By Emeritus Professor Shane Darke

Journal articles

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

Marel C; Teesson M; Mills K; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L; Lynskey M, 2015, 'Long-term patterns of heroin use and mental health: 11-Year follow-up of the Australian treatment outcome study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, pp. e193 - e193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.440

Mills K; Marel C; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L; Teesson M, 2015, 'The long-term impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on recovery from heroin dependence', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 146, pp. e41 - e41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.484

Darke S; Marel C; Mills KL; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L; Teesson M, 2014, 'Patterns and correlates of non-fatal heroin overdose at 11-year follow-up: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 144, pp. 148 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.001

Darke S; Torok M; Duflou J, 2014, 'Circumstances and toxicology of sudden or unnatural deaths involving alprazolam', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 138, pp. 61 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.01.023

Kozor R; Grieve SM; Buchholz S; Kaye S; Darke S; Bhindi R; Figtree GA, 2014, 'Regular cocaine use is associated with increased systolic blood pressure, aortic stiffness and left ventricular mass in young otherwise healthy individuals', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089710

Darke S; Torok M, 2014, 'The association of childhood physical abuse with the onset and extent of drug use among regular injecting drug users', Addiction, 109, pp. 610 - 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12428

Darke S, 2014, 'Opioid overdose and the power of old myths: What we thought we knew, what we do know and why it matters', Drug and Alcohol Review, 33, pp. 109 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12108

Darke S; Torok M; Duflou J, 2014, 'Sudden or unnatural deaths involving anabolic-androgenic steroids', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 59, pp. 1025 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12424

Torok M; Darke S; Shand F; Kaye S, 2014, 'Violent offending severity among injecting drug users: Examining risk factors and issues around classification', Addictive Behaviors, 39, pp. 1773 - 1778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.002

Darke S; Farrell M, 2014, 'Would legalizing illicit opioids reduce overdose fatalities? Implications from a natural experiment', Addiction, 109, pp. 1237 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12456

Marel C; Mills KL; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L; Teesson M, 2013, 'Static and dynamic predictors of criminal involvement among people with heroin dependence: Findings from a 3-year longitudinal study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 133, pp. 600 - 606, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.08.003

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M; Prolov T, 2013, 'Toxicology, circumstances and pathology of deaths from acute alcohol toxicity', Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 20, pp. 1122 - 1125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2013.09.002

Darke S, 2013, 'The trip to Echo Spring: Why writers drink', ADDICTION, 108, pp. 1690 - 1690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12286

Darke S, 2013, 'Commentary on Sartor etal. (2013): Trauma and drug use-more evidence for self-medication?', Addiction, 108, pp. 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12154

Darke S, 2013, 'Pathways to heroin dependence: Time to re-appraise self-medication', Addiction, 108, pp. 659 - 667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04001.x

Kaye SS; Darke S; Torok M, 2013, 'Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among illicit psychostimulant users: a hidden disorder?', Addiction, 108, pp. 923 - 931, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12086

Darke S; Torok M, 2013, 'Attitudes of regular injecting drug users towards the legal status of the major illicit drugs', Drug and Alcohol Review, Advanced online publication, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12050/full

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M; Prolov T, 2013, 'Characteristics, circumstances and toxicology of sudden or unnatural deaths involving very high-range alcohol concentrations', Addiction, 108, pp. 1411 - 1417, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.12191/pdf

Darke S; Torok M, 2013, 'Childhood physical abuse, non-suicidal self-harm and attempted suicide amongst regular injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.026

Darke S, 2013, 'Commentary on Sartor et al. (2013): Trauma and drug use—more evidence for self-medication?', Addiction, 108, pp. 1001 - 1001, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12154/full

Darke S; Torok M; Duflou J, 2013, 'Contributory and incidental blood concentrations in deaths involving Citalopram', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 58, pp. 432 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12046/pdf

McDonald S; Darke S; Kaye SS; Torok M, 2013, 'Deficits in social perception in opioid maintenance patients, abstinent opioid users and non-opioid users', Addiction, 108, pp. 566 - 574, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12040

Kaye SS; Darke S; Torok M, 2013, 'Diversion and misuse of pharmaceutical stimulants among illicit drug users', Addiction Research and Theory, Advanced online publication, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2013.779677

Darke S, 2013, 'Pathways to heroin dependence: Time to re-appraise self-medication', Addiction, 104, pp. 659 - 667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04001.x

Darke S, 2013, 'The trip to echo spring: why writers drink: Book review', Addiction, 108, pp. 1690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.12286/pdf

White J; Teesson M; Darke S; Mills K; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L, 2012, 'A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR FEMALES WITH HEROIN DEPENDENCE: FINDINGS FROM THE 11 YEAR FOLLOW UP OF THE AUSTRALIAN TREATMENT OUTCOME STUDY', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 31, pp. 59 - 59, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000311236700181&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kaye S; Darke S; Torok M, 2012, 'ADULT ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AMONG ILLICIT PSYCHOSTIMULANT USERS', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 31, pp. 19 - 19, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000311236700063&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Marel C; Mills K; Teesson M; Darke S; Ross J; Slade T; Burns L, 2012, 'PREDICTORS OF CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT IN A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF HEROIN DEPENDENCE', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 31, pp. 54 - 54, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000311236700166&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Darke S; Burns L, 2012, 'Commentary on Friguls etal. (2012): Illicit drugs and pregnancy - testing is not a substitute for good clinical rapport', Addiction, 107, pp. 1480 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03898.x

Darke S; Campbell G; Popple G, 2012, 'Self-harm and attempted suicide among therapeutic community admissions', Drug and Alcohol Review, 31, pp. 523 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00344.x

Kaye S; Darke S, 2012, 'The diversion and misuse of pharmaceutical stimulants: What do we know and why should we care?', Addiction, 107, pp. 467 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03720.x

Darke S; Campbell G; Popple G, 2012, 'Retention, early dropout and treatment completion among therapeutic community admissions', Drug and Alcohol Review, 31, pp. 64 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00298.x

Darke S; Kaye SS; Torok M, 2012, 'Age-related patterns of drug use initiation among polydrug using regular psychostimulant users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 31, pp. 784 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00436.x/pdf

Torok M; Darke S; Kaye SS, 2012, 'Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and severity of substance use: the role of comorbid psychopathology', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26, pp. 974 - 979, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027846

Darke S; Burns LA, 2012, 'Commentary on Friguls et al. (2012): Illicit drugs and pregnancy – testing is not a substitute for good clinical rapport', Addiction, 107, pp. 1480 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03898.x/full

Darke S; McDonald S; Kaye SS; Torok M, 2012, 'Comparative patterns of cognitive performance amongst opioid maintenance patients, abstinent opioid users and non-opioid users', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 126, pp. 309 - 315, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871612001950

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