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Medical Journal Reviews and Summaries

About these reviews and summaries

We are in the process of transcribing these reviews (previously sent out as emails) on to this web site. We have noted in the table below the date on which the item was added to the site or significantly updated.

Archive

The table below lists previous medical and dependency related reviews. Columns in the list are Journal of publication, reference (eg. year, volume, pages), authors and article title, reviewer's title and the date the summary was added to the site or significantly updated. Table is presented in reverse reference order (generally equates to most recent year first) but can be sorted on the other columns by clicking the heading on the table.

List of Articles

\/  Reference (Date)
Drug and Alcohol Review2008; 27;1:1-3Editorial questions the ethics of naltrexone imlants until they are proven and registered2007/12/10
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2007; 91;2-3:141-148Some interesting titles.2007/11/08
Biological Psychiatry2007; 61:4-12Rats alive! Alcohol reductions possible with adequate buprenorphine doses.2007/09/11
Lancet2007; 369:366Methadone and QTc prolongation (Letter to the Editor)2007/11/20
BMJ2007; 335: 464Methadone works if used properly2007/09/11
Journal of Addictive Diseases2007; 26;4:79-85Physician Awareness of the Cardiac Effects of Methadone: Results of a National Survey.2007/11/26
Drug and Alcohol Review2007; 26;4:437-43Harm reduction, hepatitis C and opioid pharmacotherapy2007/07/13
Drug and Alcohol Review2007; 26;4:411-416Pharmacy fees for methadone and buprenorphine treatments. 2007/09/11
Drug and Alcohol Review2007; 26;2:143-152The pros and cons of pharmacy only opioid treatment from Melbourne researchers - coal face views2007/06/06
American Journal of Psychiatry2007; 164;5:797-803Randomised Swedish study shows buprenorphine suits 35% versus methadone at 80%2007/06/06
American Journal of Psychiatry2007; 164;5:797-803Buprenorphine trial patients mostly end up needing methadone: Swedish RCT2007/06/06
American Journal of Psychiatry2007; 164;11:1757Data Do Not Support Buprenorphine as a First-Line Treatment for Addiction2007/11/20
Addiction2007; 102;6:916-9Canadian injecting centre success. Addiction journal article. 2007/06/06
Addiction2007; 102:173-176Addiction journal Feb 2007 lead editorial: questionable logic.2007/06/06
Addiction2007; 102:1303-9Tobacco associated with new mental illness in prospective study.2007/09/13
Addiction2007; 102June Addiction journal: solid studies but a new 'sting in the tail' like Scorpio.2007/07/13
Various2007; MayThree recent journal items: alleged problems with cannabis, methadone and buprenorphine2007/06/06
J Psychopharmacol2006; Jan 9; [Epub ahead of print]Naltrexone and buprenorphine combination in the treatment of opioid dependence (after rapid detoxification)2006/07/14
EUROPAD journal2006; DecemberEUROPAD journal December 20062007/06/06
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2006; 83;2:174-180Large study details benefits from addiction treatment2006/06/21
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2006; 81;2:129-136More about the Byrne Surgery practice2006/07/11
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2006; 81;2:109-116Rapid detox trial shows no long term benefit2006/07/02
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2006; 81;1:55-61Patterns of methadone treatment in NSW: only one in seven is 'long-term'2006/07/02
N Engl J Med2006; 355:365-74Community buprenorphine combination study: no control group and limited outcomes2006/08/16
BMJ2006; 333;1333-1335Physicians in opera - reflection of medical history and public perception.2007/02/21
JAMA2006; 295:2003-2017.Combination Therapy for Alcohol Dependence2006/05/08
Le Flyer2006; 23 (Février)Developments in buprenorphine, methadone and hepatitis in France2006/07/02
CMAJ2006; 174;1:45-49Supplying alcohol to alcoholics may help reduce harms (and total consumption)2006/07/02
Arch Intern Med2006; 166:1359-1367Lung cancer and cannabis. No association found in literature review, but precancerous changes shown in some.2006/07/14
Addiction2006; 101;2:275-281RCT of buprenorphine versus methadone in pregnancy reassuring2006/07/03
Drug Alcohol Dependence1993; 33; 1:81-6 (revisted 2006)Combination buprenorphine widely abused in New Zealand in early 1990s2006/07/04
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2005; 80;2:267-271Benefits of LAAM demonstrated after its withdrawal from market!2006/10/13
Drug Alcohol Dependence2005; 79;1;1-10Buprenorphine, heroin drought, heroin prescription2006/07/02
British Journal of General Practice2005; 55:139-146Methadone review article raises more questions than it answers!2006/07/18
BMJ2005; 331: 1352-1353BMJ editorial on whether methadone is outdated and ought to be replaced by buprenorphine2006/07/18
BMJ2005; 330:498Fewer methadone deaths reported from UK. Female drug users at higher risk.2006/07/19
Aust N Z J Public Health2005; 29; 4:305-7Encourage hepatitis B vaccination in those at risk2006/07/04
JAMA2005; 294:903-913Is rapid detox followed by oral naltrexone effective?2006/07/02
J Gastro Hepatology2005; 20;7:1082-1086Hep C in dependency patients: prevalence and outcomes2006/07/23
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen2005; 125;2:148-151Methadone comparison with buprenorphine (pure) from Norway.2006/07/14
Addiction Biology2005; 10:201-204Naltrexone implants: Claims and counter claims: None so blind2006/10/13
Addiction2005; 100;2:197-205Buprenorphine diversion prevalent in Victoria, rare in other states2006/07/18
Addiction2005; 100:89-95Dutch heroin trials find better outcomes in those with prior abstinence based treatments2006/07/19
Addiction2005; 100: 1090-1100Two deaths; few other surprises; bup-combo vs clonidine for opioid detoxification.2006/07/14
Addiction2005; 100LAAM, morphine, personality disorders.2006/10/13
Alcohol and Drug Foundation of Queensland2004; Mar/Jun. (Drugs in Society)Methadone in holistic treatment2006/05/27
Eur Psychiatry2004; Dec;19(8):510-3Depression symptoms in new patients on methadone and buprenorphine. Randomised trial report.2006/07/19
Addiction Biology2004; 9:79-85Addiction Biology summaries: naltrexone, dextromoramide, detox and more.2006/05/27
Addiction2004; 99:978-988Methadone and buprenorphine related deaths rare in Paris study2006/07/04
Addiction2004; 99:946-954.Mortality risk among new onset injection drug users2006/06/01
Addiction2004; 99:940-945.Slow release oral morphine versus methadone2006/05/30
Addiction2004; 99:897-906.Adolescent drug use study; curious conclusions; curious editorial practices at 'Addiction'. Author replies.2006/05/27
Addiction2004; 99:846-854No link between expansion of methadone treatment and methadone related deaths: Addiction journal study finds.2006/07/04
Addiction2004; 99:718-726Methadone maintenance works better than arbitrary reductions2006/07/04
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2004; 76;3:235-246How much do they spend on drugs? Are all users dealers?2006/07/19
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2004; 76; 1:63-72.Alternatives to methadone show improvements always possible2006/05/30
Drug Alcohol Rev2004; 23; 3:311-318.Important and novel findings from Suboxone® study in Sydney2006/05/27
Drug and Alcohol Dependence2003; 72; 1:75-83.Pharmacokinetics of high-dose buprenorphine2006/05/30
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment2003; 24: 267-277Methamphetamine addiction: review article.2006/07/06
Drug and Alcohol Review2003; 22;4:471-2To crush or not to crush - buprenorphine tablet administration2007/02/21
Addiction2002; 97: 851-859Benzodiazepine addiction - trial of 2 methods of treatment from Finland2006/07/23
Addiction2001; 96Editorial and debate on injectable methadone by Zador.2006/10/13
Br J Gen Pract.1999; 49(439): 146.A decade of caring for drug users2007/07/13
European Addiction Research1998; 4:198-202Gradual detoxification to 0.5mg buprenorphine 'effective' over 10 days2006/10/11
Drug Alcohol Rev1998; 17:167-174Australian naltrexone trial performed in Newcastle, Mater Hospital 1994-62006/10/11
JAMA1997; 277:1945-1051Dose-Related Efficacy of Levomethadyl Acetate2006/10/11
JAMA1997; 277:1039-1045GP 'Brief Intervention' reduces alcohol consumption2006/10/11
Br J Gen Pract.1996; 46(404): 200Problem drug users.2007/07/13
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