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L. BURNS ; M. TEESSON | 2002ENGLISH : The aim of this paper is to report the prevalence of 12-month comorbidity between DSM-IV alcohol use disorders (abuse or dependence) and anxiety, affective and drug use disorders in the adult Australian general population and to exam[...]Article : Périodique
L. DEGENHARDT ; S. LARNEY ; D. RANDALL ; L. BURNS ; W. HALL |Aims: To examine changes in causes of death in a cohort treated for opioid dependence, across time and age; quantify years of potential life lost (YPLL); and identify avoidable causes of death. Design: People in New South Wales (NSW) who regist[...]Article : Périodique
J. VAN BUSKIRK ; A. ROXBURGH ; R. BRUNO ; S. NAICKER ; S. LENTON ; R. SUTHERLAND ; E. WHITTAKER ; N. SINDICICH ; A. MATTHEWS ; K. BUTLER ; L. BURNS |Background: The past five years has seen a proliferation in marketplaces operating on the ‘dark net’ selling licit and illicit substances. While monitoring systems have investigated the specific substances for sale on these marketplaces, less is[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
S. ARORA ; A. ROXBURGH ; R. BRUNO ; S. NIELSEN ; L. BURNS |Introduction and Aims: The study aims to examine the medical and non-medical use of over-the-counter (OTC) codeine combination drugs in a sample of people who inject drugs; and to examine risk factors associated with exceeding the recommended do[...]Article : Périodique
The high prevalence of alcohol consumption in the community suggests a need to adopt a population approach to reduce alcohol-related harm. Early intervention is a strategy which involves systematic screening of populations, followed by brief the[...]Article : Périodique
Aims: People who use heroin are frequently incarcerated multiple times. Reducing re-incarceration of this group is important for reducing both health risks associated with incarceration and the costs of correctional administration. Opioid substi[...]Article : Périodique
R. BRUNO ; A. J. MATTHEWS ; M. DUNN ; R. ALATI ; F. McILWRAITH ; S. HICKEY ; L. BURNS ; N. SINDICICH |Background: The past decade has seen the development of an array of emerging psychoactive substances (EPS), however, there is minimal information on the extent of their use outside Europe. This study aimed to determine the extent of use of EPS f[...]Article : Périodique
L. DEGENHARDT ; N. GISEV ; J. TREVENA ; S. LARNEY ; J. KIMBER ; L. BURNS ; M. SHANAHAN ; D. WEATHERBURN |Aims: Studies of offending among people who use drugs typically focus upon small and potentially unrepresentative samples. We examined an entire population of opioid-dependent clients' contact with the criminal justice system to develop more acc[...]Article : Périodique
R. REEVE ; S. ARORA ; K. BUTLER ; R. VINEY ; L. BURNS ; S. GOODALL ; K. VAN GOOL |Consultation liaison (CL) services provide direct access to specialist services for support, treatment advice and assistance with the management of a given condition. Alcohol and other drugs (AOD) CL services aim to improve identification and tr[...]Livre
K. L. MILLS ; M. DEADY ; H. PROUDFOOT ; SANNIBALE C. ; M. TEESSON ; R. MATTICK ; L. BURNS | Sydney : National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales | 2009The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing funded the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) to develop guidelines on the management of co-occurring mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment set[...]Article : Périodique
A. MATTHEWS ; R. SUTHERLAND ; A. PEACOCK ; J. VAN BUSKIRK ; E. WHITTAKER ; L. BURNS ; R. BRUNO |Background: Over the past decade, monitoring systems have identified the rapid emergence of new psychoactive substances (NPS). While the use of many NPS is minimal and transitory, little is known about which products have potential for capturing[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
A. E. PERRY ; M. MARTYN-ST JAMES ; L. BURNS ; C. HEWITT ; J. M. GLANVILLE ; A. ABOAJA ; P. THAKKAR ; K. M. SANTOSH KUMAR ; C. PEARSON ; K. WRIGHT |What is the aim? To assess the effectiveness of interventions to reduce drug use, criminal activity, or both, in women involved in the criminal justice system. What is the key message? We are uncertain whether the treatments reduce subsequent[...]Article : Périodique
L. BURNS ; A. ROXBURGH ; R. BRUNO ; J. VAN BUSKIRK |In Australia, drug monitoring systems have been in place for more than a decade allowing for the measurement of ongoing trends in drug use and the detection of new drugs. The Drug Trends Unit at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre moni[...]Article : Périodique
R. SUTHERLAND ; R. BRUNO ; A. PEACOCK ; S. LENTON ; A. MATTHEWS ; C. SALOM ; P. DIETZE ; K. BUTLER ; L. BURNS ; M. J. BARRATT |Background: Examine the motivations for new psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst a sample of regular psychostimulant users (RPU) in Australia, and determine whether motivations differ across substances. Method: Data were obtained from 419 R[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
E. WHITTAKER ; W. SWIFT ; A. ROXBURGH ; P. DIETZE ; S. COGGER ; R. BRUNO ; N. SINDICICH ; L. BURNS |Introduction and Aims: Homelessness status is strongly correlated with higher rates of substance use. Few studies, however, examine the complex relationship between housing status and substance use in people who inject drugs (PWID). This study e[...]Article : Périodique
R. SUTHERLAND ; A. PEACOCK ; E. WHITTAKER ; A. ROXBURGH ; S. LENTON ; A. MATTHEWS ; K. BUTLER ; M. NELSON ; L. BURNS ; R. BRUNO |Objective: To examine the rates and patterns of new psychoactive substance (NPS) use amongst regular psychostimulant users (RPU) in Australia. Method: Data were obtained from the 2010-2015 Ecstasy and related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS), whic[...]Article : Périodique
S. LARNEY ; N. GISEV ; M. FARRELL ; T. A. DOBBINS ; L. BURNS ; A. GIBSON ; J. KIMBER ; L. DEGENHARDT |Objectives: To describe deaths in prison among opioid-dependent people, and examine associations between receipt of opioid substitution therapy (OST) and risk of death in prison. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Adult prisons in Ne[...]Article : Périodique
Substance use, psychological distress and violence among pregnant and breastfeeding Australian women
C. WALLACE ; L. BURNS ; S. GILMOUR ; D. HUTCHINSON |OBJECTIVE: 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[...]Article : Périodique
The FBI seizure and closure of the Silk Road has sparked a proliferation of users migrating to alternate dark web market-places to continue trade of illicit substances. The present editorial seeks to quantify the increase in retailers and explor[...]Article : Périodique
L. BURNS ; A. ROXBURGH ; A. MATTHEWS ; R. BRUNO ; S. LENTON ; J. VAN BUSKIRK |New Psychoactive Substances are now a feature of Australia's recreational drug market. Little is known, however, about the prevalence of use, the characteristics of people who use them and the relationship between the NPS and ecstasy markets. Th[...]Périodique
L. BURNS ; R. P. MATTICK ; M. COOKE | 2006ENGLISH : Aims: To examine the obstetric and perinatal outcomes for women with a drug-related hospital admission during pregnancy. Design: Antenatal and birth admissions to New South Wales (NSW) hospitals from the NSW Inpatient Statistics Coll[...]Article : Périodique
M. TEESSON ; C. MAREL ; S. DARKE ; J. ROSS ; T. SLADE ; L. BURNS ; M. LYNSKEY ; S. MEMEDOVIC ; J. WHITE ; K. L. MILLS |Aims: To identify trajectories of heroin use in Australia, predictors of trajectory group membership and subsequent outcomes among people with heroin dependence over 10-11 years. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Sydney, Australia. [...]Article : Périodique
ENGLISH : The objective of this study was to determine the population prevalence and correlates of neonatal abstinence syndrome among neonates born to women on methadone, using a cross-sectional analysis of linked population health data. A tot[...]