The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference will this year be held in Perth starting on 8 November.

The conference attracts international and Australian experts from across the alcohol and other drugs sector who will present cutting-edge research evidence.

Burnet Institute researchers Professor Paul Dietze, Dr Megan Lim, Daniel O'Keefe and Angus McCormack will be attending and presenting at the conference.

It will address:

• co-existing mental health and drug problems
• aetiology
• policy innovations
• emerging psychoactive substances
• responding to First People’s needs
• drug-related harms