By Professor Alison Ritter

Journal articles

Askew R; Ritter A, 2025, 'Why are people with lived and living experience conflicted about the legalisation of drugs? Analysing qualitative data from the UK Drug Policy Voices project using Schwartz's theory of basic values', International Journal of Drug Policy, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104936

Bewley-Taylor D; Wall M; Tudor J; Ritter A, 2025, 'Comparing drug policies: An assessment of the validity and reliability of the global drug policy index', International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104908

van de Ven K; Cunningham E; Tully PJ; Ritter A, 2025, 'Assessing the Processes and Experiences of Using and Implementing a Routine Data Collection System at Two Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug Residential Services Located in Rural Queensland', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1556 - 1563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14095

Rance J; Belackova V; Bell J; Dunlop AJ; Ezard N; Jauncey M; Lintzeris N; Oviedo-Joekes E; Ritter A; Roberts DM; Rodgers C; Siefried KJ; Strang J; van den Brink W; Treloar C, 2025, 'Hydromorphone Hopes: A Qualitative Study of People Initiating Supervised Short-Acting Injectable Opioid Treatment in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1533 - 1542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14092

Ritter A; Bell J; Strang J; Ezard N; Rodgers C; Belackova V; Jauncey M; Siefried KJ; Roberts DM; van den Brink W; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Oviedo-Joekes E; Treloar C, 2025, 'Bridging the evidence and the politics: Implementation trial of supervised injectable opioid treatment (SIOT) in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 138, pp. 104749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104749

Barrett L; Kearnes M; McLauchlan L; Lancaster K; Mellor R; Ritter A, 2025, 'Regulating the Plant Versus Regulating the Drug: Learning From Backyard Cannabis Cultivation in the Australian Capital Territory', Contemporary Drug Problems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00914509251334927

Ritter A; O'Reilly K, 2025, 'Unmet treatment need: The size of the gap for alcohol and other drugs in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 772 - 782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14008

Kelaita P; Ritter A; Davies A; Akmal HA, 2025, 'Designing Better Drug Regulation: Lessons from Policy Design Methods', Contemporary Drug Problems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00914509251348608

Kelaita P; O'Reilly K; Ritter A, 2025, 'Geographic Differences in Public Opinion on Drug Policy: Understanding Patterns of Support and ‘Don't Know’ Responses', Drug and Alcohol Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.70023

Curchin K; Weight T; Ritter A, 2025, 'Paternalism in Australian parliamentary debate: the case of drug testing social security recipients', Journal of Social Policy, 54, pp. 270 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0047279423000661

Stevens A; Ritter A; Askew R, 2025, 'Studying moralities in drug policy: An editorial introduction', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 32, pp. 293 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2498363

Kelaita P; Grealy M; Ritter A, 2025, 'Values in drug policy documents: applying Schwartz’s values theory to the report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ (NSW)', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 32, pp. 321 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2384029

Anderson-Luxford D; Callinan S; Kuntsche E; Willoughby B; Mojica-Perez Y; Wilkinson C; Kowalski M; Ritter A, 2024, 'Is start time a risk factor for amounts consumed on a given day if drinking duration is taken into account? An event-level study', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2435945

Drysdale K; Bates S; Ritter A; Smyth C; Leeuw ED; Katz I, 2024, 'Is there a role for hybrid service provision in place-based initiatives within the human services sector? Findings from an Australian exploratory study', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 83, pp. 584 - 602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.12621

Ritter A; Barrett L, 2024, 'People who use drugs and the right to health', Harm Reduction Journal, 21, pp. 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-024-01132-5

Zakimi N; Bouchard M; Ritter A; Greer A, 2024, 'Working in a relational way is everything: Perceptions of power and value in a drug policy-making network', Health Research Policy and Systems, 22, pp. 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12961-024-01225-4

Bathish R; Madden A; Duff C; Ritter A, 2024, 'Guiding principles for breaking down drug-related stigma in academic writing', International Journal of Drug Policy, 131, pp. 104515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104515

Rodgers C; Siefried KJ; Ritter A; Belackova V; Treloar C; Jauncey M; Ezard N; Roberts D; Steele M; van den Brink W; Strang J; Oviedo-Joekes E; Lintzeris N; Dunlop AJ; Bell J, 2024, 'Implementation of time-limited parenteral hydromorphone in people with treatment-resistant injecting opioid use disorder: a protocol for a single-site, uncontrolled, open-label study to assess feasibility, safety and cost', BMJ Open, 14, pp. e082553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082553

Greer A; Zakimi N; Ritter A, 2024, '“It's going to get pretty tippy”: Stakeholder perspectives on the (dys)function of a four pillars drug strategy', International Journal of Drug Policy, 130, pp. 104538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104538

Ritter A, 2024, 'Drug Policy Constellations: The role of power and morality in the making of drug policy in the UK', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 31, pp. 603 - 604, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2380598

Willoughby B; Anderson-Luxford D; Mojica-Perez Y; Wilkinson C; Kowalski M; Vuong T; Kuntsche E; Callinan S; Ritter A, 2024, 'Alcohol home delivery usage and its relationship to alcohol consumption in New South Wales during COVID-19', International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 12, pp. 3 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.501

Mojica-Perez Y; Willoughby B; Anderson-Luxford D; Wilkinson C; Kuntsche E; Callinan S; Ritter A, 2024, 'Exploring the relationship between solitary drinking and living without other adults on alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic', Alcohol and Alcoholism, 59, pp. agae013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae013

Ritter A, 2024, 'Reflections on editing the International Journal of Drug Policy: The limits and power of research evidence', International Journal of Drug Policy, 127, pp. 104421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104421

Nielsen S; Stowe MJ; Ritter A, 2024, 'In pursuit of safer supply: An emerging evidence base for medical and nonmedical models', International Journal of Drug Policy, 126, pp. 104365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104365

Askew R; Ritter A, 2023, 'When self-direction meets conformity: Surfacing Schwartz's 10 basic human values in drug policy dialogue with lived/living experience participants', International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, pp. 104257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104257

Kowalski M; Livingston M; Wilkinson C; Ritter A, 2023, 'An overlooked effect: domestic violence and alcohol policies in the night-time economy', Addiction, 118, pp. 1471 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16192

McLauchlan L; Kelaita P; Kowalski M; Ritter A, 2023, 'Post-retirement enlightenment syndrome: Worthy of investigation', International Journal of Drug Policy, 117, pp. 104059, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104059

Kowalski M; Livingston M; Wilkinson C; Ritter A, 2023, 'The impact of tableside ordering technologies on alcohol sales to the intoxicated', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1161 - 1164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13639

Picco L; Ritter A; Nielsen S, 2023, 'Prescription drug monitoring programs in Australia: A call for a comprehensive evaluation', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 745 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13652

Kowalski M; Wilkinson C; Livingston M; Ritter A, 2023, 'Piloting a classification framework for the types of evidence used in alcohol policymaking', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 652 - 663, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13599

Zakimi N; Greer A; Bouchard M; Dhillon A; Ritter A, 2023, 'Sociometric network analysis in illicit drugs research: A scoping review', Plos One, 18, pp. e0282340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282340

Ritter A; McLauchlan L, 2023, 'Citizens’ juries and their role in improved alcohol policy: damp squib, or useful tool?', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 30, pp. 413 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2022.2050185

Stirling R; Nathan S; Ritter A, 2023, 'Prioritizing measures to assess performance of drug treatment services: a Delphi process with funders, treatment providers and service-users', Addiction, 118, pp. 119 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16038

McLauchlan L; Lancaster K; Kearnes M; Mellor R; Ritter A, 2022, '“It's professional but it's personal”: Participation, personal connection, and sustained disagreement in drug policy reform', International Journal of Drug Policy, 110, pp. 103903, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103903

Mellor R; Kearnes M; Lancaster K; McLauchlan L; Ritter A, 2022, 'Established Tables and Emergent Huddles: Exploring the Processes of Participation Associated With the Policy Changes to Opioid Pharmacotherapy Treatment in Australia in the Context of COVID-19', Contemporary Drug Problems, 49, pp. 385 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00914509221123001

Barrett L; Mellor R; Ritter A; McLauchlan L; Kearnes M, 2022, 'Navigating the grey: Experiences of incremental cannabis reform in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 1621 - 1629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13518

Ritter A, 2022, 'Words matter: A commentary on the new UK drug strategy', International Journal of Drug Policy, 109, pp. 103846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103846

Vuong T; Gillies M; Larney S; Montebello M; Ritter A, 2022, 'The association between involuntary alcohol treatment and subsequent emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a Bayesian analysis of treated patients and matched controls', Addiction, 117, pp. 1589 - 1597, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15755

O'Reilly K; Kowalski M; Barratt MJ; Ritter A, 2022, 'Distinguishing personal use of drugs from drug supply: Approaches and challenges', International Journal of Drug Policy, 103, pp. 103653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103653

Curchin K; Weight T; Ritter A, 2022, 'Moral framings in the Australian parliamentary debate on drug testing of welfare recipients', Social Policy and Administration, 56, pp. 409 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12774

Ritter A; van de Ven K; Vuong T; Chalmers J; Dobbins T; Livingston M; Berends L, 2022, 'Are market mechanisms associated with alcohol and other drug treatment outcomes?', Addiction, 117, pp. 1105 - 1116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15681

Greer A; Bonn M; Shane C; Stevens A; Tousenard N; Ritter A, 2022, 'The details of decriminalization: Designing a non-criminal response to the possession of drugs for personal use', International Journal of Drug Policy, 102, pp. 103605, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103605

Sommerville K; Ritter A; Stephenson N, 2022, 'Pill testing policy: A comparative analysis using the Advocacy Coalition Framework', Drug and Alcohol Review, 41, pp. 275 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13352

Conigrave KM; Ali RL; Armstrong R; Chikritzhs TN; d’Abbs P; Harris MF; Hewlett N; Livingston M; Lubman DI; McKenzie A; O’Leary C; Ritter A; Wilson S; Grimmond M; Banks E, 2021, 'Revision of the Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 518 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51336

Riordan BC; Winter DT; Barrett L; Ritter A; Lancaster K; Seear K; Butler K; Haber PS, 2021, 'Guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems: an introduction', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 215, pp. S3 - S5, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51254

Haber PS; Riordan BC; Winter DT; Barrett L; Saunders J; Hides L; Gullo M; Manning V; Day CA; Bonomo Y; Burns L; Assan R; Curry K; Mooney-Somers J; Demirkol A; Monds L; McDonough M; Baillie AJ; Clark P; Ritter A; Quinn C; Cunningham J; Lintzeris N; Rombouts S; Savic M; Norman A; Reid S; Hutchinson D; Zheng C; Iese Y; Black N; Draper B; Ridley N; Gowing L; Stapinski L; Taye B; Lancaster K; Stjepanović D; Kay-Lambkin F; Jamshidi N; Lubman D; Pastor A; White N; Wilson S; Jaworski AL; Memedovic S; Logge W; Mills K; Seear K; Freeburn B; Lea T; Withall A; Marel C; Boffa J; Roxburgh A; Purcell-Khodr G; Doyle M; Conigrave K; Teesson M; Butler K; Connor J; Morley KC, 2021, 'New Australian guidelines for the treatment of alcohol problems: an overview of recommendations', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. S3 - S32, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51254

Wilkinson C; Ritter A, 2021, 'Applying a ‘harm to others’ research framework to illicit drugs: political discourses and ambiguous policy implications', Addiction, 116, pp. 1941 - 1946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15243

Wilkinson C; Ritter A, 2021, 'Thinking beyond the individual, a response to commentaries', Addiction, 116, pp. 1952 - 1953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15605

Mellor R; Lancaster K; Ritter A, 2021, 'Recovery from alcohol problems in the absence of treatment: a qualitative narrative analysis', Addiction, 116, pp. 1413 - 1423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15288

Mellor R; Lancaster K; Ritter A, 2021, 'Examining untreated and treated alcohol problem resolution in an Australian online survey sample', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 1037 - 1046, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13257

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