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A Quantitative Analysis of Street‐Level Drugs Seized in New South Wales, Australia: Purity, Dose and Adulterants

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 7, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction The Combined Surveillance and Monitoring of Seized Samples (CoSMoSS) program is a joint harm reduction initiative between NSW Health and NSW Police Force. Here, we examine the contents and purity of a sample of seized suspected target drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine ‘MDMA’).
Janette L. Smith, Christine A. Harvey, NSW Police Force, Christopher J. Ewers, Kelsey E. Seyfang, Emily D. Bottero, Jared A. Brown, Thanjira Jiranantakan   +7 more
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Evaluating Harm Reduction Advice From Large Language Models

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 7, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Large language models (LLM) and generative Artificial Intelligence are increasingly providing health information. We have applied a novel method to evaluate the harm reduction information generated by popular LLMs. We focused on the filtration of oral medications for injection and the availability of local harm reduction services.
Khy Choo, Nathan Smith, Bernadette Ward, Robert M. Lundin   +3 more
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Heroin use, dependence, and attitudes to treatment in non-treatment-seeking heroin users: A pilot study

, 2010
Much research examining heroin users utilizes treatment samples; non-treatment-seeking heroin users are not well understood. It is unclear whether this group can avoid impaired control or negative sequelae commonly observed in treatment-seeking ...
James Bell, Angela J. Dean, Saunders, John B., Bell, James, John B. Saunders, Dean, Angela J.   +5 more
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Associations Between Pain Severity and Opioid Agonist Treatment Among People With Drug Injection Experience in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 45, Issue 7, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pain is highly prevalent among people with opioid use disorder (OUD), yet it is often undertreated. Whether opioid agonist treatment (OAT) improves pain outcomes is unknown among this target population. This research aimed to explore associations between pain severity and current OAT status in a longitudinal cohort of people who ...
Jie Yang, Louisa Picco, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Suzanne Nielsen   +4 more
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Understanding Consumption of Illicit Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in Australia by Triangulating Drug Checking and Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology

Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 10, Page 1244-1255, October 2026.
First Australian study combining wastewater‐based epidemiology and drug checking, demonstrating how complementary data sources enhance monitoring of illicit drugs and emerging psychoactive substances during high‐use periods. ABSTRACT Consumption of psychotropic drugs is a major economic and public health challenge in Australia.
Muhammad Usman, Malcolm McLeod, Dhayaalini Nadarajan, Joseph Clokey, Pritesh Prasad, Rory Verhagen, Benjamin Tscharke, Maurizio Quinto, Richard Bade   +8 more
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Micro‐QuEChERS Extraction for Broad‐Spectrum LC‐QQQ‐MS Quantification of Nitazene Analogs in Plasma: A Validated Method With Casework Application

Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 10, Page 1296-1310, October 2026.
Micro‐QuEChERS sample preparation coupled to LC‐QQQ‐MS enabled sensitive quantification of nitazene analogs in 100 μL of plasma. The validated method provided low detection limits and was successfully applied to an authentic intoxication case involving N‐pyrrolidino protonitazene, supporting clinical and forensic toxicology workflows.
Karla A. O. Souza, Náthaly C. B. F. Santos, Rafael Lanaro, Sara E. Walton, Alex J. Krotulski, Barry K. Logan, Mauricio Yonamine, Jose Luiz Costa   +7 more
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Impacts of a Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program—Healthcare Practitioner Perspectives

Pharmacology Research &Perspectives, Volume 14, Issue 5, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examined the perceived impacts of New South Wales' (NSW) statewide prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP; “SafeScript NSW”) from the perspective of prescribers and pharmacists, using a qualitative descriptive design. Fourteen prescribers and pharmacists who were users of NSW's PDMP completed semi‐structured interviews between ...
Emma Tay, Meredith Makeham, Tracey‐Lea Laba, Melissa Baysari   +3 more
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Treatment of Heroin Dependence

, 2004
Objective: To test the efficacy of naltrexone, methadone and buprenorphine over a treatment period of 12 weeks. Methods: Subjects were randomized to receive naltrexone, methadone, or buprenorphine in a comparative study.
Farrashbandi, H (15498290), Babaee, M (15498296), Saxby Pridmore (14747149), Ahmadi, J (15495695), Moosavinasab, M (15498293), Mohagheghzadeh, M (15498302), Firoozabadi, A (15498299), Porter, J (15498305), Dehbozorgi, G (15498308)   +8 more
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Injecting risk behaviours, self-reported mental health and crime [PDF]

, 2013
This paper explores differences between two types of illicit drug users (heroin users and non-heroin users) in relation to injecting risk behaviours, self-reported mental health, driving and crime.Key findingsParticipants were divided into two groups ...
Jennifer Stafford, Lucy Burns
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Masculinity, Prostitution, and the Imaginary Northwest in Chinese Travel Writings About Shanxi and Western Inner Mongolia, 1920–1949

Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 870-881, October 2026.
ABSTRACT This article considers travel writings by metropolitan men in Republican China about Shanxi and western Inner Mongolia as a case study to further explore the transformations and continuities of Chinese masculinities. Drawing upon a range of popular travel narratives, it shows that so‐called “Worn‐Out Shoes (poxie)” – women perceived as ...
Amanda Zhang
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