-652. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0875-7

Generational trends in US opioid-overdose deaths

2020

Journal Article

Commentary on Shi & Liang (2020): Has cannabis legalization increased acute cannabis‐related harms?

Hall, Wayne and Stjepanović, Daniel (2020). Commentary on Shi & Liang (2020): Has cannabis legalization increased acute cannabis‐related harms?. Addiction, 115 (10) add.15064, 1900-1901. doi: 10.1111/add.15064

Commentary on Shi & Liang (2020): Has cannabis legalization increased acute cannabis‐related harms?

2020

Journal Article

Policy-based evidence on e-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury

Hall, Wayne, Bonevski, Billie and Gartner, Coral (2020). Policy-based evidence on e-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (4), 426-427. doi: 10.1111/dar.13072

Policy-based evidence on e-cigarette, or vaping product, use-associated lung injury

2020

Journal Article

Translational hurdles with cannabis medicines

Graham, Myfanwy, Lucas, Catherine J., Schneider, Jennifer, Martin, Jennifer H. and Hall, Wayne (2020). Translational hurdles with cannabis medicines. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 29 (10), 1325-1330. doi: 10.1002/pds.4999

Translational hurdles with cannabis medicines

2020

Journal Article

Will legalization and commercialization of cannabis use increase the incidence and prevalence of psychosis?

Murray, Robin M. and Hall, Wayne (2020). Will legalization and commercialization of cannabis use increase the incidence and prevalence of psychosis?. JAMA Psychiatry, 77 (8), 777-778. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0339

Will legalization and commercialization of cannabis use increase the incidence and prevalence of psychosis?

2020

Journal Article

Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID-19 infection on addictive disorders

Marsden, John, Darke, Shane, Hall, Wayne, Hickman, Matt, Holmes, John, Humphreys, Keith, Neale, Joanne, Tucker, Jalie and West, Robert (2020). Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID-19 infection on addictive disorders. Addiction, 115 (6) add.15080, 1007-1010. doi: 10.1111/add.15080

Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID-19 infection on addictive disorders

2020

Journal Article

Does the gateway theory justify a ban on nicotine vaping in Australia?

Mendelsohn, Colin P. and Hall, Wayne (2020). Does the gateway theory justify a ban on nicotine vaping in Australia?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 78 102712, 102712. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102712

Does the gateway theory justify a ban on nicotine vaping in Australia?

2020

Journal Article

Ensuring access to safe, effective, and affordable cannabis-based medicines

Martin, Jennifer H., Hall, Wayne, Fitzcharles, Mary-Ann, Borgelt, Laura and Crippa, Jose (2020). Ensuring access to safe, effective, and affordable cannabis-based medicines. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 86 (4) bcp.14242, 630-634. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14242

Ensuring access to safe, effective, and affordable cannabis-based medicines

2020

Journal Article

Initial indicators of the public health impacts of non-medical cannabis legalization in Canada

Fischer, Benedikt, Lee, Angelica, O'Keefe-Markman, Caroline and Hall, Wayne (2020). Initial indicators of the public health impacts of non-medical cannabis legalization in Canada. EClinicalMedicine, 20 100294, 100294. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100294

Initial indicators of the public health impacts of non-medical cannabis legalization in Canada

2020

Journal Article

A comparison of trends in wastewater‐based data and traditional epidemiological indicators of stimulant consumption in three locations

Goulding, Neil, Hickman, Matthew, Reid, Malcolm, Amundsen, Ellen J., Baz‐Lomba, Jose Antonio, O'Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Ben J., Voogt, Pim, Emke, Erik, Kuijpers, Wil, Hall, Wayne and Jones, Hayley E. (2020). A comparison of trends in wastewater‐based data and traditional epidemiological indicators of stimulant consumption in three locations. Addiction, 115 (3) add.14852, 462-472. doi: 10.1111/add.14852

A comparison of trends in wastewater‐based data and traditional epidemiological indicators of stimulant consumption in three locations

2020

Journal Article

Evaluating the impacts of cannabis legalization: The International Cannabis Policy Study

Hammond, David, Goodman, Samantha, Wadsworth, Elle, Rynard, Vicki, Boudreau, Christian and Hall, Wayne (2020). Evaluating the impacts of cannabis legalization: The International Cannabis Policy Study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 77 102698, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102698

Evaluating the impacts of cannabis legalization: The International Cannabis Policy Study

2020

Journal Article

Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders – Author's reply

Black, Nicola, Campbell, Gabrielle, Tran, Lucy T, Farrell, Michael, Hall, Wayne and Degenhardt, Louisa (2020). Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders – Author's reply. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7 (2), 127-128. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30526-7

Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders – Author's reply

2020

Journal Article

Could vaping help lower smoking rates in Australia?

Mendelsohn, Colin, Hall, Wayne and Borland, Ron (2020). Could vaping help lower smoking rates in Australia?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (4) dar.13039, 415-418. doi: 10.1111/dar.13039

Could vaping help lower smoking rates in Australia?

2020

Journal Article

Estimation of the proportion of population cannabis consumption in Australia that is accounted for by daily users using Monte Carlo Simulation

Chan, Gary C. K. and Hall, Wayne (2020). Estimation of the proportion of population cannabis consumption in Australia that is accounted for by daily users using Monte Carlo Simulation. Addiction, 115 (6) add.14909, 1182-1186. doi: 10.1111/add.14909

Estimation of the proportion of population cannabis consumption in Australia that is accounted for by daily users using Monte Carlo Simulation

2020

Journal Article

Erratum: A neuroethics framework for the Australian Brain Initiative (Neuron (2019) 101(3) (365–369), (S0896627319300054), (10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.004))

Carter, Adrian, Richards, Linda J., Apthorp, Deborah, Azghadi, Mostafa Rahimi, Badcock, David R., Balleine, Bernard, Bekkers, John M., Berk, Michael, Bourne, James A., Bradley, Andrew P., Breakspear, Michael, Brichta, Alan, Carter, Olivia, Castles, Anne, Chakli, Khaled, Cohen-Woods, Sarah, Conn, Simon J., Cornish, Jennifer, Cornish, Kim, de Zubicaray, Greg, Egan, Gary F., Enticott, Peter G., Fitzgibbon, Bernadette M., Forlini, Cynthia, Fornito, Alex, Griffiths, Lyn, Gullifer, Judith, Hall, Wayne, Halliday, Glenda ... Waters, Allison (2020). Erratum: A neuroethics framework for the Australian Brain Initiative (Neuron (2019) 101(3) (365–369), (S0896627319300054), (10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.004)). Neuron, 105 (1), 201-201. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.019

Erratum: A neuroethics framework for the Australian Brain Initiative (Neuron (2019) 101(3) (365–369), (S0896627319300054), (10.1016/j.neuron.2019.01.004))

2020

Book Chapter

Lessons from tobacco regulation for cannabis product regulation

Gartner, Coral and Hall, Wayne (2020). Lessons from tobacco regulation for cannabis product regulation. Legalizing cannabis: Experiences, Lessons and Scenarios. (pp. 233-258) edited by Tom Decorte, Simon Lenton and Chris Wilkins. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429427794-14

Lessons from tobacco regulation for cannabis product regulation

2020

Journal Article

Adolescent cannabis use, cognition, brain health and educational outcomes: a review of the evidence

Lorenzetti, Valentina, Hoch, Eva and Hall, Wayne (2020). Adolescent cannabis use, cognition, brain health and educational outcomes: a review of the evidence. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 36, 169-180. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.03.012

Adolescent cannabis use, cognition, brain health and educational outcomes: a review of the evidence

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Independent Research and Evaluation of the Police Drug Diversion Program (PDDP)
    Queensland Police Service
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Using multiple data sources to understand the opioid crisis in Australia
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023
    Review of alcohol and other drugs program
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2023
    How can we minimise the adolescent uptake of vaping and related social and health harm?
    Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Common mental and substance use disorders in a 28-year follow-up of a community cohort: identification of preventive strategies from adolescence to early midlife (NHMRC Project Grant led by MCRI)
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    E Cigarettes: history, evidence and policy
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Estimating per capita use and release of chemicals by wastewater analysis
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2021
    Understanding the impacts of Vaporised Nicotine Products on smoking in Australia (NHMRC Project Grant administered by Cancer Council Victoria)
    Cancer Council Victoria
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Microflow ultra high pressure liquid chromatography - high resolution mass spectrometry for chemical exposure monitoring
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Developing an approach to identifying and qualifying novel psychoactive substance (NPS) consumed in Australia
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Non-medical use of prescription stimulants by Australian university students: Attitudes, prevalence of, and motivations for use
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    Centre for Research Excellence in Evidence-based Mental Health Planning: Translating Evidence into Policy and Services
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    'A disease of the brain': How do neurobiological explanations of addiction influence the attitudes and behaviour of smokers?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Randomised controlled trial of a financial counselling intervention and smoking cessation assistance to reduce smoking in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups (NHMRC Project Grant lead by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography ion trap mass spectrometer to develop new capabilities in environmental and human toxicology
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    FASD within the Criminal Justice Sector in Queensland
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2014
    Addiction Genetics, Neurosciences and Public Health: Maximising the Benefits, Minimising the Pitfalls
    NHMRC Australia Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    What characterises influential population-oriented public health policy research in Australia? (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Building capacity in health economic evaluation (NHMRC Capacity Building Grant administered by the University of Newcastle)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Neuroscience of addiction: A systematic review of neuroscience research in relation to addiction
    New South Wales Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2011
    Developing new methods for building health policy capacity in Australia (ARC Linkage Project administered by La Trobe University)
    La Trobe University
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Building capacity in health economic evaluation
    Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Understanding and Improving Prescribing Practice
    National Prescribing Service Limited
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Knowledge And Attitudes About Life Extension Technology: Public And Stakeholder Perspectives
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    The future of tobacco control: Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of new policy directions
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Identifying cost-effective interventions to reduce the burden of harm associated with alcohol misuse
    Alcohol Education & Rehabilitation Foundation Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Mapping Community Engagement with Human Genetic Technologies in Australia: A Longitudinal Evaluation
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Public Perceptions of Genetic and Molecular Technologies: Implications For Cancer Prevention and Treatment
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    2004 Travel Scheme Cat 2_Stanford Univ; 01/03/04 to 28/03/04
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Public Research Institutions, Policy Frameworks and Biotechnology Innovation
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Genetics and criminal behaviour: Ethical and public policy implications
    Criminology Research Council
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Genetic Science, Molecular Biotechnology, and the public's perceptions of future prospects for the prevention and cure of cancer - an exploratory study.
    Queensland Cancer Fund
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1998
    Analysis of the needs of the providers and recipients of service relating to alcohol in indigenous communities
    Department Health & Family Services - General
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall directly for media enquiries about:

  • Addiction
  • Alcoholism
  • Cost of health
  • Disease burden
  • Drug addiction intervention
  • Drugs - cost burden
  • Ethics in public health
  • Marijuana and public health
  • Neuroethics
  • Policy - public health
  • Population health
  • Public health
  • Smoking and public health

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