Jun 10, 2026 – 5.00amEarly in her career as an intern pharmacist Suzanne Nielsen became intrigued with the life-changing power of medications to treat opioid addiction.After graduating in 1997, she did her internship at a pharmacy in Melbourne that provided a methadone and buprenorphine program. She was amazed at how effective the treatments were.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Michael SmithHealth editorMichael Smith is the health editor for The Australian Financial Review. He is based in Sydney.Fetching latest articles
Empathy key in mission to take addiction treatment to the masses
Monash University researcher Suzanne Nielsen’s work has influenced Australia’s drug policy. She says the country is learning from the US opioid crisis.
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