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2023, 'Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies', The Lancet Psychiatry, 10, pp. 386 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00095-0
,2023, 'Substance use among vocational trainees in Australia: differences between medical specialties', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 939 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15729
,2023, 'Cohort profile: POPPY II - A population-based cohort examining the patterns and outcomes of prescription opioid use in New South Wales, Australia', BMJ Open, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068310
,2023, '‘I just thought that was the best thing for me to do at this point’: Exploring patient experiences with depot buprenorphine and their motivations to discontinue', International Journal of Drug Policy, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104002
,2023, 'Associations Between Cannabis Use, Polygenic Liability for Schizophrenia, and Cannabis-related Experiences in a Sample of Cannabis Users', Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49, pp. 778 - 787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbac196
,2023, 'Development and evaluation of a risk algorithm predicting alcohol dependence after early onset of regular alcohol use', Addiction, 118, pp. 954 - 966, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16122
,2023, 'Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', The Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e659 - e672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00057-8
,2023, 'Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', The Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e673 - e683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00058-X
,2023, 'Incidence of suicide and self-harm among people with opioid use disorder and the impact of opioid agonist treatment: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109851
,2023, '“You'll come in and dose even in a global pandemic”: A qualitative study of adaptive opioid agonist treatment provision during the COVID-19 pandemic', International Journal of Drug Policy, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103998
,2023, 'A data-informed approach using individualised dispensing patterns to estimate medicine exposure periods and dose from pharmaceutical claims data', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 32, pp. 352 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.5567
,2023, 'Associations between the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B among people who inject drugs and country-level characteristics: An ecological analysis', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 569 - 581, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13595
,2023, 'Disruption to Australian heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy markets with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions', International Journal of Drug Policy, 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103976
,2023, 'The Social, Material, and Temporal Effects of Monthly Extended-Release Buprenorphine Depot Treatment for Opioid Dependence: An Australian Qualitative Study', Contemporary Drug Problems, 50, pp. 105 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00914509221140959
,2023, 'The effects of childhood trauma and mental disorders on treatment engagement, contact with the criminal justice system, and mortality among people with opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109734
,2023, 'Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103917
,2022, '‘The Drug Survey App’: a protocol for developing and validating an interactive population survey tool for drug use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-022-00298-2
,2022, '“Frustrated with the whole system”: a qualitative framework analysis of the issues faced by people accessing health services for chronic pain', BMC Health Services Research, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08946-8
,2022, 'Awareness of hepatitis C virus infection status among people who inject drugs in a setting of universal direct-acting antiviral therapy: The ETHOS Engage study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103876
,2022, 'Multi-trait genome-wide association study of opioid addiction: OPRM1 and beyond', Scientific Reports, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21003-y
,2022, 'Age at first alcohol-related hospital separation or emergency department presentation and rate of re-admission: A retrospective data linkage cohort of young Australians', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1577 - 1588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13529
,2022, 'Increased risks for mental disorders among LGB individuals: cross-national evidence from the World Mental Health Surveys', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, pp. 2319 - 2332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02320-z
,2022, 'The associations between traumatic experiences and subsequent onset of a substance use disorder: Findings from the World Health Organization World Mental Health surveys', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109574
,2022, 'Perceived helpfulness of treatment for social anxiety disorder: findings from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, pp. 2079 - 2095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02249-3
,2022, 'Can a new formulation of opiate agonist treatment alter stigma?: Place, time and things in the experience of extended-release buprenorphine depot', International Journal of Drug Policy, 107, pp. 103788, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103788
,2022, 'Prevalence of mental disorders among people with opioid use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109551
,2022, 'Trends in opioid analgesic utilisation among people with a history of opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109548
,2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001-2018: findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v7i3.1787
,2022, 'Mood and Anxiety Symptoms in Persons Taking Prescription Opioids: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses of Longitudinal Studies', Pain Medicine (United States), 23, pp. 1442 - 1456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnac029
,2022, 'Prevalence and factors associated with hospitalisation for bacterial skin infections among people who inject drugs: The ETHOS Engage Study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109543
,2022, 'A Testing Campaign Intervention Consisting of Peer-Facilitated Engagement, Point-of-Care HCV RNA Testing, and Linkage to Nursing Support to Enhance Hepatitis C Treatment Uptake among People Who Inject Drugs: The ETHOS Engage Study', Viruses, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v14071555
,2022, 'Comorbidity between mood and substance-related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 56, pp. 757 - 770, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674211054740
,2022, 'Opioid agonist treatment and risk of death or rehospitalization following injection drug use–associated bacterial and fungal infections: A cohort study in New South Wales, Australia', PLoS Medicine, 19, pp. e1004049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004049
,2022, 'Self-reported challenges obtaining ongoing prescription opioids among Australians with chronic non-cancer pain', International Journal of Drug Policy, 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103708
,2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001–2018: Findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109464
,2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109494
,2022, 'Trends in methamphetamine use, markets and harms in Australia, 2003–2019', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1041 - 1052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13468
,2022, 'Patterns and correlates of patient-reported helpfulness of treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys', World Psychiatry, 21, pp. 272 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wps.20971
,2022, 'Use of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for chronic noncancer pain among people using opioids: a longitudinal cohort study', Pain, 163, pp. 1049 - 1059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002484
,2022, 'Examining the cost and impact of dosing fees among clients in opioid agonist treatment: Results from a cross-sectional survey of Australian treatment clients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 841 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13437
,2022, 'Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis', The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7, pp. 426 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00471-4
,2022, 'Modeling the population-level impact of opioid agonist treatment on mortality among people accessing treatment between 2001 and 2020 in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 117, pp. 1338 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15736
,2022, 'State-Level Prevalence and Associates of Opioid Dependence in the USA', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073825
,2022, 'Trends in comorbid opioid and stimulant use disorders among Veterans receiving care from the Veterans Health Administration, 2005–2019', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109310
,2022, 'Outcomes of a single-arm implementation trial of extended-release subcutaneous buprenorphine depot injections in people with opioid dependence', International Journal of Drug Policy, 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103492
,2022, 'Self-harm and suicide during and after opioid agonist treatment among primary care patients in England: a cohort study', The Lancet Psychiatry, 9, pp. 151 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00392-8
,2022, 'The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study', The Lancet Public Health, 7, pp. e136 - e145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00258-9
,2022, 'Global, regional, and national burden of 12 mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019', LANCET PSYCHIATRY, 9, pp. 137 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00395-3
,2022, 'Changes in illicit drug use and markets with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions: findings from the Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System, 2016–20', Addiction, 117, pp. 182 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15620
,2022, 'COVID-19 Testing in a Weekly Cohort Study of Gay and Bisexual Men: The Impact of Health-Seeking Behaviors and Social Connection', AIDS and Behavior, 27, pp. 948 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03831-1
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