By Scientia Professor Louisa Jane Degenhardt

Journal articles

Degenhardt LJ; Day CA; Conroy EJ; Gilmour S; Hall WD, 2005, 'Age differentials in the impacts of reduced heroin: Effects of a `heroin shortage` in NSW, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 79, pp. 397 - 404, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T63-4G94HV1-1/2/12ce425f6d4829bab75c04f227f1669f

Degenhardt L, 2005, 'Book Review: Illicit drug users respond to price changes', Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 22, pp. 185 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/145507250502201s23

Degenhardt LJ, 2005, 'Drug use and risk behaviour among regular ecstasy users: Does sexuality make a difference?', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 7, pp. 599 - 614

Roxburgh AD; Degenhardt LJ; Breen CL, 2005, 'Drug use and risk behaviours among injecting drug users: a comparison between sex workers and non sex workers in Sydney', Harm Reduction Journal, 2

Degenhardt LJ; Day CA; Dietze P; Pointer S; Conroy EJ; Collins L; Hall WD, 2005, 'Effects of a sustained heroin shortage in three Australian States', Addiction, 100, pp. 908 - 920

Degenhardt LJ; Reuter P; Collins L; Hall WD, 2005, 'Evaluating explanations of the Australian `heroin shortage`', Addiction, 100, pp. 459 - 469

Breen CL; Roxburgh AD; Degenhardt LJ, 2005, 'Gender differences among regular injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia, 1996-2003', Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, pp. 353 - 358

Teesson M; Degenhardt LJ; Proudfoot H; Hall WD; Lynskey M, 2005, 'How common is comorbidity and why does it occur?', Australian Psychologist, 40, pp. 81 - 87

Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD; Day CA; Dietze P; Collins L; Pointer S, 2005, 'Mapping the consequences of an unanticipated drug supply change of uncertain origins: Response to the commentaries', Addiction, 100, pp. 930 - 932

Degenhardt LJ; Day CA; Gilmour S; Hall WD, 2005, 'Patterns of illicit drug use in NSW, Australia following a reduction in heroin supply', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 300 - 307, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJX-4H4T31H-1/2/141777a6e058634aaef42d5a35e42cb0

Degenhardt L, 2005, 'Recencioner', Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 22, pp. 178 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/145507250502200213

Gibson AE; Degenhardt LJ; Day CA; McKetin R, 2005, 'Recent trends in heroin supply to markets in Australia, the United States and Western Europe', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 293 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.07.001

Degenhardt LJ; Copeland J; Dillon PG, 2005, 'Recent trends in the use of `club drugs`: An Australian review', Substance Use and Misuse, 40, pp. 1241 - 1256

Jauncey ME; Taylor LK; Degenhardt LJ, 2005, 'The definition of opioid-related deaths in Australia: implications for surveillance and policy', Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, pp. 401 - 409

Degenhardt LJ; Conroy EJ; Gilmour S; Collins L, 2005, 'The effect of a reduction in heroin supply in Australia upon Drug distribution and acquisitive crime', British Journal of Criminology, 45, pp. 2 - 24

Degenhardt LJ; Conroy EJ; Gilmour S; Hall WD, 2005, 'The effect of a reduction in heroin supply on fatal and non-fatal drugoverdoses in New South Wales, Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 182, pp. 20 - 23

Degenhardt LJ; Conroy EJ; Day CA; Gilmour S; Hall WD, 2005, 'The impact of a reduction in drug supply on demand for and compliance with treatment for drug dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 79, pp. 129 - 135, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T63-4FM01DV-2/2/b50443c3a709264079fb7b98b355e7af

Day CA; Degenhardt LJ; Gilmour S; Hall WD, 2005, 'The impact of changes to heroin supply on blood-borne virus notifications and injecting related harms in New South Wales, Australia', BMC Public Health, 5

Gibson AE; Day CA; Degenhardt LJ, 2005, 'The impact of illicit drug market changes on health agency operations in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28, pp. 35 - 40

Degenhardt LJ; Knox S; Barker B; Britt H; Shakeshaft AP, 2005, 'The management of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use problems by general practitioners in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, pp. 499 - 506

Degenhardt LJ; Roxburgh AD; Barker B, 2005, 'Underlying causes of cocaine, amphetamine and opioid related deaths in Australia', Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 12, pp. 187 - 195, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WHN-4FY3P75-2/2/64c68f7b23f3e084ba18c95c504f3281

Degenhardt LJ; Day CA; Hall WD; Conroy EJ; Gilmour S, 2005, 'Was an increase in cocaine use among injecting drug users in New South Wales, Australia, accompanied by an increase in violent crime?', BMC Public Health, 5, pp. 1 - 10

Degenhardt L; Barker B; Topp L, 2004, 'Patterns of ecstasy use in Australia: findings from a national household survey', ADDICTION, 99, pp. 187 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2003.00622.x

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Degenhardt LJ; Roxburgh AD; Black E, 2004, '2003 Australian Bureau of Statistics on accidental drug-induced deaths due to opioids', NIDIP Bulletin

Hall WD; Degenhardt LJ; Teesson M, 2004, 'Cannabis use and psychotic disorders: an update', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 433 - 443

Roxburgh AD; Degenhardt LJ; Breen CL, 2004, 'Changes in pattern of drug use among injecting drug users following changes in the availability of heroin in New SOuth Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 287 - 294

Degenhardt LJ; Roxburgh AD; Black E, 2004, 'Cocaine and methamphetamine mentions in accidental drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003', Cocaine and methamphetamine mentions in accidental drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2003

Day CA; Degenhardt LJ; Gilmour S; Hall WD, 2004, 'Effects of reduction in heroin supply on injecting drug use: analysis of data from needle and syringe programmes', British Medical Journal: Clinical Research, 329, pp. 428 - 429

Degenhardt LJ; Barker B; Topp LJ, 2004, 'Patterns of ecstasy use in Australia: finding from a national household survey', Addiction, 99, pp. 187 - 195

Day C; Collins L; Degenhardt L; Thetford C; Maher L, 2004, 'Reliability of heroin users` reports of drug use behaviour using a 24 month timeline follow-back technique to assess the impact of the Australian heroin shortage', Addiction Research and Theory, 12, pp. 433 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066350410001713231

Breen CL; Degenhardt LJ; Bruno R; Roxburgh AD; McKetin R, 2004, 'The effects of restricting publicly subsidised temazepamcapsules on benzodiazepine use among injecting drug users in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 181, pp. 300 - 304

Topp LJ; Barker B; Degenhardt LJ, 2004, 'The external validity of results derived from ecstasy users recriuted using purposive sampling startegies', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 73, pp. 33 - 40

Darke S; Mattick RP; Degenhardt L; Neale J, 2003, 'The ratio of non-fatal to fatal heroin overdose [2] (multiple letters)', Addiction, 98, pp. 1169 - 1171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00474.x

Degenhardt L, 2003, 'The link between cannabis use and psychosis: Furthering the debate', Psychological Medicine, 33, pp. 3 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291702007080

Lynskey MT; Coffee C; Degenhardt LJ; Carlin JB, 2003, 'A longitudinal study of the effects of adolescent cannabis use on high school completion', Addiction, 98, pp. 685 - 692

Topp LJ; Day CA; Degenhardt LJ, 2003, 'Changes in patterns of drug injection concurrent with a sustained reduction in the availability of heroin in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 70, pp. 275 - 286

Topp LJ; Degenhardt LJ; Day CA; Collins L, 2003, 'Contemplating drug monitoring systems in the light of Australia`s `heroin Shortage`', Drug and Alcohol Review, 22, pp. 3 - 6

Degenhardt LJ; Topp LJ, 2003, 'Crystal meth use among polydrug users in Sydney`s dance party subculture: characteristics, use patterns and associated harms', International Journal of Drug Policy, 14, pp. 17 - 24

Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD; Lynskey MT, 2003, 'Exploring the association between cannabis use and depression', Addiction, 98, pp. 1493 - 1504

Degenhardt LJ, 2003, 'GHB: Un analisis', Adicciones, 15, pp. 167 - 177

Degenhardt LJ; Topp LJ; Day CA, 2003, 'Issuses surrounding the detection of a reduction in drug supply: the heroin shortage in Australia in 2001', Bulletin on Narcotics, LV,, pp. 131 - 140

Hall WD; Degenhardt LJ, 2003, 'Medical Marijuana Initiatives: Are they justified? How successful are they likely to be?', CNS Drugs, 17, pp. 689 - 697

Mattick RP; Degenhardt LJ, 2003, 'Methadone-related and heroin-related deaths among opiate users: methadone helps save lives', Addiction, 98, pp. 387 - 388

Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD, 2003, 'Patterns of co-morbidity between alcohol use and other substance use in the Australian population', Drug and Alcohol Review, 22, pp. 7 - 13

Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD; Lynskey MT, 2003, 'Testing hypotheses about the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 71, pp. 37 - 48

Topp LJ; Degenhardt LJ; Kaye SS; Darke S, 2003, 'The emergence of potent forms of methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia: a case study of the IDRS as a strategic early warning system', Drug and Alcohol Review, 21, pp. 341 - 348

Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Dillon PG, 2003, 'The prevalence and correlates of gamma-hydroxybutyrate GHB) overdose amon Australian users', Addiction, 98, pp. 199 - 204

Darke S; Mattick RP; Degenhardt LJ, 2003, 'The Ratio of Non-Fatal to Fatal Heroin Overdose', Addiction, 98, pp. 1169 - 1172

Hickman M; Taylor C; Chatterjee A; Degenhardt L; Frischer M; Hay G; Tilling K; Wiessing L; Griffiths P; McKetin R, 2002, 'Estimating the prevalence of problematic drug use: A review of methods and their application', Bulletin on Narcotics, 54, pp. 15 - 32

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