By Emeritus Professor Shane Darke

Journal articles

Darke S, 2011, 'Oxycodone poisoning: not just the 'usual suspects'', Addiction, 106, pp. 1035 - 1036

Darke S; Torok M; McKetin R; Kaye SS; Ross JE, 2011, 'Patterns of psychological distress related to regular methamphetamine and opioid use', Addiction Research and Theory, 19, pp. 121 - 127

Darke S; Mills KL; Ross JE; Teesson M, 2011, 'Rates and correlates of mortality amongst heroin users: Findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS), 2001-2009', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 115, pp. 190 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.10.021

Campbell G; Darke S; Popple G; Toson B, 2011, 'The effect of a change in drug markets on drug-free treatment admissions, retention and program completion, 2003 to 2008', Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment, 10, pp. 105 - 110, http://journals.lww.com/addictiondisorders/Fulltext/2011/09000/The_Effect_of_a_Change_in_Drug_Markets_on.3.aspx

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2011, 'Toxicology and characteristics of fatal oxycodone toxicity cases in New South Wales, Australia 1999-2008', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56, pp. 690 - 693, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01703.x

Edwards G; Babor T; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2010, 'Drug Trafficking: Time to Abolish the Death Penalty', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 8, pp. 616 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-009-9236-y

Edwards G; Babor T; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2010, 'Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty', Suchtmedizin in Forschung Und Praxis, 12, pp. 115 - 116

Edwards G; Babor T; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2010, 'Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty', Exartisis, 2010, pp. 101 - 107

Shearer J; Shanahan MD; Darke S; Rodgers CJ; Van Beek IA; McKetin R; Mattick RP, 2010, 'A cost-effectiveness analysis of modafinil therapy for psychostimulant dependence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 235 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00148.x

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2010, 'A reduction in blood morphine concentrations amongst heroin overdose fatalities associated with a sustained reduction in street heroin purity', Forensic Science International, 198, pp. 118 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.01.015

Miller P; Hall WD; West R; Marsden J; Darke S, 2010, 'A renewed call for action on alcohol policy', Addiction, 105, pp. 767 - 768, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02944.x

Darke S; Torok M; Kaye SS; Ross JE, 2010, 'Attempted suicide, self-harm, and violent victimization among regular illicit drug users', Suicide and Life - Threatening Behavior, 40, pp. 587 - 596, http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2010.40.6.587

Darke S; Ross JE; Mills K; Teesson M; Williamson AB; Havard AE, 2010, 'Benzodiazepine use among heroin users: Baseline use, current use and clinical outcome', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 250 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00101.x

Darke S; Torok M; Kaye SS; Duflou J, 2010, 'Cardiovascular disease risk factors and symptoms among regular psychostimulant users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 371 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00158.x

Darke S; Torok M; Kaye SS; Ross JE; McKetin R, 2010, 'Comparitive rates of violent crime among regular methamphetamine and opioid users: offending and victimization', Addiction, 105, pp. 916 - 919, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02872.x

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2010, 'Comparitive Toxicology of Intentional and Accidental Heroin Overdose', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 55, pp. 1015 - 1018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01385.x

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

Duflou J; Brouwer IG; Darke S, 2010, 'Levamisole as an adulterant in a cocaine overdose fatality', MJA Open, 192, pp. 724 - 724

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2010, 'The comparative toxicology and major organ pathology of fatal methadone and heroin toxicity cases', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 106, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.07.014

Darke S, 2010, 'The toxicology of homicide offenders and victims: A review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 202 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00099.x

Edwards G; Babor T; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2009, 'Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty', Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery, 4, pp. 322 - 326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15560350903340981

Edwards G; Babor T; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2009, 'Policy forum', Drugs and Alcohol Today, 9, pp. 11 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17459265200900024

Edwards G; Babor T; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2009, 'Editorial: Drug trafficking: Time to abolish the death penalty', Addiction, 104, pp. 1267 - 1269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02625.x

Edwards G; Babor TOM; Darke S; Hall W; Marsden J; Miller P; West R, 2009, 'Handel med narkotika: Dags att avskaffa dödsstraffet', NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 26, pp. 337 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/145507250802600505

Shearer J; Darke S; Rodgers CJ; Slade T; Van Beek IA; Lewis J; Brady D; McKetin R; Mattick RP; Wodak AD, 2009, 'A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of modafinil (200 mg/day) for methamphetamine dependence', Addiction, 104, pp. 224 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02437.x

Maloney EA; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Nelson E, 2009, 'Are non-fatal opioid overdoses misclassified suicide attempts? Comparing the associated correlates', Addictive Behaviors, 34, pp. 723 - 729

Williamson AB; Darke S; Ross JE; Teesson M, 2009, 'Changes and predictors of change in the physical health status of heroin users over 24 months', Addiction, 104, pp. 465 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02475.x

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2009, 'Drugs and violent death: comparative toxicology of homicide and non-substance toxicity suicide victims', Addiction, 104, pp. 1000 - 1005

Maloney EA; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Nelson E, 2009, 'Impulsivity and borderline personality as risk factors for suicide attempts among opioid-dependent individuals', Psychiatry Research, 169, pp. 16 - 21

Kaye SS; Darke S; Duflou J, 2009, 'Methylenedioxymethamphetamine(MDMA)-related fatalities in Australia: Demographics, circumstances, toxicology and major organ pathology', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 104, pp. 254 - 261

Duflou J; Darke S; Easson J, 2009, 'Morphine concentrations in stomach contents of intravenous opioid overdose deaths', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54, pp. 1181 - 1184

Lenton S; Dietze P; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Butler TG, 2009, 'Naloxone for administration by peers in cases of heroin overdose', Medical Journal of Australia, 191, pp. 469 - 469

Lenton S; Dietze P; Degenhardt LJ; Darke S; Butler TG, 2009, 'Now is the time to take steps to allow peer access to naloxone for heroin overdose in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 583 - 585, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00125.x

Darke S; Mills K; Teesson M; Ross JE; Williamson AB; Havard AE, 2009, 'Patterns of major depression and drug-related problems amongst heroin users across 36 months', Psychiatry Research, 166, pp. 7 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.12.007

Darke S, 2009, 'Substance use and violent death: a case for the `too hard` basket?', Addiction, 104, pp. 1063 - 1064

Darke S; Mills K; Ross JE; Williamson AB; Havard AE; Teesson M, 2009, 'The ageing heroin user: career length, clinical profile and outcomes across 36 months', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 243 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00024.x

Darke S; Duflou J; Torok M, 2009, 'Toxicology and circumstances of completed suicide by means other than overdose', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 54, pp. 490 - 494

Darke S, 2008, 'From the can to the coffin: Deaths among recently released prisoners', Addiction, 103, pp. 256 - 257

Darke S; Ross JE; Williamson AB; Mills K; Havard AE; Teesson M, 2008, 'Injecting and noninjecting heroin administration: Transitions and treatment outcomes across 36 months', Journal of Drug Issues, 38, pp. 543 - 557

Darke S; Kaye SS; McKetin R; Duflou J, 2008, 'Major physical and psychological harms of methamphetamine use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 253 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801923702

Kaye SS; Darke S; Duflou J, 2008, 'Methamphetamine-related fatalities in Australia: demographics, circumstances, toxicology and major organ pathology', Addiction, 103, pp. 1353 - 1360

Mills K; Teesson M; Ross JE; Darke S, 2008, 'Predictors of Trauma and PSTD Among Heroin Users: A Prospective Longitudinal Investigation', Journal of Drug Issues, 38, pp. 585 - 599

Teesson M; Mills K; Ross JE; Darke S; Havard AE, 2008, 'The impact of treatment on 3 years` outcome for heroin dependence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Addiction, 103, pp. 80 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02029.x

Darke S; Duflou J, 2008, 'Toxicology and circumstances of death of homicide victims in New South Wales, Australia 1996-2005', Journal of Forensic Sciences, 53, pp. 447 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00679.x

Darke S, 2008, 'Truth is not always found in the laboratory', Addiction, 103, pp. 1066 - 1067

Darke S, 2007, 'Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology pusher myths: Re-situating the drug dealer', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 40, pp. 244 - 245

Darke S; Ross JE; Williamson AB; Mills K; Havard AE; Teesson M, 2007, 'Borderline personality disorder and persistently elevated levels of risk in 36-month outcomes for the treatment of heroin dependence', Addiction, 102, pp. 1140 - 1146

Darke S; Havard AE; Ross JE; Williamson AB; Mills K; Teesson M, 2007, 'Changes in the use of medical services and prescription drugs among heroin users over two years', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 153 - 159

Darke S; Duflou J; Kaye SS, 2007, 'Comparative toxicology of fatal heroin overdose cases and morphine positive homicide victims', Addiction, 102, pp. 1793 - 1797

Kaye SS; McKetin R; Duflou J; Darke S, 2007, 'Methamphetamine and cardiovascular pathology: a review of the evidence', Addiction, 102, pp. 1204 - 1211

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