
Overview
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
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
Works
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
2022
Journal Article
The iCannTookit: A consensus‐based, flexible framework for measuring contemporary cannabis use
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, Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo, Laar, Margriet, Vandrey, Ryan, Wadsworth, Elle, Winstock, Adam, Hall, Wayne, Curran, H. Valerie and Freeman, Tom P. (2022). The iCannTookit: A consensus‐based, flexible framework for measuring contemporary cannabis use. Addiction, 117 (9), 2558-2560. doi: 10.1111/add.15956
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
2022
Journal Article
Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries
Chan, Gary C. K., Gartner, Coral, Lim, Carmen, Sun, Tianze, Hall, Wayne, Connor, Jason, Stjepanović, Daniel and Leung, Janni (2022). Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries. Addiction, 117 (8), 1-10. doi: 10.1111/add.15892
2022
Journal Article
Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife
Meier, Madeline H., Caspi, Avshalom, R Knodt, Annchen, Hall, Wayne, Ambler, Antony, Harrington, HonaLee, Hogan, Sean, M Houts, Renate, Poulton, Richie, Ramrakha, Sandhya, Hariri, Ahmad R. and Moffitt, Terrie E. (2022). Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 179 (5), 362-374. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21060664
2022
Journal Article
A systematic review of trends in US attitudes toward cannabis legalization
Chiu, Vivian, Hall, Wayne, Chan, Gary, Hides, Leanne and Leung, Janni (2022). A systematic review of trends in US attitudes toward cannabis legalization. Substance Use and Misuse, 57 (7), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2022.2063893
2022
Journal Article
Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia
Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C.W., Rutherford, Brienna N., Johnson, Benjamin, Leung, Janni, Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D., Connor, Jason P. and Chan, C. K. Gary (2022). Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia. Addictive Behaviors, 127 107217, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107217
2022
Journal Article
Neither the “Devil’s Lettuce” nor a “Miracle Cure:” the use of medical cannabis in the care of children and youth
Gunning, Margot, Rotenberg, Ari, Anderson, James, Balneaves, Lynda G., Brace, Tracy, Crooks, Bruce, Hall, Wayne, Kelly, Lauren E., Rassekh, S. Rod, Rieder, Michael, Virani, Alice, Ware, Mark A, Zaslawski, Zina, Siden, Harold and Illes, Judy (2022). Neither the “Devil’s Lettuce” nor a “Miracle Cure:” the use of medical cannabis in the care of children and youth. Neuroethics, 15 (1) 3, 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s12152-022-09478-y
2022
Journal Article
An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population
Chan, Gary, Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen, Yuen, Wing See, Stjepanović, Daniel, Rutherford, Brienna, Hall, Wayne, Johnson, Ben and Leung, Janni (2022). An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population. Addictive Behaviors, 127 107216, 107216. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107216
2022
Journal Article
Tobacco and nicotine use
Le Foll, Bernard, Piper, Megan E., Fowler, Christie D., Tonstad, Serena, Bierut, Laura, Lu, Lin, Jha, Prabhat and Hall, Wayne D. (2022). Tobacco and nicotine use. Nature Reviews. Disease Primers, 8 (1) 19, 19. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00346-w
2022
Journal Article
Risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and the development of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Robinson, Tessa, Ali, Muhammad Usman, Easterbrook, Bethany, Hall, Wayne, Jutras-Aswad, Didier and Fischer, Benedikt (2022). Risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and the development of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 53 (9) PII S0033291722000502, 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s0033291722000502
2022
Journal Article
State-level prevalence and associates of opioid dependence in the USA
Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary C. K., Tan, Samuel X., McClure-Thomas, Caitlin, Degenhardt, Louisa and Hall, Wayne (2022). State-level prevalence and associates of opioid dependence in the USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (7) 3825, 3825. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19073825
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Wayne Hall is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Impacts of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Vaping - Insight into Australian Cannabis Policies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Medicinal Cannabis Use in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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Doctor Philosophy
Learning from the opioid crisis - Preventing the proliferation of prescription stimulant for non-medical use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Dr Natalie Thomas, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
Completed supervision
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Public attitudes towards ethical issues raised by biotechnologies that may substantially extend human life
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Addiction Neuroethics: The Promises and Perils of Neuroscience Research on Addiction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor William Grey
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
BIOBANKS: PROFESSIONAL, DONOR & PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF TISSUE BANKS & THE ETHICAL & LEGAL CHALLENGES OF CONSENT, LINKAGE & THE DISCLOSURE OF RESEARCH RESULTS.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Modelling smoking behaviour: from genes and environment to pharmacoeconomics
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Public Health Impacts of Vaping Product Use
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Cannabis Legalisation: An Empirical Analysis Causes of Attitudinal Change in the U.S. and Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan, Professor Leanne Hides, Associate Professor Janni Leung
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Emerging trends of cannabis vaping in the USA and Canada: Prevalence, correlates, and online presence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Daniel Stjepanovic, Associate Professor Janni Leung, Professor Coral Gartner, Associate Professor Gary Chung Kai Chan
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Defining and Measuring the Impact of Research on Mental Health Policy in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head, Professor Harvey Whiteford
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Impulsivity and Caregiver Burden after Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Stimulant use disorders and psychosis: prevalence, correlates and impacts
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Harvey Whiteford, Professor Philip Burgess
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Geographical differences, national and international, in the utilization of the benzodiazepine and antidepressant groups of medicines
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Sue Tett
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Situational and individual difference variables in medical ethical judgments
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Seeds of Opportunity: Towards a Sustainable, Consultative and Ethically Justified Use of Genetically Modified Plants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor William Grey
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Doctor Philosophy
The biomedicalisation of smoking cessation: A mixed methods study of lay perspectives on nicotine addiction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Coral Gartner
Media
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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