Completed Research

Quality Assurance in the Treatment of Drug Dependence: Nicotine
Development of a standard outcome index for the treatment of opiate dependence
Development of an instrument to assess severity of opiate dependence
The distribution and correlates of alcohol consumption in a remote aboriginal population
The influence of associative learning in heavy and light consumers of alcohol
The influence of environmental cues and heat stressor effects on conditioned tolerance to morphine
The effects of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee on heart rate, blood pressure and self-reported stress and arousal
Event-related potential indices of the long-term effects of alcohol on memory processes in moderate drinkers
Cognitive functioning in long-term cannabis users: psychological test battery results
Policies and programs for tobacco, alcohol and other drugs in Australia’s top 600 companies
Lessons from conducting research on general practice interventions for smokers and excessive drinkers in Australia and the United Kingdom
Multivariate models for predicting abstention following intervention to stop smoking by the family physician
Development of a “readiness to Change” questionnaire for use in brief, opportunistic interventions among excessive drinkers
The impact of methadone treatment on the rate of criminal convictions
A survey of “Ecstasy” (MDMA) users in Sydney
Psychopharmacology of kava

1990

Relationships among indices of dependence in smoker
Controlled drinking self-help manual: validity of previous findings and effects of supplementary telephone contact
Effects of varying instructions to raters and subjects on classifications of reasons for relapse among heroin users
Validation of an HIV risk-taking behaviour scale for intravenous drug users
Calculating standard drink units: international comparisons
An evaluation of General Practitioners’ use of three smoking cessation programs
The market position of cocaine among young Sydney adults
National Census of Clients of Drug and Alcohol Teatment Service Agencies
An event-related potential study of selective attention in long-term cannabis users
A review of the national drug poisonings case reporting system
Early warning indicators of changes in drug use: A New South Wales perspective
A review of literature relevant to drinking among Australian Aborigines
Correlates of successful drinking among university students
The effects of smoking cues and cigarette availability on heart rate, craving and smoking speed
Cue exposure in smokers: Effects on physiological indices and cognitive performance
The effects of drugs on learned reactions to a stressor

An investigation into the effects of methadone, as used in a methadone maintenance programme, on human performance skills
Social processes in alcohol and other drug dependencies
The role of Pavlovian conditioning in the regulation of endogenous pain control systems: implications for the acquisition of tolerance and dependence to opioids
The role of Pavlovian conditioning in drug dependence
Establishing preliminary norms for three scales used in the assessment of problem drug users
Meta-analysis of results of studies evaluating controlled drinking treatment
Alcohol effects on peripheral response fractionation
Evaluation of alcohol education courses for young offenders
Reliability and validity of the situational confidence questionnaire (heroin)
Definitions of non-abstinent and abstinent categories in alcoholism treatment outcome classification