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Age differentials in the impacts of reduced heroin: Effects of a "heroin shortage" in NSW, Australia
ENGLISH : Background: This paper uses a unique event, the Australian heroin shortage, to see whether an abrupt, substantial and sustained change in heroin supply had different effects on harms related to heroin use among younger and older hero[...]
M. D. SHANAHAN ; C. M. DORAN ; E. DIGIUSTO ; J. BELL ; N. LINTZERIS ; J. WHITE ; R. ALI ; J. B. SAUNDERS ; R. P. MATTICK ; S. GILMOUR | 2006
PériodiqueENGLISH : This economic evaluation was part of the Australian National Evaluation of Pharmacotherapies for Opioid Dependence (NEPOD) project. Data from four trials of heroin detoxification methods, involving 365 participants, were pooled to en[...]
ENGLISH : We found a sustained reduction in the number of needles and syringes distributed in NSW [New South Wales] after a considerable decrease in heroin supply. Given the widespread and easy availability of needles and syringes in NSW, the [...]
ENGLISH : In early 2001 there was a dramatic decline in the availability of heroin in New South Vales (NSW), Australia, where previously heroin had been readily available at a low price and high purity. The decline was confirmed by Australia's[...]
V. BILANO ; S. GILMOUR ; T. MOFFIET ; E. TURSAN D'ESPAIGNET ; G. A. STEVENS ; A. COMMAR ; F. TUYL ; I. HUDSON ; K. SHIBUYA | 2015
Dans Lancet (The) (Vol.385, n°9972, March 14, 2015) Article : PériodiqueBackground: Countries have agreed on reduction targets for tobacco smoking stipulated in the WHO global monitoring framework, for achievement by 2025. In an analysis of data for tobacco smoking prevalence from nationally representative survey da[...]
S. GILMOUR ; I. KOCH ; L. DEGENHARDT ; C. DAY | 2006
Dans BMC Public Health (Vol.6, n°200, 2006) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: In early 2001 Australia experienced a sudden reduction in the availability of heroin which had widespread effects on illicit drug markets across the country. The consequences of this event, commonly referred to as the Australian 'her[...]
Substance use, psychological distress and violence among pregnant and breastfeeding Australian women
C. WALLACE ; L. BURNS ; S. GILMOUR ; D. HUTCHINSON | 2007
Dans Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (Vol.31, n°1, February 2007) Article : PériodiqueOBJECTIVE: To identify the population prevalence and demographic characteristics of pregnant and/or breastfeeding Australian women who use licit and illicit substances and their experience of psychological distress and violence. METHODS: Data fr[...]
E. WOOD ; A. SHAKESHAFT ; S. GILMOUR ; R. W. SANSON-FISHER | 2006
Dans Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (Vol.30, n°6, December 2006) Article : PériodiqueOBJECTIVE: To describe and critique methodological aspects of school-based interventions that involve a broader community initiative. METHODS: An electronic search of 11 databases and manual search of references for intervention studies publis[...]
G. MARTIN ; J. COPELAND ; S. GILMOUR ; P. GATES ; W. SWIFT | 2006
Dans Addictive Behaviors (Vol.31, n°12, December 2006) Article : PériodiqueDespite the widespread use of cannabis among young people, little research attention has been given to the development of psychometrically sound measures specific to cannabis related problems in this group. The aim of this study was to explore t[...]
J. COPELAND ; S. GILMOUR ; P. GATES ; W. SWIFT | 2005
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.80, n°3, December 2005) Article : PériodiqueAim: To develop a multi-dimensional valid and reliable measure of cannabis-related problems. Method: The Cannabis Problems Questionnaire (CPQ) was developed from the Alcohol Problems Questionnaire to measure cannabis treatment outcome. The CPQ[...]
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of a sudden and dramatic decrease in heroin availability, concomitant with increases in price and decreases in purity, on fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in New South Wales, Australia. DESIGN AND SETTING: Time[...]
C. DAY ; L. DEGENHARDT ; S. GILMOUR ; W. HALL | 2005
Dans BMC Public Health (Vol.5, n°84, 2005) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: In early 2001 Australia experienced a sudden and unexpected disruption to heroin availability, know as the 'heroin shortage'. This 'shortage' has been linked to a decrease in needle and syringe output and therefore possibly a reducti[...]
G. MARTIN ; J. COPELAND ; P. GATES ; S. GILMOUR | 2006
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.83, n°1, June 2006) Article : PériodiqueThe Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) is a five-item scale that has been reported to be a reliable and valid screening instrument for dependence and a measure of dependence severity in adults across several substance classes. To date no data ha[...]
FRANÇAIS : Le centre d'injection médicalement assisté de Sydney (MSIC) fait suite à l'essai tenté en 2001. Opérant sur un modèle médical, le premier objectif du centre est de réduire la morbidité et la mortalité associées aux overdoses. Le pers[...]
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