By Emeritus Professor Shane Darke

Journal articles

Darke S, 2004, 'Heroin supply and health: new perspectives', Addiction, 99, pp. 275 - 275

Kaye SS; Darke S, 2004, 'Injecting and non-injecting cocaine use in Sydney, Australia: physical and psychological morbidity', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 391 - 398

Kaye SS; Darke S, 2004, 'Non-fatal cocaine overdose among injecting and non-injecting cocaine users in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 99, pp. 1315 - 1322

Darke S; Hetherington K; Ross JE; Lynskey MT; Teesson M, 2004, 'Non-injecting routes of administration among entrants to three treatment modalities for heroin dependence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 177 - 183

Mills K; Lynskey MT; Teesson M; Ross JE; Darke S, 2004, 'Post-tramatic stress disorder among people with heroin dependence in the Australian treatment outcome study (ATOS): prevalence and correlates', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 77, pp. 243 - 249

Mills K; Teesson M; Darke S; Ross JE; Lynskey MT, 2004, 'Young People with heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian TReatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 27, pp. 67 - 73

Darke S; Mattick RP; Degenhardt L; Neale J, 2003, 'The ratio of non-fatal to fatal heroin overdose [2] (multiple letters)', Addiction, 98, pp. 1169 - 1171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00474.x

Darke S, 2003, 'Polydrug use and overdose: Overthrowing old myths', Addiction, 98, pp. 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00416.x

Day CA; Topp LJ; Rouen DA; Darke S; Hall WD; Dolan K, 2003, 'Decreased heroin availability in Sydney in early 2001', Addiction, 98, pp. 93 - 95

Darke S; Ross JE; Teesson M; Lynskey MT, 2003, 'Health Service utilization and benzodiazepine use among heroin users: finding from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Addiction, 98, pp. 1129 - 1135

Darke S; Hall WD, 2003, 'Heroin Overdose: Research and Evidence-Based Intervention', Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 80, pp. 189 - 200

Humeniuk R; Ali RL; McGregor C; Darke S, 2003, 'Prevalence and correlates of intravenous methadone syrup administration in Adelaide, Australia', Addiction, 98, pp. 413 - 418

Topp LJ; Degenhardt LJ; Kaye SS; Darke S, 2003, 'The emergence of potent forms of methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia: a case study of the IDRS as a strategic early warning system', Drug and Alcohol Review, 21, pp. 341 - 348

Shand FL; Topp LJ; Darke S; Makkai T; Griffiths P, 2003, 'The monitoring of drug trends in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 22, pp. 61 - 72

Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Dillon PG, 2003, 'The prevalence and correlates of gamma-hydroxybutyrate GHB) overdose amon Australian users', Addiction, 98, pp. 199 - 204

Darke S; Mattick RP; Degenhardt LJ, 2003, 'The Ratio of Non-Fatal to Fatal Heroin Overdose', Addiction, 98, pp. 1169 - 1172

Darke S; Ross JE; Lynskey MT, 2003, 'The relationship of conduct disorder to attempted suicide and drug use history among methadone maintenance patients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 22, pp. 21 - 25

Darke S; Ross J, 2002, 'Suicide among heroin users: Rates, risk factors and methods', Addiction, 97, pp. 1383 - 1394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00214.x

Darke S, 2002, 'Accidental Fatalities among Heroin Users in South Australia, 1994-1997: Toxicological Findings and Circustances of Death', Addiction Research and Theory, 10, pp. 335 - 346

Darke S; Kaye SS; Topp LJ, 2002, 'Cocaine use in New South Wales, Australia, 1996-2000: 5 year monitoring of trends in price, purity, availability and use form the illicit drug reporting system', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 67, pp. 81 - 88

Kaye SS; Darke S, 2002, 'Determing a diagnostic cut-off on the Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) for cocaine dependence', Addiction, 97, pp. 727 - 731

Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Dillon PG, 2002, 'GHB use amon Australians: characteristics, use patterns and assoicated harm', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 67, pp. 89 - 94

Darke S; Topp LJ; Kaye SS; Hall WD, 2002, 'Heroin use in New South Wales, Australia, 1996-2000: 5 year monitoringof trends in price, purity, availability and use from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)', Addiction, 97, pp. 179 - 186

Warner-Smith M; Darke S; Day CA, 2002, 'Morbidity associated with non-fatal heroin overdose', Addiction, 97, pp. 963 - 967

Darke S, 2002, 'New Research and Policy Lessons on Illicit Drug Use', Addiction

Darke S; Ross JE, 2002, 'Sucidie among heroin users: rates, risk factors and methods', Addiction, 97, pp. 1383 - 1394

Darke S; Topp LJ; Ross JE, 2002, 'The injection of methadone and benzodiazepines among Sydney injecting ddrug users 1996-2000: 5-year monitoring of trends from the illicit Drug Reporting System', Drug and Alcohol Review, 21, pp. 27 - 32

Darke S, 2001, 'The impact of harm reduction based methadone treatment on HIV infection and mortality', ADDICTION, 96, pp. 1072 - 1072, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000169657400018&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Warner-Smith M; Darke S; Lynskey M; Hall W, 2001, 'Heroin overdose: Causes and consequences', Addiction, 96, pp. 1113 - 1125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2001.96811135.x

Darke S; Kaye SS; Ross JE, 2001, 'Geographical injecting locations among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 96, pp. 241 - 246

Warner-Smith M; Darke S; Lynskey MT; Hall WD, 2001, 'Heroin overdose: Causes and consequences', Addiction, 96, pp. 1113 - 1125, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2001.96811135.x/abstract

Darke S; Topp LJ; Kaye SS; Hall WD, 2001, 'Heroin use in NSW, Australia, 1996-2000: 5 year monitoring of trends in price, purity, availability and use from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS)', Addiction, 97, pp. 179 - 186

McGregor C; Ali RL; Christie P; Darke S, 2001, 'Overdose among heroin users: Evaluation of an intervention in South Australia', Addiction Research and Theory, pp. 481 - 501

Darke S; Ross JE; Kaye SS, 2001, 'Physical injecting sites among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 62, pp. 77 - 82

Darke S; Ross JE, 2001, 'The relationship between suicide and heroin overdose among methadone maintenance patients in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, 96, pp. 1443 - 1453

Ali R; McGregor C; Christie P; Darke S, 2000, 'Heroin overdose: Responding to the epidemic', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 34, pp. A1 - A2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/000486700529

Wickes WA; Darke S; Ross JE, 2000, 'Clobazam maintenance among methadone maintenance patients with problematic benzodiazepine use: five case studies', Drug and Alcohol Review, 19, pp. 401 - 405

Darke S; Sims J; McDonald S; Wickes WA, 2000, 'Cognitive impairment among methadone maintenance patients', Addiction, pp. 687 - 695

Darke S; Sims J; McDonald S; Wickes WA, 2000, 'Cognitive impairment among methadone maintenance patients', Addiction, pp. 687 - 695

Kaye SS; Darke S, 2000, 'Comparison of the harms associated with the injection of heroin and amphetamines', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 102, pp. 189 - 195

Darke S; Ross JE, 2000, 'Fatal heroin overdoses resulting from non-injecting routes of administration, NSW, Australia, 1992-1996', Addiction, pp. 569 - 573

Darke S; Hall WD; Kaye SS; Ross JE, 2000, 'Hair morphine concentrations of fatal heroin overdose cases and living heroin users', Addiction, 97, pp. 977 - 984

Darke S; Ross JE; Zador D; Sunjic S, 2000, 'Heroin-related deaths in New South Wales, 1992-96', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, pp. 141 - 150

Darke S; Ross JE, 2000, 'Heroin-related deaths in regional New South Wales, 1992-96', Drug and Alcohol Review, 19, pp. 35 - 40

Ross JE; Darke S, 2000, 'The nature of benzodiazepine dependence among heroin users in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, pp. 1785 - 1793

Darke S; Ross JE, 2000, 'The use of antidepressants among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia', Addiction, pp. 407 - 417

Darke S; Hall W; Weatherburn D; Lind B, 1999, 'Fluctuations in heroin purity and the incidence of fatal heroin overdose', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 54, pp. 155 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0376-8716(98)00159-8

Darke S; Henry JA; Strang J, 1999, 'Comments on Strang et al.'s 'Preventing opiate overdose fatalities with take home naloxone: Pre-launch study of possible impact and acceptability' [1]', Addiction, 94, pp. 205 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09652149934026

Darke S, 1999, 'Heroin in the age of crack cocaine', CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY, 44, pp. 95 - 97, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000078837600050&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Darke S; Henry JA; Strang J, 1999, 'Comments on Strang et al.'s 'Preventing opiate overdose fatalities with take home naloxone: Pre-launch study of possible impact and acceptability' [1]', Addiction, 94, pp. 205 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09652149934026

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