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)

141 - 160 of 1424 works

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

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

Association between the implementation of tobacco control policies and adolescent vaping in 44 lower‐middle, upper‐middle, and high‐income countries

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

Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife

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

A systematic review of trends in US attitudes toward cannabis legalization

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

Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia

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

Neither the “Devil’s Lettuce” nor a “Miracle Cure:” the use of medical cannabis in the care of children and youth

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

An age-period-cohort analysis of trends in psychedelic and ecstasy use in the Australian population

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

Risk-thresholds for the association between frequency of cannabis use and the development of psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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

Tobacco and nicotine use

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

State-level prevalence and associates of opioid dependence in the USA

2022

Journal Article

Consensus paper of the WFSBP task force on cannabis, cannabinoids and psychosis

D’Souza, Deepak Cyril, DiForti, Marta, Ganesh, Suhas, George, Tony P., Hall, Wayne, Hjorthøj, Carsten, Howes, Oliver, Keshavan, Matcheri, Murray, Robin M., Nguyen, Timothy B, Pearlson, Godfrey D., Ranganathan, Mohini, Selloni, Alex, Solowij, Nadia and Spinazzola, Edoardo (2022). Consensus paper of the WFSBP task force on cannabis, cannabinoids and psychosis. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 23 (10), 1-24. doi: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2038797

Consensus paper of the WFSBP task force on cannabis, cannabinoids and psychosis

2022

Journal Article

Perceived access to cannabis and ease of purchasing cannabis in retail stores in Canada immediately before and one year after legalization

Wadsworth, Elle, Driezen, Pete, Chan, Gary, Hall, Wayne and Hammond, David (2022). Perceived access to cannabis and ease of purchasing cannabis in retail stores in Canada immediately before and one year after legalization. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 48 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2021.2003808

Perceived access to cannabis and ease of purchasing cannabis in retail stores in Canada immediately before and one year after legalization

2022

Journal Article

Reducing demand for overexploited wildlife products: Lessons from systematic reviews from outside conservation science

MacFarlane, Douglas, Hurlstone, Mark J., Ecker, Ullrich K. H., Ferraro, Paul J., van der Linden, Sander, Wan, Anita K. Y., Veríssimo, Diogo, Burgess, Gayle, Chen, Frederick, Hall, Wayne, Hollands, Gareth J. and Sutherland, William J. (2022). Reducing demand for overexploited wildlife products: Lessons from systematic reviews from outside conservation science. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (3) e627. doi: 10.1111/csp2.627

Reducing demand for overexploited wildlife products: Lessons from systematic reviews from outside conservation science

2022

Journal Article

Prevalence and self-reported reasons of cannabis use for medical purposes in USA and Canada

Leung, Janni, Chan, Gary, Stjepanović, Daniel, Chung, Jack Yiu Chak, Hall, Wayne and Hammond, David (2022). Prevalence and self-reported reasons of cannabis use for medical purposes in USA and Canada. Psychopharmacology, 239 (5), 1509-1519. doi: 10.1007/s00213-021-06047-8

Prevalence and self-reported reasons of cannabis use for medical purposes in USA and Canada

2022

Journal Article

A wastewater‐based assessment of the impact of a minimum unit price on population alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory, Australia

O’Brien, Jake W., Tscharke, Benjamin J., Bade, Richard, Chan, Gary, Gerber, Cobus, Mueller, Jochen F., Thomas, Kevin V. and Hall, Wayne D. (2022). A wastewater‐based assessment of the impact of a minimum unit price on population alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory, Australia. Addiction, 117 (1), 243-249. doi: 10.1111/add.15631

A wastewater‐based assessment of the impact of a minimum unit price on population alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory, Australia

2022

Journal Article

A critical analysis of ‘Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: Systematic review of global evidence’

Mendelsohn, Colin Paul, Wodak, Alex, Hall, Wayne and Borland, Ron (2022). A critical analysis of ‘Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: Systematic review of global evidence’. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41 (7), 1493-1498. doi: 10.1111/dar.13515

A critical analysis of ‘Electronic cigarettes and health outcomes: Systematic review of global evidence’

2022

Other Outputs

Cannabis legalisation in Canada: a brief history, policy rationale, implementation, and evidence of early impacts

Hall, Wayne, Stjepanovic, Daniel and Leung, Janni (2022). Cannabis legalisation in Canada: a brief history, policy rationale, implementation, and evidence of early impacts. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/a494332

Cannabis legalisation in Canada: a brief history, policy rationale, implementation, and evidence of early impacts

2022

Journal Article

Why was early therapeutic research on psychedelic drugs abandoned?

Hall, Wayne (2022). Why was early therapeutic research on psychedelic drugs abandoned?. Psychological Medicine, 52 (1) PII S0033291721004207, 1-6. doi: 10.1017/s0033291721004207

Why was early therapeutic research on psychedelic drugs abandoned?

2021

Journal Article

Age-related trends in cannabis use in Australia. Findings from a series of large nationally representative surveys

Chan, Gary, Chiu, Vivian, Sun, Tianze, Connor, Jason P., Hall, Wayne D. and Leung, Janni (2021). Age-related trends in cannabis use in Australia. Findings from a series of large nationally representative surveys. Addictive Behaviors, 123 107059. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107059

Age-related trends in cannabis use in Australia. Findings from a series of large nationally representative surveys

2021

Journal Article

Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?

Sun, Tianze, Lim, Carmen C. W., Stjepanović, Daniel, Leung, Janni, Connor, Jason P., Gartner, Coral, Hall, Wayne D. and Chan, Gary C.K. (2021). Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?. Addictive Behaviors, 123 107073, 107073. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107073

Has increased youth e-cigarette use in the USA, between 2014 and 2020, changed conventional smoking behaviors, future intentions to smoke and perceived smoking harms?

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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