By Professor Michael Proinsias Farrell

Journal articles

Darke S; Duflou J; Chrzanowska A; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-related fatal poisoning in Australia, 2016 to 2025: Trends, characteristics and toxicology', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70613

Darke S; Farrell M; Duflou J; Lappin J; Chrzanowska A; Peacock A, 2026, 'Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Self-Administered Fatal Ketamine-Related Poisoning in Australia, 2000–2025', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70058

Beck AK; Hides L; Stirling R; Larance B; Campbell G; Baker AL; Hudson S; Marsden J; Pocuca N; Connor JP; Farrell M; Kelly PJ, 2026, 'Scoping review of the characteristics and implementation of routine outcome monitoring and feedback for adults and young people accessing alcohol and other drug use treatment', International Journal of Drug Policy, 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105071

Varghese C; Peters L; Gaborit L; Xu W; Kalyanasundaram K; Basam A; Park M; Wells C; McLean KA; Schamberg G; O’Grady G; Wright D; Martin J; Harrison E; Pockney P; Reinke C; Kaiser N; Werenski H; Nimeri A; Benham E; Yue T; Knowlton L; Fariyike B; Narayan A; Titan A; Painter M; Craig-Lucas A; Farrell M; Kus ZC; Akbuz SO; Mutlu M; Hokelekli F; Tuzuner F; Durmus E; Cetınkaya ZS; Yilmaz H; Yavuz D; Korkmaz DS; Kazbek BK; Koksoy UC; Şenödeyici E; Aydoğdu EO; Ajredini M; Omur M; Yavuz I; Cakcak IE; Akdere H; Kaya E; Bayram C; Durdu B; Dindar A; Certel AT; Ulkucu A; Sarı AC; Uyanık MS; Candan M; Kara ME; Çolak E; Polat S; Kayilioglu I; Kocyigit GZ; Tabak EZ; Fergar C; Akkaya EN; Baltacı ZH; Uğurlu MÜ; Saraçoğlu A; Aral C; Uprak TK; Kayabaş İ; Elieyioğlu G; Camkıran E; Taşcı ME; Şen E; Korkmaz E; Gemici A; Düzyol Z; Ozbilen M; Gecici ME; Kale A; Selim K; Ulusahin M; Kodalak TA; Kıralı N; Yuzgec AN; Reis ME; Cepe H; Yıldız B; Baysallar D; Guner A; Pehlivan D; Akın B; Gündoğdu A; Tepe MD; Kara Y; Bozkurt MA; Telci H; Sibic O; Ozdemir Z; Uludag SS, 2025, 'Predicting opioid consumption after surgical discharge: a multinational derivation and validation study using a foundation model', Npj Digital Medicine, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01798-6

Tallon E; Alexander M; McHugh J; Farrell M; Baines JP; Hopton S; Blakely EL; Taylor RW; Murphy SM, 2025, 'Isolated Periodic‐Paralysis‐Like Syndrome in a Kinship With a Pathogenic MT‐ATP6 Variant: A Case Report', Muscle & Nerve, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.70070

Asare-Doku W; Peacock A; Settumba S; Abbott T; Wilson K; Craig A; Ravulo J; Economidis G; Meo-Sewabu L; D'Este C; Thapa P; Doran C; Nathan S; Waller E; Satour T; Tulele L; Farrell M; Shakeshaft A, 2025, 'Assessing the Early Impact of the Change in the Kava Importation Policy in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1827 - 1830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70039

Darke S; Duflou J; Lappin J; Farrell M; Peacock A, 2025, 'Characteristics and toxicology of adult deaths due to quetiapine toxicity in Australia, 2000–2024', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 70, pp. 2434 - 2441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.70124

Bryant J; Shakeshaft A; Lintzeris N; Haber P; Farrell M; Dizon J; Freund M, 2025, 'Factors Associated With Alcohol Use Among Individuals Commencing Treatment at Community-Based Outpatient Treatment Centres in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 2066 - 2079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70034

Tegge AN; Ferreira MAR; Garafola PM; Xu S; Farrell M; Marsden J; Lee K; Le Moigne A; Gray F; Bickel WK, 2025, 'Treatment and recovery from opioid use disorder: The role of pain severity in individuals with moderate to severe pain', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112902

Darke S; Farrell M; Duflou J; Copeland C; Roberts E, 2025, 'Drugs and Drowning: The Toxicology of Adult Drownings in Baths and Hot Tubs in Australia, 2015–2024', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1811 - 1815, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70005

Economidis G; Lynch M; Taylor S; Asare-Doku W; Macpherson G; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Santo T, 2025, 'Global Perspectives on Kava: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Health Effects, Economic and Social Impacts and Policy Considerations', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1601 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14080

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

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Lim J; Havard A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Characteristics of deaths related to lithium toxicity in Australia, 2000–2024', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59, pp. 622 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674251336037

Darke S; Farrell M; Hall W; Lappin J, 2025, '‘Deaths of despair’: A term that needs to be retired', Addiction, 120, pp. 1072 - 1074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70030

Woods A; Foley C; Conigrave KM; Asare-Doku W; Shakeshaft A; Settumba-Stolk S; Farrell M; Doyle M; Stolk SS, 2025, 'Extended-release pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders in incarcerated populations: A systematic review', Addiction, 120, pp. 835 - 859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16766

Jones N; Ghouse FN; Gibson A; Tran DT; Santo T; Bharat C; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'Data Resource Profile Update: The Opioid Agonist Treatment and Safety II (OATS II) Study, 2001–22, New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Epidemiology, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf037

Heuer PV; Peebles JL; Kunimune J; Rinderknecht HG; Davies JR; Gopalaswamy V; Frelier J; Scott M; Roberts J; Brannon RB; McClow H; Fairbanks R; Regan SP; Frenje JA; Johnson MG; Séguin FH; Crilly AJ; Appelbe BD; Farrell M; Stutz J, 2025, 'Distortions in charged-particle images of laser direct-drive inertial confinement fusion implosions', Physics of Plasmas, 32, pp. 042702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0251899

Weatherburn D; Rahman S; Todd S; Poynton S; Black S; Merinda T; Farrell M, 2025, 'The impact of a voluntary alcohol and other drug diversion program on reoffending, imprisonment, and health', International Journal of Drug Policy, 138, pp. 104747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104747

Darke S; Peacock A; Duflou JA; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Methylphenidate and (lis)dexamfetamine toxicity-related deaths of adults, Australia, 2000–24: analysis of NCIS data', Medical Journal of Australia, 222, pp. 259 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52604

Pocuca N; Campbell G; Barnett A; Beck AK; Ellem R; Quinn CA; Kelly PJ; Larance B; Baker AL; Connor JP; Marsden J; Chan GCK; Connelly L; Lenzen S; Farrell M; Stirling R; Hudson S; Hides L, 2025, 'A mixed-methods study of staff perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of patient-reported routine outcome measures and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 759 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14007

Bharat C; Hopkins RE; Chambers M; Degenhardt L; Peacock A; Farrell M; Yuen WS; Man N; Gisev N, 2025, 'Age, period, and cohort trends of substance poisoning, alcohol-related disease, and suicide deaths in Australia, 1980–2019', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 60, pp. 693 - 703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-024-02749-4

Ceurvorst L; Betti R; Gopalaswamy V; Lees A; Knauer JP; Rosenberg MJ; Patel D; Ejaz R; Williams CA; Woo KM; Farmakis PS; Cao D; Thomas CA; Igumenshchev IV; Anderson KS; Collins TJB; Epstein R; Solodov AA; Forrest CJ; Stoeckl C; Shah RC; Glebov VY; McClow H; Goncharov VN; Follett RK; Turnbull D; Churnetski K; Froula DH; Regan SP; Janezic RT; Fella C; Koch MW; Shmayda WT; Bonino MJ; Harding DR; Sampat S; Bauer KA; Morse SFB; Johnson MG; Wink C; Petrasso RD; Li CK; Fenje JA; Shuldberg C; Murray J; Guzman D; Serrato B; Farrell M, 2025, 'Progress toward hydro-equivalent ignition in OMEGA direct-drive DT-layered implosions', Physics of Plasmas, 32, pp. 032711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0238716

Kemp GE; Yeamans CB; Hohenberger M; Bhandarkar S; Blue BE; Briggs TM; Craxton RS; Divol L; Do M; Farrell M; Haid A; Haines BM; MacLaren SA; McKenty PW; Moestopo WP; Oakdale J; Olson RE; Ping Y; Rosenberg MJ; Schmitt MJ; Thomas CA; Whitley HD; Widmann K; Xia X, 2025, 'Exploration of polar direct drive wetted foam concepts for neutron sources on the National Ignition Facility laser', Physics of Plasmas, 32, pp. 022702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0233748

Darke S; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2025, 'Rare but relevant series', Addiction, 120, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16697

Darke S; Duflou J; Chrzanowska A; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2025, 'Changes in the rates and characteristics of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)-related death in Australia, 2001–2023', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 366 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13940

Roberts E; Copeland C; Darke S; Farrell M, 2025, 'Characteristics of drug-related deaths where individuals are found submerged in a bath or hot tub in the United Kingdom, 1997–2023', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 347 - 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13950

Orozco DA; Quinn MC; Sammuli BS; Allen A; Boehm K; Farrell M; Kong C; Ratledge M; Sequoia K, 2025, 'Neural Network-Based Defect Detection on Tomography Images for Quality Control of Inertial Fusion Capsules', IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 53, pp. 167 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tps.2024.3505157

Settumba S; Shahbazi J; Byrne M; Degenhardt L; Grebely J; Larance B; Nielsen S; Lintzeris N; Ali R; Rodgers C; Blazey A; Weiss R; Dunlop A; McDonough M; Cook J; Farrell M, 2025, 'Provider costs of treating opioid dependence with extended-release buprenorphine in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 179 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13956

Pocuca N; Tisdale C; Campbell G; Beck AK; Ellem R; Quinn CA; Kelly PJ; Larance B; Baker AL; Connor JP; Marsden J; Chan GCK; Connelly L; Lenzen S; Farrell M; Hides L, 2025, 'Routine outcome monitoring and feedback in alcohol and other drug treatment: A qualitative study of client perspectives on implementation', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 226 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13962

Courtney RJ; Howard BC; Barker D; Petrie D; Borland R; Shakeshaft A; Gartner C; Mendelsohn C; Boland VC; Henderson A; Richmond RL; Tutka P; Naughton F; Hall W; Zwar N; Farrell M; Mattick RP; McRobbie H, 2025, 'Vaporized Nicotine Products for Smoking Cessation Among People Experiencing Social Disadvantage A Randomized Clinical Trial', Annals of Internal Medicine, 178, pp. 1085 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-24-03531

Gilligan M; O'Donnell L; Westbrook A; Tubridy N; O'Riordan S; McGuigan C; Connolly S; Farrell M; Waters P; Irani SR; Kinsella JA, 2025, 'A complex and severe encephalitis associated with four co-existing neuronal cell-surface autoantibodies', Journal of Neuroimmunology, 399, pp. 578501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2024.578501

, 2025, 'Correction: Vaporized Nicotine Products for Smoking Cessation Among People Experiencing Social Disadvantage.', Annals of Internal Medicine, 178, pp. 1676, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/annals-25-03626

Ezard N; Clifford B; Siefried KJ; Ali R; Dunlop A; McKetin R; Bruno R; Carr A; Ward J; Farrell M; Graham R; Haber P; Lubman D; Donoghoe MW; Olsen N; Baker A; Hall M; Arunogiri S; Lintzeris N; Gill A; Rodgers C; Montebello M; Liaw W; Liu Z, 2025, 'Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial', Addiction, 120, pp. 1345 - 1359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16730

Jordan SN; Farrell MP; Stephens CTG, 2025, 'Microbial community response to spent mushroom substrate composting methods by phospholipid fatty acid analysis', Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 69, pp. 103800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103800

Qaiser F; McHugh J; Mullins G; Farrell M; Shakerdi L; Byrne JO; Murphy SM, 2025, 'Mitochondrial Trifunctional Protein Deficiency due to HADHA Variants Masquerading as Charcot–Marie–Tooth Disease', Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System, 30, pp. e70048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jns.70048

Goodman LF; Martino AM; Schomberg J; Sciarretta JD; Freedberg M; Santos A; Taghavi S; Tafazoli M; Shatz DV; Doyle KE; Koenig SM; Russel RT; Sanderfer VC; Ross SW; Willis L; Williams RF; Kotagal M; Hartman SJ; Wyrick D; Krinock D; Namias N; Shatz C; Spurrier R; O'Guinn ML; Eldredge RS; Notrica DN; McNickle AG; Farrell M; Hughes E; Frederick AB; Streck CJ; Guzman-Curtis R; Dimmer A; Armento I; Gallagher SP; Martin MJ; Lao OB; Palladino K; Duncan TK; Diaz G; Chao SD; Peterson ME; Darcy D; Byrne M; Mulita F; Mousafeiris V; Aranda A; Gerardo R; Cullinane DC; Turner CG; Alvarez C; Edwards SB; Coimbra R; Neff LP; Rauh JL; Keeley JA; Kim HKE; Fisher C; Patel P; Staab V; Lu C; Patwardhan U; Ignacio RC; Radulescu A; Mladenov G; Bonasso PC; Regeir DW; Lau PE; Troncoso-Munoz S; Beres A; Papillon S; Carlson A; Bhattacharya SD; Urevick A; Holcomb BM; Castle SL; Bhatti UF; Ley EJ; Ehrlich P; Shah N; Nahmias J, 2025, 'Percutaneous pigtail catheter versus chest tube for the treatment of pediatric traumatic hemothorax: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study', Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 99, pp. 850 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ta.0000000000004775

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, pp. 112133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112133

Tegge A; Ferreira M; Garafola P; Farrell M; Marsden J; Lee K; Le Moigne A; Gray F; Bickel W, 2025, 'S94 Pain Predicts Abstinence During Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder for Individuals Reporting Moderate to Severe Pain', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 267, pp. 111514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111514

McKetin R; Degan TJ; Saunders L; Nguyen L; Dore G; Shoptaw S; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Kelly PJ; Turner A; Clare PJ; Dean OM; Arunogiri S; Colledge-Frisby S; Koeijers J; Goodman-Meza D; Sinclair B; Reid D; Hill H; Hayllar J; Christmass M; Cordaro F; Lundin R; Liaw W; Liu D; Holyoak E; Wu BTF; Keygan J; Kontogiannis A; Palmer L; Morrison C; Wrobel A; Hyland B; Byrne M; Russell S; Zahra E; Berk M, 2024, 'A phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: a study protocol for the Tina Trial', Trials, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08238-y

Zahra E; Darke S; Lappin J; Duflou J; Farrell M, 2024, 'Baclofen-related deaths in Australia 2000–2022', Forensic Science International, 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112281

Weatherburn D; Farrell M; Wan WY; Rahman S, 2024, 'The criminal careers of Australian drug traffickers', International Journal of Drug Policy, 134, pp. 104650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104650

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2024, 'Emergence of deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 2093 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13920

Farnbach S; Foley C; Gates P; Seccull A; Henderson A; Zocco A; Farrell M; Shakeshaft A, 2024, 'Enhancing the SUSTAINable uptake of evidence to minimise harms from alcohol and other drugs in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1781 - 1786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13843

Thomas CA; Tabak M; Alexander NB; Galloway CD; Campbell EM; Farrell MP; Kline JL; Montgomery DS; Schmitt MJ; Christopherson AR; Valys A, 2024, 'Hybrid direct drive with a two-sided ultraviolet laser', Physics of Plasmas, 31, pp. 112708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0221201

Heijstee N; Black E; Black E; Demirkol A; Mammen K; Mills L; Deacon R; Ezard N; Montebello M; Reid D; Bruno R; Shakeshaft A; Siefried KJ; Farrell M; Lintzeris N, 2024, 'Sociodemographic and Health Factors of the Alcohol Treatment-seeking Population in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Addiction Medicine, 18, pp. 619 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001311

Wardle H; Degenhardt L; Marionneau V; Reith G; Livingstone C; Sparrow M; Tran LT; Biggar B; Bunn C; Farrell M; Kesaite V; Poznyak V; Quan J; Rehm J; Rintoul A; Sharma M; Shiffman J; Siste K; Ukhova D; Volberg R; Salifu Yendork J; Saxena S, 2024, 'The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e950 - e994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00167-1

Darke S; Duflou J; McDonald S; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Neuropathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111407

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Hall W; Lappin J, 2024, 'A retrospective study of the characteristics and toxicology of cases of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)- and psilocybin-related death in Australia', Addiction, 119, pp. 1564 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16518

Macdonald C; Macpherson G; Leppan O; Tran LT; Cunningham EB; Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Farrell M; Altice FL; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Interventions to reduce harms related to drug use among people who experience incarceration: systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e684 - e699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00160-9

Gaborit L; Kalyanasundaram K; Vu J; Basam A; Elhadi M; Wright D; Martin J; Park M; Pockney P; Ntalouka M; Abubaker N; Elhadi M; Saeed U; Abdulwahed E; Alsori M; Alrifae GMH; Farrell M; Liu G; Smith N; Xu W; Varghese C; Harrison E; Goh S; Li J; Shah J; Waraich A; Pathak U; Hilder A; Elhadi M; Jabur A; Ohis C; Ong CF; Siribaddana V; Raubenheimer K; Wells C; Ferguson L; Xu W; Atherton K; Dawson A; Martin J; Banerjee A; Dudi-Venkata N; Lightfoot N; Ludbrook I; Peters L; Sara R; Watson D; Adeyeye A; Alvarez-Lozada LA; Atici SD; Buhavac M; Calini G; Elhadi M; Ioannidis O; Tepe MD; Nath U; Uzair A; Yang W; Zaidi F; Singh S; Abdullah B; Palacios DSG; Ragab A; Ahmed A; Daudu D; Goh S; Benyani SV; Karthikeyan N; Mansour LT; Seow W; Tasi Z; Abdelmelek DE; Boussahel IFZ; Kaabache O; Lemdaoui N; Nebbar O; Rais M; Abdoun M; Kouicem AT; Bouaoud S; Bouchenak K; Saada H; Ouyahia A; Messai W; Choong ZS; Ting C; Larkin M; Fong PJ, 2024, 'Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries', Anaesthesia, 79, pp. 924 - 936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16297

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