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ProfessorNick Lintzeris

Conjoint Professor

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Conjoint Professor
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

  • Novel approaches in the treatment of substance use disorders - particularly the development of pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence, and cannabis dependence.
 
  • Translation of clinical research into practice.
 
  • Development of routine outcome monitoring tools and systems in clinical practice in the AoD sector.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    A Phase II study of medicinal cannabis products in the treatment of chronic pain in patients with opioid dependence
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sinclair J,
    • Serre F,
    • Bhardwaj A,
    • Auriacombe M,
    • Demirkol A
  • GRANT
    Clinical Audit of Public Antenatal Medical Records Grant
    NSW Health1 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Translating clinical evidence to improved outcomes for people with substance use disorders
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial of oral lisdexamfetamine for methamphetamine withdrawal
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Siefried KJ,
    • Ezard N,
    • Shoptaw S,
    • Clifford M,
    • Dunlop A
  • GRANT
    Responsible pre-operative Opioid use for Hip and knee ArthropLasTy (OpioidHALT) Study: Opioid tapering in patients prior to hip and knee arthroplasty
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Feb 2023 - 31 Jan 2028
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    A randomised controlled trial of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of cannabis dependence
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jul 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    • Harrod ME,
    • Mills L,
    • Haber P,
    • Freeman T,
    • Lintzeris N
  • GRANT
    Strengthening access to best evidence based care for people with palliative care needs in Australian prisons - 4-E1QGPSQ
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)4 May 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Lintzeris N
  • GRANT
    Bayesian Machine Learning for Dynamic online experiments
    South Eastern Sydney Local Health District1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Lintzeris N
  • GRANT
    Australian Centre for Cannabinoid Clinical and Research Excellence ACRE: Quality and safety in the implementation of medicinal cannabis use in the community
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Solowij N,
    • Popat A,
    • Martin J,
    • Scuffham PA,
    • Lintzeris N
  • GRANT
    The role of mental health and cognitive functioning in predicting successful completion of the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) program by young people
    DVC Research1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Withall A,
    • Butler T,
    • Lintzeris N,
    • Monds LA
  • GRANT
    Pharmaceutical opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: Evaluating health outcomes and economic impact over five years
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • Larance B,
    • Blyth F,
    • Nielsen S,
    • Lintzeris N,
    • Bruno R
  • GRANT
    Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study of lisdexamfetamine for the treatment methamphetamine dependence among adults
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2016
    People funded by this grant:
    • McKetin R,
    • Ali R,
    • Ezard N,
    • Dolan KA,
    • Dunlop AJ
  • GRANT
    Start-Up activities with or without a pilot and definitive randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial or oral cannabinoid-rich THC/CBD cannabis extract for secondary prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
    NSW Health.1 Jan 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of Oromucosal Nabiximols and Vaporised Botanical Leaf Cannabis in Cancer-related Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome: A Pharmacokinetic Study and Phase III Double-blind Randomised Controlled Trial (Cannabis Trial)
    Health Administration Corporation1 Sep 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Agar M,
    • McGregor I,
    • Allsop D,
    • Lintzeris N,
    • Naumovski V
  • GRANT
    From "BIG DATA" to evidence: Post-market surveillance of psychotropic medicines in Australia
    DVC Research1 Jul 2015
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    An RCT of cannabinoid replacement therapy (Sativex) for preventing relapse in treatment-resistant cannabis dependent patients
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Bruno R,
    • Shanahan M,
    • Allsop D,
    • McGregor I,
    • Copeland J
  • GRANT
    Randomised control trial of exercise for the management of cannabis withdrawal in adult humans
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2014
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Randomised control trial of exercise for the management of cannabis withdrawal in adult humans
    DVC Research1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Lintzeris N
  • GRANT
    Health outcomes associated with long-term cannabis use
    Health Administration Corporation1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of lithium carbonate for the management of human cannabis withdrawal
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2013
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    The effects of mixing alcohol with presciption drugs upon driving performance: a randomised simulator study
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Lenne M,
    • Haber P,
    • Leung S,
    • Bruno R,
    • Lintzeris N