Nicole Lee, Author at Policing Insight

Articles by: Nicole Lee

More Australians back legalising cannabis and 57% support pill testing, national survey shows

ANALYSIS: AUSTRALIA: A recent survey shows a growing number of Australians support the legalisation of cannabis, and almost three in five back the idea of pill testing; Jarryd Bartle, Sessional Lecturer at RMIT University, and Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University, explore the survey results, and the potential lessons for policy makers.

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Nicole Lee
Professor, National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University
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Nicole Lee is Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute and Director at 360Edge, a consultancy specialising in the alcohol and other drug sector. Her main focus is research translation, and her interest is in alcohol and other drug responses, especially in relation to methamphetamine, cannabis and alcohol policy and practice, and in the treatment of co-occurring mental health problems. She has published widely on these topics. Nicole has worked in the alcohol and other drug sector for 30 years, as clinician, academic, educator and service manager. She is a psychologist in private practice, a deputy editor with Drug and Alcohol Review, and a member of the board of Hello Sunday Morning. She was previously Head of Research at Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre and Past President of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy.