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A. GIBSON ; C. DAY ; L. DEGENHARDT | 2005ENGLISH : At the end of 2000, in Sydney, Australia, there was a dramatic reduction in heroin availability. This study examines how health agencies treating clients for drug and alcohol related issues were able to respond to the changes that to[...]Périodique
SMITJSON M. ; M. McFADDEN ; S. E. MWESIGYE ; T. CASEY | 2004ENGLISH : Aims : We seek to establish whether a substantial decline in the supply of heroin, as measured by indicators such as drug purity is related to changes in drug-related health indicators such as ambulance callouts to heroin overdoses a[...]Article : Périodique
J. A. KWON ; J. IVERSEN ; L. MAHER ; M. G. LAW ; D. P. WILSON |Objectives: We aim to estimate how changes in sterile syringe distribution through needle-syringe programs (NSPs) may affect HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia. Methods: We develop a novel m[...]Périodique
S. CHAPMAN ; R. BORLAND ; M. SCOLLO ; R. C. BROWNSON ; A. DOMINELLO ; S. WOODWARD | 1999ENGLISH : OBJECTIVES: This study estimates the contribution of smoke-free workplaces to the recent national declines in cigarette consumption in Australia and the United States. METHODS: Nineteen studies of the impact of smoke-free workplaces [...]Périodique
K. FREEMAN ; C. G. A. JONES ; D. J. WEATHERBURN ; S. RUTTER ; C. J. SPOONER ; N. DONNELLY | 2005The current study aimed to model the effect of Australia's first Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) on acquisitive crime and loitering by drug users and dealers. The effect of the MSIC on drug-related property and violent crime was exa[...]Périodique
G. BAMMER ; L. BATTISSON ; J. WARD ; S. WILSON | 2000FRANÇAIS : Les programmes de méthadone se sont fortement développés dans de nombreux pays, cependant il existe peu détudes concernant leur impact sur la réussite du traitement. Le seul programme public de maintenance à la méthadone de Canberra [...]Article : Périodique
M. CHU ; D. GEROSTAMOULOS ; J. BEYER ; L. RODDA ; M. BOORMAN ; O. H. DRUMMER |Oral fluid (OF) has become a popular specimen to test for presence of drugs, particularly in regards to road safety. In Victoria, OF specimens from drivers have been used to test for the presence of methylamphetamine (MA) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannab[...]Article : Périodique
Introduction and Aims. Individual smokers from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to quit, which contributes to widening inequalities in smoking. Residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to smoke, and neighbourhood inequa[...]Périodique
ENGLISH : Trends in the injection of methadone and benzodiazepines by injecting drug users (IDU) recruited in Sydney for the Illicit Drug Reporting System over the period 1996-2000 were examined. A total of 788 IDU were interviewed over the 5-[...]Article : Périodique
T. SLADE ; N. C. NEWTON ; M. MATHER ; E. L. BARRETT ; K. E. CHAMPION ; L. STAPINSKI ; P. J. CONROD ; M. TEESSON |AIM: To compare the long-term universal outcomes of the Climate Schools programme, the selective preventure programme and their combined implementation to standard substance use education in reducing the uptake of alcohol use, engagement in bing[...]Article : Périodique
R. McKETIN ; J. MCLAREN ; E. KELLY ; J. CHALMERS |The market for domestically produced methamphetamine in Australia (sold as 'speed' and 'base') has been recently supplemented with imported crystalline methamphetamine ('ice' or 'crystal'), the supply of which is thought to involve different org[...]Périodique
SHAND F. ; L. TOPP ; S. DARKE ; T. MAKKAI ; P. GRIFFITHS | 2003ENGLISH : Recently, there has been increased recognition of the importance of drug information systems (DIS), highlighting the need for an internationally coordinated approach to data collection and advocating the regular assessment of a range[...]Périodique
C. M. COULSTON ; M. PERDICES ; C. C. TENNANT | 2007This study examined the relationship between neuropsychological performance and three different indices of cannabis use in schizophrenia. These indices were DSM-IV lifetime abuse/dependence, frequency of use, and recency of use. Sixty males with[...]Chapitre
Les infirmières ont un rôle de plus en plus important dans l'appréciation clinique et ont donc besoin d'une formation spécifique en matière de toxicomanie qu'elles trouvent auprès des Services Conseils Spécialisés (SCS). Les S.C.S. ont pour obje[...]Chapitre
L'évaluation des effets de la réforme sur la législation du cannabis est difficile : celle-ci peut être biaisée par intérêt politique, par la composition de l'échantillon (% femmes, aborigènes...) ou par des problèmes techniques. Les résultats d[...]Article : Périodique
B. CALABRIA ; W. SWIFT ; T. SLADE ; W. HALL ; J. COPELAND |Introduction and Aims. Perceived risks of cannabis use have rarely been researched in Australia. This paper reports on the beliefs about the adverse effects of cannabis use on health, social well-being, driving, mental health and changes in cann[...]Article : Périodique
L. DEGENHARDT ; C. COFFEY ; H. ROMANIUK ; W. SWIFT ; J. B. CARLIN ; W. D. HALL ; G. C. PATTON |Aims: Debate continues about whether the association between cannabis use in adolescence and common mental disorders is causal. Most reports have focused on associations in adolescence, with few studies extending into adulthood. We examine the a[...]Article : Périodique
FRANÇAIS : La prévalence d'usage de drogues injectées a considérablement augmenté en Australie ces dernières années. A partir des indicateurs collectés dans le cadre de l'étude nationale : "National Drug Strategy Household Survey", la prévalenc[...]Article : Périodique
D. HORYNIAK ; P. DIETZE ; B. LARANCE ; A. WINSTOCK ; L. DEGENHARDT |BACKGROUND Diversion and injection of buprenorphine (Subutex®) and buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone®) have been well documented. Recent international research and local anecdotal evidence suggest that these medications are also used by other rou[...]Périodique
L. DEGENHARDT ; S. DARKE ; P. DILLON | 2003FRANÇAIS : Etude transversale menée auprès de 76 usagers de GHB en Australie : 53% de l'échantillon reconnaît avoir eu une overdose. Parmi ceux qui ont consommé du GHB au moins 15 fois, 75% ont eu au moins une overdose. Aucune différence signif[...]Périodique
LONGO M. C. ; C. E. HUNTER ; LOKAN R. J. ; J. M. WHITE ; M. A. WHITE | 2000ENGLISH : Blood samples from 2,500 injured drivers were analysed for alcohol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines and stimulants. Overall, three-quarters of drivers tested negative for drugs. Alcohol was the most frequently detected drug. Cannabinoi[...]Périodique
LONGO M. C. ; C. E. HUNTER ; LOKAN R. J. ; J. M. WHITE ; M. A. WHITE | 2000ENGLISH : Blood samples from 2,500 injured drivers were analysed for alcohol, cannabinoids (measured by the presence of THC), benzodiazepines and stimulants. The relationship between the prevalence and concentration of drugs and the culpabilit[...]Article : Périodique
FRANÇAIS : Cette enquête transversale, réalisée sur un échantillon randomisé d'une population urbaine aborigène, apporte des informations sur l'usage des drogues comme l'alcool; le tabac, la marijuana, la cocaïne, l'héroïne ou encore l'inhalat[...]Article : Périodique
O. H. DRUMMER ; I. KOURTIS ; J. BEYER ; P. TAYLER ; M. BOORMAN ; D. GEROSTAMOULOS |In mid 2009 Victoria introduced compulsory drug testing of blood taken from all injured drivers taken to hospital. Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), methylamphetamine (MA) and 3,4-methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine (MDMA) are prohibited and if driver[...]Périodique
R. McKETIN ; J. MCLAREN ; D. I. LUBMAN ; L. HIDES | 2006Aims:To examine the prevalence of psychotic symptoms among regular methamphetamine users. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Participants were recruited from Sydney, Australia, through advertisements in free-press magazines, flyers and thr[...]