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Journal articles
2015, 'Naloxone-does over-antagonism matter? Evidence of iatrogenic harm after emergency treatment of heroin/opioid overdose', Addiction, 110, pp. 1644 - 1652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13027
,2015, 'Smoker identity and its potential role in young adults' smoking behavior: A meta-ethnography', Health Psychology, 34, pp. 992 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000191
,2015, 'Blending qualitative and quantitative research methods to optimize patient reported outcome measures (PROMs)', Addiction, 110, pp. 1215 - 1216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12896
,2015, 'Philosophical ruminations on measurement: Methodological orientations of patient reported outcome measures (PROMS)', Journal of Mental Health, 24, pp. 123 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2015.1036978
,2015, 'Social and recovery capital amongst homeless hostel residents who use drugs and alcohol', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 475 - 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.09.012
,2015, '"You're all going to hate the word 'recovery' by the end of this": Service users' views of measuring addiction recovery', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 22, pp. 26 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.947564
,2015, 'Guidance for reporting qualitative manuscripts', Exartisis, 24, pp. 120 - 122
,2015, 'Healthcare providers' views on digital smoking cessation interventions for pregnant women', Journal of Smoking Cessation, 10, pp. 116 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jsc.2014.6
,2015, 'Qualitative evaluation of a novel contingency management-related intervention for patients receiving supervised injectable opioid treatment', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13212
,2014, 'The use of computer-assisted therapy by homeless drug users living in hostels: An explorative qualitative study', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 21, pp. 80 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2013.836156
,2014, 'Reporting quantitative information in qualitative research: Guidance for authors and reviewers', Addiction, 109, pp. 175 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12408
,2014, 'Gender sameness and difference in recovery from heroin dependence: A qualitative exploration', International Journal of Drug Policy, 25, pp. 3 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.002
,2014, 'Homeless drug users and information technology: A qualitative study with potential implications for recovery from drug dependence', Substance Use and Misuse, 49, pp. 1465 - 1472, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2014.912231
,2014, 'How should we measure addiction recovery? Analysis of service provider perspectives using online Delphi groups', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 21, pp. 310 - 323, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2014.918089
,2014, 'Positive and negative features of a computer assisted drug treatment program delivered by mentors to homeless drug users living in hostels', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 47, pp. 258 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2014.06.004
,2013, 'Opioid pharmacotherapy: Treatment, regimes, constructions and control', International Journal of Drug Policy, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.003
,2013, ''I just want to be normal': An analysis of discourses of normality among recovering heroin users', Health (United Kingdom), 17, pp. 174 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459312451182
,2013, 'Recovering a Fecal Habitus: Analyzing Heroin Users' Toilet Talk', Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness, 32, pp. 95 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2012.694929
,2013, 'A qualitative exploration of the spatial needs of homeless drug users living in hostels and night shelters', Social Policy and Society, 12, pp. 533 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746413000195
,2012, 'Fitness levels and physical activity among class A drug users entering prison', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 46, pp. 1142 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090724
,2012, 'Sleeping at the margins: A qualitative study of homeless drug users who stay in emergency hostels and shelters', Critical Public Health, 22, pp. 319 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2012.657611
,2012, ''We did more rough sleeping just to be together' - Homeless drug users' romantic relationships in hostel accommodation', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 19, pp. 234 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2011.644824
,2012, 'Routine exposure to blood within hostel environments might help to explain elevated levels of hepatitis C amongst homeless drug users: Insights from a qualitative study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 248 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.01.002
,2012, 'Eating patterns among heroin users: A qualitative study with implications for nutritional interventions', Addiction, 107, pp. 635 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03660.x
,2012, 'Heroin users' views and experiences of physical activity, sport and exercise', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 120 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.06.004
,2012, 'Does recovery-oriented treatment prompt heroin users prematurely into detoxification and abstince programmes? Qualitative study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 127, pp. 163 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.030
,2011, 'What is the role of harm reduction when drug users say they want abstinence?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, pp. 189 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.09.007
,2011, 'Techniques and transitions: A sociological analysis of sleeping practices amongst recovering heroin users', Social Science and Medicine, 72, pp. 1367 - 1373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.02.040
,2011, ''I don't think there's much of a rational mind in a drug addict when they are in the thick of it': Towards an embodied analysis of recovering heroin users', Sociology of Health and Illness, 33, pp. 341 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01278.x
,2011, 'Recovery from problem drug use: What can we learn from the sociologist Erving Goffman?', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 18, pp. 3 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687631003705546
,2010, 'Putting it in context: The use of vignettes in qualitative interviewing', Qualitative Research, 10, pp. 175 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468794109356737
,2008, 'Theorising equipment-sharing in a cohort of Scottish drug users', Health, Risk and Society, 10, pp. 599 - 607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13698570802533697
,2008, 'Making the absent body present', Addiction, 103, pp. 1826 - 1827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02376.x
,2008, 'Severity of drug dependence does not predict changes in drug users' behaviour over time', Critical Public Health, 18, pp. 381 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581590802070845
,2008, 'Conflict and user involvement in drug misuse treatment decision-making: A qualitative study', Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-3-21
,2008, 'Involving drug users in treatment decisions: An exploration of potential problems', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 15, pp. 161 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630701391604
,2008, 'Barriers to accessing generic health and social care services: A qualitative study of injecting drug users', Health and Social Care in the Community, 16, pp. 147 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00739.x
,2008, 'Homelessness, drug use and Hepatitis C: A complex problem explored within the context of social exclusion', International Journal of Drug Policy, 19, pp. 429 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.09.001
,2008, 'Methodological Reflections on Closing Qualitative Interviews with Women Drug Users', Methodological Innovations Online, 2, pp. 18 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.4256/mio.2008.0003
,2007, ''Treatment experienced' and 'treatment naïve' drug agency clients compared', International Journal of Drug Policy, 18, pp. 486 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.10.005
,2007, 'Factors that help injecting drug users to access and benefit from services: A qualitative study', Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-2-31
,2007, 'Drugs in the future: A response to Frisher', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 14, pp. 467 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630701303187
,2007, 'Experiences of prison among injecting drug users in England: A qualitative study', International Journal of Prisoner Health, 3, pp. 189 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17449200701520123
,2007, 'How do heroin users spend their spare time?', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 14, pp. 231 - 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630601032993
,2006, 'Abstinence and drug abuse treatment: Results from the Drug Outcome Research in Scotland study', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 13, pp. 537 - 550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630600871987
,2006, 'Homelessness among problem drug users: Prevalence, risk factors and trigger events', Health and Social Care in the Community, 14, pp. 319 - 328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2006.00624.x
,2006, 'Persisting local variations in prevalence of hepatitis C virus among Scottish problem drug users: Results from an anonymous screening study', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 13, pp. 189 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630500468553
,2006, 'Problem drug users and assault: Response to Galvani', International Journal of Drug Policy, 17, pp. 250 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.01.001
,2005, 'Problem drug users and assault', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 393 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.10.001
,2005, 'Qualitative research methods within the addictions', Addiction, 100, pp. 1584 - 1593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01230.x
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