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)

61 - 80 of 1424 works

2024

Journal Article

Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis

Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C W, Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Connor, Jason, Gartner, Coral E, Hall, Wayne D, Leung, Janni and Chan, Gary (2024). Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis. Tobacco Control, 33 (1), 21-29. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2022-057266

Changes in patterns of youth multiple tobacco and/or e-cigarette product use in the US between 2014 and 2020: a multiple-group latent class analysis

2024

Journal Article

How much cannabis is used in a joint in Australia? An experimental investigation into use by potency and frequency

Dawson, Danielle, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Lorenzetti, Valentina, Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2024). How much cannabis is used in a joint in Australia? An experimental investigation into use by potency and frequency. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (1), 226-232. doi: 10.1111/dar.13747

How much cannabis is used in a joint in Australia? An experimental investigation into use by potency and frequency

2023

Journal Article

Résultats associés à la politique canadienne de légalisation du cannabis pour usage à des fins récréatives: bilan après 5 ans

Fischer, Benedikt, Jutras-Aswad, Didier and Hall, Wayne (2023). Résultats associés à la politique canadienne de légalisation du cannabis pour usage à des fins récréatives: bilan après 5 ans. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journa, 195 (47), E1648-E1650. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230808-f

Résultats associés à la politique canadienne de légalisation du cannabis pour usage à des fins récréatives: bilan après 5 ans

2023

Journal Article

A provisional evaluation of Australia's medical cannabis program

Graham, Myfanwy, Chiu, Vivian, Stjepanović, Daniel and Hall, Wayne (2023). A provisional evaluation of Australia's medical cannabis program. International Journal of Drug Policy, 122 104210, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104210

A provisional evaluation of Australia's medical cannabis program

2023

Journal Article

Re: The illegal drugs market is changing—is the UK prepared?

Bade, Richard and Hall, Wayne (2023). Re: The illegal drugs market is changing—is the UK prepared?. The British Medical Journal.

Re: The illegal drugs market is changing—is the UK prepared?

2023

Conference Publication

Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high-risk substances use: data from a nationally representative sample

Leung, Janni, Mekonen, Tesfa, Chiu, Vivian, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high-risk substances use: data from a nationally representative sample. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749

Participation in Australian drug treatment programs for individuals engaging in high-risk substances use: data from a nationally representative sample

2023

Journal Article

Efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Stjepanović, Daniel, Phartiyal, Preeti, Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Chung, Jack Yiu Chak, Gartner, Coral E., Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Tobacco Control, 32 (6) 057019, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057019

Efficacy of smokeless tobacco for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2023

Conference Publication

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures

Vu, Giang T., Stjepanovic, Daniel, Sun, Tianze, Leung, Janni, Qiu, Yaqi, Thai, Phong, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary Chung Kai (2023). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between smoking and intelligence measures

2023

Journal Article

Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States

Sun, Tianze, Vu, Giang, Lim, Carmen C.W., Johnson, Ben, Stjepanović, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2023). Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States. Addictive Behaviors, 146 107810, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107810

Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States

2023

Journal Article

How has the brain disease model of addiction contributed to tobacco control?

Hall, Wayne, Gartner, Coral and Morphett, Kylie (2023). How has the brain disease model of addiction contributed to tobacco control?. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 253 111033, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111033

How has the brain disease model of addiction contributed to tobacco control?

2023

Conference Publication

Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States

Sun, Tianze, Vu, Giang, Lim, Carmen C. W., Johnson, Ben, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C. K. (2023). Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749

Longitudinal association between exposure to e-cigarette advertising and youth e-cigarette use in the United States

2023

Conference Publication

Deciphering the buzz of Delta-8 THC in the USA on Twitter

Lim, Carmen C. W., Dawson, Danielle, McClure-Thomas, Caitlin, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary Chung Kai, Connor, Jason P. and Hall, Wayne D. (2023). Deciphering the buzz of Delta-8 THC in the USA on Twitter. APSAD 2023 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 12–15 November 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/dar.13749

Deciphering the buzz of Delta-8 THC in the USA on Twitter

2023

Journal Article

Outcomes associated with nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: taking stock at the 5-year mark

Fischer, Benedikt, Jutras-Aswad, Didier and Hall, Wayne (2023). Outcomes associated with nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: taking stock at the 5-year mark. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 195 (39), E1351-E1353. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230808

Outcomes associated with nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: taking stock at the 5-year mark

2023

Journal Article

Assessing the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol consumption in Melbourne, Australia using high-resolution wastewater sampling

Chen, Shuo, Bade, Richard, Tscharke, Ben, Hall, Wayne, Livingston, Michael, Thai, Phong, He, Chang, Zheng, Qiuda, Crosbie, Nick and Mueller, Jochen (2023). Assessing the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol consumption in Melbourne, Australia using high-resolution wastewater sampling. Science of The Total Environment, 893 164846, 164846. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164846

Assessing the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on alcohol consumption in Melbourne, Australia using high-resolution wastewater sampling

2023

Journal Article

Will Germany's new cannabis policy reform plans serve public health?

Fischer, Benedikt and Hall, Wayne (2023). Will Germany's new cannabis policy reform plans serve public health?. European Journal of Public Health, 33 (5), 753-754. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad077

Will Germany's new cannabis policy reform plans serve public health?

2023

Journal Article

Benefits and risks of cannabinoids

Freeman, Tom P. and Hall, Wayne (2023). Benefits and risks of cannabinoids. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 382 p2113, p2113. doi: 10.1136/bmj.p2113

Benefits and risks of cannabinoids

2023

Journal Article

Austin Bradford Hill’s ‘Environment and disease: Association or causation’

Hall, Wayne (2023). Austin Bradford Hill’s ‘Environment and disease: Association or causation’. Addiction, 119 (2), 386-390. doi: 10.1111/add.16329

Austin Bradford Hill’s ‘Environment and disease: Association or causation’

2023

Journal Article

Use of flavored cannabis vaping products in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: findings from the international cannabis policy study wave 4 (2021)

D’Mello, Kimberly, Chan, Gary C.K., Hall, Wayne, Rychert, Marta, Wilkins, Chris and Hammond, David (2023). Use of flavored cannabis vaping products in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: findings from the international cannabis policy study wave 4 (2021). American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 49 (5) 2238116, 640-651. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2238116

Use of flavored cannabis vaping products in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: findings from the international cannabis policy study wave 4 (2021)

2023

Book Chapter

Illicit drug use and violence

Stjepanović, Daniel, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2023). Illicit drug use and violence. Handbook of clinical neurology. (pp. 121-145) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821375-9.00010-4

Illicit drug use and violence

2023

Journal Article

Monitoring medication and illicit drug consumption in a prison by wastewater-based epidemiology: impact of COVID-19 restrictions

Wang, Zhe, Mueller, Jochen F., O'Brien, Jake W., Thompson, Jack, Tscharke, Benjamin J., Verhagen, Rory, Zheng, Qiuda, Prichard, Jeremy, Hall, Wayne, Humphreys, Keith, Thomas, Kevin V. and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Monitoring medication and illicit drug consumption in a prison by wastewater-based epidemiology: impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Water Research, 244 120452, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120452

Monitoring medication and illicit drug consumption in a prison by wastewater-based epidemiology: impact of COVID-19 restrictions

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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