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#WaysToRelax: developing an online alcohol-related health promotion animation for people aged 55 and older

Public Health Research & Practice, 2017
Alcohol use among middle-aged and older adults (55 years and older) is increasingly becoming a public health concern. Despite this, there is relatively little research on the experiences of alcohol use and related concerns among people aged 55 and older ...
Nyssa Ferguson, Michael Savic, Victoria Manning, Daniel Lubman   +3 more
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Australian adolescents’ beliefs and help-seeking intentions towards peers experiencing symptoms of depression and alcohol misuse

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Many young people are reluctant to seek professional help for mental health problems, preferring to rely on their friends for support. It is therefore important to ensure that adolescents can identify signs of psychological distress in their ...
D. I. Lubman, A. Cheetham, A. F. Jorm, B. J. Berridge, C. Wilson, F. Blee, L. Mckay-Brown, N. Allen, J. Proimos   +8 more
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Pushing or Pulling Your “Poison”: Clinical Correlates of Alcohol Approach and Avoidance Bias Among Inpatients Undergoing Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Introduction: Alcohol approach bias, the tendency to automatically move toward alcohol cues, has been observed in people who drink heavily. However, surprisingly, some alcohol-dependent patients demonstrate an alcohol avoidance bias.
Hugh Piercy, Hugh Piercy, Victoria Manning, Victoria Manning, Petra K. Staiger, Petra K. Staiger   +5 more
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Co-designing drug alerts for health and community workers for an emerging early warning system in Victoria, Australia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Alerts about changes in unregulated drug markets may be useful for supporting health and community workers to anticipate, prevent, and respond to unexpected adverse drug events.
Rita Brien, Isabelle Volpe, Jasmin Grigg, Tom Lyons, Caitlin Hughes, Ginny McKinnon, Stephanie Tzanetis, Sione Crawford, Alan Eade, Nicole Lee, Monica J. Barratt   +10 more
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Factors that enable and hinder the implementation of projects in the alcohol and other drug field

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2012
Objective: Few studies systematically explore elements of successful project implementation across a range of alcohol and other drug (AOD) activities. This paper provides an evidence base to inform project implementation in the AOD field.
Sarah MacLean, Lynda Berends, Barbara Hunter, Bridget Roberts, Janette Mugavin   +4 more
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Comparing rates and characteristics of emergency department presentations related to pharmaceutical opioid poisoning in Australia: a study protocol for a retrospective observational study

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction and aims Pharmaceutical opioids are an important contributor to the global ‘opioid crisis’, and are implicated in 70% of Australia’s opioid-related mortality.
Dan I Lubman, Suzanne Nielsen, Tina Lam, Janneke Berecki-Gisolf, Jane Hayman, Paul Sanfilippo   +5 more
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High rates of alcohol consumption and related harm at schoolies week: a portal study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2014
Objective: To investigate alcohol consumption, substance use and risky and harmful behaviour among young people attending ‘schoolies’ week in Victoria. Methods: Breathalyser tests and brief surveys (n=558) measuring alcohol, energy drink and illicit drug
Dan I. Lubman, Nic Droste, Amy Pennay, Shannon Hyder, Peter Miller   +4 more
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A structured telephone-delivered intervention to reduce problem alcohol use (Ready2Change): study protocol for a parallel group randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background Current population surveys suggest around 20% of Australians meet diagnostic criteria for an alcohol use disorder. However, only a minority seek professional help due to individual and structural barriers, such as low health literacy, stigma ...
Dan I. Lubman, Jasmin Grigg, Victoria Manning, Kate Hall, Isabelle Volpe, Stephanie Dias, Amanda Baker, Petra K. Staiger, John Reynolds, Anthony Harris, Jonathan Tyler, David Best   +11 more
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Association between the location of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) providers and heroin-related ambulance attendances

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Introduction Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an evidence-based intervention that reduces harms associated with heroin use. Ambulance services often serve as the first point of contact for people experiencing these acute harms.
Natasha Hall, Bosco Rowland, Rowan P. Ogeil, Rick Loos, Ziad Nehme, Dan I. Lubman   +5 more
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‘We don’t live in a harm reduction world, we live in a prohibition world’: tensions arising in the design of drug alerts

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Drug alerts designed for health and community workforces have potential to avert acute harms associated with unpredictable illicit drug markets, by preparing workers to respond to unusual drug-related events, and distribute information to ...
Isabelle Volpe, Rita Brien, Jasmin Grigg, Stephanie Tzanetis, Sione Crawford, Tom Lyons, Nicole Lee, Ginny McKinnon, Caitlin Hughes, Alan Eade, Monica J. Barratt   +10 more
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