Amy Peacock

Amy Peacock is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director at the National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, with an adjunct position at the University of Tasmania's School of Medicine. As an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, her research monitors substance use trends and develops risk communication frameworks.

Research Focus:

• Monitoring systems for illicit drug trends
• Risk communication for consumers and health professionals
• Pharmaceutical opioid use patterns
• Novel psychoactive substances
• Drug-related mortality analysis

Her work informs public health responses to emerging drug threats like nitazene toxicity and evolving cannabis access patterns.

Recent publications analyze drug checking behaviors, mortality trends, and policy impacts across Australian populations. Current projects include national studies on methamphetamine use in treatment settings and evaluations of e-cigarette access among illicit drug users.