By Professor Rebecca McKetin

Books

McKetin R; Sutherland R; Ross JE; Najman JM; Mamun A; Baker A; Mattick RP; Rosenfeld J, 2010, Methamphetamine Treament Evaluation Study (MATES): Three-year outcomes from the Sydney site, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/methamphetamine-treatment-evaluation-study-mates-three-year-outcomes-sydney-site

McKetin R; Chalmers JJ; Burns LA; Vogl LE; Grech K; Slade T; Grove R, 2010, Research to explain and respond to the ecstasy use situation in Australia: A birth cohort analysis of national ecstasy use trends, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/research-explain-and-respond-ecstasy-use-situation-australia-birth-cohort-analysis-national

Vogl LE; Teesson M; Newton NC; Swift W; Deans C; McKetin R; Dillon P; Andrews G, 2008, Climate Schools: Cannabis and Psychostimulant Module., National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW., Sydney

Cogger S; McKetin R; Ross JE; Najman JM, 2008, Methamphetamine Treatment Evaluation Study (MATES): Finding from the Brisbane Site, National Drug and Alchol Research Centre, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/methamphetamine-treatment-evaluation-study-mates-findings-brisbane-site

Rasmussen N, 2008, On Speed The Many Lives of Amphetamine, New York University Press, New York and London

Hetherington K; McKetin R, 2008, The contribution of cannabis use to psychotic symptons among methamphetamine treatment entrants., National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney

Kaye SS; McKetin R, 2005, Cardiotoxicity assoiciated with Methamphetamine use and signs of Cardiovascular Pathology among Methamphetamine users, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

Kelly EV; McKetin R; McLaren JA, 2005, Health service Utilisation Among Regular Methamphetamine Users, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

Topp LJ; McKetin R; Hando J; Dillon PG, 2001, A Users Guide to Speed, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

Darke S; Kaye SS; McKetin R; Duflou J, 2001, Physical and psychological harms, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, New South Wales,, Sydney, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/resources/TR+283-287/$file/TR286_TOC_ABSTRACT.pdf

McKetin R; Darke S; Humeniuk R; Dwyer RG; Bruno R; Fleming JM; Kinner S; Hargreaves K; Rysavy P, 2000, Australian Drug Trends 1999: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

McKetin R; Darke S; Kaye SS, 2000, New South Wales Drug Trends 1999: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

Kaye SS; Darke S; McKetin R, 2000, The prevalence, patterns and harms of cocaine use among injecting and non-injecting drug users in Sydney, National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

McKetin R; Darke S; Hayes AJ; Rumbold G, 1999, Drug trends 1998: A comparison of drug use and trends in three Australian States: findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

McKetin R; Darke S; Godychka-Cwirko K, 1999, New South Wales Drug Trends 1998: findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS), National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, Randwick, NSW

Book Chapters

Vandam L; Matias J; McKetin R; Meacham M; Griffiths P, 2016, 'Illicit Drug Trends Globally', in International Encyclopedia of Public Health, pp. 146 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00223-X

McKetin R; Li JH, 2013, 'Responding to ATS Use in East and Southeast Asia', in Drug Law Reform in East and Southeast Asia, pp. 151 - 187

McKetin R; Clemens KJ; Kaye SS, 2013, ', Methamphetamine addiction', in Miller PM (ed.), Principles of Addiction, Academic Press

McKetin R; Kaye SS; Clemens KJ; Hermens D, 2013, 'Chapter 70 Methamphetamine Addiction', in Principles of Addiction, Elsevier, pp. 689 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-398336-7.00070-x

McKetin R; Kaye SS; Clemens KJ; Hermens D, 2013, 'Methamphetamine addiction', in Miller PM (ed.), Principles of addiction: comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 689 - 698

McKetin R; Baker A; Kay-Lambkin F; Lee N, 2012, 'Amphetamine-type stimulant use on a global level and implications for responding', in Allsop S; Lee N (ed.), Perspectives on amphetamine-type stimulants, IP Communications, Hawthorn, VIC, pp. 5 - 20

Baker A; Kay-Lambkin F; deVille M; McKetin R; Lee N, 2012, 'Stepped-care approaches for amphetamine-type stimulant problems', in Allsop S; Lee N (ed.), Perspectives on amphetamine-type stimulants, IP Communications, Hawthorn, VIC, pp. 329 - 341

McKetin R; McLaren JA; Kelly EV; Chalmers JJ, 2010, 'The market for crystalline methamphetamine in Sydney, Australia', in Bouchard M; Wilkins C (ed.), Illegal Markets and the Economics of Organized Crime, Routledge, England, pp. 109 - 119

Lee NALNA; Kay-Lambkin F; McKetin R; Baker A, 2008, 'Everything old is new again: The application of drug treatment to the emerging challenge of methamphetamine use and dependence', in Moore D; Dietze P (ed.), Drugs and Public Health, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 73 - 84

Griffiths P; Meacham M; McKetin R, 2008, 'Global Illicit Drug Trends', in Heggenbougen K; Quah S (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 515 - 522

Journal articles

Newcombe DAL; de Fossard S; McKetin R; Nosa V; Parag V; Poa TR; Ramalho R; Ao BT; Sheridan J; Walters C; Walker N, 2025, 'Tū Whakaruruhau: the evaluation of treatment outcomes for methamphetamine dependence in Aotearoa, New Zealand – study protocol for a prospective longitudinal cohort study and longitudinal qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13233-3

McKetin R; Kim JH; Turner A; Berk M, 2025, 'Methamphetamine Pharmacotherapy: A Need to Re-focus on the Complex Neurobiological Changes that Occur Both During and After Methamphetamine Use Disorder', CNS Drugs, 39, pp. 1061 - 1070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40263-025-01214-3

Tran LT; McKetin R; Clark B; Macdonald C; Zahra E; Arunogiri S; Montebello ME; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'The association between mental disorders and treatment retention among people with opioid use disorder receiving opioid agonist treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112768

Greenwood CJ; Foulds J; McKetin R; Aarsman SR; Hutchinson D; Kerr J; Heerde JA; Toumbourou JW; Boden JM; Slade T; Bonomo Y; Letcher P; Olsson CA, 2025, 'Amphetamine use and mental health difficulties across adolescence and young adulthood: An integrative data analysis of four Australasian cohort studies', Addiction, 120, pp. 1623 - 1633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70033

Tran AD; Chen R; Sara G; McKetin R, 2025, 'Health-care costs among people who use methamphetamine in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 44, pp. 1157 - 1168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.14043

Reuter P; McKetin R, 2025, 'Introduction to special section on precursor control', International Journal of Drug Policy, 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104458

Tran T; Zahra E; Mcketin R; Clark B; Macpherson G; Degenhardt L, 2025, 'The Impact of Mental Health on Retention in Oat', DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111995

Roberts E; McKetin R; Copeland C, 2025, 'Characteristics of methamphetamine-related deaths in the United Kingdom, 1997–2024', Addiction, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.70215

Webb P; Clay S; Dawe S; Lafferty L; Degenhardt L; McKetin R, 2025, 'Family relationships with someone who uses methamphetamine: interviews with various family members', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2565999

Webb P; Clay S; Degenhardt L; Dawe S; McKetin R, 2025, 'Qualitative exploration of the relationships between people who regularly use methamphetamine and their family and friends', Drugs Education Prevention and Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2025.2569530

Sivak L; Reilly R; Crumpen S; Treloar C; McKetin R; Butt J; Roe Y; Ezard N; Quinn B; Nagle J; Longbottom W; Warrior C; Ward J, 2025, 'Reducing Methamphetamine Use in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities With the “We Can Do This” Web App: Qualitative Evaluation of Acceptability and Feasibility', Jmir Formative Research, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/58369

Reilly R; McKetin R; Barzi F; Degan T; Ezard N; Conigrave K; Butt J; Roe Y; Wand H; Quinn B; Longbottom W; Treloar C; Dunlop A; Ward J, 2025, 'Web-Based Application for Reducing Methamphetamine Use Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: Randomized Waitlist Controlled Trial', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/58341

Ezard N; Clifford B; Siefried KJ; Ali R; Dunlop A; McKetin R; Bruno R; Carr A; Ward J; Farrell M; Graham R; Haber P; Lubman D; Donoghoe MW; Olsen N; Baker A; Hall M; Arunogiri S; Lintzeris N; Gill A; Rodgers C; Montebello M; Liaw W; Liu Z, 2025, 'Lisdexamfetamine in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial', Addiction, 120, pp. 1345 - 1359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16730

McKetin R; Degan TJ; Saunders L; Nguyen L; Dore G; Shoptaw S; Farrell M; Degenhardt L; Kelly PJ; Turner A; Clare PJ; Dean OM; Arunogiri S; Colledge-Frisby S; Koeijers J; Goodman-Meza D; Sinclair B; Reid D; Hill H; Hayllar J; Christmass M; Cordaro F; Lundin R; Liaw W; Liu D; Holyoak E; Wu BTF; Keygan J; Kontogiannis A; Palmer L; Morrison C; Wrobel A; Hyland B; Byrne M; Russell S; Zahra E; Berk M, 2024, 'A phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: a study protocol for the Tina Trial', Trials, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08238-y

McKetin R; Clay S, 2024, 'Virtual contingency management, what is it worth and who will pay for it?', Addiction, 119, pp. 1517 - 1518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16535

Voce A; Burns R; Castle D; Calabria B; McKetin R, 2024, 'Corrigendum to ‘Is there a discrete negative symptom dimension in people who use methamphetamine?’Comprehensive Psychiatry 93 (2019) 27–32 (Comprehensive Psychiatry (2019) 93 (27–32), (S0010440X19300252), (10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.06.002))', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2021.152231

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

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

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

Cumming C; Kinner SA; McKetin R; Young JT; Li I; Preen DB, 2024, 'Using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test to predict substance-related hospitalisation after release from prison: A cohort study', Addiction, 119, pp. 236 - 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16365

Sivak L; Reilly R; Lockton J; Treloar C; Roe Y; McKetin R; Butt J; Ezard N; Winkenweder H; Ward J, 2023, 'Psychosocial stress and methamphetamine use: A mixed-methods study of intersectional stigma and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander methamphetamine use', International Journal of Drug Policy, 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104189

McKetin R; Clare PJ; Castle D; Turner A; Kelly PJ; Lubman DI; Arunogiri S; Manning V; Berk M, 2023, 'How does a family history of psychosis influence the risk of methamphetamine-related psychotic symptoms: Evidence from longitudinal panel data', Addiction, 118, pp. 1975 - 1983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16230

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

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

Wand H; Reilly R; McKetin R; Quinn B; Roe Y; Conigrave K; Ezard N; Butt J; Treloar C; Sivak L; Shackleford I; Dunlop A; Ward J, 2023, 'Investigating associations between methamphetamine use, mental health and risky sexual behaviours amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples', Mental Health and Prevention, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200267

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