By Scientia Professor Louisa Jane Degenhardt

Journal articles

Butterworth P; Slade T; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'Factors associated with the timing and onset of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder: Results from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being', Drug and Alcohol Review, 33, pp. 555 - 564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12183

Murray CJL; Ortblad KF; Guinovart C; Lim SS; Wolock TM; Roberts DA; Dansereau EA; Graetz N; Barber RM; Brown JC; Wang H; Duber HC; Naghavi M; Dicker D; Dandona L; Salomon JA; Heuton KR; Foreman K; Phillips DE; Fleming TD; Flaxman AD; Phillips BK; Johnson EK; Coggeshall MS; Abd-Allah F; Abera SF; Abraham JP; Abubakar I; Abu-Raddad LJ; Abu-Rmeileh NM; Achoki T; Adeyemo AO; Adou AK; Adsuar JC; Agardh EE; Akena D; Al Kahbouri MJ; Alasfoor D; Albittar MI; Alcalá-Cerra G; Alegretti MA; Alemu ZA; Alfonso-Cristancho R; Alhabib S; Ali R; Alla F; Allen PJ; Alsharif U; Alvarez E; Alvis-Guzman N; Amankwaa AA; Amare AT; Amini H; Ammar W; Anderson BO; Antonio CAT; Anwari P; Ärnlöv J; Arsic Arsenijevic VS; Artaman A; Asghar RJ; Assadi R; Atkins LS; Badawi A; Balakrishnan K; Banerjee A; Basu S; Beardsley J; Bekele T; Bell ML; Bernabe E; Beyene TJ; Bhala N; Bhalla A; Bhutta ZA; Bin Abdulhak A; Binagwaho A; Blore JD; Bora Basara B; Bose D; Brainin M; Breitborde N; Castañeda-Orjuela CA; Catalá-López F; Chadha VK; Chang JC; Chiang PPC; Chuang TW; Colomar M; Cooper LT; Cooper C; Courville KJ; Cowie BC; Criqui MH; Dandona R; Dayama A; De Leo D; Degenhardt L; Del Pozo-Cruz B; Deribe K, 2014, 'Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria during 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013', The Lancet, 384, pp. 1005 - 1070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60844-8

Shand FL; Day C; Rawlinson W; Degenhardt L; Martin NG; Nelson EC, 2014, 'Hepatitis C testing and status among opioid substitution treatment clients in New South Wales', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 160 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12173

Degenhardt L; Larney S; Gisev N; Trevena J; Burns L; Kimber J; Shanahan M; Butler T; Mattick RP; Weatherburn D, 2014, 'Imprisonment of opioid-dependent people in New South Wales, Australia, 2000-2012: A retrospective linkage study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 165 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12123

Larney S; Gisev N; Farrell M; Dobbins T; Burns L; Gibson A; Kimber J; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'Opioid substitution therapy as a strategy to reduce deaths in prison: Retrospective cohort study', BMJ Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004666

Horyniak D; Degenhardt L; Smit DV; Munir V; Johnston J; Fry C; Dietze P, 2014, 'Pattern and characteristics of ecstasy and related drug (ERD) presentations at two hospital emergency departments, Melbourne, Australia, 2008-2010', Emergency Medicine Journal, 31, pp. 317 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-202174

Thomas E; Degenhardt L; Alati R; Kinner S, 2014, 'Predictive validity of the AUDIT for hazardous alcohol consumption in recently released prisoners', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 134, pp. 322 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.10.019

Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Hall WD, 2014, 'Response to Hser etal. (2014): The necessity for more and better data on the global epidemiology of opioid dependence', Addiction, 109, pp. 1335 - 1337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12612

Degenhardt L; Whiteford H; Hall WD, 2014, 'The Global Burden of Disease projects: What have we learned about illicit drug use and dependence and their contribution to the global burden of disease?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 33, pp. 4 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12088

Baxter AJ; Ferrari AJ; Erskine HE; Charlson FJ; Degenhardt L; Whiteford HA, 2014, 'The global burden of mental and substance use disorders: Changes in estimating burden between GBD1990 and GBD2010', Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 23, pp. 239 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2045796014000237

Degenhardt L; Charlson F; Mathers B; Hall WD; Flaxman AD; Johns N; Vos T, 2014, 'The global epidemiology and burden of opioid dependence: Results from the global burden of disease 2010 study', Addiction, 109, pp. 1320 - 1333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12551

Degenhardt L; Baxter AJ; Lee YY; Hall W; Sara GE; Johns N; Flaxman A; Whiteford HA; Vos T, 2014, 'The global epidemiology and burden of psychostimulant dependence: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 137, pp. 36 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.12.025

Degenhardt L; Larney S; Kimber J; Gisev N; Farrell M; Dobbins T; Weatherburn DJ; Gibson A; Mattick R; Butler T; Burns L, 2014, 'The impact of opioid substitution therapy on mortality post-release from prison: Retrospective data linkage study', Addiction, 109, pp. 1306 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12536

Patton GC; Coffey C; Romaniuk H; Mackinnon A; Carlin JB; Degenhardt L; Olsson CA; Moran P, 2014, 'The prognosis of common mental disorders in adolescents: A 14-year prospective cohort study', The Lancet, 383, pp. 1404 - 1411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62116-9

van de Glind G; Konstenius M; Koeter MWJ; van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Carpentier PJ; Kaye S; Degenhardt L; Skutle A; Franck J; Bu ET; Moggi F; Dom G; Verspreet S; Demetrovics Z; Kapitány-Fövény M; Fatséas M; Auriacombe M; Schillinger A; Møller M; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Casas M; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Wallhed S; Barta C; Alleman P; Levin FR; van den Brink W; Løvaas EK; Lossius K; van Wamel A; Bosma G; Hay D; Malivert M; Debrabant R; Dahl T; Stevens L; Roncero C; Daigre C; van der Gaag RJ; Cassar J; Young J, 2014, 'Variability in the prevalence of adult ADHD in treatment seeking substance use disorder patients: Results from an international multi-center study exploring DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 134, pp. 158 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.09.026

Degenhardt L; Mathers BM; Wirtz AL; Wolfe D; Kamarulzaman A; Carrieri MP; Strathdee SA; Malinowska-Sempruch K; Kazatchkine M; Beyrer C, 2014, 'What has been achieved in HIV prevention, treatment and care for people who inject drugs, 2010-2012? A review of the six highest burden countries', International Journal of Drug Policy, 25, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.08.004

Larance B; Degenhardt L; Mattick R; Ali R; Lintzeris N, 2014, 'Australian post-marketing surveillance studies, 2012', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e115 - e116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.331

Nielsen S; Larance B; Lintzeris N; Black E; Bruno R; Murnion B; Dunlop A; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'Is pain associated with illicit opioid use or aberrant opioid-related behaviors in opioid substitution treatment patients', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e162 - e162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.456

Larney S; Randall D; Gibson A; Degenhardt L, 2014, 'Liver-related deaths in opioid-dependent people in New South Wales, Australia, 1997–2005: Contributions of viral hepatitis and alcohol', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e116 - e116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.332

Nielsen S; Degenhardt L; Larance B; Gowing L; Kehler C; Lintzeris N, 2014, 'Opioid agonist treatment for pharmaceutical opioid dependent people: protocol', Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 5, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011117

Degenhardt L; O’Loughlin C; Swift W; Romaniuk H; Carlin J; Coffey C; Hall W; Patton G, 2014, 'The natural history of adolescent binge drinking: Findings from a 15-year prospective cohort study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e46 - e46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.147

Sordo L; Indave BI; Degenhardt L; Barrio G; Kaye S; Ruíz-Pérez I; Bravo MJ, 2013, 'A systematic review of evidence on the association between cocaine use and seizures', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 133, pp. 795 - 804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.08.019

Salomon JA; Vos T; Hogan DR; Gagnon M; Naghavi M; Mokdad A; Begum N; Shah R; Karyana M; Kosen S; Farje MR; Moncada G; Dutta A; Sazawal S; Dyer A; Seiler J; Aboyans V; Baker L; Baxter A; Benjamin EJ; Bhalla K; Bin Abdulhak A; Blyth F; Bourne R; Braithwaite T; Brooks P; Brugha TS; Bryan-Hancock C; Buchbinder R; Burney P; Calabria B; Chen H; Chugh SS; Cooley R; Criqui MH; Cross M; Dabhadkar KC; Dahodwala N; Davis A; Degenhardt L; Díaz-Torné C; Dorsey ER; Driscoll T; Edmond K; Elbaz A; Ezzati M; Feigin V; Ferri CP; Flaxman AD; Flood L; Fransen M; Fuse K; Gabbe BJ; Gillum RF; Haagsma J; Harrison JE; Havmoeller R; Hay RJ; Hel-Baqui A; Hoek HW; Hoffman H; Hogeland E; Hoy D; Jarvis D; Karthikeyan G; Knowlton LM; Lathlean T; Leasher JL; Lim SS; Lipshultz SE; Lopez AD; Lozano R; Lyons R; Malekzadeh R; Marcenes W; March L; Margolis DJ; McGill N; McGrath J; Mensah GA; Meyer AC; Michaud C; Moran A; Mori R; Murdoch ME; Naldi L; Newton CR; Norman R; Omer SB; Osborne R; Pearce N; Perez-Ruiz F; Perico N; Pesudovs K; Phillips D; Pourmalek F; Prince M; Rehm JT; Remuzzi G, 2013, 'Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.', Lancet, 380, pp. 2129 - 2143

Shakeshaft A; Larance B; Degenhardt L; Shand F; Mattick RP; Holiday S; Petrie D; Gorman D, 2013, 'COMMUNITY-LEVEL INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN AND PRESCRIPTION OF PHARMACEUTICAL OPIOIDS IN GENERAL PRACTICE', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 32, pp. 62 - 62, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000326649400192&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Larance B; Lintzeris N; Ali R; Mattick RP; White N; Jenkinson R; Dietze P; Degenhardt L, 2013, 'THE DIVERSION AND INJECTION OF BUPRENORPHINE-NALOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM: 2012 FINDINGS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN POST-MARKETING SURVEILLANCE STUDIES', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 32, pp. 46 - 46, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000326649400145&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Nielsen S; Bruno R; Degenhardt L; Stoove MA; Fischer JA; Carruthers SJ; Lintzeris N, 2013, 'The sources of pharmaceuticals for problematic users of benzodiazepines and prescription opioids', Medical Journal of Australia, 199, pp. 696 - 699, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11331

Degenhardt L; Ferrari AJ; Calabria B; Hall WD; Norman RE; McGrath J; Flaxman AD; Engell RE; Freedman GD; Whiteford HA; Vos T, 2013, 'The Global Epidemiology and Contribution of Cannabis Use and Dependence to the Global Burden of Disease: Results from the GBD 2010 Study', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076635

Mundy LK; Simmons JG; Allen NB; Viner RM; Bayer JK; Olds T; Williams J; Olsson C; Romaniuk H; Mensah F; Sawyer SM; Degenhardt L; Alati R; Wake M; Jacka F; Patton GC, 2013, 'Study protocol: The Childhood to Adolescence Transition Study (CATS)', BMC Pediatrics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-160

Larney S; Kopinski H; Beckwith CG; Zaller ND; Jarlais DD; Hagan H; Rich JD; van den Bergh BJ; Degenhardt L, 2013, 'Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C in prisons and other closed settings: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis', Hepatology, 58, pp. 1215 - 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep.26387

Van de Glind G; Van Emmerik-van Oortmerssen K; Carpentier PJ; Levin FR; Koeter MWJ; Barta C; Kaye S; Skutle A; Franck J; Konstenius M; Bu ET; Moggi F; Dom G; Demetrovics Z; Fatséas M; Schillinger A; Kapitány-Fövény M; Verspreet S; Seitz A; Johnson B; Faraone SV; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Allsop S; Carruthers S; Schoevers RA; Løvaas EK; Lossius K; van Wamel A; Bosma G; Hay D; Wallhed S; Auriacombe M; Malivert M; Debrabant R; Dahl T; Casas M; Daigre C; van der Gaag RJ; Beniwal A; Degenhardt L; Cassar J; Young J; Möller M; van den Brink W, 2013, 'The International ADHD in Substance Use Disorders Prevalence (IASP) study: Background, methods and study population', International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 22, pp. 232 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1397

Smith LW; Guy R; Degenhardt L; Richters J; Robbins S; Kaldor J; Lumby C; Skinner R; Liu B, 2013, 'DO NEW MEDIA AFFECT ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, 89, pp. A295 - A296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0922

Whiteford HA; Degenhardt L; Rehm J; Baxter AJ; Ferrari AJ; Erskine HE; Charlson FJ; Norman RE; Flaxman AD; Johns N; Burstein R; Murray CJL; Vos T, 2013, 'Global burden of disease attributable to mental and substance use disorders: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 382, pp. 1575 - 1586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61611-6

Mathers BM; Degenhardt L; Bucello C; Lemon J; Wiessing L; Hickman M, 2013, 'Mortality among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91, pp. 102 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.108282

Nielsen S; Bruno R; Degenhardt L; Stoove MA; Fischer JA; Carruthers SJ; Lintzeris N, 2013, 'The sources of pharmaceuticals for problematic users of benzodiazepines and prescription opioids', Medical Journal of Australia, 199, pp. 696 - 699, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11331

Lintzeris N; Leung S; Dunlop A; Larance BK; White N; Rivas GR; Holland RM; Degenhardt LJ; Muhleisen P; Hurley M; Ali R, 2013, 'A randomised controlled trial of sublingual buprenorphine–naloxone film versus tablets in the management of opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 131, pp. 119 - 126, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871612004851#

Nelson E; Lynskey M; Heath AC; Wray N; Agrawal A; Shand FL; Henders AK; Wallace L; Todorov AA; Schrage AJ; Saccone N; Madden P; Degenhardt LJ; Martin NG; Montgomery GW, 2013, 'ANKK1, TTC12, and NCAM1 polymorphisms and heroin dependence: importance of considering drug exposure', JAMA Psychiatry, 70, pp. 325 - 333, http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1555105

Nielsen S; Larance BK; Lintzeris N; Black E; Bruno R; Murnion B; Dunlop A; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'Correlates of pain in an in-treatment sample of opioid-dependent people', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 489 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12041/full

Belcher J; Nielsen S; Campbell G; Bruno R; Hoban B; Larance B; Lintzeris N; Degenhardt L, 2013, 'Diversion of prescribed opioids by people living with chronic pain: Results from an Australian community sample', Drug Alcohol Rev, 33, pp. 27 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12084

Degenhardt LJ; Gisev N; Trevena J; Larney S; Kimber J; Burns LA; Shanahan M; Weatherburn D, 2013, 'Engagement with the criminal justice system among opioid dependent people: Retrospective cohort study', Addiction, 108, pp. 2152 - 2165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12324

Horyniak D; Higgs P; Jenkinson R; Degenhardt LJ; Stoove M; Kerr TH; Hickman M; Aitken CK; Dietze P; Higgs P, 2013, 'Establishing the Melbourne injecting drug user cohort study (MIX): rationale, methods, and baseline and twelve-month follow-up results', Harm Reduction Journal, 10, pp. 1 - 14, http://www.harmreductionjournal.com/content/10/1/11

Degenhardt LJ; Gilmour S; Shand FL; Bruno R; Campbell G; Mattick RP; Larance BK; Hall W, 2013, 'Estimating the proportion of prescription opioids that is consumed by people who inject drugs in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, Advance online publication, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12066/pdf

Panagopoulos V; Trull TJ; Glowinski A; Lynskey M; Heath AC; Agrawal A; Henders AK; Wallace L; Todorov AA; Madden P; Moore E; Degenhardt LJ; Martin NG; Montgomery GW; Nelson E, 2013, 'Examining the association of NRXN3 SNPs with borderline personality disorder phenotypes in heroin dependent cases and socio-economically disadvantaged controls', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 128, pp. 187 - 193, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871612004528

Murray CJL; Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'GBD 2010 country results: A global public good', The Lancet, 381, pp. 965 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)60283-4

Degenhardt LJ; Whiteford H; Ferrari AJ; Baxter A; Charlson FJ; Hall WD; Freedman G; Burstein R; Johns N; Engell R; Flaxman A; Murray CJL; Vos T, 2013, 'Global burden of disease attributable to illicit drug use and dependence: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61530-5

Baxter A; Patton G; Scott KM; Degenhardt LJ; Whiteford HA, 2013, 'Global epidemiology of mental disorders: what are we missing?', PLoS One, 8, pp. e65514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065514

Pruss-Ustun A; Wolf J; Driscoll T; Degenhardt LJ; Neira M; Calleja JMG, 2013, 'HIV Due to Female Sex Work: Regional and Global Estimates', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e63476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063476

Whiteford H; Ferrari AJ; Baxter A; Charlson FJ; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'How did we arrive at burden of disease estimates for mental and illicit drug use disorders in the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010?', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 26, pp. 1 - 8, http://sirius.library.unsw.edu.au:9003/sfx_local?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info:sid/sfxit.com:azlist&sfx.ignore_date_threshold=1&rft.object_id=954925574967&svc.fulltext=yes&svc.selectedfulltext=yes

Gowing L; Hickman M; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'Mitigating the risk of HIV infection with opioid substitution treatment', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91, pp. 148 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.109553

Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Lemon JA; Wiessing L; Hickman M, 2013, 'Mortality among people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 91, pp. 102 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.12.108282

Horyniak D; Degenhardt LJ; Smit DV; Munir V; Johnston J; Fry C; Dietze P, 2013, 'Pattern and characteristics of ecstasy and related drug (ERD) presentations at two hospital emergency departments, Melbourne, Australia, 2008–2010', Emergency Medicine Journal, Advance online publication, pp. 1 - 6, http://emj.bmj.com/content/early/2013/02/11/emermed-2012-202174.full.pdf+html

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