By Professor Michael Proinsias Farrell

Journal articles

Weatherburn D; Farrell M; Wan WY; Rahman S, 2024, 'The criminal careers of Australian drug traffickers', International Journal of Drug Policy, 134, pp. 104650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104650

Darke S; Duflou J; Farrell M; Lappin J; Peacock A, 2024, 'Emergence of deaths due to nitazene toxicity in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 2093 - 2094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13920

Farnbach S; Foley C; Gates P; Seccull A; Henderson A; Zocco A; Farrell M; Shakeshaft A, 2024, 'Enhancing the SUSTAINable uptake of evidence to minimise harms from alcohol and other drugs in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1781 - 1786, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13843

Heijstee N; Black E; Black E; Demirkol A; Mammen K; Mills L; Deacon R; Ezard N; Montebello M; Reid D; Bruno R; Shakeshaft A; Siefried KJ; Farrell M; Lintzeris N, 2024, 'Sociodemographic and Health Factors of the Alcohol Treatment-seeking Population in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Addiction Medicine, 18, pp. 619 - 627, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001311

Wardle H; Degenhardt L; Marionneau V; Reith G; Livingstone C; Sparrow M; Tran LT; Biggar B; Bunn C; Farrell M; Kesaite V; Poznyak V; Quan J; Rehm J; Rintoul A; Sharma M; Shiffman J; Siste K; Ukhova D; Volberg R; Salifu Yendork J; Saxena S, 2024, 'The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e950 - e994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00167-1

Darke S; Duflou J; McDonald S; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Neuropathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111407

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Hall W; Lappin J, 2024, 'A retrospective study of the characteristics and toxicology of cases of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)- and psilocybin-related death in Australia', Addiction, 119, pp. 1564 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16518

Macdonald C; Macpherson G; Leppan O; Tran LT; Cunningham EB; Hajarizadeh B; Grebely J; Farrell M; Altice FL; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Interventions to reduce harms related to drug use among people who experience incarceration: systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e684 - e699, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00160-9

Gaborit L; Kalyanasundaram K; Vu J; Basam A; Elhadi M; Wright D; Martin J; Park M; Pockney P; Ntalouka M; Abubaker N; Saeed U; Abdulwahed E; Alsori M; Alrifae GMH; Farrell M; Liu G; Smith N; Xu W; Varghese C; Harrison E; Goh S; Li J; Shah J; Waraich A; Pathak U; Hilder A; Jabur A; Ohis C; Ong CF; Siribaddana V; Raubenheimer K; Wells C; Ferguson L; Xu W; Pockney P; Atherton K; Dawson A; Martin J; Banerjee A; Dudi-Venkata N; Lightfoot N; Ludbrook I; Peters L; Sara R; Watson D; Adeyeye A; Alvarez-Lozada LA; Atici SD; Buhavac M; Calini G; Ioannidis O; Tepe MD; Nath U; Uzair A; Yang W; Zaidi F; Singh S; Abdullah B; Palacios DSG; Ragab A; Ahmed A; Daudu D; Goh S; Benyani SV; Karthikeyan N; Mansour LT; Seow W; Tasi Z; Abdelmelek DE; Boussahel IFZ; Kaabache O; Lemdaoui N; Nebbar O; Rais M; Abdoun M; Kouicem AT; Bouaoud S; Bouchenak K; Saada H; Ouyahia A; Messai W; Choong ZS; Ting C; Larkin M, 2024, 'Patterns of opioid use after surgical discharge: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 25 countries', Anaesthesia, 79, pp. 924 - 936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.16297

Tran LT; Wardle H; Colledge-Frisby S; Taylor S; Lynch M; Rehm J; Volberg R; Marionneau V; Saxena S; Bunn C; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e594 - e613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00126-9

Darke S; Farrell M; Duflou J; Lappin J, 2024, 'Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heroin users: An underappreciated issue with clinical ramifications', Addiction, 119, pp. 1153 - 1155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16407

Bharat C; Farrell M, 2024, 'National approaches to reduce mortality after prison release', Lancet Public Health, 9, pp. e412 - e413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00105-1

Lawson S; Bryant J; Freund M; Dizon J; Haber PS; Shakeshaft A; Jefferies M; Farrell M, 2024, 'Prevalence and factors associated with polydrug use among clients seeking treatment for alcohol misuse', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1194 - 1203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13833

Clay S; Wilkinson Z; Ginley M; Arunogiri S; Christmass M; Membrey D; MacCartney P; Sutherland R; Colledge-Frisby S; Marshall AD; Nagle J; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; McKetin R, 2024, 'The reflections of health service providers on implementing contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 1313 - 1322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13853

Webb P; Ireland J; Colledge-Frisby S; Peacock A; Leung J; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Hickman M; Grebely J; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Patterns of drug use among people who inject drugs: A global systematic review and meta-analysis', International Journal of Drug Policy, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104455

Farrell M; Shahbazi J; Chambers M; Byrne M; Gholami J; Zahra E; Grebely J; Lintzeris N; Larance B; Ali R; Nielsen S; Dunlop A; Dore GJ; McDonough M; Montebello M; Weiss R; Rodgers C; Cook J; Degenhardt L, 2024, '96-week retention in treatment with extended-release subcutaneous buprenorphine depot injections among people with opioid dependence: Extended follow-up after a single-arm trial', International Journal of Drug Policy, 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104390

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Chrzanowska A; Yuen WS; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Characteristics, toxicology and major organ pathology of deaths due to acute alcohol toxicity in Australia, 2011–2022', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 937 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13817

Tran AD; Grebely J; Chambers M; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; Bajis S; Larance B, 2024, 'Health utility among people who regularly use opioids in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 43, pp. 997 - 1012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13823

Black N; Chung S; Tisdale C; Fialho LS; Aramrattana A; Assanangkornchai S; Blaszczynski A; Bowden-Jones H; van den Brink W; Brown A; Brown QL; Cottler LB; Elsasser M; Ferri M; Florence M; Gueorguieva R; Hampton R; Hudson S; Kelly PJ; Lintzeris N; Murphy L; Nadkarni A; Neale J; Rosen D; Rumpf HJ; Rush B; Segal G; Shorter GW; Torrens M; Wait C; Young K; Farrell M, 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

Hall W; Darke S; Farrell M, 2024, 'Do we need clinical trials of high dose stimulant agonist treatment for stimulant use disorders?', Addiction, 119, pp. 786 - 787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16416

Acheson LS; Clay S; McKetin R; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Brett J; Christmass M; Rodgers C; Shoptaw S; Farrell M; Ezard N; Siefried KJ, 2024, 'Participant experiences in a pilot study for methamphetamine withdrawal treatment: Implications for retention', International Journal of Drug Policy, 126, pp. 104383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104383

Lancaster K; Gendera S; Treloar C; Rhodes T; Shahbazi J; Byrne M; Nielsen S; Degenhardt L; Farrell M, 2024, 'Tinkering with care: Implementing extended-release buprenorphine depot treatment for opioid dependence', International Journal of Drug Policy, 126, pp. 104359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104359

Acheson LS; Gordon C; Mcketin R; Brett J; Christmass M; Rodgers C; Lintzeris N; Dunlop A; Farrell M; Shoptaw S; Ezard N; Siefried KJ, 2024, 'Measuring Objective and Subjective Sleep during Lisdexamfetamine Treatment of Acute Methamphetamine Withdrawal: A Feasibility Study', European Addiction Research, 30, pp. 121 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000536328

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'A descriptive coronial study of heroin toxicity deaths in Australia, 2020–2022: Characteristics, toxicology and survival times', Addiction, 119, pp. 559 - 569, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16377

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2024, 'Differences in heroin overdose deaths in Australia by age, 2020-2022: Disease and estimated survival times', Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100217

Xu W; Smith N; Ting R; Soh Q; Saeed U; Farrell M; Wright D; Li J; Waraich A; Gaborit L; Jabur A; Kalyanasundaram K; Ohis C; Foong C; Ong ; Siribaddana V; Raubenheimer K; Vu J; Ferguson L; Varghese C; Pockney P; Atherton K; Martin J; Banerjee A; Dudi-Venkata N; Lightfoot N; Ludbrook I; Peters L; Sara R; Watson D; Adeyeye A; Alvarez-Lozada LA; Atici SD; Buhavac M; Calini G; Elhadi M; Ioannidis O; Tepe MD; Nath U; Uzair A; Yang W; Zaidi F; Abdullah B; Ragab A; Daudu D; Benyani SV; Karthikeyan N; Mansour LT; Seow W; Tasi Z; Park M; Abdelmelek DE; Boussahel IFZ; Kaabache O; Lemdaoui N; Nebbar O; Rais M; Abdoun M; Kouicem AT; Bouaoud S; Bouchenak K; Saada H; Ouyahia A; Messai W; Choong ZS; Ting C; Larkin M; Fong PJ; Soh I; De Grandi A; Iftikhar H; Sinha A; Kapoor D; Chlebicka T; Singer D; Goddard K; Matthews L; Lin R; Chambers J; Chan J; Macnab B; Barker J; McKenzie M; Ferguson N; Juwaheer G; Walters C; Nguyen K; Liu D; Cabalag C; Lee J; Leow SHA; Ng SL; Ashraf H; Mulder F; Loo J; Proud D; Wong S; Zhou Y; Soh QR; Chye D, 2024, 'Impact of opioid-free analgesia on pain severity and patient satisfaction after discharge from surgery: multispecialty, prospective cohort study in 25 countries', British Journal of Surgery, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad421

Bharat C; Chidwick K; Gisev N; Farrell M; Ali R; Degenhardt L, 2024, 'Trends in use of medicines for opioid agonist treatment in Australia, 2013–2022', International Journal of Drug Policy, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104255

Macdonald C; Weatherburn D; Butler T; Albalawi O; Greenberg D; Farrell M, 2024, 'Who gets diverted into treatment? a study of defendants with psychosis', Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 31, pp. 132 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2023.2175070

Brothers TD; Lewer D; Jones N; Colledge-Frisby S; Bonn M; Wheeler A; Grebely J; Farrell M; Hickman M; Hayward A; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Effect of incarceration and opioid agonist treatment transitions on risk of hospitalisation with injection drug use-associated bacterial infections: A self-controlled case series in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104218

Hajarizadeh B; Kairouz A; Ottaviano S; Ireland J; Willing A; Cunningham E; Webb P; Colledge-Frisby S; Wheeler A; Leung J; Tran LT; Price O; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Hickman M; Dore GJ; Bergenström A; Degenhardt L; Grebely J, 2023, 'Global, regional, and country-level coverage of testing and treatment for HIV and hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e1885 - e1898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00461-8

Downing BC; Hickman M; Jones NR; Larney S; Sweeting MJ; Xu Y; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Jones HE, 2023, 'Prevalence of opioid dependence in New South Wales, Australia, 2014–16: Indirect estimation from multiple data sources using a Bayesian approach', Addiction, 118, pp. 1994 - 2006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16268

Bharat C; Webb P; Wilkinson Z; McKetin R; Grebely J; Farrell M; Holland A; Hickman M; Tran LT; Clark B; Peacock A; Darke S; Li JH; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Agreement between self-reported illicit drug use and biological samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Addiction, 118, pp. 1624 - 1648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16200

Havard A; Jones N; Bharat C; Gisev N; Pearson SA; Shakeshaft A; Farrell M; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Mortality during and after specialist alcohol and other drug treatment: Variation in rates according to principal drug of concern and treatment modality', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1461 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13669

Clay S; Wilkinson Z; Ginley M; Arunogiri S; Christmass M; Membrey D; MacCartney P; Sutherland R; Colledge-Frisby S; Marshall AD; Nagle J; Degenhardt L; Farrell M; McKetin R, 2023, 'Perspectives and sentiments on contingency management from people who use methamphetamine', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 1427 - 1437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13691

Darke S; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2023, 'Overdose and suicide are different phenomena among opioid users that require different clinical management', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 1095 - 1100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231159298

Ratledge M; Del Rio E; Watson B; Said N; Rice N; Farrell M; Dewald E; Nikroo A; Clark D, 2023, 'Correcting Hohlraum Drive Asymmetry with Glow Discharge Polymerization Coated Capsule Shims', FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2210705

Degenhardt L; Clark B; Macpherson G; Leppan O; Nielsen S; Zahra E; Larance B; Kimber J; Martino-Burke D; Hickman M; Farrell M, 2023, 'Buprenorphine versus methadone for the treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies', Lancet Psychiatry, 10, pp. 386 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(23)00095-0

Lappin JM; Darke S; Farrell M, 2023, 'Psychotogenic potential of prescribed drugs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57, pp. 777 - 779, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00048674231174807

Wong RXY; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Memedovic S; Harvey SB; Petrie K, 2023, 'Substance use among vocational trainees in Australia: differences between medical specialties', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 939 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15729

Clay S; Treloar C; Degenhardt L; Grebely J; Christmass M; Gough C; Hayllar J; McDonough M; Henderson C; Crawford S; Farrell M; Marshall A, 2023, '‘I just thought that was the best thing for me to do at this point’: Exploring patient experiences with depot buprenorphine and their motivations to discontinue', International Journal of Drug Policy, 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104002

Degenhardt L; Webb P; Colledge-Frisby S; Ireland J; Wheeler A; Ottaviano S; Willing A; Kairouz A; Cunningham EB; Hajarizadeh B; Leung J; Tran LT; Price O; Peacock A; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Dore GJ; Hickman M; Grebely J, 2023, 'Epidemiology of injecting drug use, prevalence of injecting-related harm, and exposure to behavioural and environmental risks among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e659 - e672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00057-8

Colledge-Frisby S; Ottaviano S; Webb P; Grebely J; Wheeler A; Cunningham EB; Hajarizadeh B; Leung J; Peacock A; Vickerman P; Farrell M; Dore GJ; Hickman M; Degenhardt L, 2023, 'Global coverage of interventions to prevent and manage drug-related harms among people who inject drugs: a systematic review', Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e673 - e683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00058-X

Saxby K; Ireland A; Ghijben P; Sweeney R; Sia KL; Chen E; Farrell M; McRobbie H; Courtney R; Petrie D, 2023, 'Household Composition and Smoking Behavior in a Prospective Longitudinal Australian Cohort', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 25, pp. 859 - 866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac270

Colledge-Frisby S; Jones N; Degenhardt L; Hickman M; Padmanathan P; Santo T; Farrell M; Gisev N, 2023, 'Incidence of suicide and self-harm among people with opioid use disorder and the impact of opioid agonist treatment: A retrospective data linkage study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 246, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109851

Dale K; Vargas N; Jara A; Marin E; Lovelace G; Langley N; Williams J; Reuter T; Kong C; Monton C; Alexander N; Farrell M; Sweet W, 2023, 'Fabricating Boron-Doped Nanowires-', FUSION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2023.2169547

Conway A; Treloar C; Crawford S; Degenhardt L; Dore GJ; Farrell M; Hayllar J; Grebely J; Marshall AD, 2023, '“You'll come in and dose even in a global pandemic”: A qualitative study of adaptive opioid agonist treatment provision during the COVID-19 pandemic', International Journal of Drug Policy, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.103998

McVeigh TP; Sweeney KJ; Brennan DJ; McVeigh UM; Ward S; Strydom A; Seal S; Astbury K; Donnellan P; Higgins J; Keane M; Kerin MJ; Malone C; McGough P; McLaughlin R; O’Leary M; Rushe M; Barry MK; MacGregor G; Sugrue M; Yousif A; Al-Azawi D; Berkeley E; Boyle TJ; Connolly EM; Nolan C; Richardson E; Giffney C; Doyle SB; Broderick S; Boyd W; McVey R; Walsh T; Farrell M; Gallagher DJ; Rahman N; George AJ, 2023, 'A pilot study investigating feasibility of mainstreaming germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing in high-risk patients with breast and/or ovarian cancer in three tertiary Cancer Centres in Ireland', Familial Cancer, 22, pp. 135 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10689-022-00313-0

Yuen WS; Peacock A; Man N; Callinan S; Slade T; Farrell M; Mattick R; Livingston M; Peacock A, 2023, 'Age, period and cohort effects on alcohol-related risky behaviours in Australia from 2001 to 2016', Addiction, 118, pp. 438 - 448, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16061

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2023, 'Characteristics and circumstances of cocaine-related completed suicide in Australia, 2000–2021', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109803

Darke S; Duflou J; Peacock A; Chrzanowska A; Farrell M; Lappin J, 2023, 'Clinical characteristics of fatal cocaine toxicity in Australia, 2000–2021', Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, pp. 582 - 591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.13581

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