By Professor Matthew Hickman

Journal articles

Martin NK; Vickerman P; Foster GR; Hutchinson SJ; Goldberg DJ; Hickman M, 2011, 'Can antiviral therapy for hepatitis C reduce the prevalence of HCV among injecting drug user populations? A modeling analysis of its prevention utility', Journal of Hepatology, 54, pp. 1137 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2010.08.029

Martin NK; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2011, 'Mathematical modelling of hepatitis C treatment for injecting drug users', Journal of Theoretical Biology, 274, pp. 58 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.12.041

Melotti R; Heron J; Hickman M; Macleod J; Araya R; Lewis G, 2011, 'Adolescent alcohol and tobacco use and early socioeconomic position: The ALSPAC birth cohort', Pediatrics, 127, pp. e948 - e955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-3450

Hope VD; Hickman M; Ngui SL; Jones S; Telfer M; Bizzarri M; Ncube F; Parry JV, 2011, 'Measuring the incidence, prevalence and genetic relatedness of hepatitis C infections among a community recruited sample of injecting drug users, using dried blood spots', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 18, pp. 262 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01297.x

Hickman M, 2011, 'Patients receiving opiate substitution have elevated mortality risks at the start and end of treatment', Evidence-Based Mental Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh1153

Vickerman P; Martin N; Hickman M, 2011, 'Can Hepatitis C virus treatment be used as a prevention strategy? Additional model projections for Australia and elsewhere', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113, pp. 83 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.08.001

Degenhardt L; Bucello C; Mathers B; Briegleb C; Ali H; Hickman M; McLaren J, 2011, 'Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opioids: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies', Addiction, 106, pp. 32 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03140.x

Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Mathers BM; Briegleb C; Ali H; Hickman M; McLaren JA, 2011, 'Mortality among regular or dependent users of heroin and other opiods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies', Addiction, 106, pp. 32 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03140.x/full

Christensen H; May M; Bowen L; Hickman M; Trotter CL, 2010, 'Meningococcal carriage by age: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 10, pp. 853 - 861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70251-6

Cornish R; Macleod J; Strang J; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2010, 'Risk of death during and after opiate substitution treatment in primary care: Prospective observational study in UK General Practice Research Database', BMJ Online, 341, pp. 928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c5475

Strang J; Hall W; Hickman M; Bird SM, 2010, 'Impact of supervision of methadone consumption on deaths related to methadone overdose (1993-2008): Analyses using OD4 index in England and Scotland', BMJ Online, 341, pp. 640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4851

Craine N; Hickman M; Parry JV; Smith J; McDonald T; Lyons M, 2010, 'Characteristics of injecting drug users accessing different types of needle and syringe programme or using secondary distribution', Journal of Public Health, 32, pp. 328 - 335, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdp131

Baldacchino A; Crome IB; Zador D; McGarrol S; Taylor A; Hutchison S; Fahey T; Hickman M; Kidd B, 2010, 'Recording of clinical information in a Scotland-wide drug deaths study', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 24, pp. 1289 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269881109103797

MacLeod J; Hickman M, 2010, 'How ideology shapes the evidence and the policy: What do we know about cannabis use and what should we do?', Addiction, 105, pp. 1326 - 1330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02846.x

MacLeod J; Hickman M, 2010, 'Response to commentaries: Moving towards an evidence-based policy around cannabis use', Addiction, 105, pp. 1337 - 1339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03038.x

Rhodes T; Sarang A; Vickerman P; Hickman M, 2010, 'Policy resistance to harm reduction for drug users and potential effect of change', BMJ Online, 341, pp. 129 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3439

Kimber J; Copeland L; Hickman M; Macleod J; McKenzie J; De Angelis D; Robertson JR, 2010, 'Survival and cessation in injecting drug users: Prospective observational study of outcomes and effect of opiate substitution treatment', BMJ Online, 341, pp. 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c3172

Hickman M; MacCabe JH, 2010, 'Estimates of how many cannabis users need to be prevented in order to prevent one case of schizophrenia', EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH, 13, pp. 57 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.13.2.57

Palmateer N; Kimber J; Hickman M; Hutchinson S; Rhodes T; Goldberg D, 2010, 'Evidence for the effectiveness of sterile injecting equipment provision in preventing hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus transmission among injecting drug users: A review of reviews', Addiction, 105, pp. 844 - 859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02888.x

Vickerman P; Hickman M; May M; Kretzschmar M; Wiessing L, 2010, 'Can hepatitis C virus prevalence be used as a measure of injection-related human immunodeficiency virus risk in populations of injecting drug users? An ecological analysis', Addiction, 105, pp. 311 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02759.x

Hickman M, 2010, 'Opiate substitute treatment is associated with increased overall survival among injecting drug users', Evidence Based Mental Health, 13, pp. 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh1112

Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Vickerman P; Rhodes T; Latkin C; Hickman M, 2010, 'Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: Why individual, structural, and combination approaches are needed', Lancet, 376, pp. 285 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60742-8

Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Ali H; Wiessing L; Hickman M; Mattick RP; Myers B; Myers B; Strathdee S, 2010, 'HIV prevention, treatment and care services for people who inject drugs: a systematic review of global, regional, and national coverage', The Lancet, 375, pp. 1014 - 1028, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60232-2

Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM; Vickerman P; Rhodes T; Latkin C; Hickman M, 2010, 'Prevention of HIV infection for people who inject drugs: Why individual, structural and combination approaches are needed', The Lancet, 376, pp. 285 - 301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0410-6736(10)60742-8

Hickman M; Vickerman P; MacLeod J; Lewis G; Zammit S; Kirkbride J; Jones P, 2009, 'If cannabis caused schizophrenia - How many cannabis users may need to be prevented in order to prevent one case of schizophrenia? England and Wales calculations', Addiction, 104, pp. 1856 - 1861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02736.x

Craine N; Hickman M; Parry JV; Smith J; Walker AM; Russell D; Nix B; May M; McDonald T; Lyons M, 2009, 'Incidence of hepatitis C in drug injectors: The role of homelessness, opiate substitution treatment, equipment sharing, and community size', Epidemiology and Infection, 137, pp. 1255 - 1265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095026880900212X

Hickman M; Hope V; Coleman B; Parry J; Telfer M; Twigger J; Irish C; MacLeod J; Annett H, 2009, 'Assessing IDU prevalence and health consequences (HCV, overdose and drug-related mortality) in a primary care trust: Implications for public health action', Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 374 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdp067

De Angelis D; Sweeting M; Ades AE; Hickman M; Hope V; Ramsay M, 2009, 'An evidence synthesis approach to estimating Hepatitis C prevalence in England and Wales', Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 18, pp. 361 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0962280208094691

Sweeting MJ; De Angelis D; Ades AE; Hickman M, 2009, 'Estimating the prevalence of ex-injecting drug use in the population', Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 18, pp. 381 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0962280208094704

Sweeting MJ; Hope VD; Hickman M; Parry JV; Ncube F; Ramsay ME; De Angelis D, 2009, 'Hepatitis C infection among injecting drug users in England and Wales (1992-2006): There and back again?', American Journal of Epidemiology, 170, pp. 352 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwp141

Platt L; Sutton AJ; Vickerman P; Koshkina E; Maximova S; Latishevskaya N; Hickman M; Bonell C; Parry J; Rhodes T, 2009, 'Measuring risk of HIV and HCV among injecting drug users in the Russian federation', European Journal of Public Health, 19, pp. 428 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp041

Daniel JZ; Hickman M; Macleod J; Wiles N; Lingford-Hughes A; Farrell M; Araya R; Skapinakis P; Haynes J; Lewis G, 2009, 'Is socioeconomic status in early life associated with drug use? A systematic review of the evidence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 142 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00042.x

Melotti R; Heron J; Hickman M; Macleod J; Araya R; Lewis G, 2009, 'Early adolescent substance use and parental socio economic position earlier in life: birth cohort analyses', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63, pp. 83 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.096735e

Kimber J; Copeland L; Hickman M; MacLeod J; McKenzie J; Angelis DD; Robertson JR, 2009, 'The Edinburgh Addiction Cohort: a longitudinal study of survival and long term injecting cessation', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63, pp. 84 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.096735f

Alati R; Macleod J; Hickman M; Sayal K; May M; Smith GD; Lawlor DA, 2008, 'Intrauterine exposure to alcohol and tobacco use and childhood IQ: Findings from a parental-offspring comparison within the avon longitudinal study of parents and children', Pediatric Research, 64, pp. 659 - 666, http://dx.doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e318187cc31

Macleod J; Hickman M; Bowen E; Alati R; Tilling K; Smith GD, 2008, 'Parental drug use, early adversities, later childhood problems and children's use of tobacco and alcohol at age 10: Birth cohort study (Addiction (2008) 103, 1731-1743))', Addiction, 103, pp. 2075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02427_1.x

Macleod J; Hickman M; Bowen E; Alati R; Tilling K; Smith GD, 2008, 'Parental drug use, early adversities, later childhood problems and children's use of tobacco and alcohol at age 10: birth cohort study (vol 103, pg 1731, 2008)', ADDICTION, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02427_3.x

Sweeting MJ; De Angelis D; Hickman M; Ades AE, 2008, 'Estimating hepatitis C prevalence in England and Wales by synthesizing evidence from multiple data sources. Assessing data conflict and model fit', Biostatistics, 9, pp. 715 - 734, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxn004

Macleod J; Hickman M; Bowen E; Alati R; Tilling K; Smith GD, 2008, 'Parental drug use, early adversities, later childhood problems and children's use of tobacco and alcohol at age 10: Birth cohort study', Addiction, 103, pp. 1731 - 1743, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02301.x

Hickman M; Lingford-Hughes A; Bailey C; Macleod J; Nutt D; Henderson G, 2008, 'Does alcohol increase the risk of overdose death: The need for a translational approach', Addiction, 103, pp. 1060 - 1062, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02134.x

Hickman M; Lingford-Hughes A; Bailey C; Macleod J; Nutt D; Henderson G, 2008, 'Understanding causal pathways: A response to the commentaries', Addiction, 103, pp. 1067 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02254.x

Hickman M; De Angelis D, 2008, 'Commentary (Sexually Transmitted Infections (2008) 84 (115-116))', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84, pp. 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2008.028779.corr1

Morgan O; Vicente J; Griffiths P; Hickman M, 2008, 'Trends in overdose deaths from drug misuse in Europe: What do the data tell us?', Addiction, 103, pp. 699 - 700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02102.x

Platt L; Rhodes T; Hickman M; Mikhailova L; Lisetsky K; Sarang A; Lewis K; Parry J, 2008, 'Changes in HIV prevalence and risk among new injecting drug users in a Russian City of high HIV prevalence', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 47, pp. 623 - 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e318165dbf7

Hickman M; De Angelis D, 2008, 'Increase in diagnosed newly acquired hepatitis C in HIV-positive men who have sex with men across London and Brighton, 2002-2006: Is this an outbreak? Commentary', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84, pp. 115 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2007.028779

Hickman M; McDonald T; Judd A; Nichols T; Hope V; Skidmore S; Parry JV, 2008, 'Increasing the uptake of hepatitis C virus testing among injecting drug users in specialist drug treatment and prison settings by using dried blood spots for diagnostic testing: A cluster randomized controlled trial', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 15, pp. 250 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00937.x

Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ, 2008, 'Global epidemiology of injecting drug use and HIV among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', Lancet, 372, pp. 1733 - 1745

Frisher M; Heatlie H; Hickman M, 2007, 'Validating estimates of problematic drug use in England', BMC Public Health, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-286

Zador D; Rome A; Hutchinson S; Hickman M; Baldacchino A; Fahey T; Taylor A; Kidd B, 2007, 'Differences between injectors and non-injectors, and a high prevalence of benzodiazepines among drug related deaths in Scotland 2003', Addiction Research and Theory, 15, pp. 651 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066350701699080

Davoli M; Bargagli AM; Perucci CA; Schifano P; Belleudi V; Hickman M; Salamina G; Diecidue R; Vigna-Taglianti F; Faggiano F, 2007, 'Risk of fatal overdose during and after specialist drug treatment: The VEdeTTE study, a national multi-site prospective cohort study', Addiction, 102, pp. 1954 - 1959, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02025.x

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