By Dr Christel Mary Macdonald

Journal articles

Macdonald C; McKetin R; Alexeev S; Weatherburn D, 2026, 'Are people who use methamphetamine at increased risk of physical violence? Results from a nationally representative sample', Addiction, 121, pp. 2520 - 2531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70455

Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Doyle M; Stone J; Bharat C; Hickman M; Martinello M; Weatherburn D; Dean K; Coyte J; Macdonald C; Harrod ME; Grant L; Larman G; Vickerman P; McGrath C; Thompson P; Churchill A; Dore G; Santo T, 2026, 'Health, Social and Recidivism Outcomes Among People Who Have Been Incarcerated in New South Wales, Australia: Study Protocol and Cohort Profile for the Prison Outcomes STudy (POST)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70161

Macdonald C; Bharat C; Degenhardt L; Hickman M; Stone J; Sutherland R; Harrod M; Grebely J; Santo T, 2026, 'Factors Associated With Adult Incarceration Among People With Opioid Use Disorder in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70153

Santo T; Hickman M; Altice FL; Grebely J; Taylor S; Lynch M; Kamenjaš A; Marsden J; Tran LT; Webb P; Price O; Macdonald C; Montanari L; Royuela L; Busse A; Stone J; da Costa FA; Berk J; Daniels C; Cunningham E; Vickerman P; Hajarizadeh B; Sabin K; Verster A; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2026, 'Global coverage of interventions for reduction of injecting drug use-related harm, HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis in prisons and other carceral settings: A systematic review', International Journal of Drug Policy, 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105069

Degenhardt L; Hickman M; Altice FL; Grebely J; Taylor S; Lynch M; Kamenjaš A; Marsden J; Tran LT; Webb P; Price O; Macdonald C; da Costa FA; Berk J; Busse A; Cunningham E; Daniels C; Hajarizadeh B; Montanari L; Royuela L; Sabin K; Stone J; Verster A; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Santo T, 2026, 'The global epidemiology of injecting drug use, HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis among people who are incarcerated: a multistage systematic review', International Journal of Drug Policy, 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105062

Tran LT; McKetin R; Clark B; Macdonald C; Zahra E; Arunogiri S; Montebello ME; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'The association between mental disorders and treatment retention among people with opioid use disorder receiving opioid agonist treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112768

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D; Lappin J, 2025, 'Diversion into mental health treatment: a survey of magistrates and treatment plans', Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 32, pp. 354 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2313985

Macdonald C; Macpherson G; Leppan O; Tran LT; Cunningham EB; Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Farrell M; Altice FL; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Interventions to reduce harms related to drug use among people who experience incarceration: systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e684 - e699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00160-9

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D, 2024, 'What matters to magistrates when considering diversion into mental health treatment?', Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 31, pp. 1064 - 1080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2243321

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D; Butler T; Albalawi O; Greenberg D; Farrell M, 2024, 'Who gets diverted into treatment? a study of defendants with psychosis', Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 31, pp. 132 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2175070

Courtney RJ; McRobbie H; Tutka P; Weaver NA; Petrie D; Mendelsohn CP; Shakeshaft A; Talukder S; Macdonald C; Thomas D; Kwan BCH; Walker N; Gartner C; Mattick RP; Paul C; Ferguson SG; Zwar NA; Richmond RL; Doran CM; Boland VC; Hall W; West R; Farrell M, 2021, 'Effect of Cytisine vs Varenicline on Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association, 326, pp. 56 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.7621

Reports

Asare-Doku W; Macdonald C; Ottaviano S; Degenhardt L; Farrell M, 2023, Review of interventions to treat drug use disorders among girls and women in the criminal justice system in low- and middle-income countries, https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/CND_Sessions/CND_66/ECN72023_CRP10_2304065E.pdf

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