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)

121 - 140 of 1424 works

2022

Journal Article

Non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids with and without other illicit substance use: Trends from two repeated nationally representative Australian surveys

Leung, Janni, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Vu, Giang, Lim, Carmen, Anandan, Aathavan Shanmuga, Hall, Wayne, Connor, Jason and Chan, Gary (2022). Non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids with and without other illicit substance use: Trends from two repeated nationally representative Australian surveys. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 5 100118, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100118

Non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids with and without other illicit substance use: Trends from two repeated nationally representative Australian surveys

2022

Journal Article

Trends and socio-demographic differences of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada

Lim, Carmen C. W., Chan, Gary C. K., Wadsworth, Elle, Stjepanović, Daniel, Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack Y. C., Sun, Tianze, Connor, Jason, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne and Hammond, David (2022). Trends and socio-demographic differences of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (21) 14394, 14394. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114394

Trends and socio-demographic differences of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada

2022

Journal Article

Is good science leading the way in the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs?

Hall, Wayne D. and Humphreys, Keith (2022). Is good science leading the way in the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs?. Psychological Medicine, 52 (14) PII S0033291722003191, 1-3. doi: 10.1017/s0033291722003191

Is good science leading the way in the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs?

2022

Other Outputs

Retrospections of a relapsing drug researcher

Hall, Wayne (2022). Retrospections of a relapsing drug researcher. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland; National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research. doi: 10.14264/323e47f

Retrospections of a relapsing drug researcher

2022

Journal Article

Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework

Fischer, Benedikt, Lindner, Sheila Rubia and Hall, Wayne (2022). Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework. The Lancet Public Health, 7 (10), e808-e809. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00205-5

Cannabis use and public health: time for a comprehensive harm-to-others framework

2022

Journal Article

Effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of vaporized nicotine products versus nicotine replacement therapy for tobacco smoking cessation in a low-socioeconomic status Australian population: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Howard, Bridget C., McRobbie, Hayden, Petrie, Dennis, Barker, Daniel, Mendelsohn, Colin, Anderson, Jack, Borland, Ron, Naughton, Felix, Tutka, Piotr, Zwar, Nick, Boland, Veronica C., Aiken, Alexandra, Shakeshaft, Anthony, Gartner, Coral, Richmond, Robyn L., Hall, Wayne, Mattick, Richard P., Farrell, Michael and Courtney, Ryan J. (2022). Effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of vaporized nicotine products versus nicotine replacement therapy for tobacco smoking cessation in a low-socioeconomic status Australian population: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23 (1) 777. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06644-8

Effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of vaporized nicotine products versus nicotine replacement therapy for tobacco smoking cessation in a low-socioeconomic status Australian population: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2022

Journal Article

The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on addictive disorders—an update

Marsden, John, Brown, Jamie, Clark, Luke, Cousijn, Janna, Hall, Wayne, Hickman, Matt, Holmes, John, Humphreys, Keith, Jackson, Sarah E., Peacock, Amy and Tucker, Jalie (2022). The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on addictive disorders—an update. Addiction, 117 (11), 2762-2766. doi: 10.1111/add.16033

The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on addictive disorders—an update

2022

Journal Article

Identifying risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and development of cannabis use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Robinson, Tessa, Ali, Muhammad Usman, Easterbrook, Bethany, Coronado-Montoya, Stephanie, Daldegan-Bueno, Dimitri, Hall, Wayne, Jutras-Aswad, Didier and Fischer, Benedikt (2022). Identifying risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and development of cannabis use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 238 109582, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109582

Identifying risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and development of cannabis use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2022

Journal Article

Mood and anxiety symptoms in persons taking prescription opioids: a systematic review with meta-analyses of longitudinal studies

Leung, Janni, Santo, Thomas, Colledge, Samantha, Mekonen, Tesfa, Thomson, Kate, Degenhardt, Louisa, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne and Stjepanović, Daniel (2022). Mood and anxiety symptoms in persons taking prescription opioids: a systematic review with meta-analyses of longitudinal studies. Pain Medicine, 23 (8), 1442-1456. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac029

Mood and anxiety symptoms in persons taking prescription opioids: a systematic review with meta-analyses of longitudinal studies

2022

Journal Article

Commentary on Beard et al.: Using survey data to test the hypothesis that e‐cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking in youth

Sun, Tianze and Hall, Wayne (2022). Commentary on Beard et al.: Using survey data to test the hypothesis that e‐cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking in youth. Addiction, 117 (8), 2294-2295. doi: 10.1111/add.15945

Commentary on Beard et al.: Using survey data to test the hypothesis that e‐cigarettes are a gateway to cigarette smoking in youth

2022

Journal Article

The 1964 US Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health

Hall, Wayne (2022). The 1964 US Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health. Addiction, 117 (12), 3170-3175. doi: 10.1111/add.16007

The 1964 US Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health

2022

Journal Article

A pragmatic randomised comparative trial of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products for quitting or long-term substitution in smokers

Morphett, Kylie, Fraser, Doug, Borland, Ron, Hall, Wayne, Walker, Natalie, Bullen, Chris and Gartner, Coral (2022). A pragmatic randomised comparative trial of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products for quitting or long-term substitution in smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 24 (7), 1079-1088. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntab266

A pragmatic randomised comparative trial of e-cigarettes and other nicotine products for quitting or long-term substitution in smokers

2022

Journal Article

Trends in the use of cannabis products in Canada and the USA, 2018 – 2020: findings from the International Cannabis Policy Study

Hammond, David, Goodman, Samantha, Wadsworth, Elle, Freeman, Tom P, Kilmer, Beau, Schauer, Gillian, Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo and Hall, Wayne (2022). Trends in the use of cannabis products in Canada and the USA, 2018 – 2020: findings from the International Cannabis Policy Study. International Journal of Drug Policy, 105 103716, 103716. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103716

Trends in the use of cannabis products in Canada and the USA, 2018 – 2020: findings from the International Cannabis Policy Study

2022

Conference Publication

Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates

Lim, Carmen C. W., Leung, Janni, Gravely, Shannon, Gartner, Coral, Chiu, Vivian, Sun, Tianze, Chung, Jack, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Scheurer, Roman, Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary (2022). Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates. The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Minneapolis, MN USA, 11-15 June 2022.

Patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia: a latent class analysis and health-related correlates

2022

Journal Article

Causal inference with observational data in addiction research

Chan, Gary C. K., Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Stjepanovic, Daniel, Connor, Jason, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2022). Causal inference with observational data in addiction research. Addiction, 117 (10), 2736-2744. doi: 10.1111/add.15972

Causal inference with observational data in addiction research

2022

Journal Article

Aldous Huxley’s Doors of Perception

Hall, Wayne and Farrell, Michael (2022). Aldous Huxley’s Doors of Perception. Addiction, 117 (6), 1811-1815. doi: 10.1111/add.15713

Aldous Huxley’s Doors of Perception

2022

Journal Article

The iCannToolkit: a tool to embrace measurement of medicinal and non-medicinal cannabis use across licit, illicit and cross-cultural settings

Lorenzetti, Valentina, Hindocha, Chandni, Petrilli, Kat, Griffiths, Paul, Brown, Jamie, Castillo-Carniglia, Álvaro, Caulkins, Jonathan P., Englund, Amir, ElSohly, Mahmoud A., Gage, Suzanne H., Groshkova, Teodora, Gual, Antoni, Hammond, David, Lawn, Will, López-Pelayo, Hugo, Manthey, Jakob, Mokrysz, Claire, Liccardo Pacula, Rosalie, van Laar, Margriet, Vandrey, Ryan, Wadsworth, Elle, Winstock, Adam, Hall, Wayne, Curran, H. Valerie and Freeman, Tom P. (2022). The iCannToolkit: a tool to embrace measurement of medicinal and non-medicinal cannabis use across licit, illicit and cross-cultural settings. Addiction, 117 (6), 1523-1525. doi: 10.1111/add.15855

The iCannToolkit: a tool to embrace measurement of medicinal and non-medicinal cannabis use across licit, illicit and cross-cultural settings

2022

Journal Article

Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study

Leung, Janni, Lim, Carmen C.W., Chiu, Vivian, Chung, Jack, Mekonen, Tesfa, Dawson, Danielle, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2022). Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15 100436, 100436. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100436

Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons – an Australian cross-sectional study

2022

Journal Article

Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?

Chan, Gary, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen, Stjepanović, Daniel, Rutherford, Brienna, Johnson, Benjamin, Hall, Wayne and Leung, Janni (2022). Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?. Addiction, 117 (6), 1787-1793. doi: 10.1111/add.15783

Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?

2022

Journal Article

Age‐period‐cohort analysis of trends in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, and their co‐use in the Australian population

Leung, Janni, Gravely, Shannon, Lim, Carmen, Hall, Wayne and Chan, Gary (2022). Age‐period‐cohort analysis of trends in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, and their co‐use in the Australian population. Addiction, 117 (10), 2730-2735. doi: 10.1111/add.15951

Age‐period‐cohort analysis of trends in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, and their co‐use in the Australian population

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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