The aim of this paper is to report the prevalence of 12-month comorbidity between DSM-IV
alcohol use disorders (abuse or dependence) and anxiety, affective and drug use disorders in …

Aims This study examines the impact of comorbid Diagnostic and Statistical Manual version
IV (DSM‐IV) anxiety and/or depression on out‐patient treatment for alcohol problems. …

BACKGROUND: The small size of previous studies of mortality in opioid dependent people
has prevented an assessment of the extent to which elevated mortality risks are consistent …

Aims Release from prison is a high‐risk period for mortality. We examined the impact of opioid
substitution therapy ( OST ), for opioid dependence during and after incarceration, upon …

The emotional bond that a mother feels towards her baby is critical to social, emotional and
cognitive development. Maternal health and wellbeing through pregnancy and antenatal …

Objective: To document trends in: (i) prescribing of morphine and oxycodone; (ii) hospital
separations for overdose; (iii) presentations for treatment of problems associated with these …

Aims The aims of this study were to: examine the number and characteristics of patients
entering and re‐entering opioid replacement treatment between 1985 and 2006, to examine …

Aim To examine the association between retention in methadone treatment during
pregnancy and key neonatal outcomes. Design Client data from the New South Wales …

… Glenn, Ana Liza, and Mary Grace Burns make me feel lucky and always with company; they
are the coolest siblings. They have also helped me directly by providing housing and food at …

Background Current estimates of the rates of alcohol‐exposed pregnancies may underestimate
prenatal alcohol exposure if alcohol consumption in early trimester 1, prior to awareness …