Professor Dr. Michael Farrell

Biography

Michael Farrell is a professor specialized in Addiction Psychiatry and the Director of the National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He has held this position since 2011. Farrell has an extensive background in evaluating treatment methods and shaping drug policy both at a national and international level. He previously served as a professor at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London. In addition to his research, he is the Chair of the International Consortium on Health Outcome Monitoring Substance Use and serves as an editor for the Cochrane Drug Alcohol Group. His academic interests cover drug dependence, comorbidity, and the intersection of substance use within the broader criminal justice system. As a member of the Expert Committee on Drug and Alcohol Dependence since 1995, he has contributed to the understanding and management of drug-related issues.

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