Select Publications
Books
2009, Mortality among people who use illicit drugs: a toolkit for classifying major causes of death, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney, NSW, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/mortality-among-people-who-use-illicit-drugs-toolkit-classifying-major-causes-death
,2007, The extent of diversion of fentanyl for non-medical puposes in Australia: What do we know?, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW
,2005, Mortality Related to Naltrexone in the treatment of Opioid Dependence: A comparative Analysis, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW
,Book Chapters
2009, 'Naltrexone maintenance treatment', in Mattick RP; Ali R; Lintzeris N (ed.), Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Dependence Treatment, Informa Healthcare, London, UK, pp. 252 - 281
,2009, 'Opioid dependence and management', in Mattick RP; Ali R; Lintzeris N (ed.), Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Dependence Treatment, Informa Healthcare, London, UK, pp. 1 - 14
,2009, 'The place of buprenorphine in the management of opioid dependence.', in Mattick RP; Ali R; Lintzeris N (ed.), Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Dependence Treatment, Informa Healthcare, London, UK, pp. 196 - 226
,Journal articles
2019, 'Long-term Vaccine Impact on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children with Significant Comorbidities in a Large Australian Birth Cohort', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38, pp. 967 - 973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002407
,2018, 'Emergency Department Attendance after Telephone Triage: A Population-Based Data Linkage Study', Health Services Research, 53, pp. 1137 - 1162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12692
,2017, 'Compliance with telephone triage advice among adults aged 45 years and older: An Australian data linkage study', BMC Health Services Research, 17, pp. 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2458-y
,2015, 'The Effect of Treatment and Retention with Opioid Substitution Therapy in Reducing Crime Among Opioid-Dependent People', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 28 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980200049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2015, 'Using linked birth, notification, hospital and mortality data to examine false-positive meningococcal disease reporting and adjust disease incidence estimates for children in New South Wales, Australia', Epidemiology and Infection, 143, pp. 2570 - 2579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268814003355
,2015, 'Determining the impact of opioid substitution therapy upon mortality and recidivism among prisoners: A 22 year data linkage study', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
,2015, 'A longitudinal comparison of retention in buprenorphine and methadone treatment for opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 110, pp. 646 - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12834
,2015, 'Opioid substitution therapy as a strategy to reduce deaths in prison: Retrospective cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, pp. e168 - e168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.373
,2015, 'The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, pp. e260 - e260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.173
,2014, 'The Impact of Opioid Substitution Therapy on Mortality Post-Release from Prison: A Retrospective Data Linkage Study', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 23, pp. 346 - 346, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342763600643&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2014, 'Treatment Utilisation and Retention with Opioid Substitution Therapy between 2001 and 2010: A Comparison of Buprenorphine and Methadone Users', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 23, pp. 346 - 347, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000342763600644&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2014, 'Offending, custody and opioid substitution therapy treatment utilisation among opioid-dependent people in contact with the criminal justice system: Comparison of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians', BMC Public Health, 14, pp. 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-920
,2014, 'A comparative study of opioid substitution therapy utilisation among opioid-dependent men and women', Drug and Alcohol Review, 33, pp. 499 - 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12151
,2014, 'Opioid substitution therapy as a strategy to reduce deaths in prison: Retrospective cohort study', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004666
,2014, 'The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison: Retrospective data linkage study', Addiction, 109, pp. 1306 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12536
,2014, 'Liver-related deaths in opioid-dependent people in New South Wales, Australia, 1997–2005: Contributions of viral hepatitis and alcohol', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e116 - e116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.332
,2013, 'The contributions of viral hepatitis and alcohol to liver-related deaths in opioid-dependent people', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 131, pp. 252 - 257, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037687161200453X
,2011, 'The increasing mortality burden of liver disease among opioid-dependent people: Cohort study', Addiction, 106, pp. 2186 - 2192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03575.x
,2011, 'The increasing mortality burden of liver disease among opioid-dependent people: cohort study', Addiction, 106, pp. 2186 - 2192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03575.x/full
,2008, 'Response to brewer', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 448 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230802089743
,2008, 'Depot naltrexone use for opioid dependence in Australia: large-scale use of an unregistered medication in the absence of data on safety and efficacy', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701711157
,2008, 'Exposure to opioid maintenance treatment reduces long-term mortality', Addiction, 103, pp. 462 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02090.x
,2007, 'Costs and outcomes of treatments for excessive alcohol consumption: Makin policy decisions with the available data', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 14, pp. 1 - 17
,2007, 'Mortality related to pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence: a comparative analysis of coronial records', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 405 - 410
,2007, 'Opioid deaths can occur in patients with naltrexone implants', Medical Journal of Australia, 186, pp. 152 - 153
,2007, 'Opioid overdose deaths can occur in patients with naltrexone implants', Medical Journal of Australia, 186, pp. 152 - 153
,2007, 'Opioid overdose deaths can occur in patients with naltrexone implants - In reply', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 56 - 57
,2007, 'Response to letters: Opioid deaths can occur in patients with naltrexone implants', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 56 - 57
,2006, 'Follow-up difficulty: Correlates and relationship with outcome in heroin dependence treatment in the NEPOD study', Addictive Behaviors, 31, pp. 1201 - 1210
,2005, 'Recent trends in heroin supply to markets in Australia, the United States and Western Europe', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 293 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.07.001
,2005, 'The impact of illicit drug market changes on health agency operations in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28, pp. 35 - 40
,2004, 'A cost - effectiveness analysis of buprenorphine-assisted heroin withdrawal', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 171 - 175
,2004, 'A Pilot study of buprenorphine-naloxone comgination tablet (Suboxone) in treatment of opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 311 - 317
,2003, 'A comparison of buprenorphine treatment in clinic and primary care settings: A randomised trial (multiple letters)', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 557 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05690.x
,2003, 'A comparison of buprenorphine treatment in clinic and primary care settings: a randomised trial', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 38 - 42
,2003, 'A comparison of buprenorphine treatment in clinic and primary care settings: a randomised trial', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 38 - 42
,2003, 'A comparison of buprenorphine treatment in clinic and primary care settings: a randomised trial', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 557 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05691.x
,Conference Papers
2012, 'LIVER-RELATED MORTALITY AMONG OPIOID-DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN NEW SOUTH WALES, 1985-2005', in DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, WILEY-BLACKWELL, pp. 26 - 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000311236700082&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,'Emergency department attendance after telephone triage', in International journal of population data science
,Conference Presentations
2006, 'Deaths related to oral naltrexone in the treatment of opioid dependence', presented at School of Public Health and Community Medicine Postgraduate Research Student Conference 2006, Sydney, 27 October 2006
,2004, 'Considering the cost and outcomes of treatment for excessive alcohol consumption', presented at Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2004, Perth
,Reports
2015, Mapping the outcomes of calls to the healthdirect helpline
,2015, Mapping the outcome of calls to the healthdirect helpline (Final Report), Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Australia
,2014, Determining the impact of opioid substitution therapy upon mortality and recidivism among prisoners: A 22 year data linkage study, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 330, https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/determining-impact-opioid-substitution-therapy-upon-mortality-and-recidivism-among
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