Publications

Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

Transitions to polysubstance use: Prospective cohort study of adolescents in Australia

Background and aims: Adolescent polysubstance use has been associated with adverse social and health outcomes. Our aim was to measure …
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The key role of specific DSM-5 diagnostic criteria in the early development of alcohol use disorder: Findings from the RADAR prospective cohort study

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The association of diet quality and physical activity with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 85,545 older Australians: A longitudinal study

Sport Participation for Academic Success: Evidence From the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children

Background: We aimed to identify long-term patterns of sport participation (overall, team, and individual sport) from childhood into …
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Reach, acceptability and impact of an online parent healthy lifestyle intervention during the COVID-19 lockdown: A pilot study

Issue addressed: There is growing evidence that online parent-focused child healthy lifestyle interventions can improve healthy eating …
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Physical activity across midlife and health-related quality of life in Australian women: A target trial emulation using a longitudinal cohort

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Exercise to socialize? Bidirectional relationships between physical activity and loneliness in middle-aged and older American adults

Effect of retirement on loneliness: a longitudinal comparative analysis across Australia, China and the USA

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning—Powerful Yet Underutilized Tools and Algorithms in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Research

A phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: A study protocol for the Tina Trial

How does a family history of psychosis influence the risk of methamphetamine-related psychotic symptoms: Evidence from longitudinal panel data

How does a family history of psychosis influence the risk of methamphetamine-related psychotic symptoms: Evidence from longitudinal panel data

Aims: To determine whether the risk of psychotic symptoms during weeks of methamphetamine use was dependent on, increased by, or …
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Health Care Utilization Following Interventions to Improve Social Well-Being: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Importance: It has been suggested that interventions that aim to improve social well-being may contribute to decreased health care use; …
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Have Middle-Aged and Older Americans Become Lonelier? 20-Year Trends from the Health and Retirement Study

Objectives: Despite media and public dialog portraying loneliness as a worsening problem, little is known about how the prevalence of …
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E-cigarette use by people who smoke or have recently quit, New South Wales, 2016–2020

Objective: To examine e-cigarette use by adults who smoke or have recently quit, and demographic characteristics associated with their …
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Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol

Changes in mental health and help-seeking among young Australian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study

Background Young people may have elevated risk for poorer mental health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, yet …
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Can interventions to improve social wellbeing reduce health care utilisation? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Poor social wellbeing is associated with health risks and excessive health care use. Identifying individuals at risk for …
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Vigorous physical activity, incident heart disease, and cancer: how little is enough?

Aims: Vigorous physical activity (VPA) is a time-efficient way to achieve recommended physical activity levels. There is a very limited …
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Trends in risk factors and management strategies used by people with type 2 diabetes in New South Wales, Australia

Adopting healthy lifestyle behaviours is an important component of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) self-management, which can lower risks of …
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Trends in pharmaceutical opioid consumption in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, 2010–2019; [Tendances de la consommation d'opioïdes pharmaceutiques dans la Région OMS de la Méditerranée orientale, 2010-2019]

Background Pharmaceutical opioid consumption has been increasing worldwide, but disparities in access to these medications exist. Few …
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Trajectories of parental and peer supply of alcohol in adolescence and associations with later alcohol consumption and harms: A prospective cohort study

Background: Supply of alcohol to adolescents is associated with increased alcohol consumption and harms including alcohol use disorder …
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Physical activity, diet quality and all-cause cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: a prospective study of 346 627 UK Biobank participants

Objectives To examine independent and interactive associations of physical activity and diet with all-cause, cardiovascular disease …
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Definition matters: assessment of tolerance to the effects of alcohol in a prospective cohort study of emerging adults

Background and aims: Tolerance to the effects of alcohol is an important element in the diagnosis of alcohol use disorders (AUD); …
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Trajectories of alcohol-induced blackouts in adolescence: early risk factors and alcohol use disorder outcomes in early adulthood

Background and aims: Experience of alcohol-induced memory blackouts in adolescence may be an important risk factor for later harms. …
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The experience of physiological and psychosocial alcohol-related harms across adolescence and its association with alcohol use disorder in early adulthood: A prospective cohort study

Background: Different forms of alcohol-related harm (e.g., hangovers, fighting) may confer differential risk of clinically relevant …
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Pharmaceutical Opioid Use Patterns and Indicators of Extramedical Use and Harm in Adults with Chronic Noncancer Pain, 2012-2018

Importance: Despite concern about harms related to long-term prescribed opioid use among individuals with chronic noncancer pain …
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N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for methamphetamine dependence: A randomised controlled trial

Background: Methamphetamine dependence is a significant global health concern for which there are no approved medications. The cysteine …
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Gender differences in the supply of alcohol to adolescent daughters and sons

Background: Parents are the main supplier of alcohol to children but it is not known whether mothers and fathers equally contribute to …
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Clinical correlates and outcomes associated with pregabalin use among people prescribed opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: A five-year prospective cohort study

Aims: Pregabalin has become widely used as an alternative to opioids in treating certain types of chronic non-cancer pain, but few …
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Alcohol use among young Australian adults in May–June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study

Aims: To estimate change in young people’s alcohol consumption during COVID-19 restrictions in Australia in early-mid 2020, and …
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What is the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevalence among culturally and linguistically diverse groups in the Australian population? A national study of prevalence, harms, and attitudes

In Australia, one in three people are born overseas, and one in five households speak languages other than English. This study explores …
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The overall effect of parental supply of alcohol across adolescence on alcohol-related harms in early adulthood—a prospective cohort study

Background and Aims: Recent research suggests that parental supply of alcohol is associated with more risky drinking and …
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The association between parental supply of alcohol and supply from other sources to young people: a prospective cohort

Aims: Despite legal age limits set for alcohol consumption, parents are one of the main suppliers of alcohol to underage minors. …
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Risk factors for indicators of opioid-related harms amongst people living with chronic non-cancer pain: Findings from a 5-year prospective cohort study

Background: The literature suggests patient characteristics and higher opioid doses and long-term duration are associated with …
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Reducing drug and alcohol use and improving well-being for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians using the Community Reinforcement Approach: A feasibility and acceptability study

There is a lack of evidence of effective and appropriate drug and alcohol treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. …
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Parental supply of sips and whole drinks of alcohol to adolescents and associations with binge drinking and alcohol-related harms: A prospective cohort study

Background: Parents frequently supply alcohol to their children, often only sips. We investigated whether supply of sips and whole …
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Adolescent alcohol use trajectories: Risk factors and adult outcomes

OBJECTIVES: Adolescents often display heterogenous trajectories of alcohol use. Initiation and escalation of drinking may be important …
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Trends in methamphetamine and opioid use among clients of needle-syringe programs in Queensland, Australia: 2007–2015

Introduction and Aims: Needle-syringe programs (NSP) are an underutilized source of data on drug injection trends; these data are …
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Parental supply of alcohol as a predictor of adolescent alcohol consumption patterns: A prospective cohort

Background: Recent research has not supported the idea that parental supply of alcohol to adolescents prevents later alcohol-related …
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Mother–Infant Bonding and Emotional Availability at 12-Months of Age: The Role of Early Postnatal Bonding, Maternal Substance Use and Mental Health

Introduction: The quality of the mother–child relationship in the first year of life has far reaching implications across the life …
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Hot Topic: Global Trends in the Use of Opioid Analgesics

Purpose of Review: This study aimed to contribute to the debate on the availability of opioids for pain management by comparing …
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Causal models adjusting for time-varying confounding - A systematic review of the literature

Background Obtaining unbiased causal estimates from longitudinal observational data can be difficult due to exposure-affected …
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Understanding remote Aboriginal drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation clients: Who attends, who leaves and who stays?

Introduction and Aims: Aboriginal residential rehabilitation services provide healing for Aboriginal people who misuse substances. …
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Association of parental supply of alcohol with adolescent drinking, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol use disorder symptoms: a prospective cohort study

Background: Some parents supply alcohol to their children, reportedly to reduce harm, yet longitudinal research on risks associated …
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Age of Alcohol Initiation and Progression to Binge Drinking in Adolescence: A Prospective Cohort Study

Background: Early alcohol initiation is common and has been associated with the development of alcohol problems. Yet, past research on …
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Adverse adult consequences of different alcohol use patterns in adolescence: an integrative analysis of data to age 30 years from four Australasian cohorts

Background and Aims: Studies have linked adolescent alcohol use with adverse consequences in adulthood, yet it is unclear how strong …
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Trends in PIEDs use among male clients of needle–syringe programs in Queensland, Australia; 2007–2015

Background Increased utilisation of needle–syringe programs (NSP) by men who inject performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) has …
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Smoking and finances: Baseline characteristics of low income daily smokers in the FISCALS cohort

Background: Financial stress is a barrier to successful smoking cessation and a key predictor of relapse. Little is known about the …
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Predictors of retention in a randomised trial of smoking cessation in low-socioeconomic status Australian smokers

Background and aims Little is known about the factors associated with retention in smoking cessation trials, especially for …
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Parental supply of alcohol and alcohol consumption in adolescence: Prospective cohort study

Background Parents are a major supplier of alcohol to adolescents, yet there is limited research examining the impact of this on …
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Methamphetamine use disorder untreated among women in methadone treatment in Iran

Background: Methamphetamine (MA) use disorder is a new health problem among female methadone patients in Iran. Some characteristics of …
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Use of and barriers to access to opioid analgesics: A worldwide, regional, and national study

Background Despite opioid analgesics being essential for pain relief, use has been inadequate in many countries. We aim to provide …
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Associations between behavioural risk factors and smoking, heavy smoking and future smoking among an Australian population-based sample

Introduction: Tobacco smoking co-occurs with behavioural risk factors including diet, alcohol use and obesity. However, the association …
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Smoking cessation among low-socioeconomic status and disadvantaged population groups: A systematic review of research output

Background: Smoking cessation research output should move beyond descriptive research of the health problem to testing interventions …
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Early Adolescent Alcohol Use: Are Sipping and Drinking Distinct?

Background: Sipping alcohol is common during early adolescence, but research has ignored the distinction between sipping and drinking …
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Use of smoking cessation and quit support services by socioeconomic status over 10 years of the national drug strategy household survey

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to examine the use of quit smoking services and support options in Australia with national …
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The relationship between socioeconomic status and ‘hardcore’ smoking over time - Greater accumulation of hardened smokers in low-ses than high-ses smokers

Objectives This paper used national survey data to investigate ‘hardcore’ smoking as predicted by the ‘hardening hypothesis’, and to …
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The difference between rigor and specificity in examining methodologies for analyzing survey data: response to commentary

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