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Suzanne Nielsen talks about substance use disorder and the role of pharmacists in addiction medicine

In this episode of the AJP Podcast, Professor Suzanne Nielsen, pharmacist and head of the Addiction Research Centre at Monash Univeristy, speaks to Carlene McMaugh about her career in harm reduction medicine and research, and key issues around the topic.

Among the topics discussed are:

• Naloxone, and the role of pharmacists in its provision
• Her research into substance use disorders and harm reduction
• Drug testing
• Her insights around safe injecting rooms
• Successive interventions in harm reduction
• New psychoactive substances
• Confronting negative media perceptions

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Carlene McMaugh