By Scientia Professor Louisa Jane Degenhardt

Journal articles

Murray CJL; Boufous S; Bucello C; Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Nelson PK; Singleton J; Marks GB; Mitchell PB, 2012, 'Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990—2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2197 - 2223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61689-4

Murray CJL; Voss T; Mitchell PB, 2012, 'Disability-adjusted life years(DALYs) for 291 disaeases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', Lancet, 380, pp. 2197 - 2223

Degenhardt LJ; Hall W, 2012, 'Extent of illicit drug use and dependence, and their contribution to the global burden of disease', The Lancet, 379, pp. 55 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61138-0

Lozano R; Boufous S; Bucello C; Degenhardt LJ; Singleton J; Marks GB, 2012, 'Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2095 - 2128, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673612617280

Patton GC; Coffey C; Cappa C; Currie D; Riley L; Gore F; Degenhardt LJ; Richardson D; Astone N; Sangowawa AO; Mokdad A; Ferguson J, 2012, 'Health of the world's adolescents: a synthesis of internationally comparable data', The Lancet, 379, pp. 1665 - 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60203-7

Horyniak D; Higgs P; Degenhardt LJ; Cogger S; Power R; Dietze P, 2012, 'Injecting drug use and related health behaviours in a small case series of East African migrants in Melbourne: Letter', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36, pp. 586 - 587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00960.x/pdf

MacArthur GJ; Minozzi S; Martin N; Vickerman P; Deren S; Bruneau J; Degenhardt LJ; Hickman M, 2012, 'Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs: systematic review and meta-analysis', BMJ, 345, pp. e5945 - e5945, http://www.bmj.com/highwire/filestream/605967/field_highwire_article_pdf/0/bmj.e5945

Kinner SA; George J; Johnston J; Dunn M; Degenhardt LJ, 2012, 'Pills and pints: Risky drinking and alcohol-related harms among regular ecstasy users in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 31, pp. 273 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00348.x/full

Charlson FJ; Steel Z; Degenhardt LJ; Chey T; Silove DM; Marnane CL; Whiteford HA, 2012, 'Predicting the Impact of the 2011 Conflict in Libya on Population Mental Health: PTSD and Depression Prevalence and Mental Health Service Requirements', PLoS One, 7, pp. e40593 - e40593, http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi/10.1371/journal.pone.0040593

Swart AM; Burns LA; Mao L; Grulich AE; Amin J; O Connell DL; Meagher N; Randall D; Degenhardt LJ; Vajdic CM; O'Connell D, 2012, 'The importance of blood-borne viruses in elevated cancer risk among opioid-dependent people: a population-based cohort study', BMJ Open, 2, pp. e001755 - e001755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001755

Des Jarlais DC; Feelemyer JP; Modi SN; Arasteh K; Mathers BM; Degenhardt LJ; Hagan H, 2012, 'Transitions from injection-drug-use-concentrated to self-sustaining heterosexual HIV epidemics: Patterns in the international data', PLoS One, 7, pp. e31227 - e31227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031227

Voss T; Flaxman A; Mitchell PB, 2012, 'Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2010', The Lancet, 380, pp. 2163 - 2196

Proudfoot P; Heubeck B; Ward J; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'Ecstasy use, outcome expectancies, and sexual risk taking', Australian Psychologist, 46, pp. 219 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2010.00016.x

Gibson A; Randall D; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'The increasing mortality burden of liver disease among opioid-dependent people: Cohort study', Addiction, 106, pp. 2186 - 2192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03575.x

Agrawal A; Nelson E; Littlefield A; Bucholz KK; Degenhardt L; Henders A; Madden PAF; Martin NG; Montgomery G; Pergadia M; Sher K; Heath A; Lynskey M, 2011, 'CNR1, physical abuse and anhedonia: The role of the endocannabinoid system in stress adaptation and mood', BEHAVIOR GENETICS, 41, pp. 890 - 890, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10519-011-9495-9

Larance B; Degenhardt L; O'Brien S; Lintzeris N; Winstock A; Mattick RP; Bell J; Ali R, 2011, 'Prescribers' perceptions of the diversion and injection of medication by opioid substitution treatment patients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 613 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00274.x

Degenhardt L; Mathers B; Nelson P; Horyniak D, 2011, 'PRESENTATION 1-LEVELS OF HIV, HCV, AND HBV AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: GLOBAL OVERVIEW', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 30, pp. 26 - 26, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297019700077&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Horyniak D; Nelson P; Cowie B; Hagan H; Jarlais DD; Degenhardt L; Kinner S, 2011, 'ESTIMATING THE PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B INFECTION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: RESULTS FROM A GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW', JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH, 65, pp. A336 - A337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2011.142976l.46

Larance B; Ambekar A; Azim T; Murthy P; Panda S; Degenhardt L; Mathers B, 2011, 'The availability, diversion and injection of pharmaceutical opioids in South Asia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 246 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00304.x

Mathews RRS; Hall WD; Vos T; Patton GC; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'What are the major drivers of prevalent disability burden in young Australians?', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 232 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb02951.x

Hall W; Degenhardt L, 2011, 'Cannabis and the increased incidence and persistence of psychosis', BMJ, 342, pp. 511 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d719

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

Wells JE; Haro JM; Karam E; Lee S; Lepine J-P; Medina-Mora ME; Nakane H; Posada J; Anthony JC; Cheng H; Degenhardt LJ; Angermeyer M; Bruffaerts R; de Girolamo G; de Graff R; Glantz M; Gureje O, 2011, 'Cross-national comparisons of sex differences in opportunities to use alcohol or drugs, and the transitions to use', Substance Use and Misuse, 46, pp. 1169 - 1178, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2011.553659

Larance BK; Degenhardt LJ; Lintzeris N; Winstock A; Mattick RP, 2011, 'Definitions related to the use of pharmaceutical opioids: Extramedical use, diversion, non-adherence and aberrant medication-related behaviours', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 236 - 245

Nelson PK; Mathers BM; Cowie B; Hagan H; Des Jarlais D; Horyniak D; Degenhardt LJ, 2011, 'Global epidemiology of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: results of systematic reviews', The Lancet, 378, pp. 571 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61097-0

Randall D; Degenhardt LJ; Vajdic CM; Burns LA; Hall WD; Law MG; Butler TG, 2011, 'Increasing cancer mortality among opioid dependent persons in Australia: a new public health challenge for a disadvantaged population', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35, pp. 220 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00682.x

Degenhardt LJ; Singleton J; Calabria B; McLaren JA; Kerr TH; Mehta S; Kirk G; Hall WD, 2011, 'Mortality among cocaine users: A systematic review of cohort studies', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113, pp. 88 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.07.026

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

Shand FL; Slade T; Degenhardt LJ; Baillie A; Nelson E, 2011, 'Opioid dependence latent structure: two classes with differing severity?', Addiction, 106, pp. 590 - 598, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03217.x

Larance BK; Degenhardt LJ; Lintzeris N; Bell JR; Winstock A; Dietze P; Mattick RP; Ali RL; Horyniak D, 2011, 'Post-marketing surveillance of buprenorphine-naloxone in Australia: diversion, injection and adherence with supervised administration', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 118, pp. 265 - 273, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_cid=271276&_user=37161&_pii=S037687161100158X&_check=y&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_coverDate=2011-11-01&wchp=dGLzVlt-zSkWA&md5=0d72c20051773c31c9fd0ba175b73028/1-s2.0-S037687161100158X-main.pdf

Larance BK; Degenhardt LJ; O Brien SM; Lintzeris N; Winstock A; Mattick RP; Bell JR; Ali RL, 2011, 'Prescribers' perceptions of the diversion and injection of medication by opiod substitution treatment patients', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 613 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00274.x/full

Shand FL; Degenhardt LJ; Slade T; Nelson E, 2011, 'Sex differences amongst dependent heroin users: Histories, clinical characteristics and predictors of other substance dependence', Addictive Behaviors, 36, pp. 27 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.008

Saha S; Scott JR; Varghese D; Degenhardt LJ; Slade T; Mcgrath J, 2011, 'The association between delusional-like experiences, tobacco, alcohol or cannabis use: a nationwide population-based survey', BMC Psychiatry, 11, pp. 1 - 8, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/11/202

Saha S; Varghese D; Slade T; Degenhardt LJ; Mills K; Mcgrath J; Scott JG, 2011, 'The association between trauma and delusional-like experiences', Psychiatry Research, 189, pp. 259 - 264, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MiamiImageURL&_cid=271134&_user=37161&_pii=S0165178111002435&_check=y&_origin=search&_zone=rslt_list_item&_coverDate=2011-09-30&wchp=dGLzVBA-zSkWA&md5=0009f3a4638dc20200febd0b71d358af/1-s2.0-S0165178111002435-main.pdf

Larance BK; Ambekar A; Azim T; Murthy P; Panda S; Degenhardt LJ; Mathers BM, 2011, 'The availability, diversion and injection of pharmaceutical opioids in South Asia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 30, pp. 246 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00304.x/pdf

Gibson AE; Randall D; Degenhardt LJ, 2011, 'The increasing mortality burden of liver disease among opioid-dependent people: cohort study', Addiction, 106, pp. 2186 - 2192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03575.x/full

Horyniak D; Dietze P; Larance BK; Winstock A; Degenhardt LJ, 2011, 'The prevalence and correlates of buprenorphine inhalation amongst opioid substitution treatment (OST) clients in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, pp. 167 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.10.004

Degenhardt LJ; Bucello C; Calabria B; Nelson PK; Roberts A; Hall W; Lynskey M; Wiessing L, 2011, 'What data are available on the extent of illicit drug use and dependence globally? Results of four systematic reviews', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 117, pp. 85 - 101, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871611000846

Roxburgh A; Degenhardt L; Howard J, 2010, 'PATTERNS OF DRUG USE AMONG SAME SEX ATTRACTED AUSTRALIANS FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 29, pp. 65 - 65, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600171&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Matheson A; Roxburgh A; Howard J; Degenhardt L, 2010, 'REGULAR METHAMPHETAMINE USE AND DRUG TREATMENT ACCESS AMONG A SAMPLE OF GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL SYDNEYSIDERS', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 29, pp. 49 - 49, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000284895600127&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gakidou E; Cowling K; Lozano R; Murray CJL, 2010, 'Increased educational attainment and its effect on child mortality in 175 countries between 1970 and 2009: a systematic analysis', LANCET, 376, pp. 959 - 974, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61257-3

Roxburgh A; Hall WD; Degenhardt L; McLaren J; Black E; Copeland J; Mattick RP, 2010, 'The epidemiology of cannabis use and cannabis-related harm in Australia 1993-2007', Addiction, 105, pp. 1071 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02903.x

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

Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD, 2010, 'Adverse health effects of non-medical cannabis use - Author's reply', The Lancet, 375, pp. 197 - 197

Mcgrath J; Welham J; Scott JR; Varghese D; Degenhardt LJ; Hayatbakhsh M; Alati R; Williams GM; Bor W; Najman JM, 2010, 'Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis-Related Outcomes Using Sibling Pair Analysis in a Cohort of Young Adults', JAMA Psychiatry, 67, pp. 440 - 447, http://www.archgenpsychiatry.com/

Miller PG; Johnston J; Dunn M; Fry C; Degenhardt LJ, 2010, 'Comparing probability and non-probability sampling methods in ecstasy research: Implications for the Internet as a research tool', Substance Use and Misuse, 45, pp. 437 - 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826080903452470

George J; Kinner S; Bruno R; Degenhardt LJ; Dunn M, 2010, 'Contextualising psychological distress among regular ecstasy users: The importance of sociodemographic factors and patterns of drug use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 243 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00159.x

Calabria B; Degenhardt LJ; Hall WD; Lynskey M, 2010, 'Does cannabis use increase the risk of death? Systematic review of epidemiological evidence on adverse effects of cannabis use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 318 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00149.x

de Graaf R; Radovanovic M; van Laar M; Fairman B; Degenhardt LJ; Aguilar-Gaxiola S; Bruffaerts R; de Girolamo G; Fayyad J; Gureje O; Maria Haro J; Huang Y; Kostyuchenko S; Lepine J-P; Matschinger H; Medina-Mora M; Neumark Y; Ormel J; Posada-Villa J; Stein DJ; Tachimori H; Wells E; Anthony J, 2010, 'Early Cannabis Use and Estimated Risk of Later Onset Depression Spells: Epidemiologic Evidence from the Population-based World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative', American Journal of Epidemiology, 172, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq096

Degenhardt LJ; Dierker L; Chiu W; Medina-Mora M; Neumark Y; Sampson N; Alonso J; Angermeyer M; Anthony J; Bruffaerts R; de Girolamo G; de Graff R; Gureje O; Karam A; Kostyuchenko S; Lee S; Lepine J; Levinson DF; Nakamura Y; Posada-Villa J; Stein DJ; Wells J; Kessler RC, 2010, 'Evaluating the drug use "gateway" theory using cross-national data: Consistency and associations of the order of initiation of drug use among participants in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108, pp. 84 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.12.001

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