By Ms Nikky Jones

Journal articles

Brothers TD; Lewer D; Jones N; Colledge-Frisby S; Bonn M; Wheeler A; Grebely J; Farrell M; Hickman M; Hayward A; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Effect of incarceration and opioid agonist treatment transitions on risk of hospitalisation with injection drug use-associated bacterial infections: A self-controlled case series in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104218

Downing BC; Hickman M; Jones NR; Larney S; Sweeting MJ; Xu Y; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Jones HE, 2023, 'Prevalence of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia, 2014–16: Indirect estimation from multiple data sources using a Bayesian approach', Addiction, 118, pp. 1994 - 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16268

Havard A; Jones N; Bharat C; Gisev N; Pearson SA; Shakeshaft A; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Mortality during and after specialist alcohol and other drug treatment: Variation in rates according to principal drug of concern and treatment modality', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1461 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13669

Larney S; Jones NR; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Does opioid agonist treatment reduce overdose mortality risk in people who are older or have physical comorbidities? Cohort study using linked administrative health data in New South Wales, Australia, 2002–17', Addiction, 118, pp. 1527 - 1539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16178

Colledge-Frisby S; Jones N; Degenhardt L; Hickman M; Padmanathan P; Santo T; Farrell M; Gisev N, 2023, 'Incidence of suicide and self-harm among people with opioid use disorder and the impact of opioid agonist treatment: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109851

Brothers TD; Lewer D; Jones N; Colledge-Frisby S; Farrell M; Hickman M; Webster D; Hayward A; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'Opioid agonist treatment and risk of death or rehospitalization following injection drug use–associated bacterial and fungal infections: A cohort study in New South Wales, Australia', PLoS Medicine, 19, pp. e1004049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004049

Jones NR; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Larney S; Dobbins T; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001–2018: Findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109464

Colledge-Frisby S; Jones N; Larney S; Peacock A; Lewer D; Brothers TD; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109494

Chaillon A; Bharat C; Stone J; Jones N; Degenhardt L; Larney S; Farrell M; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Martin NK; Bórquez A, 2022, 'Modeling the population-level impact of opioid agonist treatment on mortality among people accessing treatment between 2001 and 2020 in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 117, pp. 1338 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15736

Bharat C; Larney S; Barbieri S; Dobbins T; Jones NR; Hickman M; Gisev N; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2021, 'The effect of person, treatment and prescriber characteristics on retention in opioid agonist treatment: a 15-year retrospective cohort study', Addiction, 116, pp. 3139 - 3152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15514

Jones NR; Nielsen S; Farrell M; Ali R; Gill A; Larney S; Degenhardt L, 2021, 'Retention of opioid agonist treatment prescribers across New South Wales, Australia, 2001–2018: Implications for treatment systems and potential impact on client outcomes', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108464

Jones NR; Hickman M; Larney S; Nielsen S; Ali R; Murphy T; Dobbins T; Fiellin DA; Degenhardt L, 2021, 'Hospitalisations for non-fatal overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia, 2001–2018: Findings from the OATS retrospective cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108354

Larney S; Jones N; Fiellin DA; Nielsen S; Hickman M; Dobbins T; Murphy T; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Data Resource Profile: The Opioid Agonist Treatment and Safety (OATS) Study, New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Epidemiology, 49, pp. 1774 - 1775G, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa125

Lewer D; Jones NR; Hickman M; Larney S; Ezard N; Nielsen S; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Risk of discharge against medical advice among hospital inpatients with a history of opioid agonist therapy in New South Wales, Australia: A cohort study and nested crossover-cohort analysis', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108343

Lewer D; Jones NR; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Life expectancy of people who are dependent on opioids: A cohort study in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 130, pp. 435 - 440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.08.013

Jones NR; Shanahan M; Dobbins T; Degenhardt L; Montebello M; Gisev N; Larney S, 2019, 'Reductions in emergency department presentations associated with opioid agonist treatment vary by geographic location: A retrospective study in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 38, pp. 690 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12976

Larney S; Hickman M; Fiellin DA; Dobbins T; Nielsen S; Jones NR; Mattick RP; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'Using routinely collected data to understand and predict adverse outcomes in opioid agonist treatment: Protocol for the Opioid Agonist Treatment Safety (OATS) Study', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e025204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025204

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