By Professor Matthew Hickman

Journal articles

Hickman M; Hope V; Platt L; Higgins V; Bellis M; Rhodes T; Taylor C; Tilling K, 2006, 'Estimating prevalence of injecting drug use: A comparison of multiplier and capture - Recapture methods in cities in England and Russia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 25, pp. 131 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230500537274

Frisher M; Heatlie H; Hickman M, 2006, 'Prevalence of problematic and injecting drug use for Drug Action Team areas in England', Journal of Public Health, 28, pp. 3 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdi073

Balogh AA; Preul MC; Laszlo K; Schornak M; Hickman M; Deshmukh P; Spetzler RF, 2006, 'Multilayer image grid reconstruction technology: Four-dimensional interactive image reconstruction of microsurgical neuroanatomic dissections', NEUROSURGERY, 58, pp. 157 - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1227/01.NEU.0000193514.07866.F0

Rhodes T; Platt L; Maximova S; Koshkina E; Latishevskaya N; Hickman M; Renton A; Bobrova N; McDonald T; Parry JV, 2006, 'Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis among injecting drug users in Russia: A multi-city study', Addiction, 101, pp. 252 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01317.x

Macleod J; Hickman M, 2006, 'Commentary: Understanding pathways to cannabis use and from use to harm', International Journal of Epidemiology, 35, pp. 680 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyl104

Morgan O; Griffiths C; Toson B; Rooney C; Majeed A; Hickman M, 2006, 'Trends in deaths related to drug misuse in England and Wales, 1993-2004.', Health Statistics Quarterly Office for National Statistics, pp. 23 - 27

MacLeod J; Copello A; Crome I; Smith GD; Egger M; Hickman M; Judd A; Oakes R; Oppenkowski T; Stokes-Lampard H, 2005, 'The psychosocial consequences of drug misuse: A systematic review of longitudinal studies', DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY, 12, pp. 85 - 89, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000237742700007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hope VD; Hickman M; Tilling K, 2005, 'Capturing crack cocaine use: Estimating the prevalence of crack cocaine use in London using capture-recapture with covariates', Addiction, 100, pp. 1701 - 1708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01244.x

Rhodes T; Platt L; Judd A; Mikhailova LA; Sarang A; Wallis N; Alpatova T; Hickman M; Parry JV, 2005, 'Hepatitis C virus infection, HIV co-infection, and associated risk among injecting drug users in Togliatti, Russia', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 16, pp. 749 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/095646205774763180

Judd A; Hutchinson S; Wadd S; Hickman M; Taylor A; Jones S; Parry JV; Cameron S; Rhodes T; Ahmed S; Bird S; Fox R; Renton A; Stimson GV; Goldberg D, 2005, 'Prevalence of, and risk factors for, hepatitis C virus infection among recent initiates to injecting in London and Glasgow: Cross sectional analysis', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 12, pp. 655 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2893.2005.00643.x

Cusick L; Hickman M, 2005, ''Trapping' in drug use and sex work careers', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 12, pp. 369 - 379, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630500226779

Hickman M, 2005, 'Cannabis use and dependence, public health and public policy', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY, 16, pp. 286 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.11.001

Hope VD; Judd A; Hickman M; Sutton A; Stimson GV; Parry JV; Gill ON, 2005, 'HIV prevalence among injecting drug users in England and Wales 1990 to 2003: Evidence for increased transmission in recent years', AIDS, 19, pp. 1207 - 1214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.aids.0000176222.71355.a1

Macleod J; Hickman M; Smith GD, 2005, 'Reporting bias and self-reported drug use [3]', Addiction, 100, pp. 562 - 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01099.x

Williams S; Hickman M; Boule M; Aylin P, 2005, 'Dr Foster's case notes - Hospital admissions for drug and alcohol use in people aged under 45', BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 330, pp. 115A - 115, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000226454900014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Williams S; Hickman M; Bottle A; Aylin P, 2005, 'Hospital admissions for drug and alcohol use in people aged under 45', British Medical Journal, 330, pp. 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.330.7483.115

Judd A; Hickman M; Jones S; McDonald T; Parry JV; Stimson GV; Hall AJ, 2005, 'Incidence of hepatitis C virus and HIV among new injecting drug users in London: Prospective cohort study', British Medical Journal, 330, pp. 24 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38286.841227.7c

Stimson GV; Hickman M; Rhodes T; Bastos F; Saidel T, 2005, 'Methods for assessing HIV and HIV risk among IDUs and for evaluating interventions', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 7 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.02.007

Aceijas C; Stimson GV; Hickman M; Rhodes T, 2004, 'Global overview of injecting drug use and HIV infection among injecting drug users', AIDS, 18, pp. 2295 - 2303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200411190-00010

De Angelis D; Hickman M; Yang S, 2004, 'Estimating long-term trends in the incidence and prevalence of opiate use/injecting drug use and the number of former users: Back-calculation methods and opiate overdose deaths', American Journal of Epidemiology, 160, pp. 994 - 1004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwh306

Macleod J; Oakes R; Copello A; Crome I; Egger M; Hickman M; Bourdeaut F, 2004, 'Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: A systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies - Commentary', Archives De Pediatrie, 11, pp. 1369 - 1370

Hickman M; Higgins V; Hope V; Bellis M; Tilling K; Walker A; Henry J, 2004, 'Injecting drug use in Brighton, Liverpool, and London: Best estimates of prevalence and coverage of public health indicators', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 58, pp. 766 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2003.015164

Macleod J; Oakes R; Oppenkowski T; Stokes-Lampard H; Copello A; Crome I; Smith GD; Egger M; Hickman M; Judd A, 2004, 'How strong is the evidence that illicit drug use by young people is an important cause of psychological or social harm? Methodological and policy implications of a systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 11, pp. 281 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630410001687879

Macleod J; Oakes R; Copello A; Crome PI; Egger PM; Hickman M; Oppenkowski T; Stokes-Lampard H; Smith GD, 2004, 'Psychological and social sequelae of cannabis and other illicit drug use by young people: A systematic review of longitudinal, general population studies', Lancet, 363, pp. 1579 - 1588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16200-4

Hickman M; Macleod J; Smith GD, 2004, 'Effectiveness of preventing frequent cannabis use among young people in improving educational achievement: Eradicating frequent cannabis use among adolescents could reduce school dropout by 3% [3]', Addiction, 99, pp. 650 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00731.x

Balogh A; Preul MC; Schornak M; Hickman M; Spetzler RF, 2004, 'Virtual reality - Reponse', JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 100, pp. 583 - 584, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000220440900004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Hickman M; Griffin M; Mott J; Corkery J; Madden P; Sondhi A; Stimson G, 2004, 'Continuing the Epidemiological Function of the Addicts Index - Evidence from matching the Home Office Addicts Index with the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 11, pp. 91 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0968763031000121562

Platt L; Hickman M; Rhodes T; Mikhailova L; Karavashkin V; Vlasov A; Tilling K; Hope V; Khutorksoy M; Renton A, 2004, 'The prevalence of injecting drug use in a Russian city: Implications for harm reduction and coverage', Addiction, 99, pp. 1430 - 1438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00848.x

Hickman M; Madden P; Henry J; Baker A; Wallace C; Wakefield J; Stimson G; Elliott P, 2003, 'Erratum: Trends in drug overdose deaths in England and Wales 1993-98: Methadone does not kill more people than heroin (Addiction (2003) 98 (419-425))', Addiction, 98, pp. 1325 - 1326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00495.x

Judd A; Parry J; Hickman M; McDonald T; Jordan L; Lewis K; Contreras M; Dusheiko G; Foster G; Gill N; Kemp K; Main J; Murray-Lyon I; Nelson M, 2003, 'Evaluation of a modified commercial assay in detecting antibody to hepatitis C virus in oral fluids and dried blood spots', Journal of Medical Virology, 71, pp. 49 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.10463

Hickman M; Madden P; Henry J; Baker A; Wallace C; Wakefield J; Stimson G; Elliott P, 2003, 'Trends in drug overdose deaths in England and Wales 1993-98: methadone does not kill more people than heroin. (vol 98, pg 419, 2003)', ADDICTION, 98, pp. 1325 - 1326, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000185218600025&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Fitch C; Stimson GV; Jones S; Hickman M; Muscat I; Gafoor M, 2003, 'Responding to drug use in Jersey: Findings and outcomes from a multimethod rapid assessment', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 10, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0968763031000072666

Schier JG; Nelson LS; Hoffman RS; Cummings P; Macleod J; Hickman M; Smith GD; Anand KJS; Lynskey MT; Statham DJ; Martin NG; Heath AC; Bucholz KK; Madden PAF; Nelson EC; Slutske WS; Kandel DB, 2003, 'Early Exposure to Marijuana and Risk of Later Drug Use [1]', JAMA, 290, pp. 329 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.3.329-a

Hickman M; Carnwath Z; Madden P; Farrell M; Rooney C; Ashcroft R; Judd A; Stimson G, 2003, 'Drug-Related Mortality and Fatal Overdose Risk: Pilot Cohort Study of Heroin Users Recruited from Specialist Drug Treatment Sites in London', Journal of Urban Health, 80, pp. 274 - 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jurban/jtg030

Hickman M; Madden P; Henry J; Baker A; Wallace C; Wakefield J; Stimson G; Elliott P, 2003, 'Trends in drug overdose deaths in England and Wales 1993-98: Methadone does not kill more people than heroin', Addiction, 98, pp. 419 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00294.x

Oerton J; Hunter G; Hickman M; Morgan D; Turnbull P; Kothari G; Marsden J, 2003, 'Arrest referral in London police stations: Characteristics of the first year. A key point of intervention for drug users?', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, 10, pp. 73 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0968763021000040914

Macleod J; Hickman M; Smith GD, 2003, 'Early exposure to marijuana and risk of later drug use.', JAMA the Journal of the American Medical Association, 290, pp. 329 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.3.329-c

Hickman M; Taylor C; Chatterjee A; Degenhardt L; Frischer M; Hay G; Tilling K; Wiessing L; Griffiths P; McKetin R, 2002, 'Estimating the prevalence of problematic drug use: A review of methods and their application', Bulletin on Narcotics, 54, pp. 15 - 32

Rhodes T; Lowndes C; Judd A; Mikhailova LA; Sarang A; Rylkov A; Tichonov M; Lewis K; Ulyanova N; Alpatova T; Karavashkin V; Khutorskoy M; Hickman M; Parry JV; Renton A, 2002, 'Explosive spread and high prevalence of HIV infection among injecting drug users in Togliatti City, Russia', AIDS, 16, pp. F25 - F31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200209060-00002

Parsons J; Hickman M; Turnbull PJ; McSweeney T; Stimson GV; Judd A; Roberts K, 2002, 'Over a decade of syringe exchange: Results from 1997 UK survey', Addiction, 97, pp. 845 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00128.x

Harrison-Read P; Lucas B; Tyrer P; Ray J; Shipley K; Simmonds S; Knapp M; Lowin A; Patel A; Hickman M, 2002, 'Heavy users of acute psychiatric beds: Randomized controlled trial of enhanced community management in an outer London borough', Psychological Medicine, 32, pp. 403 - 416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0033291702005305

Frischer M; Anderson S; Hickman M; Heatlie H, 2002, 'Diffusion of drug misuse in Scotland: Findings from the 1993 and 1996 Scottish crime surveys', Addiction Research and Theory, 10, pp. 83 - 95

Judd A; Hickman M; Rhodes T, 2002, 'Transmission of hepatitis C - Are noninjecting cocaine users at risk?', Substance Use and Misuse, 37, pp. 573 - 575

Weaver T; Hickman M; Rutter D; Ward J; Stimson G; Renton A, 2001, 'The prevalence and management of co-morbid substance misuse and mental illness: Results of a screening survey in substance misuse and mental health treatment populations', Drug and Alcohol Review, 20, pp. 407 - 416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230120092724

Hickman M; Seaman S; De Angelis D, 2001, 'Estimating the relative incidence of heroin use: Application of a method for adjusting observed reports of first visits to specialized drug treatment agencies', American Journal of Epidemiology, 153, pp. 632 - 641, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/153.7.632

Frischer M; Hickman M; Kraus L; Mariani F; Wiessing L, 2001, 'A comparison of different methods for estimating the prevalence of problematic drug misuse in Great Britain', Addiction, 96, pp. 1465 - 1476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2001.9610146510.x

Lucas B; Harrison-Read P; Tyrer P; Ray J; Shipley K; Hickman M; Patel A; Knapp M; Lowin A, 2001, 'Costs and characteristics of heavy inpatient service users in outer London', International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 47, pp. 63 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002076400104700106

Hope VD; Judd A; Hickman M; Lamagni T; Hunter G; Stimson GV; Jones S; Donovan L; Parry JV; Gill ON, 2001, 'Prevalence of hepatitis C among injection drug users in England and Wales: Is harm reduction working?', American Journal of Public Health, 91, pp. 38 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.91.1.38

Judd A; Stimson GV; Hickman M; Hunter GM; Jones S; Parry JV; Madden P, 2000, 'Prevalence of HIV infection in a multi-site sample of injecting drug users not in contact with treatment services in England', AIDS, 14, pp. 2413 - 2415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200010200-00030

Frischer M; Norwood J; Heatlie H; Millson D; Lowdell J; Hickman M; Chapman S; Bashford J, 2000, 'A comparison of trends in problematic drug misuse from two reporting systems', Journal of Public Health Medicine, 22, pp. 362 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/22.3.362

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