By Professor Michael Proinsias Farrell

Journal articles

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, 2026, 'Author Correction: Predicting opioid consumption after surgical discharge: a multinational derivation and validation study using a foundation model (npj Digital Medicine, (2025), 8, 1, (547), 10.1038/s41746-025-01798-6)', Npj Digital Medicine, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02749-5

Patel K; Watkins C; Benedetto V; Blow A; Bowen A; Cant R; Clegg A; Daniels L; Eccles S; Edwards J; Emsley R; Farrell M; Gabbay M; Hackett M; Jones S; Lamph G; Lowe D; Prescott G; Sutton C; Thomas S; Tishkovskaya S; Lightbody CE, 2026, 'The effectiveness of a motivational interviewing-based intervention for reducing depressive symptoms after stroke compared to an attention control and usual care: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial (COMMITS)', Trials, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09429-5

Bharat C; Huang X; Campbell G; Tisdale C; Glasgow S; Nielsen S; Pollock Z; Santo T; Kale S; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2026, 'Cannabis and cannabinoids for the treatment of mental and substance use disorders and symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental and observational studies', Psychiatry Research, 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2026.117380

Roberts E; Sanderson E; Santo T; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2026, 'Factors associated with the percentage of individuals who initiate and discontinue naltrexone as a relapse prevention pharmacotherapy in opioid use disorder: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression', Addiction, 121, pp. 2620 - 2632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70502

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

Lappin JM; Darke S; Farrell M, 2026, 'Holistic approach to substance-induced psychosis', Addiction, 121, pp. 2284 - 2285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70402

McKetin R; Robijn AL; Clay S; Arunogiri S; Colledge-Frisby S; Marshall AD; Degenhardt L; Sutherland R; Nguyen L; Christmass M; Wilkinson Z; Membrey D; McCartney P; Nagle J; Degan T; Farrell M; Ginley M, 2026, 'Preferences for Smartphone Versus In-Person Delivery of Contingency Management: A Web-Based Survey of Australians Who Use Methamphetamine', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70219

Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Doyle M; Stone J; Bharat C; Hickman M; Martinello M; Weatherburn D; Dean K; Coyte J; Macdonald C; Harrod ME; Grant L; Larman G; Vickerman P; McGrath C; Thompson P; Churchill A; Dore G; Santo T, 2026, 'Health, Social and Recidivism Outcomes Among People Who Have Been Incarcerated in New South Wales, Australia: Study Protocol and Cohort Profile for the Prison Outcomes STudy (POST)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70161

Peddle M; Greene A; Trojanowski J; Shih AW; Chang E; Nahirniak S; Pearson D; Prokopchuk-Gauk O; Martin D; Musuka C; Seidl C; Lin Y; MacDonald S; Richards L; Farrell M; Miller D; McGowan M; Nolan B, 2026, 'Alternative models of consent in out-of-hospital transfusion trials: a CAN-PATT position statement supporting exception from prospective consent with opt-out notification', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 34, pp. 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01635-z

Peddle M; Greene A; Trojanowski J; Shih AW; Chang E; Nahirniak S; Pearson D; Prokopchuk-Gauk O; Martin D; Froh J; Musuka C; Seidl C; Lin Y; MacDonald S; Richards L; Farrell M; Miller D; Mack J; Da Luz L; Drennan IR; Singh K; Shingala D; Nolan B, 2026, 'Best practices on blood and blood products for a prehospital hemorrhage protocol: consensus from the 2025 Canadian prehospital transfusion summit', Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 34, pp. 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13049-026-01630-4

McKetin R; Shoptaw S; Saunders L; Nguyen L; Clare PJ; Dore GJ; Turner A; Dean OM; Kelly PJ; Arunogiri S; Koeijers J; Degan TJ; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Goodman-Meza D; Sinclair B; Reid D; Cordaro F; Hill H; Lundin R; Hayllar J; Christmass M; Liaw W; Liu D; Woods A; Brewerton B; Holyoak E; Wu BTF; Maher H; O'Dea N; Keygan J; Kontogiannis A; Palmer L; Morrison C; Wrobel A; Hyland B; Kiden G; Romeo V; Kyaw KWY; Byrne M; Colledge-Frisby S; Zahra E; Berk M, 2026, 'Mirtazapine for Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial', JAMA Psychiatry, 83, pp. 581 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.0159

Horstman LI; Koller D; Cabana-Domínguez J; Llonga N; Icick R; Vorspan F; Grau-López L; van den Brink W; Fóthi Á; Barta C; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Kaye S; Farrell M; Allsop S; Brynte C; Franck J; van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Demetrovics Z; Kapitány-Fövény M; Matthys FIA; Dom G; Ribases M; Schellekens A, 2026, 'Polygenic risk scores reveal genetic underpinnings of comorbidity betweensubstance use disorders and ADHD', European Neuropsychopharmacology, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112799

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'The toxicology and characteristics of fatal new psychoactive stimulant and hallucinogen-related poisonings in Australia, 2000–2025', Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100434

Aiono-Conradi L; Jameson JM; Fischer AJ; Farrell M; Eichelberger C; Coleman OF, 2026, 'The Effects of the Good Behavior Game on Students With Extensive Support Needs in Inclusive Elementary Classrooms', Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10983007261435208

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Changing characteristics in the 2020s of fatal ‘novel’ benzodiazepine toxicity cases in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2026.113085

Santo T; Hickman M; Altice FL; Grebely J; Taylor S; Lynch M; Kamenjaš A; Marsden J; Tran LT; Webb P; Price O; Macdonald C; Montanari L; Royuela L; Busse A; Stone J; da Costa FA; Berk J; Daniels C; Cunningham E; Vickerman P; Hajarizadeh B; Sabin K; Verster A; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2026, 'Global coverage of interventions for reduction of injecting drug use-related harm, HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis in prisons and other carceral settings: A systematic review', International Journal of Drug Policy, 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105069

Degenhardt L; Hickman M; Altice FL; Grebely J; Taylor S; Lynch M; Kamenjaš A; Marsden J; Tran LT; Webb P; Price O; Macdonald C; da Costa FA; Berk J; Busse A; Cunningham E; Daniels C; Hajarizadeh B; Montanari L; Royuela L; Sabin K; Stone J; Verster A; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Santo T, 2026, 'The global epidemiology of injecting drug use, HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis among people who are incarcerated: a multistage systematic review', International Journal of Drug Policy, 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105062

Santo T; Bharat C; Rodgers C; Harrod M; Taylor S; Zahra E; Sutherland R; Peacock A; Grebely J; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2026, 'Factors Associated With Opioid Agonist Treatment Engagement and Harm Reduction Service Use: Findings From the New South Wales Opioid Dependence Survey', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70132

O'Donoghue C; Wilkins B; Beausang A; Cryan J; Farrell M; Garry J; Heeney C; Heffernan J; Howley R; Kernan N; Looby S; Fatima A; Power A; Spillane A; Walsh A; Brett FM, 2026, 'Retrospective neuropathologic analysis of adult spinal tumors in a single neuroscience center 2018 - 2023.', Clinical Neuropathology, 45, pp. 42 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.5414/np301722

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2026, 'Clinical characteristics of heroin overdose deaths among older adults in Australia, 2000–2025', Addiction, 121, pp. 423 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70216

Stowe MJ; Conway A; Altice FL; College-Frisby S; Read P; Montebello M; Whitton G; Hayllar J; Daglish M; Cock V; Christmass M; Crawford S; Henderson C; Dore GJ; Gough C; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Grebely J, 2026, 'Factors Associated With Preferences for Opioid Agonist Therapies Among People Dependent on Opioids', Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70079

Roberts E; Farrell M, 2026, 'From beach to bedside: lessons from the Australian treatment system for dealing with the challenges faced by the UK’s addiction medical workforce crisis', Bjpsych International, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2025.10091

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

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