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)

101 - 120 of 1424 works

2023

Journal Article

Las ‘Guías para el Uso de Cannabis de Menor Riesgo (GUCMR)’: RECOMENDACIONES [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (SPANISH)]

Fischer, Benedikt, Robinson, Tessa, Bullen, Chris, Curran, Valerie, Jutras-Aswad, Didier, Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, Pacula, Rosalie, Rehm, Jürgen, Room, Robin, van den Brink, Wim and Hall, Wayne (2023). Las ‘Guías para el Uso de Cannabis de Menor Riesgo (GUCMR)’: RECOMENDACIONES [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (SPANISH)]. International Journal of Drug Policy 103996, 103996. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103996

Las ‘Guías para el Uso de Cannabis de Menor Riesgo (GUCMR)’: RECOMENDACIONES [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (SPANISH)]

2023

Journal Article

Les ‘Lignes Directrices Pour l'Usage du Cannabis à Moindre Risque (LUCMR)’: RECOMMENDATIONS [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (FRENCH)]

Fischer, Benedikt, Robinson, Tessa, Bullen, Chris, Curran, Valerie, Jutras-Aswad, Didier, Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, Pacula, Rosalie, Rehm, Jürgen, Room, Robin, van den Brink, Wim and Hall, Wayne (2023). Les ‘Lignes Directrices Pour l'Usage du Cannabis à Moindre Risque (LUCMR)’: RECOMMENDATIONS [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (FRENCH)]. International Journal of Drug Policy 103994, 103994. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103994

Les ‘Lignes Directrices Pour l'Usage du Cannabis à Moindre Risque (LUCMR)’: RECOMMENDATIONS [The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (FRENCH)]

2023

Journal Article

Cannabis use in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Belete, Habte, Mekonen, Tesfa, Espinosa, Dorothy C., Ambaw, Fentie, Connor, Jason, Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2023). Cannabis use in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction, 118 (7), 1201-1215. doi: 10.1111/add.16170

Cannabis use in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

2023

Journal Article

Die ‘Richtlinien für die Risiko-Reduzierung beim Cannabiskonsum (RRRCK)’: EMPFEHLUNGEN[The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (GERMAN)]

Fischer, Benedikt, Robinson, Tessa, Bullen, Chris, Curran, Valerie, Jutras-Aswad, Didier, Medina-Mora, Maria Elena, Pacula, Rosalie, Rehm, Jürgen, Room, Robin, van den Brink, Wim and Hall, Wayne (2023). Die ‘Richtlinien für die Risiko-Reduzierung beim Cannabiskonsum (RRRCK)’: EMPFEHLUNGEN[The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (GERMAN)]. International Journal of Drug Policy 103995, 103995. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103995

Die ‘Richtlinien für die Risiko-Reduzierung beim Cannabiskonsum (RRRCK)’: EMPFEHLUNGEN[The ‘Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)’: RECOMMENDATIONS (GERMAN)]

2023

Journal Article

A wastewater‐based evaluation of the effectiveness of codeine control measures in Australia

Tscharke, Benjamin J., O’Brien, Jake W., Ahmed, Fahad, Ngyuen, Lynn, Ghetia, Maulik, Chan, Gary, Thai, Phong, Gerber, Cobus, Bade, Richard, Mueller, Jochen, Thomas, Kevin V., White, Jason and Hall, Wayne (2023). A wastewater‐based evaluation of the effectiveness of codeine control measures in Australia. Addiction, 118 (3), 480-488. doi: 10.1111/add.16083

A wastewater‐based evaluation of the effectiveness of codeine control measures in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Smoke and mirrors: Support from psychiatrists for nicotine e-cigarette availability in Australia’

Mendelsohn, Colin Paul and Hall, Wayne (2023). Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Smoke and mirrors: Support from psychiatrists for nicotine e-cigarette availability in Australia’. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57 (3), 456-457. doi: 10.1177/00048674221146471

Letter to the Editor regarding ‘Smoke and mirrors: Support from psychiatrists for nicotine e-cigarette availability in Australia’

2023

Journal Article

What is the hype on # MedicinalCannabis in the United States? A content analysis of medicinal cannabis tweets

Lim, Carmen C. W., Sun, Tianze, Gartner, Coral, Connor, Jason, Fahmi, Marco, Hall, Wayne, Hames, Sam, Stjepanović, Daniel, Chan, Gary and Leung, Janni (2023). What is the hype on # MedicinalCannabis in the United States? A content analysis of medicinal cannabis tweets. Drug and Alcohol Review, 43 (1), 28-35. doi: 10.1111/dar.13618

What is the hype on # MedicinalCannabis in the United States? A content analysis of medicinal cannabis tweets

2023

Journal Article

Legal sourcing of ten cannabis products in the Canadian cannabis market, 2019–2021: a repeat cross-sectional study

Wadsworth, Elle, Rynard, Vicki, Driezen, Pete, Freeman, Tom P., Rychert, Marta, Wilkins, Chris, Hall, Wayne, Gabrys, Robert and Hammond, David (2023). Legal sourcing of ten cannabis products in the Canadian cannabis market, 2019–2021: a repeat cross-sectional study. Harm Reduction Journal, 20 (1) 19, 19. doi: 10.1186/s12954-023-00753-6

Legal sourcing of ten cannabis products in the Canadian cannabis market, 2019–2021: a repeat cross-sectional study

2023

Journal Article

Nicotine vaping was not the cause of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury in the United States

Mendelsohn, Colin P., Wodak, Alex and Hall, Wayne (2023). Nicotine vaping was not the cause of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (2), 258-261. doi: 10.1111/dar.13533

Nicotine vaping was not the cause of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury in the United States

2023

Journal Article

Trends in cannabis use intention around the period of cannabis legalisation in Australia: an age‐period‐cohort model

Chiu, Vivian, Chan, Gary, Hall, Wayne, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2023). Trends in cannabis use intention around the period of cannabis legalisation in Australia: an age‐period‐cohort model. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (2), 337-345. doi: 10.1111/dar.13578

Trends in cannabis use intention around the period of cannabis legalisation in Australia: an age‐period‐cohort model

2023

Journal Article

How may cannabis legalization affect the adverse health effects of cannabis?

Hall, Wayne (2023). How may cannabis legalization affect the adverse health effects of cannabis?. Sucht, 69 (1), 12-14. doi: 10.1024/0939-5911/a000800

How may cannabis legalization affect the adverse health effects of cannabis?

2023

Journal Article

How should policy makers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?

Hall, Wayne, Leung, Janni and Carlini, Beatriz H. (2023). How should policy makers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?. Addiction, 118 (6), 998-1003. doi: 10.1111/add.16135

How should policy makers regulate the tetrahydrocannabinol content of cannabis products in a legal market?

2023

Journal Article

National wastewater reconnaissance of analgesic consumption in Australia

Ahmed, Fahad, Tscharke, Benjamin, O’Brien, Jake W., Hall, Wayne D., Cabot, Peter J., Sowa, P. Marcin, Samanipour, Saer and Thomas, Kevin V. (2023). National wastewater reconnaissance of analgesic consumption in Australia. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (4), 1712-1720. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06691

National wastewater reconnaissance of analgesic consumption in Australia

2023

Journal Article

Minimizing policy-biased appraisals of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis

Hall, Wayne (2023). Minimizing policy-biased appraisals of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13 1047860, 1047860. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1047860

Minimizing policy-biased appraisals of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis

2023

Journal Article

Nation-wide wastewater-based epidemiology assessment of Metformin usage in China: 2014–2020

Zheng, Qiuda, Du, Peng, Wang, Zhe, Zhang, Lingrong, Zhu, Zhu, Huang, Jingjing, Wang, Zhenglu, Hall, Wayne, Dang, Anh Kim, Wang, Degao, Li, Xiqing and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Nation-wide wastewater-based epidemiology assessment of Metformin usage in China: 2014–2020. ACS ES and T Water, 3 (1), 195-202. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00489

Nation-wide wastewater-based epidemiology assessment of Metformin usage in China: 2014–2020

2023

Journal Article

Response to commentaries on proposed regulation of nicotine vaping

Mendelsohn, Colin, Wodak, Alex and Hall, Wayne (2023). Response to commentaries on proposed regulation of nicotine vaping. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (5), 1301-1302. doi: 10.1111/dar.13667

Response to commentaries on proposed regulation of nicotine vaping

2023

Book Chapter

Policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis

Hall, Wayne and Degenhardt, Louisa (2023). Policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis. Marijuana and madness. (pp. 51-59) edited by Deepak Cyril D’Souza, David J. Castle and Robin M. Murray. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis

2023

Journal Article

How should nicotine vaping be regulated in Australia?

Mendelsohn, Colin, Wodak, Alex and Hall, Wayne (2023). How should nicotine vaping be regulated in Australia?. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42 (5), 1288-1294. doi: 10.1111/dar.13663

How should nicotine vaping be regulated in Australia?

2022

Journal Article

Developments and changes in primary public health outcome indicators associated with the legalization of non-medical cannabis use and supply in Canada (2018): A comprehensive overview

Boury, Himani, Hall, Wayne and Fischer, Benedikt (2022). Developments and changes in primary public health outcome indicators associated with the legalization of non-medical cannabis use and supply in Canada (2018): A comprehensive overview. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 22 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s11469-022-00986-9

Developments and changes in primary public health outcome indicators associated with the legalization of non-medical cannabis use and supply in Canada (2018): A comprehensive overview

2022

Journal Article

Germany's evolving framework for cannabis legalization and regulation: Select comments based on science and policy experiences for public health

Fischer, Benedikt and Hall, Wayne (2022). Germany's evolving framework for cannabis legalization and regulation: Select comments based on science and policy experiences for public health. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 23 100546, 100546. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100546

Germany's evolving framework for cannabis legalization and regulation: Select comments based on science and policy experiences for public health

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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