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

1434 works between 1975 and 2025
All (1434) Journal Article (1110) Book Chapter (130) Conference Publication (109) Book (52) Other Outputs (30) Edited Outputs (3)

361 - 380 of 1434 works

2017

Book Chapter

Looking to the future: clinical and policy implications of the brain disease model of addiction

Carter, Adrian and Hall, Wayne (2017). Looking to the future: clinical and policy implications of the brain disease model of addiction. Neuroethics: anticipating the future. (pp. 497-514) edited by Judy Illes. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198786832.003.0025

Looking to the future: clinical and policy implications of the brain disease model of addiction

2017

Conference Publication

Wastewater analysis: a tool for measuring population consumption of chemicals and release of chemicals to the environment

O'Brien, Jake , Tscharke, Ben , Grant, Sharon , Thai, Phong , Ort, Christoph , Lai, Foon Yin , Mackie, Rachel , Covaci, Adrian , Bruno, Raimondo , Gartner, Coral , Prichard, Jeremy , Hall, Wayne , Kirkbride, Paul , Choi, Phil , Thomas, Kevin and Mueller, Jochen (2017). Wastewater analysis: a tool for measuring population consumption of chemicals and release of chemicals to the environment. Environmental Health Australia 42nd National Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 16-19 October 2017.

Wastewater analysis: a tool for measuring population consumption of chemicals and release of chemicals to the environment

2017

Conference Publication

Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers

Morphett, Kylie, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR), Carter, Adrian and Gartner, Coral Elizabeth (2017). Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers. 15th World Congress on Public Health, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne Australia, 3-7 April 2017.

Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers

2017

Book Chapter

International aspects of cannabis use and misuse: the Australian perspective

Allsop, D. J. and Hall, W. D. (2017). International aspects of cannabis use and misuse: the Australian perspective. Handbook of cannabis and related pathologies: Biology, pharmacology, diagnosis, and treatment. (pp. 101-109) edited by Victor R. Preedy. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800756-3.00012-0

International aspects of cannabis use and misuse: the Australian perspective

2017

Book Chapter

Illicit drugs: patterns of use, dependence, and contribution to disease burden in developed countries

Degenhardt, Louisa, Hall, Wayne and Weier, Megan (2017). Illicit drugs: patterns of use, dependence, and contribution to disease burden in developed countries. International encyclopedia of public health. (pp. 134-145) edited by Stella R. Quah and William Cockerham. Kidlington, Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00224-1

Illicit drugs: patterns of use, dependence, and contribution to disease burden in developed countries

2017

Journal Article

Predictors of retention in a randomised trial of smoking cessation in low-socioeconomic status Australian smokers

Courtney, Ryan J., Clare, Philip, Boland, Veronica, Martire, Kristy A., Bonevski, Billie, Hall, Wayne, Siahpush, Mohammad, Borland, Ron, Doran, Christopher M., West, Robert, Farrell, Michael and Mattick, Richard P. (2017). Predictors of retention in a randomised trial of smoking cessation in low-socioeconomic status Australian smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 64, 13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.07.019

Predictors of retention in a randomised trial of smoking cessation in low-socioeconomic status Australian smokers

2017

Journal Article

Lee Robins' studies of heroin use among US Vietnam veterans

Hall, Wayne and Weier, Megan (2017). Lee Robins' studies of heroin use among US Vietnam veterans. Addiction, 112 (1), 176-180. doi: 10.1111/add.13584

Lee Robins' studies of heroin use among US Vietnam veterans

2017

Journal Article

Wastewater analysis of substance use: implications for law, policy and research

Prichard, Jeremy, Lai, Foon Yin, van Dyken, Emma, Thai, Phong, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Kirkbride, Paul, Gartner, Coral, O'Brien, Jake and Mueller, Jochen F. (2017). Wastewater analysis of substance use: implications for law, policy and research. Journal of Law and Medicine, 24 (4), 837-849.

Wastewater analysis of substance use: implications for law, policy and research

2017

Conference Publication

Use of wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor nicotine consumption in Australian and New Zealand communities

Gartner, Coral Elizabeth, Lai, Foon , Mueller, Jochen F., Crothers, Anna , Wilkins, Chris, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR), Bruno, Raimondo, Prichard, Jeremy and O'Brien, Jake (2017). Use of wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor nicotine consumption in Australian and New Zealand communities. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017.

Use of wastewater-based epidemiology to monitor nicotine consumption in Australian and New Zealand communities

2017

Conference Publication

Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers

Gartner, Coral Elizabeth, Morphett, Kylie, Hall, Wayne Denis (UQCCR) and Carter, Adrian (2017). Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Florence, Italy, 8-11 March 2017.

Attitudes towards clean nicotine and tobacco harm reduction in Australian adult smokers

2017

Conference Publication

Association between purity of seized drugs with their daily loads measured in wastewater in an Australian catchment from 2010-2015

Bruno, Raimondo, Edirisinghe, Methsiri, Hall, Wayne, Mueller, Jochen, Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake and Thai, Phong (2017). Association between purity of seized drugs with their daily loads measured in wastewater in an Australian catchment from 2010-2015. Testing the Waters 2017: 3rd International conference on “Wastewater – Based Drug Epidemiology”, Lisbon, Portugal, 26-27 October 2017.

Association between purity of seized drugs with their daily loads measured in wastewater in an Australian catchment from 2010-2015

2017

Conference Publication

User characteristics and effect profiles of butane hash oil: An extremely high-potency cannabis concentrate

Chan, Gary, Hall, Wayne, Freeman, Tom, Ferris, Jason A., Kelly, Adrian, Winstock, Adam and Copeland, Jan (2017). User characteristics and effect profiles of butane hash oil: An extremely high-potency cannabis concentrate. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Montreal, Canada, 17-22 June 2017.

User characteristics and effect profiles of butane hash oil: An extremely high-potency cannabis concentrate

2016

Journal Article

How did youth mental health make it onto Australia’s 2011 federal policy agenda?

Whiteford, Harvey A. , Meurk, Carla, Carstensen, Georgia, Hall, Wayne, Hill, Peter and Head, Brian W. (2016). How did youth mental health make it onto Australia’s 2011 federal policy agenda?. Sage Open, 6 (4), 215824401668085. doi: 10.1177/2158244016680855

How did youth mental health make it onto Australia’s 2011 federal policy agenda?

2016

Journal Article

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to injecting drug use as a risk factor for HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Degenhardt, Louisa, Charlson, Fiona, Stanaway, Jeff, Lamey, Sarah, Alexander, Lily T., Hickman, Matthew, Cowie, Benjamin, Hall, Wayne D., Strang, John, Whiteford, Harvey and Vos, Theo (2016). Estimating the burden of disease attributable to injecting drug use as a risk factor for HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 16 (12), 1385-1398. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30325-5

Estimating the burden of disease attributable to injecting drug use as a risk factor for HIV, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

2016

Journal Article

Medicalization, smoking and e-cigarettes: evidence and implications

Morphett, Kylie, Carter, Adrian, Hall, Wayne and Gartner, Coral (2016). Medicalization, smoking and e-cigarettes: evidence and implications. Tobacco Control, 26 (e2), e134-e139. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2016-053348

Medicalization, smoking and e-cigarettes: evidence and implications

2016

Journal Article

Alcohol and cannabis: comparing their adverse health effects and regulatory regimes

Hall, Wayne (2016). Alcohol and cannabis: comparing their adverse health effects and regulatory regimes. International Journal of Drug Policy, 42, 57-62. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.10.021

Alcohol and cannabis: comparing their adverse health effects and regulatory regimes

2016

Journal Article

Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014

McKetin, Rebecca, Degenhardt, Louisa and Hall, Wayne D. (2016). Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014. Medical Journal of Australia, 205 (9), 426-+. doi: 10.5694/mja16.01043

Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014

2016

Journal Article

Does parental monitoring and disapproval explain variations in alcohol use among adolescents from different countries of birth?

Chan, Gary C. K., Kelly, Adrian B., Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D., Young, Ross McD. and Williams, Joanne W. (2016). Does parental monitoring and disapproval explain variations in alcohol use among adolescents from different countries of birth?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 35 (6), 741-749. doi: 10.1111/dar.12413

Does parental monitoring and disapproval explain variations in alcohol use among adolescents from different countries of birth?

2016

Journal Article

The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study (vol 8, e76635, 2013)

Degenhardt, L., Ferrari, A. J., Calabria, B., Hall, W. D., Norman, R. E. and McGrath, J. (2016). The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study (vol 8, e76635, 2013). Plos One, 11 (10), e0165221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165221

The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study (vol 8, e76635, 2013)

2016

Journal Article

Spatial variations in the consumption of illicit stimulant drugs across Australia: a nationwide application of wastewater-based epidemiology

Lai, Foon Yin, O'Brien, Jake, Bruno, Raimondo, Hall, Wayne, Prichard, Jeremy, Kirkbride, Paul, Gartner, Coral, Thai, Phong, Carter, Steve, Burns, Lucy and Mueller, Jochen (2016). Spatial variations in the consumption of illicit stimulant drugs across Australia: a nationwide application of wastewater-based epidemiology. Science of The Total Environment, 568 (9), 810-818. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.207

Spatial variations in the consumption of illicit stimulant drugs across Australia: a nationwide application of wastewater-based epidemiology

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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