By Professor Alison Ritter

Journal articles

Ritter A, 2011, 'Ensuring the policy relevance of population health research: experiences from the Drug Policy Modelling Program', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 22, pp. 19 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB10062

Murray JM; Ritter A, 2011, 'Findings regarding reduced prevalence with hepatitis C treatment are still valid: a reply to Vickerman et al', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113, pp. 86 - 87, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T63-5119FTB-4/2/1da704a3e06e8182fdff46a2d32dd183

Ritter A, 2011, 'Is quantity more important than quality? Commentary on Humphreys and McLellan (2011)', Addiction, 106, pp. 2067 - 2068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03504.x/full

Matthew-Simmons F; Shanahan MD; Ritter A, 2011, 'Reported value of cannabis seizures in Australian newspapers: are they accurate?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 21 - 25, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00189.x/full

Lee N; Jenner L; Baker AL; Ritter A; Hides L; Norman J; Kay-Lambkin F; Hall K; Dann F; Cameron J, 2011, 'Screening and intervention for mental health problems in alcohol and other drug settings: Can training change practitioner behaviour?', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 18, pp. 157 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687631003727847

Chalmers JJ; Ritter A, 2011, 'The business cycle and drug use in Australia: Evidence from repeated cross-sections of individual level data', International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, pp. 341 - 352, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_cid=271958&_user=37161&_pii=S095539591100051X&_check=y&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_coverDate=2011-09-30&wchp=dGLzVlS-zSkWz&md5=89f1b72986cb0e5cd05f92b4a11f7dc6/1-s2.0-S095539591100051X-main.pdf

Ritter A; Chalmers JJ, 2011, 'The relationship between economic conditions and substance use and harm', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00282.x/full

Ritter A, 2011, 'The role of research evidence in drug policy development in Australia', Politicka misao, 48, pp. 141-156, http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=119724

Dunlop A; Ritter A; Templeman D; Berends L; Linzteris N, 2010, 'SYMPOSIUM - NATIONAL HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE REFORM AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT: THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD OR STUCK IN THE BACKBLOCKS?', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 29, pp. 23 - 24, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600054&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Buykx P; Dietze P; Ritter A; Loxley W, 2010, 'Characteristics of medication overdose presentations to the ED: how do they differ from illicit drug overdose and self-harm cases?', Emergency Medicine Journal, 27, pp. 499 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.075549

Ritter A, 2010, 'Conceptualising 'balance' in national drug policy', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 349 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00210.x

Matthew-simmons F; Shanahan MD; Ritter A, 2010, 'Estimating the street value of a cannabis plant in Australia', DPMP Bulletin Series, 19, pp. 1 - 2, http://www.dpmp.unsw.edu.au/DPMPWeb.nsf/resources/BULLETIN4/$file/DPMP+Bulletin+19.pdf

Ritter A, 2010, 'Illicit drugs policy through the lens of regulation', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 265 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.002

Buykx P; Loxley W; Dietze P; Ritter A, 2010, 'Medications used in overdose and how they are acquired - an investigation of cases attending an inner Melbourne emergency department', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34, pp. 401 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00573.x

Ritter A; Bammer G, 2010, 'Models of policy-making and their relevance for drug research', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 352 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00155.x

Zeiler I; Langlands TA; Murray JM; Ritter A, 2010, 'Optimal targeting of Hepatitis C virus treatment among injecting drug users to those not enrolled in methadone maintenance programs', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 110, pp. 228 - 233, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T63-4YYGPNG-1/2/fdcaccba640e0cc879679e1def9e1354

Bright DA; Ritter A, 2010, 'Retail price as an outcome measure for the effectiveness of drug law enforcement', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 359 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.12.001

Bright DA; Ritter A, 2009, 'A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR ILLICIT DRUG SEIZURES: WHAT DO SEIZURES REALLY MEAN?', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 28, pp. A5 - A6, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270916300018&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Grech K; Gong W; Ritter A, 2009, 'ESTIMATING GOVERNMENT DRUG POLICY EXPENDITURE IN AUSTRALIA', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 28, pp. A25 - A25, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270916300078&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Matthew-Simmons F; Shanahan M; Ritter A, 2009, 'REPORTED VALUE OF CANNABIS SEIZURES IN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPERS: ARE THEY ACCURATE?', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 28, pp. A42 - A42, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270916300126&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gong W; Ritter A; Bright DA; Doran C, 2009, 'REVIEW OF ECONOMIC EVALUATION METHODS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGAINST DRUGS', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 28, pp. A25 - A25, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000270916300076&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Ritter A, 2009, 'INTERNATIONAL DRUG CONTROL INTO THE 21ST CENTURY', HEALTH SOCIOLOGY REVIEW, 18, pp. 341 - 342, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000272751300015&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bammer G; Ritter A; Kutin JJ; Lintzeris N, 2009, 'Fast-tracking implementation through trial design: the case of buprenorphine treatment in Victoria', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 34 - 39

Ritter A, 2009, 'How do drug policy makers access research evidence?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 20, pp. 70 - 75

Ritter A, 2009, 'Methods for comparing drug policies-The utility of composite Drug Harm Indexes', International Journal of Drug Policy, 20, pp. 475 - 479

Ritter A; Clemens S, 2008, 'Estimating the prevalence of individuals likely to use publicly funded alcohol treatment services: an indirect estimation technique', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 504 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230802093752

Ritter A; McDonald D, 2008, 'Illicit drug policy: Scoping the interventions and taxonomies', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 15, pp. 15 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630701204344

Dray A; Mazerolle L; Perez P; Ritter A, 2008, 'Policing Australia’s heroin drought: using an agent-based model to simulate alternative outcomes', Journal of Experimental Criminology, 4, pp. 267 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11292-008-9057-1

Ritter A, 2008, 'Speaking truth to power', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 113 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701858453

Ritter A, 2007, 'LIVING WITH DRUGS', HEALTH SOCIOLOGY REVIEW, 16, pp. 351 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/hesr.2007.16.3-4.351

Caulkins JP; Dietze P; Ritter A, 2007, 'Dynamic compartmental model of trends in Australian drug use', Health Care Management Science, 10, pp. 151 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10729-007-9012-0

Ritter A, 2007, 'Methamphetamine alarm: Are we forgetting what we know?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 227 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701255817

Cameron J; Ritter A, 2007, 'Contingency management: Perspectives of Australian service providers', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 183 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230601184653

Ritter A; Cameron J, 2007, 'Australian clinician attitudes towards contingency management: Comparing down under with America', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 87, pp. 312 - 315

Ritter A, 2007, 'Comparing alcohol policies between countries: Science or silliness?', PLOS Medicine, 4, pp. 616 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040153

Ritter A; Bammer G; Hamilton M; Mazerolle L, 2007, 'Effective drug policy: a new approach demonstrated in the Drug Policy Modelling Program', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 265 - 271

Moore TJ; Ritter A; Caulkins J, 2007, 'The costs and consequences of three policy options for reducing heroin dependency', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 369 - 378

Winstock A; Lea T; Ritter A, 2007, 'The impact of community pharmacy dispensing fees on the introduction of buprenorphine - naloxone in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 411 - 416

Fry CL; Hall W; Ritter A; Jenkinson R, 2006, 'The ethics of paying drug users who participate in research: A review and practical recommendations', JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON HUMAN RESEARCH ETHICS, 1, pp. 21 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/jer.2006.1.4.21

Ritter A; Cameron J, 2006, 'A review of the efficacy and effectiveness of harm reduction strategies for alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs', Drug and Alcohol Review, 25, pp. 611 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230600944529

Ritter A, 2006, 'Drug and Alcohol Review: Editorial', Drug and Alcohol Review, 25, pp. 391 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230600919471

Digiusto EA; Shakeshaft AP; Ritter A; Mattick RP; White J; Lintzeris N; Bell JR; Saunders J, 2006, 'Effects of pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence on participants` criminal behaviour and expenditure on illicit drugs: An Australian National Evaluation (NEPOD)', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 39, pp. 171 - 189

O Brien SM; Mattick RP; White J; Breen CL; Kimber J; Ritter A; Lintzeris N, 2006, 'Maintenance Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Dependence and SR-36 Health Status: A Comparison with General Population Norms and Other Chronic Disorders', Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 5, pp. 155 - 164

Teesson M; Ross JE; Darke S; Lynskey M; Ali RL; Ritter A, 2006, 'One year outcomes for heroin dependence: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 83, pp. 174 - 180

Ross JE; Teesson M; Darke S; Lynskey MT; Ali RL; Ritter A; Cooke R, 2006, 'Short-term Outcomes for the Treatment of Heroin Dependence: Findings From the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', , 5, pp. 133 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.adt.0000210717.33564.a8

Ritter A, 2006, 'Study illicit drug markets: Disciplinary contributions', International Journal of Drug Policy, 17, pp. 453 - 463

Ritter A, 2006, 'Studying illicit drug markets: Disciplinary contributions', International Journal of Drug Policy, 17, pp. 453 - 463

Fry CL; Ritter A; Bowen KJ; Gardiner P; Holt T; Jenkinson R; Johnston J; Baldwin S, 2005, 'Paying research participants: A study of current practices in Australia', Journal of Medical Ethics, 31, pp. 542 - 547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.2004.009290

Ritter A; Natale RDI, 2005, 'The relationship between take-away methadone policies and methadone diversion', Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, pp. 347 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230500263939

Harris AH; Gospodarevskaya E; Ritter AJ, 2005, 'A randomised trial of the cost effectiveness of buprenorphine as an alternative to methadone maintenance treatment for heroin dependence in a primary care setting', PharmacoEconomics, 23, pp. 77 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.2165/00019053-200523010-00007

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