By Scientia Professor Louisa Jane Degenhardt

Journal articles

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

Nelson E; Heath AC; Lynskey M; Agrawal A; Henders AK; Bowdler LM; Todorov AA; Madden P; Moore E; Degenhardt LJ; Martin N; Montgomery GW, 2013, 'PTSD risk associated with a functional DRD2 polymorphism in heroin-dependent cases and controls is limited to amphetamine-dependent individuals', Addiction Biology, Advanced online publication, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adb.12062/full

Shand FL; Campbell G; Hall W; Lintzeris N; Cohen ML; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'Real-time monitoring of Schedule 8 medicines in Australia: evaluation is essential', Medical Journal of Australia, 198, pp. 80 - 81, https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2013/198/2/real-time-monitoring-schedule-8-medicines-australia-evaluation-essential

Rintoul AC; Dobbin MD; Nielsen S; Degenhardt LJ; Drummer OH, 2013, 'Recent increase in detection of alprazolam in Victorian heroin-related deaths', Medical Journal of Australia, 198, pp. 206 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja12.10986

Hall W; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'The adverse health effects of chronic cannabis use', Drug Testing and Analysis, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dta.1506/pdf

Larney S; Degenhardt LJ; Gibson AE; Randall D, 2013, 'The contributions of viral hepatitis and alcohol to liver-related deaths in opioid-dependent people', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 131, pp. 252 - 257, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037687161200453X

Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'The humane approach to opioids', Medical Observer, 26 June, pp. 1 - 4, http://www.medicalobserver.com.au/news/the-humane-approach-to-opioids

Degenhardt LJ; O'Loughlin C; Swift W; Romaniuk H; Carlin JB; Coffey C; Hall W; Patton G, 2013, 'The persistence of adolescent binge drinking into adulthood: findings from a 15-year prospective cohort study', BMJ Open, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003015

Degenhardt LJ; Coffey C; Romaniuk H; Swift W; Carlin JB; Hall WD; Patton GC, 2013, 'The persistence of the association between adolescent cannabis use and common mental disorders into young adulthood', Addiction, 108, pp. 124 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04015.x/full

Roxburgh AD; Burns LA; Drummer OH; Pilgrim J; Farrell M; Degenhardt LJ, 2013, 'Trends in fentanyl prescriptions and fentanyl-related mortality in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 269 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12033

Horyniak D; Higgs P; Degenhardt L; Cogger S; Power R; Dietze P, 2012, 'Injecting drug use and related health behaviours in a small case series of East African migrants in Melbourne', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 586 - 587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00960.x

Roxburgh A; Burns L; Drummer OH; Pilgrim J; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2012, 'TRENDS IN FENTANYL PRESCRIPTIONS AND FENTANYL-RELATED MORTALITY IN AUSTRALIA', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 31, pp. 18 - 18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000311236700060&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hickman M; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Hall W, 2012, 'Commentary on kelty & hulse (2012): Is the comparison of mortality between patients prescribed implanted or oral naltrexone an unbiased and unconfounded comparison?', Addiction, 107, pp. 1825 - 1826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03966.x

Kinner SA; George J; Johnston J; Dunn M; Degenhardt L, 2012, 'Pills and pints: Risky drinking and alcohol-related harms among regular ecstasy users in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 31, pp. 273 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00348.x

Patton GC; Coffey C; Cappa C; Currie D; Riley L; Gore F; Degenhardt L; Richardson D; Astone N; Sangowawa AO; Mokdad A; Ferguson J, 2012, 'Health of the world's adolescents: A synthesis of internationally comparable data', The Lancet, 379, pp. 1665 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60531-5

Hickman M; Vickerman P; Degenhardt L, 2012, 'Commentary on Mehta etal. (2012): Natural history of injecting drug use', Addiction, 107, pp. 359 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03741.x

Bhutta Z; Chopra M; Degenhardt L; Foster EM; Frenk J; Guerrero R; Horton R; Lopez A; De Souza FM; Masiye F; Mulholland K; Piot P; Murray C; Reddy KS; Shibuya K, 2012, 'Global health metrics and evaluation: A call for abstracts', The Lancet, 380, pp. 1722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61891-1

Patton GC; Coffey C; Cappa C; Currie D; Riley L; Gore F; Degenhardt L; Richardson D; Astone N; Sangowawa AO; Mokdad A; Ferguson J, 2012, 'Health of the world's adolescents: A synthesis of internationally comparable data', The Lancet, 379, pp. 1665 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60203-7

Lim SS; Bucello C; Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Nelson PK, 2012, 'A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990—2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', Lancet, 380, pp. 2224 - 2260, http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2812%2961766-8/abstract

Nelson E; Lynskey M; Heath AC; Wray N; Agrawal A; Shand FL; Henders AK; Wallace L; Todorov AA; Schrage AJ; Madden P; Degenhardt LJ; Martin NG; Montgomery GW, 2012, 'Association of OPRD1 polymorphisms with heroin dependence in a large case-control series', Addiction Biology, Advance online publication, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00445.x/abstract

Nelson EC; Lynskey MT; Heath AC; Agrawal A; Todorov AA; Schrage AJ; Madden PAF; Wray N; Henders AK; Wallace L; Martin NG; Montgomery GW; Shand FL; Degenhardt L, 2012, 'Association of OPRD1 polymorphisms with heroin dependence in a large case-control series', Addiction Biology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00445.x

Agrawal A; Nelson E; Littlefield A; Bucholz K; Degenhardt LJ; Henders AK; Madden P; Martin NG; Montgomery GW; Pergardia ML; Sher KJ; Heath AC; Lynskey M, 2012, 'Cannabinoid receptor genotype moderation of the effects of childhood physical abuse on anhedonia and depression', JAMA Psychiatry, 69, pp. 732 - 740, http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/archgenpsychiatry.2011.2273

Swift W; Coffey C; Degenhardt LJ; Carlin JB; Romaniuk H; Patton GC, 2012, 'Cannabis and progression to other substance use in young adults: findings from a 13-year prospective population-based study', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 66, pp. e26 - e26, http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2011/06/24/jech.2010.129056.full

Hickman M; Degenhardt LJ; Farrell M; Hall W, 2012, 'Commentary on Kelty & Hulse (2012): Is the comparison of mortality between patients prescribed implanted or oral naltrexone an unbiased and unconfounded comparison?', Addiction, 107, pp. 1825 - 1826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03966.x/pdf

Hickman M; Degenhardt LJ; Vickerman P, 2012, 'Commentary on Mehta et al. (2012): Natural history of injecting drug use', Addiction, 107, pp. 359 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03741.x/full

Salomon JA; Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Watson W, 2012, 'Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2129 - 2143, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673612616808

Murray CJL; Boufous S; Bucello C; Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Nelson PK; Singleton J; Marks GB; Mitchell PB, 2012, 'Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990—2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2197 - 2223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61689-4

Murray CJL; Voss T; Mitchell PB, 2012, 'Disability-adjusted life years(DALYs) for 291 disaeases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', Lancet, 380, pp. 2197 - 2223

Degenhardt LJ; Hall W, 2012, 'Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease', The Lancet, 379, pp. 55 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61138-0

Lozano R; Boufous S; Bucello C; Degenhardt LJ; Singleton J; Marks GB, 2012, 'Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2095 - 2128, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673612617280

Patton GC; Coffey C; Cappa C; Currie D; Riley L; Gore F; Degenhardt LJ; Richardson D; Astone N; Sangowawa AO; Mokdad A; Ferguson J, 2012, 'Health of the world's adolescents: a synthesis of internationally comparable data', The Lancet, 379, pp. 1665 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60203-7

Horyniak D; Higgs P; Degenhardt LJ; Cogger S; Power R; Dietze P, 2012, 'Injecting drug use and related health behaviours in a small case series of East African migrants in Melbourne: Letter', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 586 - 587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00960.x/pdf

MacArthur GJ; Minozzi S; Martin N; Vickerman P; Deren S; Bruneau J; Degenhardt LJ; Hickman M, 2012, 'Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ, 345, pp. e5945 - e5945, http://www.bmj.com/highwire/filestream/605967/field_highwire_article_pdf/0/bmj.e5945

Kinner SA; George J; Johnston J; Dunn M; Degenhardt LJ, 2012, 'Pills and pints: Risky drinking and alcohol-related harms among regular ecstasy users in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 31, pp. 273 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00348.x/full

Charlson FJ; Steel Z; Degenhardt LJ; Chey T; Silove DM; Marnane CL; Whiteford HA, 2012, 'Predicting the Impact of the 2011 Conflict in Libya on Population Mental Health: PTSD and Depression Prevalence and Mental Health Service Requirements', PLoS One, 7, pp. e40593 - e40593, http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi/10.1371/journal.pone.0040593

Swart AM; Burns LA; Mao L; Grulich AE; Amin J; O Connell DL; Meagher N; Randall D; Degenhardt LJ; Vajdic CM; O'Connell D, 2012, 'The importance of blood-borne viruses in elevated cancer risk among opioid-dependent people: a population-based cohort study', BMJ Open, 2, pp. e001755 - e001755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001755

Des Jarlais DC; Feelemyer JP; Modi SN; Arasteh K; Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Hagan H, 2012, 'Transitions from injection-drug-use-concentrated to self-sustaining heterosexual HIV epidemics: Patterns in the international data', PLoS One, 7, pp. e31227 - e31227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031227

Voss T; Flaxman A; Mitchell PB, 2012, 'Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2163 - 2196

Proudfoot P; Heubeck B; Ward J; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'Ecstasy use, outcome expectancies, and sexual risk taking', Australian Psychologist, 46, pp. 219 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2010.00016.x

Gibson A; Randall D; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'The increasing mortality burden of liver disease among opioid-dependent people: Cohort study', Addiction, 106, pp. 2186 - 2192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03575.x

Agrawal A; Nelson E; Littlefield A; Bucholz KK; Degenhardt L; Henders A; Madden PAF; Martin NG; Montgomery G; Pergadia M; Sher K; Heath A; Lynskey M, 2011, 'CNR1, physical abuse and anhedonia: The role of the endocannabinoid system in stress adaptation and mood', BEHAVIOR GENETICS, 41, pp. 890 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10519-011-9495-9

Larance B; Degenhardt L; O'Brien S; Lintzeris N; Winstock A; Mattick RP; Bell J; Ali R, 2011, 'Prescribers' perceptions of the diversion and injection of medication by opioid substitution treatment patients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 613 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00274.x

Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Nelson P; Horyniak D, 2011, 'PRESENTATION 1-LEVELS OF HIV, HCV, AND HBV AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 30, pp. 26 - 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297019700077&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Horyniak D; Nelson P; Cowie B; Hagan H; Jarlais DD; Degenhardt L; Kinner S, 2011, 'ESTIMATING THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: RESULTS FROM A GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A336 - A337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976l.46

Larance B; Ambekar A; Azim T; Murthy P; Panda S; Degenhardt L; Mathers B, 2011, 'The availability, diversion and injection of pharmaceutical opioids in South Asia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 246 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00304.x

Mathews RRS; Hall WD; Vos T; Patton GC; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'What are the major drivers of prevalent disability burden in young Australians?', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 232 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02951.x

Hall W; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'Cannabis and the increased incidence and persistence of psychosis', BMJ, 342, pp. 511 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d719

Degenhardt L; Bucello C; Mathers B; Briegleb C; Ali H; Hickman M; McLaren J, 2011, 'Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opioids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies', Addiction, 106, pp. 32 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03140.x

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