By Professor Matthew Hickman

Journal articles

Mahedy L; Suddell S; Skirrow C; Fernandes GS; Field M; Heron J; Hickman M; Wootton R; Munafò MR, 2021, 'Alcohol use and cognitive functioning in young adults: improving causal inference', Addiction, 116, pp. 292 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15100

Garnett C; Oldham M; Angus C; Beard E; Burton R; Field M; Greaves F; Hickman M; Kaner E; Loebenberg G; Michie S; Munafò M; Pizzo E; Brown J, 2021, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of the smartphone app, Drink Less, compared with the NHS alcohol advice webpage, for the reduction of alcohol consumption among hazardous and harmful adult drinkers in the UK at 6-month follow-up: protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Addiction, 116, pp. 412 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15287

Faggiano F; Mathis F; Diecidue R; Vigna-Taglianti F; Paola Caria M; Colledge S; Hickman M; Bargagli A; Davoli M, 2021, 'Opioid overdose risk during and after drug treatment for heroin dependence: An incidence density case–control study nested in the VEdeTTE cohort', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 281 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13173

Tinner L; Caldwell D; Hickman M; Campbell R, 2021, 'Understanding adolescent health risk behaviour and socioeconomic position: A grounded theory study of UK young adults', Sociology of Health and Illness, 43, pp. 528 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13240

Samartsidis P; Martin NN; De Gruttola V; De Vocht F; Hutchinson S; Lok JJ; Puenpatom A; Wang R; Hickman M; De Angelis D, 2021, 'Evaluating the power of the causal impact method in observational studies of HCV treatment as prevention.', Stat Commun Infect Dis, 13, pp. 20200005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/scid-2020-0005

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

Black D; Bates G; Gibson A; Hatleskog E; Fichera E; Hatchard J; Md Nazmul H; Rosenberg G; Larkin C; Brierley R; Kidger J; Bondy K; Hickman M; Pain K; Hicks B; Scally G; Verma A; Carhart N; Pilkington P; Hunt A; Ireland P, 2021, 'Pandemics, vulnerability, and prevention: time to fundamentally reassess how we value and communicate risk?: CITIES, HEALTH and COVID-19: Initial reflections and future challenges', Cities and Health, 5, pp. S93 - S96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1811480

Garnett C; Perski O; Michie S; West R; Field M; Kaner E; Munafò MR; Greaves F; Hickman M; Burton R; Brown J, 2021, 'Refining the content and design of an alcohol reduction app, Drink Less, to improve its usability and effectiveness: a mixed methods approach', F1000research, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.51416.2

Teo K; Abeysekera KWM; Adams L; Aigner E; Anstee QM; Banales JM; Banerjee R; Basu P; Berg T; Bhatnagar P; Buch S; Canbay A; Caprio S; Chatterjee A; Ida Chen YD; Chowdhury A; Daly AK; Datz C; de Gracia Hahn D; DiStefano JK; Dong J; Duret A; Vreugdenhil A; Alisi A; Socha P; Jańczyk W; Baumann U; Rajwal S; van Mourik I; Lacaille F; Dabbas M; Kelly DA; Nobili V; Emdin C; Fairey M; Gerhard GS; Eiriksdottir G; Garcia ME; Gudnason V; Harris TB; Kim LJ; Launer LJ; Nalls MA; Smith AV; Clark JM; Hernaez R; Kao WHL; Mitchell BD; Shuldiner AR; Yerges-Armstrong LM; Borecki IB; Carr JJ; Feitosa MF; Wu J; Butler JL; Fox CS; Hirschhorn JN; Hoffmann U; Hwang SJ; Massaro JM; O'Donnell CJ; Palmer CD; Sahani DV; Speliotes EK; Guo X; Hampe J; Hickman M; Heintz L; Hudert C; Hunter H; Kelly M; Kozlitina J; Krawczyk M; Lammert F; Langenberg C; Lavine J; Li L; Lim HK; Loomba R; Luukkonen PK; Melton PE; Mori TA; Palmer ND; Parisinos CA; Pillai SG; Qayyum F; Reichert MC; Romeo S; Rotter JI; Im YR; Santoro N; Schafmayer C; Stender S; Stickel F; Still CD; Strnad P; Taylor KD; Tybjærg-Hansen A; Umano GR; Utukuri M, 2021, 'rs641738C>T near MBOAT7 is associated with liver fat, ALT and fibrosis in NAFLD: A meta-analysis', Journal of Hepatology, 74, pp. 20 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2020.08.027

Fernandes GS; Lewis G; Hammerton G; Abeysekera K; Mahedy L; Edwards A; Lewis G; Hickman M; Heron J, 2020, 'Alcohol consumption and internalising disorders in young adults of ALSPAC: A population-based study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74, pp. 1023 - 1027, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-213922

Angus C; Pryce R; Holmes J; de Vocht F; Hickman M; Meier P; Brennan A; Gillespie D, 2020, 'Assessing the contribution of alcohol-specific causes to socio-economic inequalities in mortality in England and Wales 2001–16', Addiction, 115, pp. 2268 - 2279, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15037

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 - 1775, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa125

Jones HE; Harris RJ; Downing BC; Pierce M; Millar T; Ades AE; Welton NJ; Presanis AM; De Angelis D; Hickman M, 2020, 'Estimating the prevalence of problem drug use from drug-related mortality data', Addiction, 115, pp. 2393 - 2404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15111

Jin H; Marshall BDL; Degenhardt L; Strang J; Hickman M; Fiellin DA; Ali R; Bruneau J; Larney S, 2020, 'Global opioid agonist treatment: a review of clinical practices by country', Addiction, 115, pp. 2243 - 2254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15087

Kesten J; Ward Z; Hancock E; Ayres R; Neale J; Hussey D; Hickman M; Vickerman P, 2020, 'Response to Commentary on Hancock et al. (2020): Low dead space syringes are just one component of an integrated package of care needed to tackle HCV and social exclusion among people who inject drugs', Addiction, 115, pp. 2407 - 2408, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15150

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

Cheng HY; McGuinness LA; Elbers RG; MacArthur GJ; Taylor A; McAleenan A; Dawson S; López-López JA; Higgins JPT; Cowlishaw S; Lingford-Hughes A; Hickman M; Kessler D, 2020, 'Treatment interventions to maintain abstinence from alcohol in primary care: Systematic review and network meta-analysis', BMJ, 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3934

Mulchandani R; Jones HE; Taylor-Phillips S; Shute J; Perry K; Jamarani S; Brooks T; Charlett A; Hickman M; Oliver I; Kaptoge S; Danesh J; DI Angelantonio E; Ades AE; Wyllie DH, 2020, 'Accuracy of UK Rapid Test Consortium (UK-RTC) "abC-19 Rapid Test" for detection of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in key workers: Test accuracy study', BMJ, 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m4262

Fisher H; Audrey S; Chantler T; Finn A; Letley L; Mounier-Jack S; Thomas C; Yates J; Hickman M, 2020, 'Co-production of an educational package for the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme tailored for schools with low uptake: A participatory study protocol', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039029

McGovern R; Crowe L; Addison M; Hickman M; Kidger J; McColl E; Newbury-Birch D; Kaner E, 2020, 'Containment and care? A qualitative interview study exploring police custody staff views about delivering brief alcohol interventions to heavy drinking arrestees', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 27, pp. 436 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2019.1684445

de Vocht F; McQuire C; Brennan A; Egan M; Angus C; Kaner E; Beard E; Brown J; De Angelis D; Carter N; Murray B; Dukes R; Greenwood E; Holden S; Jago R; Hickman M, 2020, 'Evaluating the causal impact of individual alcohol licensing decisions on local health and crime using natural experiments with synthetic controls', Addiction, 115, pp. 2021 - 2031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15002

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

Dyer ML; Board AG; Hogarth L; Suddell SF; Heron JE; Hickman M; Munafò MR; Attwood AS, 2020, 'State anxiety and alcohol choice: Evidence from experimental and online observational studies', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 34, pp. 1237 - 1249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269881120940913

Samartsidis P; Seaman SR; Montagna S; Charlett A; Hickman M; Angelis DD, 2020, 'A Bayesian multivariate factor analysis model for evaluating an intervention by using observational time series data on multiple outcomes', Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A Statistics in Society, 183, pp. 1437 - 1459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rssa.12569

Hines LA; Freeman TP; Gage SH; Zammit S; Hickman M; Cannon M; Munafo M; MacLeod J; Heron J, 2020, 'Association of High-Potency Cannabis Use with Mental Health and Substance Use in Adolescence', JAMA Psychiatry, 77, pp. 1044 - 1051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1035

Tran LT; Peacock A; Colledge S; Memedovic S; Grebely J; Leung J; Larney S; Trickey A; Stone J; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Injecting risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs: A global multi-stage systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102866

Christensen H; Reynolds R; Kwiatkowska R; Brooks-Pollock E; Dominey M; Finn A; Gjini A; Hickman M; Roderick M; Yates J, 2020, 'Influence of commissioned provider type and deprivation score on uptake of the childhood flu immunization', Journal of Public Health United Kingdom, 42, pp. 618 - 624, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz060

Campbell R; Wright C; Hickman M; Kipping RR; Smith M; Pouliou T; Heron J, 2020, 'Multiple risk behaviour in adolescence is associated with substantial adverse health and social outcomes in early adulthood: Findings from a prospective birth cohort study', Preventive Medicine, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106157

Ward Z; Reynolds R; Campbell L; Martin NK; Harrison G; Irving W; Hickman M; Vickerman P, 2020, 'Cost-effectiveness of the HepCATT intervention in specialist drug clinics to improve case-finding and engagement with HCV treatment for people who inject drugs in England', Addiction, 115, pp. 1509 - 1521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14978

Horwood J; Clement C; Roberts K; Waldron CA; Irving WL; MacLeod J; Hickman M, 2020, 'Increasing uptake of hepatitis C virus infection casefinding, testing, and treatment in primary care: Evaluation of the HepCATT (Hepatitis C Assessment through to Treatment) trial', British Journal of General Practice, 70, pp. E581 - E588, http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X708785

Zhang Y; Vaidya N; Iyengar U; Sharma E; Holla B; Ahuja CK; Barker GJ; Basu D; Bharath RD; Chakrabarti A; Desrivières S; Elliott P; Fernandes G; Gourisankar A; Heron J; Hickman M; Jacob P; Jain S; Jayarajan D; Kalyanram K; Kartik K; Krishna M; Krishnaveni G; Kumar K; Kumaran K; Kuriyan R; Murthy P; Orfanos DP; Purushottam M; Rangaswamy M; Kupard SS; Singh L; Singh R; Subodh BN; Thennarasu K; Toledano M; Varghese M; Benegal V; Schumann G; Singh RL; Nanjayya SB; Kalyanram K; Ghattu K; Kuriyan R; Kurpad SS; Heron J; Narayanan G; Mehta UM; Girimaji SC; Khullar M; Khandelwal N; Joshi N; Amit ; Haque B; Ghosh A; Nagraj A; Basu A; Bhattacharya D; Pandit MM; Das S; Yadav A; Das S; Roy S; Maurya PK; Chanu ND; Fujica MC; Ph V; Phurailatpam C; Rani G; Sujatha B; Fall C; Kiran KN; Ramya MC; Urs C; Santhosh N; Somashekhara R, 2020, 'The Consortium on Vulnerability to Externalizing Disorders and Addictions (c-VEDA): an accelerated longitudinal cohort of children and adolescents in India', Molecular Psychiatry, 25, pp. 1618 - 1630, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-020-0656-1

Tinner LE; Kaner E; Garnett C; Mitchell S; Hickman M; Campbell R; MacArthur G, 2020, 'Qualitative evaluation of web-based digital intervention to prevent and reduce excessive alcohol use and harm among young people aged 14-15 years: A “think-aloud” study', Jmir Pediatrics and Parenting, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19749

Kwiatkowska R; Shen X; Lu M; Cheng J; Hickman M; Lambert H; Wang D; Oliver I, 2020, 'Patients without records and records without patients: Review of patient records in primary care and implications for surveillance of antibiotic prescribing in rural China', BMC Health Services Research, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05308-0

Hickman M; Hines LA; Gage S, 2020, 'Assessing the public health effects of cannabis use: can legalization improve the evidence base?', World Psychiatry, 19, pp. 197 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.20744

Hammerton G; Edwards AC; Mahedy L; Murray J; Maughan B; Kendler KS; Hickman M; Heron J, 2020, 'Externalising pathways to alcohol-related problems in emerging adulthood', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 61, pp. 721 - 731, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13167

Marsden J; Darke S; Hall W; Hickman M; Holmes J; Humphreys K; Neale J; Tucker J; West R, 2020, 'Mitigating and learning from the impact of COVID-19 infection on addictive disorders', Addiction, 115, pp. 1007 - 1010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15080

Larney S; Tran LT; Leung J; Santo T; Santomauro D; Hickman M; Peacock A; Stockings E; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality among People Using Extramedical Opioids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', JAMA Psychiatry, 77, pp. 493 - 502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.4170

Hall W; Degenhardt L; Hickman M, 2020, 'Generational trends in US opioid-overdose deaths', Nature Medicine, 26, pp. 651 - 652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0875-7

Martin NK; Hickman M; Spaulding AC; Vickerman P, 2020, 'Prisons can also improve drug user health in the community', Addiction, 115, pp. 914 - 915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14971

Hancock E; Ward Z; Ayres R; Neale J; Hussey D; Kesten JM; Hickman M; Vickerman P, 2020, 'Detachable low dead space syringes for the prevention of hepatitis C among people who inject drugs in Bristol, UK: an economic evaluation', Addiction, 115, pp. 702 - 713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14849

Hajarizadeh B; Cunningham EB; Valerio H; Martinello M; Law M; Janjua NZ; Midgard H; Dalgard O; Dillon J; Hickman M; Bruneau J; Dore GJ; Grebely J, 2020, 'Hepatitis C reinfection after successful antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs: A meta-analysis', Journal of Hepatology, 72, pp. 643 - 657, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2019.11.012

Colledge S; Leung J; Grebely J; Degenhardt L; Peacock A; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Stone J; Trickey A; Larney S, 2020, 'Socio-demographic and ecological factors associated with anti-HCV prevalence in people who inject drugs: A systematic review', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107899

Macarthur GJ; Hickman M; Campbell R, 2020, 'Qualitative exploration of the intersection between social influences and cultural norms in relation to the development of alcohol use behaviour during adolescence', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030556

Wright C; Heron J; Campbell R; Hickman M; Kipping RR, 2020, 'Adolescent multiple risk behaviours cluster by number of risks rather than distinct risk profiles in the ALSPAC cohort', BMC Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8369-6

Goulding N; Hickman M; Reid M; Amundsen EJ; Baz-Lomba JA; O'Brien JW; Tscharke BJ; de Voogt P; Emke E; Kuijpers W; Hall W; Jones HE, 2020, 'A comparison of trends in wastewater-based data and traditional epidemiological indicators of stimulant consumption in three locations', Addiction, 115, pp. 462 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14852

Lim AG; Walker JG; Mafirakureva N; Khalid GG; Qureshi H; Mahmood H; Trickey A; Fraser H; Aslam K; Falq G; Fortas C; Zahid H; Naveed A; Auat R; Saeed Q; Davies CF; Mukandavire C; Glass N; Maman D; Martin NK; Hickman M; May MT; Hamid S; Loarec A; Averhoff F; Vickerman P, 2020, 'Effects and cost of different strategies to eliminate hepatitis C virus transmission in Pakistan: a modelling analysis', Lancet Global Health, 8, pp. e440 - e450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30003-6

Larney S; Leung J; Grebely J; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Peacock A; Stone J; Trickey A; Dumchev KV; Colledge S; Cunningham EB; Lynskey M; Mattick RP; Degenhardt L, 2020, 'Global systematic review and ecological analysis of HIV in people who inject drugs: National population sizes and factors associated with HIV prevalence', International Journal of Drug Policy, 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102656

Abeysekera KWM; Fernandes GS; Hammerton G; Portal AJ; Gordon FH; Heron J; Hickman M, 2020, 'Prevalence of steatosis and fibrosis in young adults in the UK: a population-based study', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5, pp. 295 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30419-4

Comiskey C; Bretteville-Jensen AL; Bergeron H; Bühringer G; Dargan P; Davoli M; Faggiano F; Fischer G; Rodríguez de Fonseca F; Garretsen H; Hickman M; Korf DJ; Krajewski K; Paoli L; Spanagel R, 2020, 'Better data, better policy and better lives: a call for improved drug monitoring and concerted responses', Addiction, 115, pp. 199 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14763

Roberts K; MacLeod J; Metcalfe C; Hollingworth W; Williams J; Muir P; Vickerman P; Clement C; Gordon F; Irving W; Waldron CA; North P; Moore P; Simmons R; Miners A; Horwood J; Hickman M, 2020, 'Cost effectiveness of an intervention to increase uptake of hepatitis C virus testing and treatment (HepCATT): Cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care', BMJ, 368, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m322

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