By Scientia Professor Louisa Jane Degenhardt

Journal articles

Young JT; Carruthers S; Kaye S; Allsop S; Gilsenan J; Degenhardt L; van de Glind G; van den Brink W; Preen D, 2015, 'Comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorder complexity and chronicity in treatment-seeking adults', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 683 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12249

White N; Flaherty I; Higgs P; Larance B; Nielsen S; Degenhardt L; Ali R; Lintzeris N, 2015, 'Injecting buprenorphine-naloxone film: Findings from an explorative qualitative study', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 623 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12308

Peacock A; Bruno R; Cama E; Kihas I; Larance B; Lintzeris N; Hordern A; White N; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Jurisdictional differences in opioid use, other licit and illicit drug use, and harms associated with substance use among people who tamper with pharmaceutical opioids', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 611 - 622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12279

Nielsen S; Larance B; Lintzeris N; Holliday S; Vanderhaven M; Hordern A; Dunlop A; Haber PS; Murnion B; Silsbury C; Johnson J; Demirkol A; Sadler C; Phung N; Campbell G; Farrell M; Cohen M; Bruno R; Hardy M; Brown A; Houseman J; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'LONGER TERM OUTCOMES FOR PHARMACEUTICAL OPIOID DEPENDENCE: 12 MONTH FINDINGS FROM AN IN-TREATMENT COHORT', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 34, pp. 48 - 48, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000367694000129&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Carey CE; Agrawal A; Zhang B; Conley ED; Degenhardt L; Heath AC; Li D; Lynskey MT; Martin NG; Montgomery GW; Wang T; Bierut LJ; Hariri AR; Nelson EC; Bogdan R, 2015, 'Monoacylglycerol lipase (MGLL) polymorphism rs604300 interacts with childhood adversity to predict cannabis dependence symptoms and amygdala habituation: Evidence from an endocannabinoid system-level analysis', Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 124, pp. 860 - 877, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/abn0000079

Nielsen S; Bruno R; Murnion B; Dunlop A; Degenhardt L; Demirkol A; Muhleisen P; Lintzeris N, 2015, 'OPIOID PHARMACOTHERAPY DOSE REQUIREMENTS FOR OXYCODONE AND MORPHINE DEPENDENCE', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 34, pp. 47 - 48, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000367694000128&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Larance B; Lintzeris N; Bruno R; Peacock A; Cama E; Ali R; Kihas I; Hordern A; White N; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The characteristics of a cohort who tamper with prescribed and diverted opioid medications', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 58, pp. 51 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2015.06.001

Larance B; Dietze P; Ali R; Lintzeris N; White N; Jenkinson R; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The introduction of buprenorphine-naloxone film in opioid substitution therapy in Australia: Uptake and issues arising from changing buprenorphine formulations', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 603 - 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12277

Hoban B; Larance B; Gisev N; Nielsen S; Cohen M; Bruno R; Shand F; Lintzeris N; Hall W; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The use of paracetamol (acetaminophen) among a community sample of people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids', International Journal of Clinical Practice, 69, pp. 1366 - 1376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.12716

Werner KB; McCutcheon VV; Challa M; Agrawal A; Lynskey MT; Conroy E; Statham DJ; Madden PAF; Henders AK; Todorov AA; Heath AC; Degenhardt L; Martin NG; Bucholz KK; Nelson EC, 2015, 'The association between childhood maltreatment, psychopathology, and adult sexual victimization in men and women: results from three independent samples', Psychological Medicine, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291715002056

Hancock DB; Levy JL; Gaddis NC; Glasheen C; Saccone NL; Page GP; Hulse GK; Wildenauer D; Kelty EA; Schwab SG; Degenhardt L; Martin NG; Montgomery GW; Attia J; Holliday EG; McEvoy M; Scott RJ; Bierut LJ; Nelson EC; Kral AH; Johnson EO, 2015, 'Cis-expression quantitative trait loci mapping reveals replicable associations with heroin addiction in OPRM1', Biological Psychiatry, 78, pp. 474 - 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.01.003

Larney S; Grebely J; Hickman M; De Angelis D; Dore GJ; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Defining populations and injecting parameters among people who inject drugs: Implications for the assessment of hepatitis C treatment programs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 950 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.07.010

Hickman M; Vickerman P; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Editorial Commentary: The Impact of Opiate Substitution Therapy and Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Mortality Risk among People Who Inject Drugs', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. 1166 - 1168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ481

Kimber J; Larney S; Hickman M; Randall D; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Mortality risk of opioid substitution therapy with methadone versus buprenorphine: A retrospective cohort study', The Lancet Psychiatry, 2, pp. 901 - 908, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00366-1

Roxburgh A; Hall WD; Burns L; Pilgrim J; Saar E; Nielsen S; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 299.e1 - 299.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00183

Gisev N; Shanahan M; Weatherburn DJ; Mattick RP; Larney S; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Opioid Substitution Therapy upon Release in Reducing Mortality among Prisoners with a History of Opioid Dependence', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 481 - 482, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980201134&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Campbell G; Bruno R; Darke S; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Associations of borderline personality with pain, problems with medications and suicidality in a community sample of chronic non-cancer pain patients prescribed opioids for pain', General Hospital Psychiatry, 37, pp. 434 - 440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2015.05.004

Vajdic CM; Marashi Pour S; Olivier J; Swart A; O'Connell DL; Falster MO; Meagher NS; Mao L; Grulich AE; Randall DA; Amin J; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Corrigendum to "The impact of blood-borne viruses on cause-specific mortality among opioid dependent people: An Australian population-based cohort study" [Drug Alcohol Depend. 152C (2015) 264-271] DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.026', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 154, pp. 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.024

Degenhardt L; Gisev N; Cama E; Larance B; Bruno R, 2015, 'Estimating the Extent and Predictors of Pharmaceutical Opioid Use in Australia in 2013', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 25 - 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980200044&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Campbell G; Nielsen S; Larance B; Bruno R; Mattick R; Hall W; Lintzeris N; Cohen M; Smith K; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Pharmaceutical Opioid Use and Dependence among People Living with Chronic Pain: Associations Observed within the Pain and Opioids in Treatment (POINT) Cohort', Pain Medicine (United States), 16, pp. 1745 - 1758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pme.12773

Gisev N; Larney S; Gibson A; Kimber J; Burns L; Butler T; Mattick R; Weatherburn D; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The Effect of Treatment and Retention with Opioid Substitution Therapy in Reducing Crime Among Opioid-Dependent People', PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY, 24, pp. 28 - 29, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000369980200049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Campbell G; Darke S; Bruno R; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The prevalence and correlates of chronic pain and suicidality in a nationally representative sample', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, pp. 803 - 811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867415569795

Vos T; Barber RM; Bell B; Bertozzi-Villa A; Biryukov S; Bolliger I; Charlson F; Davis A; Degenhardt L; Dicker D; Duan L; Erskine H; Feigin VL; Ferrari AJ; Fitzmaurice C; Fleming T; Graetz N; Guinovart C; Haagsma J; Hansen GM; Hanson SW; Heuton KR; Higashi H; Kassebaum N; Kyu H; Laurie E; Liang X; Lofgren K; Lozano R; MacIntyre MF; Moradi-Lakeh M; Naghavi M; Nguyen G; Odell S; Ortblad K; Roberts DA; Roth GA; Sandar L; Serina PT; Stanaway JD; Steiner C; Thomas B; Vollset SE; Whiteford H; Wolock TM; Ye P; Zhou M; Ãvila MA; Aasvang GM; Abbafati C; Ozgoren AA; Abd-Allah F; Aziz MIA; Abera SF; Aboyans V; Abraham JP; Abraham B; Abubakar I; Abu-Raddad LJ; Abu-Rmeileh NME; Aburto TC; Achoki T; Ackerman IN; Adelekan A; Ademi Z; Adou AK; Adsuar JC; Arnlov J; Agardh EE; Al Khabouri MJ; Alam SS; Alasfoor D; Albittar MI; Alegretti MA; Aleman AV; Alemu ZA; Alfonso-Cristancho R; Alhabib S; Ali R; Alla F; Allebeck P; Allen PJ; AlMazroa MA; Alsharif U; Alvarez E; Alvis-Guzman N; Ameli O; Amini H; Ammar W; Anderson BO; Anderson HR; Antonio CAT; Anwari P; Apfel H; Arsenijevic VSA; Artaman A; Asghar RJ; Assadi R; Atkins LS; Atkinson C; Mitchell P; Naidoo K; Marks G; Boufous S; Resnikoff S; Jha V; Pesudovs K; Okuba T, 2015, 'Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 386, pp. 743 - 800, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60692-4

Roxburgh A; Lea T; de Wit J; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Sexual identity and prevalence of alcohol and other drug use among Australians in the general population', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.11.005

Winter RJ; Stoové M; Degenhardt L; Hellard ME; Spelman T; Jenkinson R; McCarthy DR; Kinner SA, 2015, 'Incidence and predictors of non-fatal drug overdose after release from prison among people who inject drugs in Queensland, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 153, pp. 43 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.011

Sordo L; Bravo MJ; Barrio G; Indave BI; Degenhardt L; Pastor-Barriuso R, 2015, 'Potential bias due to outcome-related loss to follow-up in cohort studies on incidence of drug injection: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 110, pp. 1247 - 1257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12940

Larney S; Degenhardt L; Mattick RP; Farrell M, 2015, 'Variation in mortality risk of people released from prison', The Lancet Psychiatry, 2, pp. 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00235-7

Vajdic CM; Pour SM; Olivier J; Swart A; O'Connell DL; Falster MO; Meagher NS; Mao L; Grulich AE; Randall DA; Amin J; Burns L; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'The impact of blood-borne viruses on cause-specific mortality among opioid dependent people: An Australian population-based cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 152, pp. 264 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.026

Smith K; Mattick RP; Bruno R; Nielsen S; Cohen M; Campbell G; Larance B; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Factors associated with the development of depression in chronic non-cancer pain patients following the onset of opioid treatment for pain', Journal of Affective Disorders, 184, pp. 72 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2015.05.049

Gisev N; Larney S; Kimber J; Burns L; Weatherburn D; Gibson A; Dobbins T; Mattick RP; Butler T; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Determining the impact of opioid substitution therapy upon mortality and recidivism among prisoners: A 22 year data linkage study', Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice

Degenhardt L; Bruno R; Ali R; Lintzeris N; Farrell M; Larance B, 2015, 'The introduction of a potentially abuse deterrent oxycodone formulation: Early findings from the Australian National Opioid Medications Abuse Deterrence (NOMAD) study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 151, pp. 56 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.038

Erskine HE; Moffitt TE; Copeland WE; Costello EJ; Ferrari AJ; Patton G; Degenhardt L; Vos T; Whiteford HA; Scott JG, 2015, 'A heavy burden on young minds: The global burden of mental and substance use disorders in children and youth', Psychological Medicine, 45, pp. 1561 - 1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291714002888

Nielsen S; Murnion B; Dunlop A; Degenhardt L; Demirkol A; Muhleisen P; Lintzeris N, 2015, 'Comparing treatment-seeking codeine users and strong opioid users: Findings from a novel case series', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 304 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12224

Charlson FJ; Baxter AJ; Dua T; Degenhardt L; Whiteford HA; Vos T, 2015, 'Excess mortality from mental, neurological and substance use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 24, pp. 121 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796014000687

Burns L; Gisev N; Larney S; Dobbins T; Gibson A; Kimber J; Larance B; Mattick RP; Butler T; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'A longitudinal comparison of retention in buprenorphine and methadone treatment for opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 110, pp. 646 - 655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12834

Degenhardt L; Bruno R; Lintzeris N; Hall W; Nielsen S; Larance B; Cohen M; Campbell G, 2015, 'Agreement between definitions of pharmaceutical opioid use disorders and dependence in people taking opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (POINT): A cohort study', The Lancet Psychiatry, 2, pp. 314 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00005-X

Nielsen S; Roxburgh A; Bruno R; Lintzeris N; Jefferson A; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Changes in non-opioid substitution treatment episodes for pharmaceutical opioids and heroin from 2002 to 2011', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 149, pp. 212 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.02.004

Swart A; Meagher NS; Van Leeuwen MT; Zhao K; Grulich A; Mao L; Randall DA; Degenhardt L; Burns L; O'Connell D; Amin J; Vajdic CM, 2015, 'Examining the quality of name code record linkage: What is the impact on death and cancer risk estimates? A validation study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39, pp. 141 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12287

Stockings E; Degenhardt L; Lee YY; Mihalopoulos C; Liu A; Hobbs M; Patton G, 2015, 'Symptom screening scales for detecting major depressive disorder in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of reliability, validity and diagnostic utility', Journal of Affective Disorders, 174, pp. 447 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.11.061

Hall W; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'High potency cannabis: A risk factor for dependence, poor psychosocial outcomes, and psychosis', BMJ (Online), 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1205

Larney S; Grebely J; Falster M; Swart A; Amin J; Degenhardt L; Burns L; Vajdic CM, 2015, 'Opioid substitution therapy is associated with increased detection of hepatitis C virus infection: A 15-year observational cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 148, pp. 213 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.027

Whiteford HA; Ferrari AJ; Degenhardt L; Feigin V; Vos T, 2015, 'The global burden of mental, neurological and substance use disorders: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2010', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116820

Nielsen S; Lintzeris N; Bruno R; Campbell G; Larance B; Hall W; Hoban B; Cohen ML; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Benzodiazepine Use among Chronic Pain Patients Prescribed Opioids: Associations with Pain, Physical and Mental Health, and Health Service Utilization', Pain Medicine (United States), 16, pp. 356 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pme.12594

Degenhardt L; Larance B; Bruno R; Lintzeris N; Ali R; Farrell M, 2015, 'Evaluating the potential impact of a reformulated version of oxycodone upon tampering, non-adherence and diversion of opioids: The National Opioid Medications Abuse Deterrence (NOMAD) study protocol', Addiction, 110, pp. 226 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12746

Degenhardt L; Lintzeris N; Campbell G; Bruno R; Cohen M; Farrell M; Hall WD, 2015, 'Experience of adjunctive cannabis use for chronic non-cancer pain: Findings from the Pain and Opioids IN Treatment (POINT) study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 147, pp. 144 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.11.031

Larney S; Bohnert ASB; Ganoczy D; Ilgen MA; Hickman M; Blow FC; Degenhardt L, 2015, 'Mortality among older adults with opioid use disorders in the Veteran's Health Administration, 2000-2011', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 147, pp. 32 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.12.019

Bowring AL; Vella AM; Degenhardt L; Hellard M; Lim MSC, 2015, 'Sexual identity, same-sex partners and risk behaviour among a community-based sample of young people in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 26, pp. 153 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.07.015

Naghavi M; Wang H; Lozano R; Davis A; Liang X; Zhou M; Vollset SE; Abbasoglu Ozgoren A; Abdalla S; Abd-Allah F; Abdel Aziz MI; Abera SF; Aboyans V; Abraham B; Abraham JP; Abuabara KE; Abubakar I; Abu-Raddad LJ; Abu-Rmeileh NME; Achoki T; Adelekan A; Ademi Z; Adofo K; Adou AK; Adsuar JC; Ärnlov J; Agardh EE; Akena D; Al Khabouri MJ; Alasfoor D; Albittar M; Alegretti MA; Aleman AV; Alemu ZA; Alfonso-Cristancho R; Alhabib S; Ali MK; Ali R; Alla F; Al Lami F; Allebeck P; AlMazroa MA; Al-Shahi Salman R; Alsharif U; Alvarez E; Alviz-Guzman N; Amankwaa AA; Amare AT; Ameli O; Amini H; Ammar W; Anderson HR; Anderson BO; Antonio CAT; Anwari P; Apfel H; Argeseanu Cunningham S; Arsic Arsenijevic VS; Artaman A; Asad MM; Asghar RJ; Assadi R; Atkins LS; Atkinson C; Badawi A; Bahit MC; Bakfalouni T; Balakrishnan K; Balalla S; Banerjee A; Barber RM; Barker-Collo SL; Barquera S; Barregard L; Barrero LH; Barrientos-Gutierrez T; Basu A; Basu S; Basulaiman MO; Beardsley J; Bedi N; Beghi E; Bekele T; Bell ML; Benjet C; Bennett DA; Bensenor IM; Benzian H; Bertozzi-Villa A; Beyene TJ; Bhala N; Bhalla A; Bhutta ZA; Bikbov B; Bin Abdulhak A; Biryukov S; Blore JD; Blyth FM; Bohensky MA; Borges G; Boufous S; Marks G; Degenhardt L; Vallely A; Naidoo K; Satpathy M; Jha V; Pesudovs K; Huffman M, 2015, 'Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 385, pp. 117 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2

Nielsen S; Degenhardt L; Hoban B; Gisev N, 2015, 'A synthesis of oral morphine equivalents (OME) for opioid utilisation studies', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 25, pp. 733 - 737, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3945

Moore SE; Scott JG; Ferrari AJ; Mills R; Dunne MP; Erskine HE; Devries KM; Degenhardt L; Vos T; Whiteford HA; McCarthy M; Norman RE, 2015, 'Burden attributable to child maltreatment in Australia', Child Abuse and Neglect, 48, pp. 208 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.05.006

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