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Book Chapters
, 2025, 'Mixed methods research in social work: exploring alcohol and other drugs through interdisciplinary collaboration', in Handbook of Research Methods in Social Work, pp. 184 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781035310173.00025
, 2019, 'Patient-reported measures as a justice project through involvement of service-user researchers', in Aggleton P; Broom A; Moss J (ed.), Practical Justice: Principles, Practice and Social Change, Routledge, pp. 190 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351010498
, 2016, 'Conflict and user involvement in drug misuse treatment decision-making: A qualitative study', in Social Work in Mental Health and Substance Abuse, pp. 141 - 162
, 2013, 'Hostels: A useful policy and practice response?', in Homelessness and Social Policy, pp. 203 - 215
, 2013, 'Theorising homelessness: Contemporary sociological and feminist perspectives', in Homelessness and Social Policy, pp. 35 - 49
, 2012, 'Illicit drug use and homelessness', in International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, pp. 714 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-047163-1.00345-3
, 2011, 'Illicit Drug Use and Homelessness', in International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, pp. 714 - 719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-047163-1.00345-3
, 2007, 'Sociology and substance use', in Drugs and the Future, pp. 359 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370624-9/50015-3
, 2007, 'Chapter 12 Sociology and Substance Use', in Drugs and the Future, Elsevier, pp. 359 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-012370624-9/50015-3
, 2006, 'Sociology and Substance Use', in Drugs and the Future Brain Science Addiction and Society, pp. 359 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370624-9/50015-3
Journal articles
, 2025, 'Naloxone dosing by non-medical first-responders at opioid overdoses: findings from a qualitative interview study', Harm Reduction Journal, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-025-01203-1
, 2025, 'The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless', BMC Health Services Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12704-x
, 2025, 'Naloxone dosing in the era of synthetic opioids: Applying the Goldilocks principle', Addiction, 120, pp. 2165 - 2172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70060
, 2025, 'Meeting the needs of women in the perinatal period, who use or are in treatment for using drugs: A mixed-methods systematic review.', Health Soc Care Deliv Res, pp. 1 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/GJPR0321
, 2025, 'Navigating surveillance: The experience of prenatal women who use or who are in treatment for using drugs', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf161
, 2025, 'Over a decade later and Addiction journal is still committed to publishing qualitative research', Addiction, 120, pp. 1292 - 1294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70047
, 2025, 'Addiction specialists' perspectives on digital contingency management and its role within UK drug and alcohol services: A qualitative exploration', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 946 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14046
, 2025, 'Measuring recovery among people who have completed residential rehabilitation: Factor structure and scoring of the substance use recovery evaluator', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 922 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14004
, 2025, 'Learning how to live well: the transformative potential of youth AOD biopedagogies', Health Sociology Review, 34, pp. 229 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2025.2488729
, 2025, 'Patient satisfaction with long-acting injectable buprenorphine: What needs to be measured from the patient’s perspective?', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2506415
, 2025, 'Employment and Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: Findings from Longitudinal Qualitative Interviews Conducted with Patients Recruited from Drug Treatment Services', SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND REHABILITATION, 16, pp. 211 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S528381
, 2025, 'From fairytale to clinical practice: A response to commentaries', ADDICTION, 120, pp. 2179 - 2180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70206
, 2024, 'Inpatient detoxification for alcohol and other drug use: qualitative study of patients’ accounts of their relationships with staff', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00523-0
, 2024, 'Scoping review: mapping clinical guidelines and policy documents that address the needs of women who are dependent on drugs during the perinatal period', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06172-6
, 2024, 'A call for compassionate opioid overdose response', International Journal of Drug Policy, 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104587
, 2024, 'Young people returning to alcohol and other drug services as incremental treatment', Social Science and Medicine, 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117181
, 2024, '‘Matters-of-concern’ associated with discontinuation of long-acting injectable buprenorphine: Findings from a longitudinal qualitative study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104470
, 2024, 'An International, Multidisciplinary Consensus Set of Patient-Centered Outcome Measures for Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders', Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm13072154
, 2024, 'Alcohol and other drug continuing care for young people: identifying helpful program mechanisms', International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2024.2353202
, 2024, 'Emotion Regulation in the Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use: A Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis', Trauma Violence and Abuse, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15248380241306362
, 2024, 'Long-Acting Injectable Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: A Qualitative Analysis of Patients’ Interpersonal Relationships during the First Year of Treatment', Substance Use and Misuse, 59, pp. 2064 - 2072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2392553
, 2024, 'Opportunities and limits: exploring young people’s views of staff care in residential alcohol and other drug services', Journal of Youth Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2024.2392192
, 2024, 'Optimizing online learning resources for substance use professionals in England: lessons from user-centered design', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 31, pp. 328 - 337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2186204
, 2024, 'Qualitative study of patients’ decisions to initiate injectable depot buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: the role of information and other factors', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 31, pp. 189 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2023.2165041
, 2024, 'Waiting for inpatient detoxification: A qualitative analysis of patient experiences', International Journal of Drug Policy, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104291
, 2023, 'A study protocol for a European, mixed methods, prospective, cohort study of the effectiveness of naloxone administration by community members, in reversing opioid overdose: NalPORS', BMC Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16445-6
, 2023, 'Conceptualising retention in treatment with long-acting injectable buprenorphine (for opioid use disorder) as a journey: Findings from a longitudinal qualitative study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104221
, 2023, 'Patients’ goals when initiating long-acting injectable buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: findings from a longitudinal qualitative study', Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00551-0
, 2023, '‘I just wanted a change, a positive change’: Locating hope for young people engaged with residential alcohol and drug services in Victoria, Australia', Sociology of Health and Illness, 45, pp. 1691 - 1708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13680
, 2023, 'How do patients feel during the first 72 h after initiating long-acting injectable buprenorphine? An embodied qualitative analysis', Addiction, 118, pp. 1329 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16171
, 2023, 'Adjunctive Medication Management and Contingency Management to enhance adherence to acamprosate for alcohol dependence: the ADAM trial RCT', Health Technology Assessment, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/DQKL6124
, 2023, 'Non-Prescribed Substance Use during the First Month of Treatment by People Receiving Depot Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder', Substance Use and Misuse, 58, pp. 1696 - 1706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2244064
, 2022, 'The economic case for hospital discharge services for people experiencing homelessness in England: An in-depth analysis with different service configurations providing specialist care', Health and Social Care in the Community, 30, pp. e6194 - e6205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.14057
, 2022, 'Substance use and homelessness: A longitudinal interview study conducted during COVID-19 with implications for policy and practice', International Journal of Drug Policy, 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103818
, 2022, 'A rapid assessment of take-home naloxone provision during COVID-19 in Europe', International Journal of Drug Policy, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103787
, 2022, 'A randomized clinical trial of the effects of brief versus extended opioid overdose education on naloxone utilization outcomes by individuals with opioid use disorder', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109505
, 2022, 'The problem of over-medicalisation: How AOD disease models perpetuate inequity for young people with multiple disadvantage', International Journal of Drug Policy, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103631
, 2022, 'Addiction stigma and the production of impediments to take-home naloxone uptake', Health United Kingdom, 26, pp. 139 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459320925863
, 2022, 'Homelessness and integrated care: an application of integrated care knowledge to understanding services for wicked issues', Journal of Integrated Care, 30, pp. 3 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JICA-03-2021-0012
, 2022, 'Contraceptive choice and power amongst women receiving opioid replacement therapy: qualitative study', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 29, pp. 655 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2021.1954599