The confluence of the heroin injection epidemic and the human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection epidemic has increased the call for expanded access to effective treatments …

Introduction and aims. There has been considerable media attention recently upon possible
increases in methamphetamine use in Australia. Much of this debate has focused upon …

The Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) was trialled in 1997 under the auspices of the
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) to examine drug trends in three …

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 …

Background Intervention time series analysis (ITSA) is an important method for analysing the
effect of sudden events on time series data. ITSA methods are quasi-experimental in nature …

ABSTRACT Background In early 2001 in Australia there was a sudden and dramatic
decrease in heroin availability that occurred throughout the country that was evidenced by …

BACKGROUND: The process of drug injection may give rise to vascular and soft tissue
injuries and infections. The social and physical environments in which drugs are injected …

This study is a qualitative exploration of two distinctive high-profile street drug markets in
Sydney, Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 street-level heroin …

Aims Determine the extent to which buprenorphine injectors continue treatment with
buprenorphine-naloxone or methadone, and the impact of these treatments on substance …

Aims In this paper we outline and evaluate competing explanations for a heroin shortage
that occurred in Australia during 2001 with an abrupt onset at the beginning of 2001 …