By Professor Matthew Hickman

Journal articles

Stewart AC; Rathnayake K; Artenie A; Hickman M; Stone J; O’Keefe D; Kerr T; Agius P; Roxburgh A; Higgs P; Maher L; Clark N; Bravo B; Stoove M; Dietze PM, 2026, 'Initiation, cessation and resumption of attendance at the Melbourne supervised injecting room among a cohort of people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105150

Jones HE; Markoulidakis A; Hickman M, 2026, 'Commentary on Dowd et al.: Beyond single data sources—Consistency checking and evidence synthesis for prevalence estimation', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70326

McDonald SA; Palmateer N; McAuley A; Gunson RN; Barclay ST; Dillon JF; Hickman M; Hutchinson SJ, 2026, 'Estimating incidence rates of primary infection and reinfection with hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs in Scotland: a model-based analysis of repeated cross-sectional survey data', Lancet Regional Health Europe, 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101505

Cunningham EB; Wheeler A; Hajarizadeh B; French CE; Roche R; Roth M; Willing AR; Sazzad HMS; Marshall AD; Fontaine G; Conway A; Valencia BM; Presseau J; Ward JW; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Lafferty L; Lloyd A; Sheehan Y; Akiyama MJ; Kronfli N; Cabezas J; Grebely J, 2026, 'Interventions to improve testing, linkage to care, and treatment for hepatitis C infection in prison: a systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105082

Mandal S; Matthews PC; Desai M; Hickman M; Kennedy P; Gillyon-Powell M; Brown A; Hayward A; Edge C; Tahir M; Halford R; Vickerman P; Jarvis H; De Angelis D; Carter J; Hart S; Ijaz S; Irving W; Ankcorn M; Hebditch V; Sabin C; Klynman N; Shinde S; Gallagher L, 2026, 'Towards the endgame: achieving elimination of viral hepatitis in England', Lancet Microbe, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101332

Family HE; Vojt G; Poulter H; Bailey CP; Abdala Sheikh AP; Cavallo D; Karimi S; Booth N; Da Silva P; Aitken L; Stewart S; Hickman M; Henderson G; Scott J; Kesten JM, 2025, 'A qualitative study of benzodiazepine/z-drug and opioid co-use patterns and overdose risk', Harm Reduction Journal, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01153-8

Stocker F; Heron J; Hickman M; Wehrmeister FC; Gonçalves H; Menezes AMB; Murray J; Hammerton G, 2025, 'Childhood conduct problems, potential snares in adolescence, and problematic substance use in Brazil', Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jora.70099

Vojt G; Family HE; Poulter H; Bailey CP; Cavallo D; Abdala Sheikh AP; Karimi S; Booth N; Da Silva P; Aitken L; Stewart S; Hickman M; Henderson G; Scott J; Kesten JM, 2025, 'Motivations underlying co-use of benzodiazepines and opioids in the UK: a qualitative study', Harm Reduction Journal, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01312-x

Leber W; Farooq HZ; Panovska-Griffiths J; Larvin H; Baggaley RF; Divall P; Haigh D; Davies EA; Choudhry S; Hicks SR; Goodwin L; Foster GR; Orkin CM; Zenner D; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Reid L; Worrall S; Pareek M; Lais S; Anderson J; Robson J; Griffiths CJ, 2025, 'Risk prediction models for targeted testing of HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11921-3

Price O; Bharat C; Jones NR; Peacock A; Read P; Hickman M; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on the incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infection notifications among people with a history of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112929

Mitchell HD; Clancy I; De Angelis D; Egan C; Harris RJ; Hutchinson S; Samartsidis P; Vickerman P; Ward Z; Yeung A; Zaouche M; Hibbert M; Emmanouil B; McAuley A; Nugent C; Smith J; Artenie A; Desai M; Hickman M, 2025, 'Using modelling and public health surveillance data to evidence progress towards the WHO incidence target for hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs - a review of complementary approaches in the United Kingdom', International Journal of Drug Policy, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105059

Minett-Smith M; Mitchell HD; Clarke E; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Stone J; Walker J; Dawe J; Artenie A, 2025, 'Characterising benzodiazepine use and the association with non-fatal overdose among people who inject opioids in England, Wales and Northern Ireland', International Journal of Drug Policy, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104927

Cheng HG; Heron J; Hickman M; Edwards AC, 2025, 'Delineating trajectories of alcohol consumption and alcohol problems from adolescence to young adulthood: An integrated assessment of genetic, familial, and psychosocial factors', Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research, 49, pp. 2527 - 2536, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.70166

Samartsidis P; Harris RJ; Dillon J; Desai M; Foster GR; Gunson R; Ijaz S; Mandal S; McAuley A; Palmateer N; Presanis AM; Simmons R; Smith S; Thorne B; Yeung A; Zaouche M; Hutchinson S; Hickman M; Angelis DD, 2025, 'Evaluating the effect of direct-acting antiviral agent treatment scale-up on Hepatitis C virus prevalence among people who inject drugs in UK', International Journal of Drug Policy, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104429

Gliddon HD; Ward Z; Heinsbroek E; Croxford S; Edmundson C; Hope VD; Simmons R; Mitchell H; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Stone J, 2025, 'Has the HCV cascade of care changed among people who inject drugs in England since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104324

Jones NR; Hickman M; Bharat C; Nielsen S; Larney S; Ghouse NF; Lappin J; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Identifying key risk factors for intentional self-harm, including suicide, among a cohort of people prescribed opioid agonist treatment: A predictive modelling study', Addiction, 120, pp. 2044 - 2054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70095

Kassa GM; Lim AG; Tamiru MT; Alamneh TS; Vickerman P; Dagne E; Mulu A; Baissa O; Paltiel O; Dillon JF; Yesuf EA; Hickman M; Walker JG; French CE; Amogne W; Wolday D; Adane A; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Weldemariam AG; Cabral C; Speakman E; Radley A; Malaguti A; Inglis S; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M, 2025, 'Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Among the General Population in Sub-Saharan Africa—An Analysis of Systematic Review Data', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.70065

Vojt G; Elliott L; Family H; Sharkey C; Stephens B; Hutchinson S; Hickman M; Dillon JF; Harris M; Flowers P, 2025, 'Post-treatment life-trajectories among people who inject drugs who completed hepatitis C treatment with direct acting antivirals: A thematic analysis', British Journal of Health Psychology, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.70005

Glancy M; McAuley A; Palmateer N; Trayner K; Yeung A; Barnsdale L; Priyadarshi S; Horsburgh K; Hickman M; Hutchinson S, 2025, 'Risk of drug-related mortality among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland', International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104912

Santo TJ; Chaillon A; Martin N; Hickman M; Jones N; Farrell M; Bharat C; Degenhardt L; Borquez A, 2025, 'Quantifying the impact of a large-scale opioid agonist treatment program on suicide prevention in New South Wales, Australia: A data-modeling study', Addiction, 120, pp. 1601 - 1609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70018

Price O; Webb P; Grebely J; Peacock A; Medland N; Read P; Cooke E; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Sexually transmitted infection prevalence and testing coverage among people who inject drugs: A systematic review', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112732

Garnett C; Oldham M; Loebenberg G; Dinu L; Beard E; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J, 2025, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of the Drink Less smartphone app for reducing alcohol consumption compared with usual digital care: a comprehensive synopsis from a 6-month follow-up RCT.', Public Health Res (Southampt), 13, pp. 1 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/LNNB8060

Gourisankar A; Ravi P; Kalokhe A; Hall RW; Vaidya N; Sharma E; Holla B; Basu D; Bharath RD; Chakrabarti A; Desrivieres S; Hickman M; Kartik K; Ghattu K; Kalyanaraman K; Krishna M; Kuriyan R; Murthy P; Orfanos DP; Purushottam M; Kurpad SS; Singh RL; Singh RL; Subodh BN; Toledano MB; Benegal V; Schumann G; Kalyanram K; Varghese M; Kandavel T; Urvakhsh M; Girimaji S; Jacob P; Jayarajan D; Kumar K; Narayanan G; Khullar M; Khandelwal N; Ghosh A; Amit ; Joshi N; Chanu ND; Fujica MC; Ph V; Phurailatpam C; Bhattacharya D; Haque B; Nagraj A; Ghosh A; Basu A; Pandit M; Das S; Yadav A; Das S; Roy S; Maurya P; Rani GT; Sujatha B; Rangaswamy M; Fall C; Kiran K; Ramya M; Urs C; Santhosh N; Somashekhara R; Divyashree K; Rao A; Poornima R; Tripathy S; Parashar N; Nayana KB; Seshadri A; Kumar S; Baligar S; Arumugam T; Safai A; Cyril A; Rashmitha ; Roy A; Dhanalakshmi D; Shivamma D; Bhavana BR, 2025, 'Examining the impact of maternal experiences of domestic violence on the mental health of their adolescent children in India', Plos One, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304936

Simmons R; Harris R; Lim AG; Leeman D; Ramsay ME; Hickman M; Mandal S, 2025, 'Estimating Prevalence and Number of People With Chronic Hepatitis B: A Multiplier Method Based on Public Health Surveillance Data in UK (2015–2021)', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14019

Artenie A; Trickey A; Looker KJ; Stone J; Lim AG; Fraser H; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Grebely J; Cunningham EB; Hazarizadeh B; Low-Beer D; Luhmann N; Webb P; Hickman M; Vickerman P, 2025, 'Global, regional, and national estimates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection incidence among people who inject drugs and number of new annual HCV infections attributable to injecting drug use: a multi-stage analysis', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 10, pp. 315 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(24)00442-4

Kassa GM; Weldemariam AG; Abrahim SA; French CE; Wolday D; Dagne E; Mulu A; Adane A; Inglis SK; Radley A; Tasew G; Vickerman P; Yesuf EA; Paltiel O; Hailu M; Amogne W; Dillon JF; Hickman M; Lim AG; Walker JG; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Walker JG; Tamiru MT; Cabral C; Baissa O; Speakman E; Malaguti A; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M; Alamneh TS; Kassa GM, 2025, 'Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C in Ethiopia: First National Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.14037

Ward Z; Simmons R; Fraser H; Trickey A; Kesten J; Gibson A; Reid L; Cox S; Gordon F; Mc Pherson S; Ryder S; Vilar J; Miners A; Williams J; Emmanouil B; Desai M; Coughlan L; Harris R; Foster GR; Hickman M; Mandal S; Vickerman P, 2025, 'Impact and cost-effectiveness of scaling up HCV testing and treatment strategies for achieving HCV elimination among people who inject drugs in England: a mathematical modelling study', Lancet Regional Health Europe, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101176

Curtis M; Quinn B; Stone J; Maher L; Agius P; Stoove M; Ward B; Jenkinson R; Hickman M; Higgs P; Dietze P, 2025, 'Imprisonment Among People who Use Methamphetamine in Victoria, Australia: A Prospective Cohort Study', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111583

Angus C; Oldham M; Burton R; Dina LM; Field M; Hickman M; Kaner E; Loebenberg G; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J; Garnett C, 2025, 'Modeling the Potential Health, Health Economic, and Health Inequality Impact of a Large-Scale Rollout of the Drink Less App in England', Value in Health, 28, pp. 215 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.11.007

Simmons R; Powell AA; Ijaz S; Mandal S; Shute J; Mohammadi Y; Lattimore M; McOwat K; Moore HL; O’Rourke A; Desai M; Macleod J; Asgharzadeh A; Ward Z; Vickerman P; Harris RJ; Foster GR; Roberts K; Hickman M, 2025, 'Pilot postal birth cohort hepatitis C virus screening in UK primary care: HepCAPP study', British Journal of General Practice, 75, pp. e122 - e128, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0219

Santo T; Chaillon A; Martin N; Bharat C; Jones N; Farrell M; Hickman M; Borquez A; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Quantifying the Impact of Opioid Agonist Treatment on Suicide Mortality in New South Wales, Australia: A Population-Level Analysis from 2001 to 2020', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112133

Fraser R; Yeung A; Glancy M; Hickman M; Jones HE; Priyadarshi S; Horsburgh K; Hutchinson SJ; McAuley A, 2025, 'Suicide in people prescribed opioid-agonist therapy in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2011–2020: A national retrospective cohort study', Addiction, 120, pp. 276 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16680

Stewart AC; Hickman M; Agius PA; Scott N; Stone J; Roxburgh A; O’Keefe D; Higgs P; Kerr T; Stoové MA; Thompson A; Crawford S; Norman J; Vella-Horne D; Lloyd Z; Clark N; Maher L; Dietze P, 2025, 'Supervised Injecting Room Cohort Study (SIRX): study protocol', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/BMJOPEN-2024-091337

Hawkins J; Hines LA; Bonell C; Hickman M; Adara L; Townson J; Cannings-John R; Moore L; White J, 2025, 'Association of volatile substance, nitrous oxide and alkyl nitrate use with mental health in UK adolescents', British Journal of Psychiatry, 226, pp. 10 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2024.128

McCulloch P; Shaw A; Gilchrist G; Matheson C; Maxwell M; Neale J; Myring G; McLeod H; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Munro A; Macgillivray S, 2025, 'Optimal provision of opiate substitution therapy and needle and syringe programmes: a multi-method realist evaluation', Health Technology Assessment, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/HGDS4449

Family H; Vojt G; Poulter H; Bailey C; Abdala Sheikh AP; Cavallo D; Karimi S; Hickman M; Henderson G; Kesten J; Scott J, 2025, 'A qualitative study of healthcare professional views on appropriate prescribing interventions for people who are co-dependent on opioids and benzodiazepines / z-drugs', Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 21, pp. e46 - e47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.06.015

Abdelsalam S; Agius PA; Sacks-Davis R; Roxburgh A; Livingston M; Maher L; Hickman M; Dietze P, 2024, 'Characteristics of attrition within the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs: a multiple event discrete-time survival analysis', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02377-1

Howkins J; Packer S; Walsh E; Kumar D; Edeghere O; Hickman M; Oliver I, 2024, 'Correction to: Risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on international flights, a retrospective cohort study using national surveillance data in England (BMC Infectious Diseases, (2024), 24, 1, (174), 10.1186/s12879-024-09052-2)', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09182-7

Garnett C; Dinu LM; Oldham M; Perski O; Loebenberg G; Beard E; Angus C; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J, 2024, 'Do engagement and behavioural mechanisms underpin the effectiveness of the Drink Less app?', Npj Digital Medicine, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01169-7

Denford S; Holt L; Essery R; Kesten J; Cabral C; Weston D; Horwood J; Hickman M; Amlôt R; Yardley L, 2024, 'Engagement in rapid public health research among young people from underserved communities: maximising opportunities and overcoming barriers', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19762-6

Fisher H; Denford S; Audrey S; Finn A; Hajinur H; Hickman M; Mounier-jack S; Mohamed A; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Chantler T, 2024, 'Information needs of ethnically diverse, vaccine-hesitant parents during decision-making about the HPV vaccine for their adolescent child: a qualitative study', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17540-4

Kassa GM; Walker JG; Alamneh TS; Tamiru MT; Bivegete S; Adane A; Amogne W; Dillon JF; Vickerman P; Dagne E; Yesuf EA; Hickman M; French CE; Lim AG; Paltiel O; Wolday D; Abdella S; Abay Z; Hailu W; Awoke T; Walker JG; Mulu A; Weldemariam AG; Cabral C; Baissa O; Speakman E; Radley A; Malaguti A; Inglis SK; Yohannes M; Taddele B; Abraha H; Erkie M; Kassa GM, 2024, 'Prevalence, trends, and distribution of hepatitis C virus among the general population in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Liver International, 44, pp. 3238 - 3249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.16102

Howkins J; Packer S; Walsh E; Kumar D; Edeghere O; Hickman M; Oliver I, 2024, 'Risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on international flights, a retrospective cohort study using national surveillance data in England', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09052-2

Kwiatkowska R; Chatzilena A; King J; Clout M; McGuinness S; Maskell N; Oliver J; Challen R; Hickman M; Finn A; Hyams C; Danon L, 2024, 'Syndromic case definitions for lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) are less sensitive in older age: an analysis of symptoms among hospitalised adults', BMC Infectious Diseases, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09425-7

Russell C; Ali F; Imtiaz S; Butler A; Greer A; Rehm J; Xavier JC; Werb D; Stewart SH; Smith WM; Shahin R; Sedgemore KO; Nurse M; Mitra S; McLuckie T; Mackinnon LM; Patenaude S; Lock K; Linklater R; Le Foll B; Hyshka E; Hodgson K; Hodgins DC; Hickman M; Griffiths PN; Goulão JCB; Gomes T; Ferencz S; Elton-Marshall T; Degenhardt L; Crépault JF; Crichlow F; Costello J; Bruneau J; Boyd J; Bonn M; Bardwell G, 2024, 'The decriminalization of illicit drugs in British Columbia: a national evaluation protocol', BMC Public Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20336-9

Archer AJ; May T; Bowers H; Kesten J; Tilden S; Abeysekera K; Gordon FH; Hickman M; Yardley L, 2024, 'Qualitative service evaluation of a multimodal pilot service for early detection of liver disease in high-risk groups: 'Alright My Liver?'', BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2024-001560

Sawyer G; Howe LD; Hickman M; Zammit S; Hines LA, 2024, 'Does maternal education moderate the relationship between adolescent cannabis use and mental health in early adulthood?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1773 - 1780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13945

Thomas KH; Dalili MN; Cheng HY; Dawson S; Donnelly N; Higgins JPT; Hickman M, 2024, 'Prevalence of problematic pharmaceutical opioid use in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 119, pp. 1904 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16616

Holland A; Freeman TP; Nicholls J; Burke C; Howkins J; Harris M; Hickman M; Attwood A; Carlisle V; Krykant P; Maynard OM, 2024, 'Making sense of drug use and dependence—A scoping review of mass media interventions intended to reduce stigma towards people who use drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104543

Fisher H; Denford S; Chantler T; Audrey S; Finn A; Hajinur H; Hickman M; Mounier-Jack S; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Mohamed A, 2024, 'Developing films to support vaccine-hesitant, ethnically diverse parents’ decision-making about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: a codesign study', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079539

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