Understanding the role of trauma in alcohol and other drug-related problems

本项目旨在研究创伤与酒精和其他药物（AOD）相关问题之间的关系。该项目使用一套强有力的定性和人种学方法，希望推动国际知识的发展，了解创伤经历如何影响AOD消费，以及影响个人经历和结果变化的各种因素。预期的结果包括有针对性的建议，以改善急性呼吸道疾病反应、政策和创伤知情的急性呼吸道疾病护理，以及提高澳大利亚卫生工作者应对创伤和与急性呼吸道疾病相关问题的能力。这将通过减少危害以及与耗去的有害物质有关的经济和社会成本而带来显著的好处。

This project aims to investigate the relationship between trauma and alcohol and other drug (AOD)-related problems. Using a robust set of qualitative and ethnographic methods, the project expects to advance international knowledge on how experiences of trauma influence AOD consumption, and the diverse factors that shape variation in experience and outcomes for individuals. Expected outcomes include targeted recommendations to improve AOD responses, policy and trauma-informed AOD care, and increased capacity of the Australian health workforce to respond to trauma and AOD-related problems. This should provide significant benefit by reducing the harms, and economic and social costs associated with AOD consumption.