By Associate Professor Amy Kathleen Peacock

Book Chapters

Droste N; Pennay A; Peacock A; Miller P, 2020, 'Alcohol mixed with energy drinks and intoxication', in Cultures of Intoxication Key Issues and Debates, pp. 111 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35284-4_6

Peacock A; Hall W; Degenhardt L, 2019, 'Epidemiology of substance use internationally', in Sloboda Z; Petras H; Robertson E; Hingson R (ed.), Prevention of Substance Use, Springer, pp. 19 - 36, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00627-3_2

Journal articles

Darke S; Duflou J; Chrzanowska A; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-related fatal poisoning in Australia, 2016 to 2025: Trends, characteristics and toxicology', ADDICTION, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70613

Asare-Doku W; Foley C; Stirling R; Syahbahar T; De Silva N; Kelly D; Peacock A; Settumba S, 2026, 'Beyond Better Data: A Call for Improved Responses to Alcohol and Other Drug Harms Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, pp. e70218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70218

Miller M; Man N; Taylor N; Livingston M; Clifford S; Kowalski M; Jiang H; Callinan S; Wright CJC; Peacock A, 2026, 'Evaluating the immediate impacts of the repeal of the Northern Territory minimum unit price on off-premises alcohol pricing: Findings from an observational study of online alcohol retailers', Addiction, 121, pp. 2362 - 2372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70466

Sutherland R; Graham C; Hughes CE; Olsen A; Gough C; King C; Peacock A, 2026, 'High Awareness, Low Clarity: Knowledge of the Australian Capital Territory's Multi-Drug Decriminalisation Reform Among People Who Use Illicit Drugs', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70222

Yuen WS; Miller M; Man N; Livingston M; Chrzanowska A; Clare P; Akhurst J; Tierney L; Da Silva K; Blakey P; Bryant W; Chan G; Leung J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Age period cohort trends in alcohol treatment episodes across Australia from 2003 to 2022', Addiction, 121, pp. 2154 - 2165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70450

Freestone J; Siefried KJ; Ezard N; Brown JA; Peacock A; Griffiths P; Gough C; Barratt MJ; Kypri S; Lyons T; Harvey CA; Clifford B, 2026, 'Building trust for rapid response: Examining how network collaboration operates within Australian drug-related early warning systems', International Journal of Drug Policy, 155, pp. 105430 - 105430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105430

Man N; Barratt MJ; Sutherland R; Bruno R; Graham C; Sadaphale V; Peacock A, 2026, 'Availability of nitazenes via cryptomarkets and surface web shops: An observational study', Addiction, 121, pp. 1733 - 1746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70350

Man N; Barratt MJ; Bruno R; Graham C; Sadaphale V; Peacock A; Sutherland R, 2026, 'Price of Nitazenes for Sale on Cryptomarkets and Surface Web Shops', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70202

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'The toxicology and characteristics of fatal new psychoactive stimulant and hallucinogen-related poisonings in Australia, 2000–2025', Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100434

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Changing characteristics in the 2020s of fatal ‘novel’ benzodiazepine toxicity cases in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113085

Dietze P; Rathnayake K; Curtis M; Scott N; Maher L; Peacock A; Quinn B; Jenkinson R; Stewart A; Colledge-Frisby S; Wilson J; Archer B; Stoove M; Hickman M, 2026, 'Dynamic shifts in crystal methamphetamine and heroin price and purity in metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria, Australia, 2009-2020', International Journal of Drug Policy, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105236

Kowalski M; Livingston M; Grigg J; Peacock A; May C; Soderstrom J; Taylor N, 2026, 'Illicit Alcohol in Victorian Off-Licence Retailers: A Preliminary Observational Study', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70167

Peacock A; Chrzanowska A; Man N; Darke S; Brown J; Grigg J; Dietze P; Ezard N; Bruno R; Siefried KJ; Salom C; Freestone J; Akhurst J; Tierney L; Sutherland R, 2026, 'Trends in gamma-hydroxybutyrate use, harms and treatment in Australia, 2013 to 2024', Addiction, 121, pp. 1290 - 1305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70308

Santo T; Bharat C; Rodgers C; Harrod M; Taylor S; Zahra E; Sutherland R; Peacock A; Grebely J; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2026, 'Factors Associated With Opioid Agonist Treatment Engagement and Harm Reduction Service Use: Findings From the New South Wales Opioid Dependence Survey', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70132

Taylor N; Button K; Livingston M; Peacock A; Gilmore W; Kowalski M, 2026, 'Using Mandatory Sales Reports to Monitor Same-Day Alcohol Delivery Trends in New South Wales', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70142

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Clinical characteristics of heroin overdose deaths among older adults in Australia, 2000–2025', Addiction, 121, pp. 423 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70216

Man N; Miller M; Craig M; Buckfield L; Livingston M; Callinan S; Jiang H; Britton I; Henderson A; Kowalski M; Yang Y; Linghu Q; Sadaphale V; Yuen WS; Peacock A, 2026, 'An Observational Study of Off-Premise Alcoholic Beverage Pricing Over Time in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70077

Clare PJ; Yuen WS; Henderson A; Kypri K; Bruno R; Slade T; Hutchinson D; McBride N; Wodalowski M; McCambridge J; Degenhardt L; Boland VC; Mattick RP; Peacock A, 2026, 'Does alcohol use and related harm differ based on the age of initiation to alcohol? Results from a prospective cohort study', Addiction, 121, pp. 44 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70183

Freestone J; Zhou C; Kypri S; Howes M; Ebdon E; Purcell L; Dessauer P; Beckers C; Chapman B; Weith S; Lamb M; Clifford B; Siefried KJ; Barratt MJ; Peacock A; Sutherland R; Doumany J; Gava P; Standfield M; Kavanagh R; Dicka J; Sidaway P; Farah B; Ezard N, 2026, 'Incorporating experiential reports provided by people who use drugs into drug-related early warning systems: benefits, risks principles and approaches', International Journal of Drug Policy, 147, pp. 105098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105098

Darke S; Farrell M; Duflou J; Lappin J; Chrzanowska A; Peacock A, 2026, 'Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Self-Administered Fatal Ketamine-Related Poisoning in Australia, 2000–2025', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70058

Griffiths P; Parry C; Ambekar A; Vicknasingam B; Basutu A; Myers B; Bo A; Dietze P; Douglas K; Ezard N; Fiore M; Hynes M; Jones CM; Kent P; Mounteney J; Niaz K; Palczak K; Pascale A; Peacock A; Rychert M; Sturua L; Zhang YA, 2026, 'The Need to Revitalise Drug Use Monitoring to Keep Pace With a More Dynamic, Digitally Enabled and Globally Connected Drug Market', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70029

Freestone J; Kypri S; Schumann JL; Franklin E; Francis C; Barratt MJ; Peacock A; Sutherland R; Clifford B; MacDonald H; Ezard N; Fletcher K; Acheson L; Siefried KJ, 2025, 'The Emergence of Novel Benzodiazepines in Australia, Evidence, Alerts, Clinical Management and Harm Reduction—A Narrative Review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70086

Sutherland R; Steele M; Rodgers C; Silins E; Gilliver R; Peacock A; Barratt M; Ezard N; Siefried KJ; Page R; Bruno R; Read P, 2025, 'Characteristics of take-home fentanyl test strip use and support for drug checking services among people who use heroin in Australia: learnings for an increasingly complex drug market', Harm Reduction Journal, 22, pp. 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01205-z

Price O; Bharat C; Jones NR; Peacock A; Read P; Hickman M; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on the incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infection notifications among people with a history of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112929

Asare-Doku W; Peacock A; Settumba S; Abbott T; Wilson K; Craig A; Ravulo J; Economidis G; Meo-Sewabu L; D'Este C; Thapa P; Doran C; Nathan S; Waller E; Satour T; Tulele L; Farrell M; Shakeshaft A, 2025, 'Assessing the Early Impact of the Change in the Kava Importation Policy in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1827 - 1830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70039

Darke S; Duflou J; Lappin J; Farrell M; Peacock A, 2025, 'Characteristics and toxicology of adult deaths due to quetiapine toxicity in Australia, 2000–2024', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 70, pp. 2434 - 2441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.70124

Piatkowski T; Kill E; Davey G; Barratt MJ; Ferris J; Nielsen S; Peacock A, 2025, 'Creating Safer Injecting Practices Through Community-Led Harm Reduction: Lessons From People Who Use Steroids for the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1940 - 1950, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70044

Freestone J; Siefried KJ; Peacock A; Fletcher K; Barratt MJ; Sutherland R; Ezard N; Doumany J; MacDonald H; Kypri S; Acheson L; Clifford B, 2025, 'From environmental disasters to emerging drugs; a framework to understand, map and assess drug-related early warning systems', International Journal of Drug Policy, 145, pp. 104946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104946

Grigg J; Lenton S; Peacock A; Soderstrom J; King C; Thomas N; Sutherland R, 2025, 'Nitrous Oxide Sourcing, Use and Harms: Insights From Australians Who Use Ecstasy/MDMA and Other Illicit Stimulants', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 2113 - 2126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70032

Yuen WS; Man N; Livingston M; Chrzanowska A; Gilmore W; Tierney L; Moran L; Peacock A, 2025, 'Excess Alcohol-Induced Hospitalisations and Deaths During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1756 - 1771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14097

Price O; Webb P; Grebely J; Peacock A; Medland N; Read P; Cooke E; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Sexually transmitted infection prevalence and testing coverage among people who inject drugs: A systematic review', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112732

Man N; Akhurst J; Price O; Chrzanowska A; Sutherland R; Dietze PM; Bruno R; Degenhardt L; Yuen WS; Moran L; Tierney L; Peacock A, 2025, 'Changes in Drug-Induced Hospitalisations and Deaths During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1419 - 1429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14088

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Lim J; Havard A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Characteristics of deaths related to lithium toxicity in Australia, 2000–2024', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 622 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251336037

Price O; Sutherland R; Man N; Bruno R; Dietze P; Salom C; Akhurst J; Peacock A, 2025, 'Trends and psychosocial correlates of same day polysubstance use among people who inject drugs in Australia, 2012-2022', International Journal of Drug Policy, 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104150

Keygan J; Willoughby B; Bruno R; Barratt MJ; Peacock A, 2025, 'Risk communication about high-dose MDMA: Impact of a hypothetical drug alert on future MDMA use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1169 - 1181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14037

Price O; Maher L; Peacock A; Zolala F; Degenhardt L; Dietze P; Larney S; Agramunt S; Colledge-Frisby S; Mathers B; Lewer D; Sutherland R, 2025, 'Changing age profile and incidence of injecting drug use initiation among people in Australia who inject drugs: evidence from two national repeated cross-sectional studies', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101548

Wheeler A; Masters J; Pradhan A; Roth JM; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Matthews GV; Cunningham EB; Peacock A; Colledge-Frisby S; Grebely J; Hajarizadeh B; Martinello M, 2025, 'Prevalence of Injection-Related Bacterial and Fungal Infection Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf108

Darke S; Peacock A; Duflou JA; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Methylphenidate and (lis)dexamfetamine toxicity-related deaths of adults, Australia, 2000–24: analysis of NCIS data', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 259 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52604

Clifford B; Peacock A; Siefried KJ; Gobeil J; Smith JL; Ezard N, 2025, 'Responding to reports of nitazene toxicity in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 216 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52605

Bharat C; Hopkins RE; Chambers M; Degenhardt L; Peacock A; Farrell M; Yuen WS; Man N; Gisev N, 2025, 'Age, period, and cohort trends of substance poisoning, alcohol-related disease, and suicide deaths in Australia, 1980–2019', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 60, pp. 693 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02749-4

Darke S; Duflou J; Chrzanowska A; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2025, 'Changes in the rates and characteristics of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related death in Australia, 2001–2023', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 366 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13940

Siefried KJ; Hill P; Clifford B; Brown J; Camilleri A; Crawford S; Dessauer P; Dilkes-Frayne E; Freestone J; Gobeil J; Harrod ME; Hudson S; Hull P; Lenton S; Lyons T; Oh G; Peacock A; Pierce A; Sidaway P; Soderstrom J; Tzanetis S; Ezard N, 2025, 'Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern', Frontiers in Public Health, 13, pp. 1521911, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1521911

Coney L; Peacock A; van der Gouwe D; Smit-Rigter L; Hutten N; Ventura M; Quesada A; Barratt MJ, 2025, 'Comparison of strength and adulteration between illicit drugs obtained from cryptomarkets versus off-line', Addiction, 120, pp. 128 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16665

Wardle F; Piatkowski T; Clifford S; Peacock A; Dietze P; Lim M; Douglass C; Hill P; Moore S; Miller M; Brett J; Wright CJC, 2025, 'Safe beats down under: investigating the support of drug checking at a regional festival in the Northern Territory, Australia', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 32, pp. 211 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2330938

Price O; Lewer D; Peacock A; Maher L; Zolala F; Degenhardt L; Larney S; Agramunt S; Dietze P; Colledge-Frisby S; Scott N; Wilson J; Sutherland R, 2025, 'S171 Population Aging and Apparent Decline in Initiation of Injecting Drug Use in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 267, pp. 111591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111591

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2024, 'Emergence of deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 2093 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13920

Akhurst J; Price O; Sutherland R; Gibbs D; Dietze P; Bruno R; Agramunt S; Colledge-Frisby S; Lenton S; Salom C; Thomas N; Peacock A, 2024, 'Naloxone cascade of care among people who regularly inject drugs in Australia, 2020–2022', International Journal of Drug Policy, 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104572

Price O; Machalek DA; Sutherland R; Gibbs D; Colledge-Frisby S; Read P; Peacock A, 2024, 'Coverage of cervical cancer prevention interventions among people in Australia who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104566

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