Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Research Centre

The Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Research Centre conducts epidemiological research to investigate patterns of drug use and related consequences in the community.  The Centre is in partnership with the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centre

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Staff

Associate Professor Paul Dietze
Research Fellow
Telephone: +61 3 9594 7533

Publications

2006

Dietze, P., Jolley, D., Fry, C. L., Bammer, G. & Moore, D. When is a little knowledge dangerous? Circumstances of recent heroin overdose and links to knowledge of overdose risk factors, Drug Alcohol Depend, 2006; 84: 223-30.

Clark, N. C., Dietze, P., Lenne, M. G. & Redman, J. R. Effect of opioid substitution therapy on alcohol metabolism, J Subst Abuse Treat. 2006; 30: 191-6.

2005

Dietze  PM, Kelly A, Kerr D, Patrick I, Walker T, Koutsogiannis Z.  Randomised trial of intranasal versus intramuscular naloxone in prehospital treatment for suspected opioid overdose.  Medical Journal of Australia.  2005 January 3;182(1):24-7.

Dietze P, Jolley D, Fry C, Bammer G.  Transient changes in behaviour lead to heroin overdose:  Results from a case-crossover study of non-fatal overdose.  Addiction.  2005 May;100(5):636-42.

Moore D, Dietze PM.  Enabling environments and the reduction of drug-related harm:  Re-framing Australian policy and practice.  Drug and Alcohol Review.  2005 May;24(3):275-84.

Cantwell K,Dietze PM, Flander L.   The relationship between naloxone dose and key patient variables in the treatment of non-fatal heroin overdose in the prehospital setting.  Resuscitation.  2005 June;65(3):315-9.

Degenhardt L, Day C, Dietze PM, Pointer S, Conroy E.  Effects of a sustained heroin shortage in three Australian states.  Addiction.  2005 July;100(7):908-20.

Degenhardt L, Hall W, Day C, Dietze PM, Collins L, Pointer S.  Mapping the consequences of an unanticipated drug supply change of uncertain origins: Response to the commentaries.  Addiction.  2005 July;100(7):930-932.

Dietze P.  The Victorian Drug Statistics Handbook: Patterns of drug use and related harm in Victoria (contribution).  Victorian Department of Human Services.  2005.

Day C, Ross J, Dietze P, Dolan K.  Initiation to heroin injecting among Sydney heroin users.  Harm Reduction Journal.  2005; 2:2.

Kelly A, Kerr D, Dietze P, Patrick I, Walker T, Koutsogiannis Z.  Intranasal naloxone is an effective first-line treatment for suspected opioid overdose in the prehospital setting.  Medical Journal of Australia.  2005; 182(1):24-27.

Laslett A, Matthews S, McElwee P, Dietze P.  The Victorian Alcohol Statistics Handbook, Volume 7.  Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre.  2005.