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)

241 - 260 of 1424 works

2020

Journal Article

Road safety risks of cannabis use: sales need to fund research

Hall, Wayne and Lane, Tyler (2020). Road safety risks of cannabis use: sales need to fund research. American Journal of Public Health, 110 (3), 265-266. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305529

Road safety risks of cannabis use: sales need to fund research

2020

Journal Article

Response to Chapman and Daube

Mendelsohn, Colin, Hall, Wayne and Borland, Ron (2020). Response to Chapman and Daube. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (4) dar.13066, 422-423. doi: 10.1111/dar.13066

Response to Chapman and Daube

2020

Journal Article

Risk factors for indicators of opioid-related harms amongst people living with chronic non-cancer pain: Findings from a 5-year prospective cohort study

Campbell, Gabrielle, Noghrehchi, Firouzeh, Nielsen, Suzanne, Clare, Phillip, Bruno, Raimondo, Lintzeris, Nicholas, Cohen, Milton, Blyth, Fiona, Hall, Wayne, Larance, Briony, Hungerford, Phillip, Dobbins, Timothy, Farrell, Michael and Degenhardt, Louisa (2020). Risk factors for indicators of opioid-related harms amongst people living with chronic non-cancer pain: Findings from a 5-year prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine, 28 100592, 100592. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100592

Risk factors for indicators of opioid-related harms amongst people living with chronic non-cancer pain: Findings from a 5-year prospective cohort study

2020

Journal Article

Miscommunication about the causes of the US outbreak of lung diseases in vapers by public health authorities and the media

Gartner, Coral, Bonevski, Billie and Hall, Wayne (2020). Miscommunication about the causes of the US outbreak of lung diseases in vapers by public health authorities and the media. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39 (1), 3-6. doi: 10.1111/dar.13024

Miscommunication about the causes of the US outbreak of lung diseases in vapers by public health authorities and the media

2020

Book Chapter

Cognitive research on addiction in a changing policy landscape

Dawson, Andrew, Hall, Wayne and Carter, Adrian (2020). Cognitive research on addiction in a changing policy landscape. Cognition and addiction: a researcher's guide from mechanisms towards interventions. (pp. 321-329) edited by Antonio Verdejo-Garcia. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press / Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815298-0.00024-1

Cognitive research on addiction in a changing policy landscape

2020

Book Chapter

Disease, wellness, and addiction: a global perspective

Barnett, Anthony, Hall, Wayne and Carter, Adrian (2020). Disease, wellness, and addiction: a global perspective. Global mental health and neuroethics. (pp. 211-224) edited by Dan J. Stein and Ilina Singh. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815063-4.00013-7

Disease, wellness, and addiction: a global perspective

2019

Journal Article

Addiction's policy on publishing effectiveness studies of involuntary treatment of addiction and its variants

Hall, Wayne, Darke, Shane, Humphreys, Keith, Marsden, John, Neale, Joanne and West, Robert (2019). Addiction's policy on publishing effectiveness studies of involuntary treatment of addiction and its variants. Addiction, 115 (10) add.14933, 1795-1796. doi: 10.1111/add.14933

Addiction's policy on publishing effectiveness studies of involuntary treatment of addiction and its variants

2019

Journal Article

Characteristics and circumstances of heroin and pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths: Comparison across opioids

Roxburgh, Amanda, Hall, Wayne D., Gisev, Natasa and Degenhardt, Louisa (2019). Characteristics and circumstances of heroin and pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths: Comparison across opioids. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 205 107533, 107533. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.035

Characteristics and circumstances of heroin and pharmaceutical opioid overdose deaths: Comparison across opioids

2019

Journal Article

Alcohol consumption and consequences in adolescents in 68 low and middle-income countries – a multi-country comparison of risks by sex

Leung, Janni, Chiu, Vivian, Connor, Jason P., Peacock, Amy, Kelly, Adrian B., Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary C. K. (2019). Alcohol consumption and consequences in adolescents in 68 low and middle-income countries – a multi-country comparison of risks by sex. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 205 107520, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.022

Alcohol consumption and consequences in adolescents in 68 low and middle-income countries – a multi-country comparison of risks by sex

2019

Journal Article

What have been the public health impacts of cannabis legalisation in the USA? A review of evidence on adverse and beneficial effects

Leung, Janni, Chiu, Vivian, Chan, Gary C. K., Stjepanović, Daniel and Hall, Wayne D. (2019). What have been the public health impacts of cannabis legalisation in the USA? A review of evidence on adverse and beneficial effects. Current Addiction Reports, 6 (4), 418-428. doi: 10.1007/s40429-019-00291-x

What have been the public health impacts of cannabis legalisation in the USA? A review of evidence on adverse and beneficial effects

2019

Journal Article

Potential public health impacts of medical cannabis availability on opioid-related harms? Urgent but un-answered questions from Canada

Fischer, Benedikt, Jones, Wayne, Hall, Wayne and Kurdyak, Paul (2019). Potential public health impacts of medical cannabis availability on opioid-related harms? Urgent but un-answered questions from Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy, 73, 96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.06.020

Potential public health impacts of medical cannabis availability on opioid-related harms? Urgent but un-answered questions from Canada

2019

Conference Publication

CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS AND SYMPTOMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Black, Nicola, Stockings, Emily, Tran, Lucy Thi, Campbell, Gabrielle, Zagic, Dino, Hall, Wayne Dennis, Farrell, Michael and Degenhardt, Louisa (2019). CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS AND SYMPTOMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS AND SYMPTOMS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

2019

Journal Article

Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and symptoms of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Black, Nicola, Stockings, Emily, Campbell, Gabrielle, Tran, Lucy T., Zagic, Dino, Hall, Wayne D., Farrell, Michael and Degenhardt, Louisa (2019). Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and symptoms of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6 (12), 995-1010. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30401-8

Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and symptoms of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2019

Journal Article

Cannabis use and psychosis: a review of reviews

Hasan, Alkomiet, von Keller, Rupert, Friemel, Chris Maria, Hall, Wayne, Schneider, Miriam, Koethe, Dagmar, Leweke, F. Markus, Strube, Wolfgang and Hoch, Eva (2019). Cannabis use and psychosis: a review of reviews. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 270 (4), 403-412. doi: 10.1007/s00406-019-01068-z

Cannabis use and psychosis: a review of reviews

2019

Journal Article

Reducing the risks of distortion in cannabis research

Humphreys, Keith and Hall, Wayne D. (2019). Reducing the risks of distortion in cannabis research. Addiction, 115 (5) add.14801, 799-801. doi: 10.1111/add.14801

Reducing the risks of distortion in cannabis research

2019

Journal Article

The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission 1893‐1894

Hall, Wayne (2019). The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission 1893‐1894. Addiction, 114 (9) add.14640, 1679-1682. doi: 10.1111/add.14640

The Indian Hemp Drugs Commission 1893‐1894

2019

Journal Article

Correlates of electronic cigarette use in the general population and among smokers in Australia – findings from a nationally representative survey

Chan, Gary, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Yong, Hua-Hie, Borland, Ron and Hall, Wayne (2019). Correlates of electronic cigarette use in the general population and among smokers in Australia – findings from a nationally representative survey. Addictive Behaviors, 95, 6-10. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.02.012

Correlates of electronic cigarette use in the general population and among smokers in Australia – findings from a nationally representative survey

2019

Journal Article

The changing patterns and correlates of population‐level polysubstance use in Australian youth: a multi‐group latent class analysis of nationally representative samples spanning 12 years

Chan, Gary, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2019). The changing patterns and correlates of population‐level polysubstance use in Australian youth: a multi‐group latent class analysis of nationally representative samples spanning 12 years. Addiction, 115 (1) add.14761, 145-155. doi: 10.1111/add.14761

The changing patterns and correlates of population‐level polysubstance use in Australian youth: a multi‐group latent class analysis of nationally representative samples spanning 12 years

2019

Journal Article

Commentary on Burgard et al . (2019): Wastewater based estimates of the size of illicit markets for psychoactive drugs

O'Brien, Jake W. and Hall, Wayne D. (2019). Commentary on Burgard et al . (2019): Wastewater based estimates of the size of illicit markets for psychoactive drugs. Addiction, 114 (9) add.14716, 1591-1592. doi: 10.1111/add.14716

Commentary on Burgard et al . (2019): Wastewater based estimates of the size of illicit markets for psychoactive drugs

2019

Journal Article

The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business

Hall, Wayne (2019). The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business. Addiction, 114 (11) add.14751, 2087-2087. doi: 10.1111/add.14751

The Age of Addiction: How Bad Habits Became Big Business

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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