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About us: Redfern Park; Andrew Byrne Resumé

Concord Dependency Seminars: We have only included seminars from the past 6-12 months in this list. Please click on the line directly above for the full list.; 05-Feb-08 - Comparison of OTP's in UK, Victoria and NSW. Dilution, crushing, take-aways: the evidence. (Dr Nick Lintzeris); 20-Nov-07 - Hepatitis C - prevention, assessment, triage and treatment. (Dr Greg Dore); 25-Sep-07 - Withdrawal management and detoxification. (Dr Joanne Ferguson); 31-Jul-07 - Personality disorders in dependent patients - recognition and treatment. (Dr Glenys Dore); 31-Jul-07 - Personality disorders in dependent patients (supplement) (Dr Glenys Dore); 22-May-07 - The Interpretation of Urine Toxicology in Dependency Treatment. Principals and Pitfalls (Dr John Lewis); 20-Mar-07 - Methadone side effects; separating fact from fiction (Hallinan, Byrne: Winstock chair.); 30-Jan-07 - Amphetamine/Stimulant Use: Presentations; complications; interventions. (Dr Alex Wodak, Chaired by Prof Bob Batey); 21-Nov-06 - Dependency issues in jails, juvenile justice and drug courts (Sue Jefferies, Gilbert Whitton); 26-Sep-06 - Opioid Maintenance: Back to Basics. (Therapeutic lessons from Vioxx and LAAM.); 25-Jul-06 - Dependency issues and pain management - "A Busman's Holiday and Other Stories" (Dr Bridin Murnion); 30-May-06 - Welfare to Work, Implications for your Patients. Case Studies. (Dr Richard Hallinan, Dr Frank McLeod, Sue Jeffries, Brian Baker.); 30-May-06 - Welfare to Work, Implications for your Patients. (Yvonne Samuel, Brian Baker.); 28-Mar-06 - Take-aways in opioid replacement treatment - Case Studies & Discussion (James Bell, Robert Batey); 28-Mar-06 - Take-aways in opioid replacement treatment - guidelines, safety and ethical issues (James Bell, Robert Batey); 31-Jan-06 - Drugs, alcohol and driving: Do we have to inform authorities about such matters? (Dr A Winstock)

Article summaries: We have only included reviews from the past 6-12 months in this list. Please click on the line directly above for the full list.; Drug and Alcohol Review - 2008; 27;1:1-3 (Editorial questions the ethics of naltrexone imlants until they are proven and registered); Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2007; 91;2-3:141-148 (Some interesting titles.); Biological Psychiatry - 2007; 61:4-12 (Rats alive! Alcohol reductions possible with adequate buprenorphine doses.); Lancet - 2007; 369:366 (Methadone and QTc prolongation (Letter to the Editor)); BMJ - 2007; 335: 464 (Methadone works if used properly); Journal of Addictive Diseases - 2007; 26;4:79-85 (Physician Awareness of the Cardiac Effects of Methadone: Results of a National Survey.); Drug and Alcohol Review - 2007; 26;4:437-43 (Harm reduction, hepatitis C and opioid pharmacotherapy); Drug and Alcohol Review - 2007; 26;4:411-416 (Pharmacy fees for methadone and buprenorphine treatments. ); Drug and Alcohol Review - 2007; 26;2:143-152 (The pros and cons of pharmacy only opioid treatment from Melbourne researchers - coal face views); American Journal of Psychiatry - 2007; 164;5:797-803 (Randomised Swedish study shows buprenorphine suits 35% versus methadone at 80%); American Journal of Psychiatry - 2007; 164;5:797-803 (Buprenorphine trial patients mostly end up needing methadone: Swedish RCT); American Journal of Psychiatry - 2007; 164;11:1757 (Data Do Not Support Buprenorphine as a First-Line Treatment for Addiction); Addiction - 2007; 102;6:916-9 (Canadian injecting centre success. Addiction journal article. ); Addiction - 2007; 102:173-176 (Addiction journal Feb 2007 lead editorial: questionable logic.); Addiction - 2007; 102:1303-9 (Tobacco associated with new mental illness in prospective study.); Addiction - 2007; 102 (June Addiction journal: solid studies but a new 'sting in the tail' like Scorpio.); Various - 2007; May (Three recent journal items: alleged problems with cannabis, methadone and buprenorphine); J Psychopharmacol - 2006; Jan 9; [Epub ahead of print] (Naltrexone and buprenorphine combination in the treatment of opioid dependence (after rapid detoxification)); EUROPAD journal - 2006; December (EUROPAD journal December 2006); Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2006; 83;2:174-180 (Large study details benefits from addiction treatment); Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2006; 81;2:129-136 (More about the Byrne Surgery practice); Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2006; 81;2:109-116 (Rapid detox trial shows no long term benefit); Drug and Alcohol Dependence - 2006; 81;1:55-61 (Patterns of methadone treatment in NSW: only one in seven is 'long-term'); N Engl J Med - 2006; 355:365-74 (Community buprenorphine combination study: no control group and limited outcomes); BMJ - 2006; 333;1333-1335 (Physicians in opera - reflection of medical history and public perception.); Addiction Biology - 2005; 10:201-204 (Naltrexone implants: Claims and counter claims: None so blind)

Commentaries, events, etc: We have only included commentaries from the past 6-12 months in this list. Please click on the line directly above for the full list.; 07-Oct - Lord Howe Island (A naturalist's observations at North Bay); 11-Sep-07 - A Toast to the Family, By STANTON PEELE; 30-Aug-07 - Perceptive correction on some mythology around alcoholism and addictions; 08-Aug-07 - Naltrexone (Implants of naltrexone: information sought on outcomes); 16-Jul-07 - Naltrexone (Failure of naltrexone implant reported from Russia); 10-Apr-07 - New York (Postcard from springtime New York); 08-Nov-06 - APSAD Annual Scientific Conference. Cairns, Queensland. (Day Three and some observations); 07-Nov-06 - APSAD Annual Scientific Conference. Cairns, Queensland. (Day Two); 06-Nov-06 - APSAD Annual Scientific Conference. Cairns, Queensland. (Day One); 02-Aug-06 - In Memory of Vincent P. Dole, MD (Vincent P Dole, MD, Dies at Age 93); 22-Jul-06 - Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (Some statistics after 5 years); 30-Jun-06 - Adelaide Conference on drugs/alcohol in work place (4 of 4) (Day Two (Other Sessions)); 30-Jun-06 - Adelaide Conference on drugs/alcohol in work place (3 of 4) (Day Two (Session 2)); 29-Jun-06 - Adelaide Conference on drugs/alcohol in work place (2 of 4) (Session 3 chaired by Dr Neal Blewett); 29-Jun-06 - Adelaide Conference on drugs/alcohol in work place (Work-related Alcohol and Drug use - A National Forum.); 03-Sep - Supervised injecting room called for in Redfern; 1963 - Management of the Narcotic Addict (Halliday R. 1963) (First ever article regarding Methdone treatment)

Publications: Addict in the Family; Introduction - Drugs are all around us; Chapter 1 - Finding Out; Chapter 2 - But Why?; Chapter 3 - Can't you just give up or something?; Chapter 4 - Treatment Options; Chapter 5 - Getting off Methadone; Chapter 6 - The Long Haul; Chapter 7 - Case Histories; Appendix - Other Drugs; Chronology; Reading List; Glossary - Street Language and Medical Terms; References; How to recognise and treat benzodiazepine dependence; Methadone in the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction

Opera Reviews: We have only included reviews from the past 6-12 months in this list. Please click on the line directly above for the full list.; Various - Various - Various (The 5 most recent reviews on one page); Arabella - Richard Strauss - 07-Mar-08 (Arabella at Sydney Opera House); Masked Ball - Verdi - 20-Feb-08 ( Sydney Opera House: "Masked Ball" by Verdi); Various - Various - 17-Feb-08 (Joan Sutherland Society "A Summer Serenade". St Paul's, Burwood (and a correction).); Carmen - Bizet - 13-Feb-08 (Joshua Bloom blooms into Escamillo. Sydney Carmen update.); Carmen - Bizet - 24-Jan-08 (Carmen gala opening at Sydney Opera House - Chavez and Zambello wow them!); La Boheme - Puccini - 04-Jan-08 (La Boheme at Sydney Opera House - Aussie Xmas with snow!!); Various - Various - 2008 (Andrew's postings on OPERA-L listserv for 2008); Tales of Hoffmann - Offenbach - 04-Oct-07 (Mid-season Hoffmann hits highs. Plus some theatre reservations)

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