Dr Stephen Bright is a clinically-trained psychologist who has worked in the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) field for the past 15 years. He has managed an AOD service in Melbourne and a worked as a senior dual diagnosis clinician with Monash Health.Stephen is currently a Senior Lecturer of Addiction at Edith Cowan University. He is also an Adjunct Research Fellow with the National Drug Research Institute. Stephen has published papers on topics including: new and emerging drugs, alcohol and ageing, the trans-theoretical model, psychotherapy and drug legislation. He has recently completed a Research Fellowship with the Victorian Department of Health, and is a founding board member of the non-for-profit research organisation PRISM Inc (www.prism.org.au).