https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Identifying thresholds for clinically meaningful change among clients of drug and alcohol services using the Australian Treatment Outcomes Profile https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53993 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:26:38 AEDT ]]> The association between parental supply of alcohol and supply from other sources to young people: a prospective cohort https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39525 Wed 27 Jul 2022 14:04:09 AEST ]]> Direct telemarketing of smoking cessation interventions: will smokers take the call? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1954 Wed 22 May 2019 15:13:21 AEST ]]> Effectiveness of subnational implementation of minimum unit price for alcohol: policy appraisal modelling for local authorities in England https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52009 Wed 13 Mar 2024 07:47:44 AEDT ]]> Predictors of abstinence among smokers recruited actively to quitline support https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14162 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:05:43 AEST ]]> Do university students drink more hazardously than their non-student peers? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:318 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:03:40 AEST ]]> A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of behavioural smoking cessation interventions in selected disadvantaged groups https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12270 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:59:56 AEST ]]> Effects of restricting pub closing times on night-time assaults in an Australian city https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11805 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:51:59 AEST ]]> Randomized controlled trial of brief cognitive-behavioural interventions among regular users of amphetamine https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1315 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:45:43 AEST ]]> Alcohol outlet density and university student drinking: a national study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:2674 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:38:01 AEST ]]> Does methamphetamine use increase violent behaviour? Evidence from a prospective longitudinal study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14216 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:00:07 AEST ]]> Assessment may conceal therapeutic benefit: findings from a randomized controlled trial for hazardous drinking https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:2662 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:18:15 AEST ]]> Web-based alcohol intervention for Māori university students: double-blind, multi-site randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13708 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:13:02 AEST ]]> Local government alcohol policy development: case studies in three New Zealand communities https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19346 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:45:33 AEST ]]> Web-based screening and brief intervention for hazardous drinking: a double-blind randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1938 80 g ethanol, males > 120 g ethanol), number of personal problems, an academic problems score. Intervention Participants were randomized to 10–15 minutes of web-based assessment and personalized feedback on their drinking (intervention, n = 51) or to a leaflet-only control group (n = 53). Findings Mean baseline AUDIT scores for control and intervention groups were 16.6 (SD = 6.0) and 16.6 (SD = 5.7). At 6 weeks, participants receiving e-SBI reported significantly lower total consumption (geometric mean ratio = 0.74; 95% confidence interval: 0.56–0.96), lower heavy episode frequency (0.63; 0.42–0.92) and fewer personal problems (0.70; 0.54–0.91). At 6 months personal problems remained lower (0.76; 0.60–0.97), although consumption did not differ significantly. At 6 months, academic problems were lower in the intervention group relative to controls (0.72; 0.51–1.02). Conclusions e-SBI reduced hazardous drinking among university students, to an extent similar to that found for practitioner-delivered brief interventions in the general population. e-SBI offers promise as a strategy to reduce alcohol-related harm in a way that is non-intrusive, appealing to the target group, and capable of being incorporated into primary care. Research is required to replicate the findings, to determine the duration of intervention effects, and to investigate the mechanisms by which the intervention operates.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:26:16 AEST ]]> Be aware of Drinkaware https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:17873 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:52:55 AEST ]]> Stuck in the catch 22: attitudes towards smoking cessation among populations vulnerable to social disadvantage https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24075 Wed 09 Mar 2022 16:03:38 AEDT ]]> Whole-of-community interventions to reduce population-level harms arising from alcohol and other drug use: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35769 8; three trials (7 data points), relative risk (RR) = 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.62-0.99)], but found no impact on past-month alcohol use (five trials, RR = 0.95, 95% CI = 0.89-1.02), binge drinking (five trials, RR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.89-1.06) or 12-month marijuana use (two trials, RR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.86-1.11). Narrative synthesis indicated some reductions in AOD-related assault rates and arrests, but were equivocal for quantity of alcohol consumed, 12-month illicit drug use, assault or abuse, motor vehicle accidents and hospital admissions. Conclusions: Interventions to reduce alcohol and other drug use and harms applied to whole communities have resulted so far in small reductions in risky alcohol consumption, but have had little impact upon past month alcohol use, binge drinking or 12-month marijuana use and the studies have been subject to high risk of bias.]]> Wed 06 Apr 2022 14:04:58 AEST ]]> Alcohol intake and total mortality in 142 960 individuals from the MORGAM Project: a population-based study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45662 20 g/day was associated with a 13% (95% CI = 7–20%) increase in the risk of total mortality. Comparable findings were observed for cardiovascular (CV) deaths. With regard to cancer, drinking up to 10 g/day was not associated with either mortality risk reduction or increase, while alcohol intake > 20 g/day was associated with a 22% (95% CI = 10–35%) increased risk of mortality. The association of alcohol with fatal outcomes was similar in men and women, differed somewhat between countries and was more apparent in individuals preferring wine, suggesting that benefits may not be due to ethanol but other ingredients. Mediation analysis showed that high-density lipoprotein cholesterol explained 2.9 and 18.7% of the association between low alcohol intake and total as well as CV mortality, respectively. Conclusions: In comparison with life-time abstainers, consuming less than one drink per day (nadir at 5 g/day) was associated with a reduced risk of total, cardiovascular and other causes mortality, except cancer. Intake of more than two drinks per day was associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular and especially cancer mortality.]]> Wed 02 Nov 2022 15:52:10 AEDT ]]> Weak evidence on nalmefene creates dilemmas for clinicians and poses questions for regulators and researchers https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30317 Tue 31 Jul 2018 14:01:16 AEST ]]> Changes in the incidence of assault after restrictions on late-night alcohol sales in New Zealand: evaluation of a natural experiment using hospitalization and police data https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46277 n= 14996) and (2) cases of assault recorded by NZ Police from 2012 to 2018. Intervention: introduction of national maximum trading hours for all on‐licence (8 a.m.–4 a.m.) and off‐licence premises (7 a.m.–11 p.m.), abolishing existing 24‐hour licences, on 18 December 2013. Measurements: (1) Age‐specific incidence of hospitalization for assault on Friday, Saturday or Sunday from the national hospital discharge data set, excluding short‐stay emergency department admissions and (2) proportion of weekly police‐documented assaults occurring between 9 p.m. and 5.59 a.m., from NZ Police Demand and Activity data set. Findings: Following the restrictions, weekend hospitalized assaults declined by 11% [incidence rate ratio(IRR) = 0.89; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.84, 0.94], with the greatest reduction among 15–29‐year‐olds(IRR = 0.82; 95% CI = 0.76, 0.89). There was an absolute reduction (step change) of 1.8% (95% CI = 0.2, 3.5%) in the proportion of police‐documented assaults occurring at night, equivalent to 9.70 (95% CI = 0.10, 19.30) fewer night‐time assaults per week, out of 207.4. Conclusions: The 2013 implementation of national maximum trading hours for alcohol in NZ was followed by reductions in two complementary indicators of alcohol‐related assault, consistent with beneficial effects of modest nation‐wide restrictions on the late‐night availability of alcohol.]]> Tue 29 Aug 2023 15:06:37 AEST ]]> Integrating smoking cessation care in alcohol and other drug treatment settings using an organizational change intervention: a systematic review https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44922 n=11) were rated weak to moderate in methodological quality. Nine published papers, four unique studies, examined staff reported provision of smoking cessation care; eight reported an increase, one found no change. Three papers, two unique studies, examined client receipt of care; all found significant increases. Three papers, two unique studies, assessed staff smoking prevalence from pre- to post-intervention. Only one study reported a significant reduction in staff smoking prevalence (35.2 versus 21.8%, P=0.005). Nine papers, six unique studies, assessed client smoking cessation and smoking-related outcomes. Seven papers reported on client smoking prevalence; two found a significant decrease and five found no change to smoking. Four papers reported on number of cigarettes per day, three found a significant decrease and one found no change. Two papers reported on smoking cessation finding a 10% and a 25% seven-day point prevalence abstinence post-discharge from the AOD service. Conclusions: Organizational change interventions within health-care services to make smoking cessation care delivery part of usual treatment offer promise for increasing smoking cessation care and reducing smoking prevalence.]]> Tue 25 Oct 2022 09:40:31 AEDT ]]> Evaluating the impact of community-based treatment options on methamphetamine use: findings from the Methamphetamine Treatment Evaluation Study (MATES) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13823 Tue 24 Aug 2021 14:27:18 AEST ]]> Assessing the concurrent validity, inter-rater reliability and test-re-test reliability of the Australian Treatment Outcomes Profile (ATOP) in alcohol and opioid treatment populations https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49530 Tue 23 May 2023 12:12:21 AEST ]]> Rising pregabalin use and misuse in Australia: trends in utilization and intentional poisonings https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48312 P < 0.001] between 2013 and 2016. NSWPIC received 1158 reports of intentional pregabalin poisonings, with a 53.8% increase per year, 2005–2016 (95% CI = 44.0–64.2%, P < 0.001). We identified 88 pregabalin‐associated deaths, 57.8% yearly increase (95% CI = 30.0–91.6%, P < 0.001). Patients overdosing on pregabalin commonly co‐ingested opioids, benzodiazepines and illicit drugs, and had high rates of psychiatric and substance use comorbidities; 14.7% of pregabalin users were classed by the LCA as at high risk of misuse, and were more likely to be younger, male, co‐prescribed benzodiazepines or opioids, have more individual prescribers and higher pregabalin strengths dispensed. Conclusions: There has been a dramatic increase in pregabalin use, poisonings and deaths in Australia since it became subsidized publicly in 2013. One in seven Australians dispensed pregabalin appears to be at high risk of misuse.]]> Tue 14 Mar 2023 14:48:47 AEDT ]]> Effects of the Connections program on return-to-custody, mortality and treatment uptake among people with a history of opioid use: Retrospective cohort study in an Australian prison system https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53677 Tue 09 Jan 2024 12:52:55 AEDT ]]> Treatment of opioid dependence with depot buprenorphine (CAM2038) in custodial settings https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43825 Tue 04 Oct 2022 11:04:55 AEDT ]]> Impacts of licensed premises trading hour policies on alcohol-related harms https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34407 Tue 03 Sep 2019 18:09:51 AEST ]]> Long-term safety of a weekly and monthly subcutaneous buprenorphine depot (CAM2038) in the treatment of adult out-patients with opioid use disorder https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36681 Thu 27 Jan 2022 15:57:41 AEDT ]]> Diagnostic accuracy for self-reported methamphetamine use versus oral fluid test as the reference standard in a methamphetamine-dependent intervention trial population https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50837 Thu 17 Aug 2023 11:53:14 AEST ]]> Alcohol use among young Australian adults in May–June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49927 Thu 15 Jun 2023 11:55:49 AEST ]]> Increasing hospital-wide delivery of smoking cessation care for nicotine-dependent in-patients: a multi-strategic intervention trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6994 Thu 13 Aug 2020 08:46:20 AEST ]]> Trajectories of alcohol-induced blackouts in adolescence: early risk factors and alcohol use disorder outcomes in early adulthood https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49317 Thu 11 May 2023 14:53:09 AEST ]]> Alcohol control policies and alcohol consumption by youth: a multi-national study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7767 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:48:03 AEDT ]]> Bayes' theorem to estimate population prevalence from Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7356 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:47:22 AEDT ]]> Time for precautionary action on alcohol industry funding of sporting bodies (editorial) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:8334 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:45:44 AEDT ]]> Commentary on Melson et al. (2011): pluralistic ignorance is probably real but important questions remain about its relation to drinking and role in intervention. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11804 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:33:58 AEDT ]]> Computer-based psychological treatment for comorbid depression and problematic alcohol and/or cannabis use: a randomized controlled trial of clinical efficacy https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7057 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:38:04 AEDT ]]> A systematic review of work-place interventions for alcohol-related problems https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7652 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:35:58 AEDT ]]> Australian universities' open door policies on alcohol industry research funding (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7146 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:34:13 AEDT ]]> Community-based alcohol counselling: a randomized clinical trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1565 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:30:45 AEDT ]]> Evaluation of a motivational interview for substance use within psychiatric in-patient services https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1547 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:30:42 AEDT ]]> Brief cognitive behavioural interventions for regular amphetamine users: a step in the right direction https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1649 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:30:38 AEDT ]]> Drug use patterns and mental health of regular ampthetamine users during a reported 'heroin drought' https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1695 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:27:20 AEDT ]]> Randomized controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy for coexisting depression and alcohol problems: short-term outcome https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10936 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:21 AEDT ]]> Alcohol use and mortality in older men and women https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10291 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:13:02 AEDT ]]> Alcohol industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking in UK university students who play sport https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20644 adj = 0.41, P = 0.013), club (βadj = 0.73, P = 0.017), team and club (βadj = 0.79, P = 0.002) and combinations of individual and team or club sponsorships (βadj = 1.27, P < 0.002) were each associated with significantly higher AUDIT-consumption substance scores. Receipt of sponsorship by team and club [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.04; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.04–3.99] and combinations of individual and team or club sponsorships (aOR = 4.12; 95% CI = 1.29–13.15) were each associated with increased odds of being classified a hazardous drinker (AUDIT score >8). Respondents who sought out sponsorship were not at greater risk than respondents, or whose teams or clubs, had been approached by the alcohol industry. Conclusions: University students in the United Kingdom who play sport and who personally receive alcohol industry sponsorship or whose club or team receives alcohol industry sponsorship appear to have more problematic drinking behaviour than UK university students who play sport and receive no alcohol industry sponsorship. Policy to reduce or cease such sponsorship should be considered.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:53:10 AEDT ]]> Alcohol industry sponsorship and hazardous drinking among sportspeople https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5548 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:49:12 AEDT ]]> The impact of treatment on 3 years' outcome for heroin dependence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5484 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:47:05 AEDT ]]> Assessing the validity of potential alcohol-related non-fatal injury indicators https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5500 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:47:00 AEDT ]]> Longitudinal analysis of alcohol consumption and health of middle-aged women in Australia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4940 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:45:43 AEDT ]]> Systematic review and meta-analyses of strategies targeting alcohol problems in emergency departments: interventions reduce alcohol-related injuries https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5226 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:19 AEDT ]]> Brief cognitive behavioural interventions for regular amphetamine users: a step in the right direction https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:73 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:42:08 AEDT ]]> Electronic nicotine devices considered through an equity lens (commentary) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27013 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:34:48 AEDT ]]> The effect of liquor licensing restrictions on assault: a quasi-experimental study in Sydney, Australia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26775 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:47 AEDT ]]> From tobacco control to alcohol policy (commentary) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26240 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:05 AEDT ]]> Where is the evidence? (letter) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26241 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:03 AEDT ]]> A critique of Fox's industry-funded report into the drivers of anti-social behaviour in the night-time economies of Australia and New Zealand https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23067 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:12:26 AEDT ]]> Increasing compliance with alcohol service laws in a developing country: intervention trial in the Kingdom of Bhutan https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24094 adj = 24%; 95% CI = 12-37%) and on Tuesdays: 43-58% (differenceadj = 14%; 95% CI = 1-28%). Differences in refusal to serve alcohol: after 10 p.m. (differenceadj = 15%; 95% CI = -8 to 37%); to underage patrons (differenceadj = -5%; 95% CI = 14 to 4%); and to intoxicated patrons (differenceadj = 7%; 95% CI = -7-20%) were not statistically significant. Younger servers, stand-alone bars and outlets permitting indoor smoking were each less likely to comply with the alcohol service laws. Conclusion: A multi-sector programme to improve compliance with legal restrictions on serving alcohol in Bhutan appeared to have a modest effect but even after the programme, in two-thirds of the occasions tested, the laws were broken.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:11:45 AEDT ]]> A randomized clinical trial of a financial education intervention with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for low socio-economic status Australian smokers: a study protocol https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25030 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:10:49 AEDT ]]> Integrating smoking cessation into routine care in hospitals-a randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24076 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:09:41 AEDT ]]> Effect of increasing the delivery of smoking cessation care in alcohol and other drug treatment centres: a cluster-randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37590 Mon 29 Mar 2021 10:17:19 AEDT ]]> Smoking cessation interventions for pregnant women attending treatment for substance use disorders: A systematic review https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44782 Mon 24 Oct 2022 09:10:26 AEDT ]]> The relationship between methamphetamine use and heterosexual behaviour: evidence from a prospective longitudinal study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47535 per se.]]> Mon 23 Jan 2023 12:22:54 AEDT ]]> The validity of the state–trait anxiety inventory and the brief scale for anxiety in an inpatient sample with alcohol use disorder https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49042 Mon 22 Apr 2024 14:18:14 AEST ]]> Definition matters: assessment of tolerance to the effects of alcohol in a prospective cohort study of emerging adults https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51177  0.05). Average heavy consumption definitions of tolerance were most strongly associated with persistent AUD (OR = 6.66, P = 0.001; OR = 4.65, P = 0.004) but not associated with new-onset AUD (Ps > 0.05). Conclusions: Initial drink and percentage change thresholds appear to improve the efficacy of change-based tolerance as an indicator for new-onset alcohol use disorder diagnosis in self-report surveys of young adults. When predicting persistent alcohol use disorder, average heavy consumption-based indicators appear to be a better way to measure tolerance than self-reported change-based definitions.]]> Mon 22 Apr 2024 12:31:43 AEST ]]> Lessons from the public health responses to the US outbreak of vaping-related lung injury https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49495 Mon 19 Jun 2023 11:49:41 AEST ]]> The overall effect of parental supply of alcohol across adolescence on alcohol-related harms in early adulthood-a prospective cohort study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39579 Mon 08 Aug 2022 11:35:05 AEST ]]> Poisonings from hydrocarbon inhalant misuse in Australia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50763 Mon 07 Aug 2023 13:53:53 AEST ]]> Incidence of assault in Sydney, Australia, throughout 5 years of alcohol trading hour restrictions: controlled before-and-after study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40014 Mon 04 Jul 2022 08:54:31 AEST ]]> Attempts to reduce alcohol intake and treatment needs among people with probable alcohol dependence in England: a general population survey https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42963 Fri 09 Sep 2022 09:53:36 AEST ]]> Treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs attending opioid substitution treatment and community health clinics: the ETHOS Study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:24132 24weeks post-treatment). Findings: Among 101 treated, 37% (n=37) had recently injected drugs (past 6months) and 62% (n=63) were receiving OST. Adherence =80% was 86% (n=87). SVR was 74% (75 of 101), with no difference observed by sex (males: 76%, females: 67%, P=0.662). In adjusted analysis, age <35 (versus =45years) [adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=5.06, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.47, 17.40] and on-treatment adherence =80% independently predicted SVR (aOR=19.41, 95% CI=3.61, 104.26]. Recent injecting drug use at baseline was not associated with SVR. Conclusions: People with a history of injecting drug use and chronic hepatitis C virus attending opioid substitution treatment and community health clinics can achieve adherence and responses to interferon-based therapy similar to other populations, despite injecting drugs at baseline. Younger age and adherence are predictive of improved response to hepatitis C virus therapy.]]> Fri 01 Apr 2022 09:25:51 AEDT ]]>