By Professor Matthew Hickman

Journal articles

Carlisle VR; Maynard OM; Bagnall D; Hickman M; Shorrock J; Thomas K; Kesten J, 2023, 'Should I Stay or Should I Go? A Qualitative Exploration of Stigma and Other Factors Influencing Opioid Agonist Treatment Journeys', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021526

Yardley L; Denford S; Kamal A; May T; Kesten JM; French CE; Weston D; Rubin GJ; Horwood J; Hickman M; Amlôt R; Oliver I, 2023, 'The Agile Co-production and Evaluation framework for developing public health interventions, messaging and guidance', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1094753

Santo Jr T; Clark B; Hickman M, 2023, 'Association of opioid agonist treatment with all-cause mortality and specific causes of death among people with opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis (vol 78, pg 979, 2021)', JAMA PSYCHIATRY, 80, pp. 972 - 972, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2537

Myring G; Lim AG; Hollingworth W; McLeod H; Beer L; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Radley A; Dillon JF, 2022, 'Cost-effectiveness of pharmacy-led versus conventionally delivered antiviral treatment for hepatitis C in patients receiving opioid substitution therapy: An economic evaluation alongside a pragmatic cluster randomised trial', Journal of Infection, 85, pp. 676 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.09.021

Fisher H; Chantler T; Finn A; Kesten J; Hickman M; Letley L; Mounier-Jack S; Thomas C; Worthington K; Yates J; Audrey S, 2022, 'Development of an educational package for the universal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme: a co-production study with young people and key informants', Research Involvement and Engagement, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00349-7

Abeysekera KWM; Orr JG; Gordon FH; Howe LD; Hamilton-Shield J; Heron J; Hickman M, 2022, 'Evaluating future risk of NAFLD in adolescents: a prediction and decision curve analysis', BMC Gastroenterology, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02401-y

Denford S; Mowbray F; Towler L; Wehling H; Lasseter G; Amlôt R; Oliver I; Yardley L; Hickman M, 2022, 'Exploration of attitudes regarding uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among vaccine hesitant adults in the UK: a qualitative analysis', BMC Infectious Diseases, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07380-9

Lasseter G; Compston P; Robin C; Lambert H; Hickman M; Denford S; Reynolds R; Zhang J; Cai S; Zhang T; Smith LE; Rubin GJ; Yardley L; Amlôt R; Oliver I, 2022, 'Exploring the impact of shielding advice on the wellbeing of individuals identified as clinically extremely vulnerable amid the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods evaluation', BMC Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14368-2

Tinner L; Palmer JC; Lloyd EC; Caldwell DM; MacArthur GJ; Dias K; Langford R; Redmore J; Wittkop L; Watkins SH; Hickman M; Campbell R, 2022, 'Individual-, family- and school-based interventions to prevent multiple risk behaviours relating to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in young people aged 8-25 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis', BMC Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13072-5

Hill PL; Stoové M; Agius PA; Maher L; Hickman M; Crawford S; Dietze P, 2022, 'Mortality in the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia: a prospective observational study', Addiction, 117, pp. 3091 - 3098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15975

Troy DM; Maynard OM; Hickman M; Munafò MR; Attwood AS, 2022, 'Nucleation increases the visual appeal of lager but does not alter overall likeability or drinking rate', Harm Reduction Journal, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-022-00618-4

Palmateer N; Hamill V; Bergenstrom A; Bloomfield H; Gordon L; Stone J; Fraser H; Seyler T; Duan Y; Tran R; Trayner K; Biggam C; Smith S; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Hutchinson S, 2022, 'Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: Latest evidence of effectiveness from a systematic review (2011 to 2020)', International Journal of Drug Policy, 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103872

Marsden J; Brown J; Clark L; Cousijn J; Hall W; Hickman M; Holmes J; Humphreys K; Jackson SE; Peacock A; Tucker J, 2022, 'The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on addictive disorders—an update', Addiction, 117, pp. 2762 - 2766, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16033

McGovern R; Newham J; Addison M; Hickman M; Kaner E, 2022, 'The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions at reducing the frequency of alcohol and drug use in parents: findings of a Cochrane Review and meta-analyses', Addiction, 117, pp. 2571 - 2582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15846

Trickey A; Croxford S; Emanuel E; Ijaz S; Hickman M; Kesten J; Thomas C; Edmundson C; Desai M; Vickerman P, 2022, 'The Effectiveness of Low Dead Space Syringes for Reducing the Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Acquisition among People Who Inject Drugs: Findings from a National Survey in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75, pp. 1073 - 1077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac140

Yeung A; Palmateer NE; Dillon JF; McDonald SA; Smith S; Barclay S; Hayes PC; Gunson RN; Templeton K; Goldberg DJ; Hickman M; Hutchinson SJ, 2022, 'Corrigendum to ‘Population-level estimates of hepatitis C reinfection post scale-up of direct-acting antivirals among people who inject drugs’ [J Hepatol 76 (2022) 549–557, (Journal of Hepatology (2022) 76(549-557) (S0168827821021036), (10.1016/j.jhep.2021.09.038))', Journal of Hepatology, 77, pp. 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2022.04.013

Brothers TD; Lewer D; Jones N; Colledge-Frisby S; Farrell M; Hickman M; Webster D; Hayward A; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'Opioid agonist treatment and risk of death or rehospitalization following injection drug use–associated bacterial and fungal infections: A cohort study in New South Wales, Australia', Plos Medicine, 19, pp. e1004049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004049

Jones NR; Hickman M; Nielsen S; Larney S; Dobbins T; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on fatal and non-fatal drug overdose among people with a history of opioid dependence in NSW, Australia, 2001–2018: Findings from the OATS retrospective linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109464

Colledge-Frisby S; Jones N; Larney S; Peacock A; Lewer D; Brothers TD; Hickman M; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2022, 'The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109494

Augarde E; Gunnell D; Mars B; Hickman M, 2022, 'An ecological study of temporal trends in ‘deaths of despair’ in England and Wales', Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 57, pp. 1135 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02251-9

Kesten JM; Holder E; Ayres R; Ellis P; Taylor S; Hickman M; Henderson G, 2022, 'Changes in the development of opioid tolerance on re-exposure among people who use heroin: A qualitative study', Plos One, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269379

Van Den Boom W; Quiroga MDM; O'keefe D; Kumar D; Hill PL; Scott N; Agius PA; Higgs P; Kerr T; Maher L; Hickman M; Stoové M; Dietze P, 2022, 'Cohort Profile: The Melbourne Injecting Drug User Cohort Study (SuperMIX)', International Journal of Epidemiology, 51, pp. E123 - E130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab231

Cunningham EB; Wheeler A; Hajarizadeh B; French CE; Roche R; Marshall AD; Fontaine G; Conway A; Valencia BM; Bajis S; Presseau J; Ward JW; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Hickman M; Vickerman P; Grebely J, 2022, 'Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7, pp. 426 - 445, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00471-4

Chaillon A; Bharat C; Stone J; Jones N; Degenhardt L; Larney S; Farrell M; Vickerman P; Hickman M; Martin NK; Bórquez A, 2022, 'Modeling the population-level impact of opioid agonist treatment on mortality among people accessing treatment between 2001 and 2020 in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 117, pp. 1338 - 1352, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15736

Fisher H; Chantler T; Denford S; Finn A; Hickman M; Mounier-Jack S; Roderick M; Tucker L; Yates J; Audrey S, 2022, 'Development of a multicomponent intervention to increase parental vaccine confidence and young people's access to the universal HPV vaccination programme in England: Protocol for a co-design study', BMJ Open, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062050

Artenie A; Luhmann N; Lim AG; Fraser H; Ward Z; Stone J; MacGregor L; Walker JG; Trickey A; Marquez LK; Abu-Raddad LJ; Ayoub HH; Walsh N; Hickman M; Martin NK; Easterbrook P; Vickerman P, 2022, 'Methods and indicators to validate country reductions in incidence of hepatitis C virus infection to elimination levels set by WHO', Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 7, pp. 353 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00311-3

Corcoran E; Lewis G; Heron J; Hickman M; Lewis G, 2022, 'Cognitive style and drinking to cope: A prospective cohort study', Addiction, 117, pp. 570 - 579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.15655

Fisher H; Hickman M; Ferrie J; Evans K; Bell M; Yates J; Roderick M; Reynolds R; MacLeod J; Audrey S, 2022, 'Impact of new consent procedures on uptake of the schools-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme', Journal of Public Health United Kingdom, 44, pp. 199 - 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa164

French CE; Denford S; Brooks-Pollock E; Wehling H; Hickman M, 2022, 'Low uptake of COVID-19 lateral flow testing among university students: a mixed methods evaluation', Public Health, 204, pp. 54 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2022.01.002

Holland A; Harris M; Hickman M; Lewer D; Shorter GW; Horsley J; Powell M; Rae M, 2022, 'Overdose prevention centres in the UK', The Lancet Public Health, 7, pp. e196 - e197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00038-X

Yeung A; Palmateer NE; Dillon JF; McDonald SA; Smith S; Barclay S; Hayes PC; Gunson RN; Templeton K; Goldberg DJ; Hickman M; Hutchinson SJ, 2022, 'Population-level estimates of hepatitis C reinfection post scale-up of direct-acting antivirals among people who inject drugs', Journal of Hepatology, 76, pp. 549 - 557, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2021.09.038

Byrne CJ; Beer L; Inglis SK; Robinson E; Radley A; Goldberg DJ; Hickman M; Hutchinson S; Dillon JF, 2022, 'Real-world outcomes of rapid regional hepatitis C virus treatment scale-up among people who inject drugs in Tayside, Scotland', Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 55, pp. 568 - 579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.16728

Lewer D; Brothers TD; Van Hest N; Hickman M; Holland A; Padmanathan P; Zaninotto P, 2022, 'Causes of death among people who used illicit opioids in England, 2001–18: a matched cohort study', Lancet Public Health, 7, pp. e126 - e135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00254-1

Cai S; Zhang T; Robin C; Sawyer C; Rice W; Smith LE; Amlôt R; Rubin GJ; Yardley L; Hickman M; Oliver I; Lambert H, 2022, 'Learning about COVID-19 across borders: public health information and adherence among international travellers to the UK', Public Health, 203, pp. 9 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.11.015

Padmanathan P; Forbes H; Redaniel MT; Gunnell D; Lewer D; Moran P; Watson B; Degenhardt L; Hickman M, 2022, 'Self-harm and suicide during and after opioid agonist treatment among primary care patients in England: a cohort study', Lancet Psychiatry, 9, pp. 151 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00392-8

Stone J; Artenie A; Hickman M; Martin NK; Degenhardt L; Fraser H; Vickerman P, 2022, 'The contribution of unstable housing to HIV and hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study', Lancet Public Health, 7, pp. e136 - e145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00258-9

Liu Y; Heron J; Hickman M; Zammit S; Wolke D, 2022, 'Prenatal stress and offspring depression in adulthood: The mediating role of childhood trauma', Journal of Affective Disorders, 297, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.019

Anderson NC; Kesten JM; Ayres R; Hickman M; Amlôt R; Michie S; Lorencatto F, 2022, 'Acceptability of, and barriers and facilitators to, a pilot physical health service for people who inject drugs: A qualitative study with service users and providers', International Journal of Drug Policy, 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103437

Padmanathan P; Hall K; Moran P; Jones HE; Gunnell D; Carlisle V; Lingford-Hughes A; Hickman M, 2022, 'Corrigendum: “Prevention of suicide and reduction of self-harm among people with substance use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials” (Comprehensive Psychiatry (2020) 96, (S0010440X19300586), (10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152135))', Comprehensive Psychiatry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2022.152296

Jugnarain DV; Halford R; Smith S; Hickman M; Samartsidis P; Foster GR, 2022, 'Role of peer support in a hepatitis C elimination programme', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 29, pp. 43 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13626

Fernandes GS; Spiers A; Vaidya N; Zhang Y; Sharma E; Holla B; Heron J; Hickman M; Murthy P; Chakrabarti A; Basu D; Subodh BN; Singh L; Singh R; Kalyanram K; Kartik K; Kumaran K; Krishnaveni G; Kuriyan R; Kurpad S; Barker GJ; Bharath RD; Desrivieres S; Purushottam M; Orfanos DP; Toledano MB; Schumann G; Benegal V, 2021, 'Adverse childhood experiences and substance misuse in young people in India: results from the multisite cVEDA cohort', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11892-5

de Vocht F; Katikireddi SV; McQuire C; Tilling K; Hickman M; Craig P, 2021, 'Conceptualising natural and quasi experiments in public health', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01224-x

Tinner L; Wright C; Heron J; Caldwell D; Campbell R; Hickman M, 2021, 'Correction to: Is adolescent multiple risk behaviour associated with reduced socioeconomic status in young adulthood and do those with low socioeconomic backgrounds experience greater negative impact? Findings from two UK birth cohort studies (BMC Public Health, (2021), 21, 1, (1614), 10.1186/s12889-021-11638-3)', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11764-y

Brooks-Pollock E; Christensen H; Trickey A; Hemani G; Nixon E; Thomas AC; Turner K; Finn A; Hickman M; Relton C; Danon L, 2021, 'High COVID-19 transmission potential associated with re-opening universities can be mitigated with layered interventions', Nature Communications, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25169-3

Tinner L; Wright C; Heron J; Caldwell D; Campbell R; Hickman M, 2021, 'Is adolescent multiple risk behaviour associated with reduced socioeconomic status in young adulthood and do those with low socioeconomic backgrounds experience greater negative impact? Findings from two UK birth cohort studies', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11638-3

Kesten JM; Holland A; Linton MJ; Family H; Scott J; Horwood J; Hickman M; Telfer M; Ayres R; Hussey D; Wilkinson J; Hines LA, 2021, 'Living Under Coronavirus and Injecting Drugs in Bristol (LUCID-B): A qualitative study of experiences of COVID-19 among people who inject drugs', International Journal of Drug Policy, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103391

Wright C; Heron J; Kipping R; Hickman M; Campbell R; Martin RM, 2021, 'Young adult cancer risk behaviours originate in adolescence: a longitudinal analysis using ALSPAC, a UK birth cohort study', BMC Cancer, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08098-8

Quinn B; Ward B; Agius PA; Jenkinson R; Hickman M; Sutton K; Hall C; McKetin R; Farrell M; Cossar R; Dietze PM, 2021, 'A prospective cohort of people who use methamphetamine in Melbourne and non-metropolitan Victoria, Australia: Baseline characteristics and correlates of methamphetamine dependence', Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, pp. 1239 - 1248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13194

Abeysekera KW; Orr JG; Madley-Dowd P; Fernandes GS; Zuccolo L; Gordon FH; Lawlor DA; Heron J; Hickman M, 2021, 'Association of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and breastfeeding with NAFLD in young adults: a parental negative control study', Lancet Regional Health Europe, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100206

Fisher H; Lambert H; Hickman M; Yardley L; Audrey S, 2021, 'Experiences of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic from the perspectives of young people: Rapid qualitative study', Public Health in Practice, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100162

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