By Scientia Professor Louisa Jane Degenhardt

Journal articles

Wells JE; Haro JM; Karam E; Lee S; Lepine J-P; Medina-Mora ME; Nakane H; Posada J; Anthony JC; Cheng H; Degenhardt LJ; Angermeyer M; Bruffaerts R; de Girolamo G; de Graff R; Glantz M; Gureje O, 2011, 'Cross-national comparisons of sex differences in opportunities to use alcohol or drugs, and the transitions to use', Substance Use and Misuse, 46, pp. 1169 - 1178, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2011.553659

Larance BK; Degenhardt LJ; Lintzeris N; Winstock A; Mattick RP, 2011, 'Definitions related to the use of pharmaceutical opioids: Extramedical use, diversion, non-adherence and aberrant medication-related behaviours', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 236 - 245

Nelson PK; Mathers BM; Cowie B; Hagan H; Des Jarlais D; Horyniak D; Degenhardt LJ, 2011, 'Global epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: results of systematic reviews', The Lancet, 378, pp. 571 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61097-0

Randall D; Degenhardt LJ; Vajdic CM; Burns LA; Hall WD; Law MG; Butler TG, 2011, 'Increasing cancer mortality among opioid dependent persons in Australia: a new public health challenge for a disadvantaged population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35, pp. 220 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00682.x

Degenhardt LJ; Singleton J; Calabria B; McLaren JA; Kerr TH; Mehta S; Kirk G; Hall WD, 2011, 'Mortality among cocaine users: A systematic review of cohort studies', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113, pp. 88 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.07.026

Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Mathers BM; Briegleb C; Ali H; Hickman M; McLaren JA, 2011, 'Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opiods: 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/full

Shand FL; Slade T; Degenhardt LJ; Baillie A; Nelson E, 2011, 'Opioid dependence latent structure: two classes with differing severity?', Addiction, 106, pp. 590 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03217.x

Larance BK; Degenhardt LJ; Lintzeris N; Bell JR; Winstock A; Dietze P; Mattick RP; Ali RL; Horyniak D, 2011, 'Post-marketing surveillance of buprenorphine-naloxone in Australia: diversion, injection and adherence with supervised administration', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 118, pp. 265 - 273, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_cid=271276&_user=37161&_pii=S037687161100158X&_check=y&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_coverDate=2011-11-01&wchp=dGLzVlt-zSkWA&md5=0d72c20051773c31c9fd0ba175b73028/1-s2.0-S037687161100158X-main.pdf

Larance BK; Degenhardt LJ; O Brien SM; Lintzeris N; Winstock A; Mattick RP; Bell JR; Ali RL, 2011, 'Prescribers' perceptions of the diversion and injection of medication by opiod substitution treatment patients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 613 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00274.x/full

Shand FL; Degenhardt LJ; Slade T; Nelson E, 2011, 'Sex differences amongst dependent heroin users: Histories, clinical characteristics and predictors of other substance dependence', Addictive Behaviors, 36, pp. 27 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.008

Saha S; Scott JR; Varghese D; Degenhardt LJ; Slade T; Mcgrath J, 2011, 'The association between delusional-like experiences, tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use: a nationwide population-based survey', BMC Psychiatry, 11, pp. 1 - 8, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/202

Saha S; Varghese D; Slade T; Degenhardt LJ; Mills K; Mcgrath J; Scott JG, 2011, 'The association between trauma and delusional-like experiences', Psychiatry Research, 189, pp. 259 - 264, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_cid=271134&_user=37161&_pii=S0165178111002435&_check=y&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_coverDate=2011-09-30&wchp=dGLzVBA-zSkWA&md5=0009f3a4638dc20200febd0b71d358af/1-s2.0-S0165178111002435-main.pdf

Larance BK; Ambekar A; Azim T; Murthy P; Panda S; Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM, 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/pdf

Gibson AE; Randall D; Degenhardt LJ, 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/full

Horyniak D; Dietze P; Larance BK; Winstock A; Degenhardt LJ, 2011, 'The prevalence and correlates of buprenorphine inhalation amongst opioid substitution treatment (OST) clients in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, pp. 167 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.10.004

Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Calabria B; Nelson PK; Roberts A; Hall W; Lynskey M; Wiessing L, 2011, 'What data are available on the extent of illicit drug use and dependence globally? Results of four systematic reviews', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 117, pp. 85 - 101, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871611000846

Roxburgh A; Degenhardt L; Howard J, 2010, 'PATTERNS OF DRUG USE AMONG SAME SEX ATTRACTED AUSTRALIANS FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 29, pp. 65 - 65, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600171&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Matheson A; Roxburgh A; Howard J; Degenhardt L, 2010, 'REGULAR METHAMPHETAMINE USE AND DRUG TREATMENT ACCESS AMONG A SAMPLE OF GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL SYDNEYSIDERS', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 29, pp. 49 - 49, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600127&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gakidou E; Cowling K; Lozano R; Murray CJL, 2010, 'Increased educational attainment and its effect on child mortality in 175 countries between 1970 and 2009: a systematic analysis', LANCET, 376, pp. 959 - 974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61257-3

Roxburgh A; Hall WD; Degenhardt L; McLaren J; Black E; Copeland J; Mattick RP, 2010, 'The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993-2007', Addiction, 105, pp. 1071 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02903.x

Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Vickerman P; Rhodes T; Latkin C; Hickman M, 2010, 'Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: Why individual, structural, and combination approaches are needed', The Lancet, 376, pp. 285 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60742-8

Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD, 2010, 'Adverse health effects of non-medical cannabis use - Author's reply', The Lancet, 375, pp. 197 - 197

Mcgrath J; Welham J; Scott JR; Varghese D; Degenhardt LJ; Hayatbakhsh M; Alati R; Williams GM; Bor W; Najman JM, 2010, 'Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis-Related Outcomes Using Sibling Pair Analysis in a Cohort of Young Adults', JAMA Psychiatry, 67, pp. 440 - 447, http://www.archgenpsychiatry.com/

Miller PG; Johnston J; Dunn M; Fry C; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, 'Comparing probability and non-probability sampling methods in ecstasy research: Implications for the Internet as a research tool', Substance Use and Misuse, 45, pp. 437 - 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826080903452470

George J; Kinner S; Bruno R; Degenhardt LJ; Dunn M, 2010, 'Contextualising psychological distress among regular ecstasy users: The importance of sociodemographic factors and patterns of drug use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 243 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00159.x

Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD; Lynskey M, 2010, 'Does cannabis use increase the risk of death? Systematic review of epidemiological evidence on adverse effects of cannabis use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 318 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00149.x

de Graaf R; Radovanovic M; van Laar M; Fairman B; Degenhardt LJ; Aguilar-Gaxiola S; Bruffaerts R; de Girolamo G; Fayyad J; Gureje O; Maria Haro J; Huang Y; Kostyuchenko S; Lepine J-P; Matschinger H; Medina-Mora M; Neumark Y; Ormel J; Posada-Villa J; Stein DJ; Tachimori H; Wells E; Anthony J, 2010, 'Early Cannabis Use and Estimated Risk of Later Onset Depression Spells: Epidemiologic Evidence from the Population-based World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative', American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq096

Degenhardt LJ; Dierker L; Chiu W; Medina-Mora M; Neumark Y; Sampson N; Alonso J; Angermeyer M; Anthony J; Bruffaerts R; de Girolamo G; de Graff R; Gureje O; Karam A; Kostyuchenko S; Lee S; Lepine J; Levinson DF; Nakamura Y; Posada-Villa J; Stein DJ; Wells J; Kessler RC, 2010, 'Evaluating the drug use "gateway" theory using cross-national data: Consistency and associations of the order of initiation of drug use among participants in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108, pp. 84 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.12.001

Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Ali H; Wiessing L; Hickman M; Mattick RP; Myers B; Myers B; Strathdee S, 2010, 'HIV prevention, treatment and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage', The Lancet, 375, pp. 1014 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60232-2

Mathers BM; Cook C; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, 'Improving the data to strengthen the global response to HIV among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 100 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.12.007

Maloney EA; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Nelson E, 2010, 'Investigating the co-occurrence of self-mutilation and suicide attempts among opioid-dependent individuals', Suicide and Life - Threatening Behavior, 40, pp. 50 - 62

Degenhardt LJ; Bruno R; Topp LJ, 2010, 'Is ecstasy a drug of dependence?', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 107, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.09.009

Swendsen J; Conway K; Degenhardt LJ; Glantz M; Jin R; Merikangas K; Sampson N; Kessler RC, 2010, 'Mental disorders as risk factors for substance use, abuse and dependence: Results from the 10-year follow-up of the National Comorbidity Survey', Addiction, 105, pp. 1117 - 1128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02902.x

Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Guarinieri M; Panda S; Phillips B; Strathdee S; Tyndall M; Wiessing L; Wodak AD; Howard J, 2010, 'Meth/amphetamine use and associated HIV: Implications for global policy and public health', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 347 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.11.007

Degenhardt LJ; Coffey C; Carlin JB; Swift W; Moore E; Patton G, 2010, 'Outcomes of occasional cannabis use in adolescence: 10-year follow-up study in Victoria, Australia', British Journal of Psychiatry, 196, pp. 290 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.108.056952

Shand FL; Degenhardt LJ; Nelson E; Mattick RP, 2010, 'Predictors of social anxiety in an opioid dependent sample and a control sample', Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 24, pp. 49 - 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.08.010

Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Vickerman P; Rhodes T; Latkin C; Hickman M, 2010, 'Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: Why individual, structural and combination approaches are needed', The Lancet, 376, pp. 285 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0410-6736(10)60742-8

Dunn M; Day C; Bruno R; Degenhardt LJ; Campbell G, 2010, 'Sexual and injecting risk behaviours among regular ecstasy users', Addictive Behaviors, 35, pp. 157 - 160

Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Briegleb C; Vos T; Hall WD; Lynskey M; Callaghan B; Rana U; McLaren J, 2010, 'Systematic review of prospective studies investigating “remission” from amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine or opioid dependence', Addictive Behaviors, 35, pp. 741 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.019

Roxburgh AD; Hall WD; Degenhardt LJ; McLaren JA; Black E; Copeland J; Mattick RP, 2010, 'The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993-2007', Addiction, 105, pp. 1071 - 1079, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02903.x/full

Dunn M; Degenhardt LJ; Bruno R, 2010, 'Transition to and from injecting drug use among regular ecstasy users', Addictive Behaviors, 35, pp. 909 - 912, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030646031000167X

Hall WD; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, 'What are the policy implications of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis?', Addiction, 105, pp. 1332 - 1333

Dunn M; Degenhardt L, 2009, 'The use of drug detection dogs in Sydney, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 658 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00065.x

Hall W; Degenhardt L; Teesson M, 2009, 'Reprint of "Understanding comorbidity between substance use, anxiety and affective disorders: Broadening the research base"', Addictive Behaviors, 34, pp. 795 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.03.040

Glantz MD; Anthony JC; Berglund PA; Degenhardt L; Dierker L; Kalaydjian A; Merikangas KR; Ruscio AM; Swendsen J; Kessler RC, 2009, 'Mental disorders as risk factors for later substance dependence: Estimates of optimal prevention and treatment benefits', Psychological Medicine, 39, pp. 1365 - 1377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291708004510

Hall W; Degenhardt L; Teesson M, 2009, 'Understanding comorbidity between substance use, anxiety and affective disorders: Broadening the research base', Addictive Behaviors, 34, pp. 526 - 530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.03.010

Matthews A; Bruno R; Johnston J; Black E; Degenhardt L; Dunn M, 2009, 'Factors associated with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs among an Australian sample of regular ecstasy users', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 100, pp. 24 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.012

Degenhardt L; Dunn M; Campbell G; Roxburgh A; Topp L; Bruno R; Kinner S; George J, 2009, 'The Epidemiology of Ecstasy Use and Harms in Australia', NEUROPSYCHOBIOLOGY, 60, pp. 213 - 214, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271534600014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Charlson F; Degenhardt LJ; McLaren JA; Hall WD; Lynskey M, 2009, 'A systematic review of research examining benzodiazepine-related mortality', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 18, pp. 93 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.1694

Hall WD; Degenhardt LJ, 2009, 'Adverse health effects of non-medical cannabis use', Lancet, 374, pp. 1383 - 1391, http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61037-0/abstract

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