By Emeritus Professor Shane Darke

Journal articles

Lappin JM; Darke S, 2019, 'Methamphetamine: An emerging cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in young people', Neurology, 93, pp. 13 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000007667

Darke S; Duflou J; Kaye S; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2019, 'Body mass index and fatal stroke in young adults: A national study', Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 63, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2019.02.003

Darke S, 2019, 'Commentary on Stam et al. (2019): Drugs, death and statistics', Addiction, 114, pp. 513 - 514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14520

Darke S; Kaye S; Duflou J; Lappin J, 2019, 'Completed Suicide Among Methamphetamine Users: A National Study', Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 49, pp. 328 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12442

Darke S, 2019, 'Clinical issues: substance use disorders and the body', Addiction, 114, pp. 1526, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14639

Darke S; Farrell M, 2018, 'Burroughs’ ‘Letter from a master addict to dangerous drugs’: a forgotten classic', Addiction, 113, pp. 2305 - 2308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14391

Bleeker A; Crowther MS; Darke S; Lintzeris N; McGregor IS, 2018, 'David J. Allsop (7.12.1974-2013.8.2018)', Drug and alcohol review, 37, pp. 922 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12865

West R; Marsden J; Humphreys K; Darke S, 2018, 'A revised checklist for writing up research reports', Addiction, 113, pp. 1567 - 1570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14269

Darke S; Duflou J; Lappin J; Kaye S, 2018, 'Clinical and Autopsy Characteristics of Fatal Methamphetamine Toxicity in Australia', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63, pp. 1466 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13710

Lappin JM; Darke S; Farrell M, 2018, 'Methamphetamine use and future risk for Parkinson's disease: Evidence and clinical implications', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 187, pp. 134 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.02.032

Mills KL; Marel C; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Teesson M, 2018, 'The long-term impact of post traumatic stress disorder on recovery from heroin dependence', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 89, pp. 60 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2018.04.001

Darke S; Lappin J; Kaye S; Duflou J, 2018, 'Clinical Characteristics of Fatal Methamphetamine-related Stroke: A National Study', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63, pp. 735 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13620

Wiessing L; Ferri M; Darke S; Simon R; Griffiths P, 2018, 'Large variation in measures used to assess outcomes of opioid dependence treatment: A systematic review of longitudinal observational studies', Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, pp. S323 - S338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12608

Larance B; Gisev N; Cama E; Nelson EC; Darke S; Larney S; Degenhardt L, 2018, 'Predictors of transitions across stages of heroin use and dependence prior to treatment-seeking among people in treatment for opioid dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Humphreys K; Darke S; Marsden J; West R, 2018, 'Extending Addiction's conflict of interest policy to cover the emerging cannabis industry', Addiction Abingdon England, 113, pp. 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14098

Lappin JM; Darke S; Duflou J; Kaye S; Farrell M, 2018, 'Fatal stroke in pregnancy and the puerperium: Case series', Stroke, 49, pp. 3050 - 3053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.023274

Darke S; Kaye S; Duflou J, 2017, 'Methamphetamine-related death is an under-addressed public health problem', Addiction, 112, pp. 2204 - 2205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14035

Darke S; Kaye S; Duflou J, 2017, 'Rates, characteristics and circumstances of methamphetamine-related death in Australia: a national 7-year study', Addiction, 112, pp. 2191 - 2201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13897

Darke S; Duflou J; Kaye S, 2017, 'Prevalence and nature of cardiovascular disease in methamphetamine-related death: A national study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 179, pp. 174 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.001

Lappin JM; Darke S; Farrell M, 2017, 'Stroke and methamphetamine use in young adults: a review', Journal of Neurology Neuropsychiatry and Psychiatry, 88, pp. 1079 - 1091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-316071

Roxburgh A; Darke ; Salmon ; Dobbins ; Jauncey , 2017, 'Frequency and severity of non-fatal opioid overdoses among clients attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 176, pp. 126 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.02.027

Teesson M; Marel C; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L; Lynskey M; Memedovic S; White J; Mills KL, 2017, 'Trajectories of heroin use: 10–11-year findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study', Addiction, 112, pp. 1056 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13747

Darke S; Torok M; Ross J, 2017, 'Developmental trajectories to heroin dependence: Theoretical and clinical issues', Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 47, pp. 165 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12434

Darke S; Larney S; Farrell M, 2017, 'Yes, people can die from opiate withdrawal', Addiction, 112, pp. 199 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13512

Darke S; Duflou J, 2017, 'Characteristics, circumstances and pathology of sudden or unnatural deaths of cases with evidence of pathological hoarding', Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 45, pp. 36 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2016.11.004

Darke S; Duflou J, 2016, 'Response to Ruan and colleagues concerning ‘The toxicology of heroin-related death: estimating survival times’', Addiction, 111, pp. 2262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13587

Darke S, 2016, 'Addiction Classics', Addiction, 111, pp. 1899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13530

Darke S, 2016, 'Heroin overdose', Addiction Abingdon England, 111, pp. 2060 - 2063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13516

Torok M; Darke S; Shand F; Kaye S, 2016, 'Investigating heterogeneity in violent offending liability among injection drug users from a developmental perspective', Addictive Behaviors, 60, pp. 165 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.04.013

Darke S; Duflou J, 2016, 'The toxicology of heroin-related death: estimating survival times', Addiction Abingdon England, 111, pp. 1607 - 1613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13429

Darke S; Slade T; Ross J; Marel C; Mills KL; Tessson M, 2016, 'Patterns and correlates of injecting among heroin users: A 11-year follow-up of the Australian treatment outcome study cohort', Addictive Disorders and their Treatment, 15, pp. 111 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ADT.0000000000000082

Darke S; Farrell M, 2016, 'Commentary on Singh et al. (2016): Still searching for the answer', Addiction Abingdon England, 111, pp. 1347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13369

Darke S, 2016, 'Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders: A Framework for Establishing Evidence-Based Standards', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 35, pp. 503 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12373

Darke S; Farrell M, 2016, 'Response to commentaries on 'Which medications are suitable for agonist drug maintenance'', Addiction, 111, pp. 781 - 782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13359

Darke S; Farrell M, 2016, 'Which medications are suitable for agonist drug maintenance?', Addiction, 111, pp. 767 - 774, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13158

Darke S; Marel C; Mills KL; Ross J; Slade T; Tessson M, 2016, 'Years of potential life lost amongst heroin users in the Australian Treatment Outcome Study cohort, 2001-2015', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 162, pp. 206 - 210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.03.010

Campbell G; Bruno R; Darke S; Shand F; Hall W; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2016, 'Prevalence and correlates of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts in people prescribed pharmaceutical opioids for chronic pain', Clinical Journal of Pain, 32, pp. 292 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000283

Darke S; Farrell M, 2016, 'The twenty-first century opioid epidemic: What is happening and what can be done?', The Addictions Newsletter, Spring, pp. 18 - 20, http://www.apa.org/divisions/div50/Newsletters/tan-spring-2016.pdf

Marel C; Mills K; Darke S; Ross J; Burns L; Teesson M, 2015, 'Can we predict retention in longitudinal studies of substance use? Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study', Addictive Behaviors, 51, pp. 38 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.002

Darke S; Slade T; Ross J; Marel C; Mills KL; Tessson M, 2015, 'Patterns and correlates of alcohol use amongst heroin users: 11-year follow-up of the Australian Treatment Outcome Study cohort', Addictive Behaviors, 50, pp. 78 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.06.030

Darke S; Marel C; Slade T; Ross J; Mills KL; Teesson M, 2015, 'Patterns and correlates of sustained heroin abstinence: Findings from the 11-year follow-up of the australian treatment outcome study', Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 76, pp. 909 - 915, http://dx.doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2015.76.909

Darke S; Marel C; Ross J; Mills KL; Slade T; Tessson M, 2015, 'Health Service Utilization among Heroin Users: 11-Year Follow-up of the Australian Treatment Outcome Study Cohort', Addictive Disorders and their Treatment, 14, pp. 159 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ADT.0000000000000069

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

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

White M; Burton R; Darke S; Eastwood B; Knight J; Millar T; Musto V; Marsden J, 2015, 'Fatal opioid poisoning: A counterfactual model to estimate the preventive effect of treatment for opioid use disorder in England', Addiction, 110, pp. 1321 - 1329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12971

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2015, 'The health consequences of injecting tablet preparations: Foreign body pulmonary embolization and pulmonary hypertension among deceased injecting drug users', Addiction, 110, pp. 1144 - 1151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12930

West R; Marsden J; Darke S; Humphreys K; Miller P; Hall W; Petry N, 2015, 'Vote of thanks to Professor Tom Babor', Addiction, 110, pp. 1060 - 1060, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12959

Darke S; Ross J; Marel C; Mills KL; Slade T; Burns L; Teesson M, 2015, 'Patterns and correlates of attempted suicide amongst heroin users: 11-year follow-up of the Australian treatment outcome study cohort', Psychiatry Research, 227, pp. 166 - 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.04.010

Teesson M; Marel C; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L; Lynskey M; Memedovic S; White J; Mills KL, 2015, 'Long-term mortality, remission, criminality and psychiatric comorbidity of heroin dependence: 11-year findings from the Australian treatment outcome study', Addiction, 110, pp. 986 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12860

Torok M; Darke S; Kaye S; Shand F, 2015, 'The association of early-life and substance use risks to violent offending among injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 34, pp. 10 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12126

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