Selected publications

Madoc-Jones, I., Wadd, S., Elliott, L., Whittaker, A., Adnum, L., Close, C., Sneddon, J., Dutton, M., McCann, M. & Wilson, F., 14 Jul 2020, In : Health and Social Care in the Community. 00, p. 1-9 9 p. Factors influencing routine cognitive impairment screening in older at-risk drinkers: findings from a qualitative study in the United Kingdom

Dimova, E.D. & Mitchell, D. June 2020. Alcohol Focus Scotland. Rapid literature review on the impact of health messaging and product information on packaging of alcohol and other unhealthy commodities.

Chandler, A., Whittaker, A., Cunningham-Burley, S., Elliott, L., Midgley, P. & Cooper, S., 3 Jan 2020, In : Sociology of Health and Illness. Diagnosing uncertainty, producing neonatal abstinence syndrome

Charlton, J., Gill, J., Elliott, L., Whittaker, A., Farquharson, B. & Strachan, M., 6 Feb 2020, In : Practical Diabetes . 37, 1, p. 7-12c 9 p. A review of the challenges, glycaemic risks and self‐care for people with type 1 diabetes when consuming alcoholic beverages

McDonald, S. A., Pollock, K. G., Barclay, S. T., Goldberg, D. J., Bathgate, A., Bramley, P., Dillon, J. F., Fraser, A., Innes, H. A., Kennedy, N., Morris, J., Went, A., Hayes, P. C. & Hutchinson, S. J., Mar 2020, In : Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 27, 3, p. 270-280 11 p. Real‐world impact following initiation of interferon‐free hepatitis C regimens on liver‐related outcomes and all‐cause mortality among patients with compensated cirrhosis

Hutchinson, S. J., Valerio, H., McDonald, S. A., Yeung, A., Pollock, K., Smith, S., Barclay, S., Dillon, J. F., Fox, R., Bramley, P., Fraser, A., Kennedy, N., Gunson, R. N., Templeton, K., Innes, H., McLeod, A., Weir, A., Hayes, P. C. & Goldberg, D., 26 Mar 2020, In: Gut. Population impact of direct-acting antiviral treatment on new presentations of hepatitis C-related decompensated cirrhosis: a national record-linkage study

Innes, H., Buch, S., Hutchinson, S., Guha, I. N., Morling, J. R., Barnes, E., Irving, W., Forrest, E., Pedergnan, V., Goldberg, D., Aspinall, E., Barclay, S., Hayes, P., Dillon, J., Nischalke, H. D., Lutz, P., Spengler, U., Fischer, J., Berg, T., Brosch, M. & 11 others, , 16 Jun 2020, In : Gastroenterology. Genome-wide association study for alcohol-related cirrhosis identifies risk loci in MARC1 and HNRNPUL1

Trayner, K. M. A., McAuley, A., Palmateer, N. E., Goldberg, D. J., Shepherd, S. J., Gunson, R. N., Tweed, E. J., Priyadarshi, S., Milosevic, C. & Hutchinson, S. J., Mar 2020, In : International Journal of Drug Policy. 77, 9 p., 102663. Increased risk of HIV and other drug-related harms associated with injecting in public places: national bio-behavioural survey of people who inject drugs

Des Jarlais, D. C., Sypsa, V., Feelemyer, J., Abagiu, A. O., Arendt, V., Broz, D., Chemtob, D., Seguin-Devaux, C., Duwve, J. M., Fitzgerald, M., Goldberg, D. J., Hatzakis, A., Jipa, R. E., Katchman, E., Keenan, E., Khan, I., Konrad, S., McAuley, A., Skinner, S. & Wiessing, L., 1 Jun 2020, In : The Lancet HIV. 7, 6, p. E434-E442 9 p. HIV outbreaks among people who inject drugs in Europe, North America and Israel

Trayner, K. M. A., Palmateer, N. E., Hutchinson, S. J., Goldberg, D. J., Shepherd, S. J., Gunson, R. N., Tweed, E. J., Priyadarshi, S., Sumnall, H., Atkinson, A. & McAuley, A., 22 Apr 2020, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 102731. High willingness to use drug consumption rooms among people who inject drugs in Scotland: findings from a national bio-behavioural survey among people who inject drugs

Nielsen, S. & McAuley, A., May 2020, In : Drug and Alcohol Review. 39, 4, p. 330-336 7 p. Etizolam: a rapid review on pharmacology, non‐medical use and harms

Sumnall, H. R., Atkinson, A. M., Trayner, K. M. A., Gage, S. H. & McAuley, A., 18 Jul 2020, In : International Journal of Drug Policy. 83, 10 p., 102855. Effects of messaging on public support for drug consumption rooms in Scotland, UK

Trayner, K. M. A., Palmateer, N. E., Hutchinson, S. J., Goldberg, D. J., Shepherd, S. J., Gunson, R. N., Tweed, E. J., Priyadarshi, S., Sumnall, H., Atkinson, A. & McAuley, A., 22 Apr 2020, In : International Journal of Drug Policy. 102731. High willingness to use drug consumption rooms among people who inject drugs in Scotland: findings from a national bio-behavioural survey among people who inject drugs

Ireland, L., 2019, Young Adult Drinking Styles: Current Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice. Conroy, D. & Measham, F. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, 19 p. Alcohol Consumption Among Young People in Marginalised Groups

Atkinson, A. M., McAuley, A., Trayner, K. M. A. & Sumnall, H. R., Jun 2019, In : International Journal of Drug Policy. 68, p. 62-74 13 p. ‘We are still obsessed by this idea of abstinence’: a critical analysis of UK news media representations of proposals to introduce drug consumption rooms in Glasgow, UK

Dalrymple, J., McAloney-Kocaman, K., Flowers, P., McDaid, L. M. & Frankis, J. S. (2019). Age related factors influence HIV testing within subpopulations: a cross sectional survey of MSM within the Celtic nations. Sexually Transmitted Infections. 95

Henderson, M., Nixon, C., McKee, M. J., Smith, D., Wight, D. & Elliott, L. (2019). Poly-substance use and sexual risk behaviours: a cross-sectional comparison of adolescents in mainstream and alternative education settings. BMC Public Health. 19, 564

Hickman M, Dillon JF, Elliott L, De Angelis D, Vickerman P, Foster G, Donnan P, Eriksen A, Flowers P, Goldberg D, Hollingworth W, Ijaz S, Liddell D, Mandal S, Martin N, Beer LJZ, Drysdale K, Fraser H, Glass R, Graham L, Gunson RN, Hamilton E, Harris H, Harris M, Harris R, Heinsbroek E, Hope V, Horwood J, Inglis SK, Innes H, Lane A, Meadows J, McAuley A, Metcalfe C, Migchelsen S, Murray A, Myring G, Palmateer NE, Presanis A, Radley A, Ramsay M, Samartsidis P, Simmons R, Sinka K, Vojt G, Ward Z, Whiteley D, Yeung A, Hutchinson SJ. (2019). Evaluating the population impact of hepatitis C direct acting antiviral treatment as prevention for people who inject drugs (EPIToPe) – a natural experiment (protocol). BMJ Open. 9

McAloney-Kocaman, K., Rogon, P. J. S. & Ireland, L. (2019) Clustering of lifetime substance use and sexual intercourse among young people: analysis of two school-based surveys. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. 28, 2, p. 99-104

McAuley, A. & Bird, S. (2019). Take-home naloxone is a global issue, in practice and in research: a response to Heavey et al. International Journal of Drug Policy. 63, 2019, p. 111-112

McAuley, A., Palmateer, N. E., Goldberg, D. J., Trayner, K. M. A., Shepherd, S. J., Gunson, R. N., Metcalfe, R., Milosevic, C., Taylor, A., Munro, A. & Hutchinson, S. J. (2019). Re-emergence of HIV related to injecting drug use despite a comprehensive harm reduction environment: a cross-sectional analysis. The Lancet HIV. 6, 5, p. e315-e324

McAuley, A., Yeung, A., Taylor, A., Hutchinson, S. J., Goldberg, D. J. & Munro, A. (2019). Emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substance injecting associated with rapid rise in the population prevalence of hepatitis C virus. International Journal of Drug Policy. 66, p. 30-37

Seddon, J. L., Wadd, S., Wells, E., Elliott, L., Madoc-Jones, I. & Breslin, J. (2019). Drink wise, age well; reducing alcohol related harm among people over 50: a study protocol. BMC Public Health. 19, 240

Sumptor, C., Mohan, A., McKell J., Lewsey, J., Emslie, C., & Fitzgerald, N (in press). How did a lower drink-drive limit affect bar trade and drinking practices? A qualitative study of how alcohol retailers experienced a change in policy. Drug & Alcohol Review

Whittaker, A., Chandler, A., Cunningham-Burley, S., Midgley, P., Elliott, L. & Cooper, S. (2019) Problematisation and regulation: bodies, risk, and recovery within the context of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. International Journal of Drug Policy. 68, p. 139-146

Alavi, M., Janjua, N. Z., Chong, M., Grebely, J., Aspinall, E. J., Innes, H., Valerio, H. M., Hajarizadeh, B., Hayes, P. C., Krajden, M., Amin, J., Law, M. G., George, J., Goldberg, D. J., Hutchinson, S. J. & Dore, G. J. (2018). The contribution of alcohol-use disorder to decompensated cirrhosis among people with hepatitis C: an international comparison study. Journal of Hepatology. 68, 3, p. 393-401

Crombie, I. K., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Petrie, D., Jones, C., Norrie, J., Evans, J. M. M., Emslie, C., Rice, P. M., Slane, P. W., Humphris, G., Wicketts, I. W., Melson, A. J., Donnan, P. T., Hapca, S. M., McKenzie, A. & Achison, M. (2018). Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomised controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men. Addiction. 113, 9, p. 1609-1618

Crombie, I., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F., Petrie, D., Jones, C., Norrie, J., Evans, J., Emslie, C., Rice, P., Slane, P., Humphris, G., Ricketts, IW., Melson, A., Donnan, PT., McKenzie, A., Huang, L. & Achison, M. (2018). Text message intervention to reduce frequency of binge drinking among disadvantaged men: the TRAM RCT. Public Health Research. 6

Dunleavy K, Munro A, Roy K, Hutchinson S, Palmateer N, Knox T, Goldberg D, Hope V, Campbell J, Hamilton E, Liddell D, Penrice G, Taylor A. (2018) Spore forming bacteria infection and people who inject drugs: Implications for harm reduction. International Journal of Drug Policy. 53, p45-54.

Fraser, H., Mukandavire, C., Martin, N. K., Goldberg, D., Palmateer, N., Munro, A., Taylor, A., Hickman, M., Hutchinson, S. & Vickerman, P. (2018). Modelling the impact of a national scale-up of interventions on hepatitis C virus transmission among people who inject drugs in Scotland. Addiction. 113, 11, p. 2118-2131

Horsburgh, K. & McAuley, A. (2018). Scotland's national naloxone program: the prison experience. Drug and Alcohol Review. 37, 4, p. 454-456.

Innes, H., McAuley, A., Alavi, M., Valerio, H., Goldberg, D. & Hutchinson, S. J. (2018). The contribution of health risk behaviours to excess mortality in American adults with chronic hepatitis C: a population cohort-study. Hepatology. 67, 1, p. 97–107

Irvine, L., Crombie, IK., Swanson, V., Dimova, E. D., Melson, A., Fraser, T., Barbour, R., Rice, P. & Allan, S. (2018). Design and feasibility testing of a novel group intervention for young women who binge drink in groups. PLoS ONE

Lennox, J., Emslie, C., Sweeting, H. & Lyons, A (2018). The role of alcohol in constructing gender and class identities among young women in the age of social media. International Journal of Drug Policy. 58, p. 13-21

McAuley, A., Munro, A. & Taylor, A. (2018). “Once I’d done it once it was like writing your name”: lived experience of take-home naloxone administration by people who inject drugs. International Journal of Drug Policy. 58, p. 46-54

Palmateer, N. E., Goldberg, D. J., Munro, A., Taylor, A., Yeung, A., Wallace, L. A., Mitchell, A., Shepherd, S. J., Gunson, R. N., Aitken, C. & Hutchinson, S. J. (2018). Association between universal hepatitis B prison vaccination, vaccine uptake and hepatitis B infection among people who inject drugs. Addiction. 113, 1, p. 80-90.

Platt, L., Minozzi, S., Reed, J., Vickerman, P., Hagan, H., French, C., Jordan, A., Degenhardt, L., Hope, V., Hutchinson, S., Maher, L., Palmateer, N., Taylor, A., Bruneau, J. & Hickman, M. (2018). Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs: findings from a Cochrane Review and meta-analysis. Addiction. 113, 3, p.545-563.

Ragonnet-Cronin, M., Jackson, C., Bradley-Stewart, A., Aitken, C., McAuley, A., Palmateer, N., Gunson, R., Goldberg, D., Milosevic, C. & Leigh-Brown, A. J. (2018). Recent and rapid transmission of HIV among people who inject drugs in Scotland revealed through phylogenetic analysis. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 217, 12, p. 1875-1882

Shepherd SJ, McDonald SA, Palmateer NE, Gunson RN, Aitken C, Dore GJ, Goldberg DJ, Appleage TL, Lloyd AR, Hajarizadeh B, Grebely J, Hutchinson SJ. (2018) HCV avidity as a tool for detection of recent HCV infection: Sensitivity depends on HCV genotype. Journal of Medical Virology. 90, 1, p.120-130.

Stone, J., Fraser, H., Lim, A. G., Walker, J. G., Ward, Z., MacGregor, L., Trickey, A., Abbott, S., Strathdee, S. A., Abramovitz, D., Maher, L., Iversen, J., Bruneau, J., Zang, G., Garfein, R. S., Yen, Y-F., Azim, T., Mehta, S. H., Milloy, M-J., Hellard, M. E. & 23 others (2018). Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18, 12, p. 1397-1409

Trayner, K., Weir, A., McAuley, A., Godbole, G., Amar, C., Grant, K., Penrice, G. & Roy, K. M. (2018). A pragmatic harm reduction approach to manage a large outbreak of wound botulism in people who inject drugs, Scotland 2015. Harm Reduction Journal. 15, 36

Valerio, H., McAuley, A., Innes, H., Palmateer, N., Goldberg, D. J., Munro, A., Taylor, A. & Hutchinson, S. J. (2018), Determinants of hepatitis C antiviral effectiveness awareness among people who inject drugs in the direct-acting antiviral era. International Journal of Drug Policy. 52, p. 115-122

Wang, H., Swann, R., Thomas, E., Innes, H., Valerio, H., Hayes, P. C., Allen, S., Barclay, S. T., Wilks, D., Fox, R., Bhattacharyya, D., Kennedy, N., Morris, J., Fraser, A., Stanley, A., Gunson, R., Mcintrye, P., Hutchinson, S., Mills, P. R. & Dillon, J. (2018). Impact of previous hepatitis B infection on the clinical outcomes from chronic hepatitis C? A population-level analysis. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 25, 8, p. 930-938.

Ward, Z., Platt, L., Sweeney, S., Hope, V., Maher, L., Hutchinson, S., Palmateer, N., Smith, J., Craine, N., Taylor, A., Martin, N., Ayres, R., Dillon, J., Hickman, M. & Vickerman, P. (2018) Impact of current and scaled up levels of Hepatitis C (HCV) prevention and treatment interventions for people who inject drugs in three UK settings – what is required to achieve the WHO’s HCV elimination targets? Addiction. 113, 9, p. 1727-1738

Whiteley, D., Whittaker, A., Elliott, L. & Cunningham-Burley, S. (2018). Hepatitis C in a new therapeutic era: recontextualising the lived experience. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 27, 13-14, p. 2729-2739

Bird, S., McAuley, A., Munro, A., Hutchinson, S. & Taylor, A. (2017). Prison-based prescriptions aid Scotland's National Naloxone Programme. The Lancet. 389, 10073, p. 1005–1006

Carver, H., Elliott, L., Kennedy, C. & Hanley, J. (2017). Parent–child connectedness and communication in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in adolescence: An integrative review of the literature. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 24, 2, p. 119-133

Crombie, I. K., Cunningham, K. B., Irvine, L., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Norrie, J., Melson, A., Jones, C., Briggs, A., Rice, P. M., Achison, M., McKenzie, A., Dimova, E. & Slane, P. W. (2017). Modifying alcohol consumption to reduce obesity (MACRO): development and feasibility trial of a complex community-based intervention for men. HTA. 21

Dunleavy K, Munro A, Roy K, Hutchinson S, Palmateer N, Knox T, Goldberg D, Taylor A. Association between harm reduction intervention uptake and skin and soft tissue infections among people who inject drugs (2017). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 1, 174, p.91-97.

Emslie, C., Lennox, J. & Ireland, L. (2017). The role of alcohol in identity construction among LGBT people: a qualitative study, Sociology of Health and Illness. 39, 8, p. 1465-1479

Emslie, C. & MacDonald, S. (2017) Strong epidemiological evidence that alcohol causes cancer, but how might the public interpret this information? Addiction. 11, 2, p. 233–235

Gilchrist, E., Ireland, L., Forsyth, A., Godwin, J. & Laxton, T. (2017). Alcohol use, alcohol-related aggression and intimate partner abuse: a cross-sectional survey of convicted versus general population men in Scotland. Drug and Alcohol Review. 36, 1, p. 20-23

Irvine, L., Crombie, I. K., Cunningham, K. B., Williams, B., Sniehotta, F. F., Norrie, J., Melson, A. J., Jones, C., Rice, P., Slane, P. W., Achison, M., McKenzie, A., Dimova, E. D. & Allan, S. (2017). Modifying alcohol consumption to reduce obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility study of a complex community-based intervention for men. Alcohol & Alcoholism. 52, 6, p. 677–684

Jackson, C., Bedford, H., Cheater, F. M., Condon, L., Emslie, C., Ireland, L., Kemsley, P., Kerr, S., Lewis, H. J., Mytton, J., Overend, K., Redsell, S., Richardson, Z., Shepherd, C., Smith, L. & Dyson, L. (2017) Needles, Jabs and Jags: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to child and adult immunisation among Gypsies, Travellers and Roma. BMC Public Health. 17, 254

McAuley, A., Bouttell, J., Barnsdale, L., Mackay, D., lewsey, J., Hunter, C. & Robinson, M. (2017). Evaluating the impact of a national naloxone programme on ambulance attendance at overdose incidents: a controlled time series analysis. Addiction. 112, 2, p. 301-308

McAuley, A., Campbell, J., Milosevic, C., Hunter, C. & Goldberg, D. J. (2017). Implementation of low dead space syringes in response to an outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs: a response to Kesten et al. International Journal of Drug Policy.

McLauchlan, J., Innes, H., Dillon, J., Foster, G., Holtman, E., McDonald, S., Wilkes, B., Hutchinson, S. & Irving, W. (2017). Cohort profile: the hepatitis C virus (HCV) Research UK clinical database and biobank. International Journal of Epidemiology. 46, 5, p. 1391-1391

McQueen, J. M., Ballinger, C. & Howe, T. E. (2017). Factors associated with alcohol reduction in harmful and hazardous drinkers following alcohol brief intervention in Scotland: a qualitative enquiry. BMC Health Services Research. 17, 181

Platt, L., Minozzi, S., Reed, J., Vickerman, P., Hagan, H., French, C., Jordan, A., Degenhardt, L., Hope, V., Hutchinson, S., Maher, L., Palmateer, N., Taylor, A., Bruneau, J. & Hickman, M. (2017). Needle syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy for preventing hepatitis C transmission in people who inject drugs (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD012021.

Yeung, A., Weir, A., Austin, H., Morrison, K., Inverarity, D., Sherval, J., Henderson, N., Joshi, S., Ure, R. & McAuley, A. (2017). Assessing the impact of a temporary class drug order on ethylphenidate-related infections among people who inject drugs in Lothian, Scotland: an interrupted time–series analysis. Addiction. 112, 10, p. 1799-1807

Patterson C, Emslie C, Mason O, Fergie G, Hilton S. (2016) Content analysis of UK newspaper and online news representations of women's and men's ‘binge’ drinking: a challenge for communicating evidence-based messages about single-episodic drinking? BMJ Open, 6(12), http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013124

Fitzgerald N, Angus K, Emslie C, Shipton D, Bauld L. (2016) Gender differences in the impact of population‐level alcohol policy interventions: evidence synthesis of systematic reviews. Addiction, 111, pp1735-47.

Forsyth, A.J., Lennox, J.C. & Emslie, C. (2016) “That's cool, you’re a musician and you drink”: Exploring entertainers’ accounts of their unique workplace relationship with alcohol. International Journal of Drug Policy, 36, pp85-94.

Carver H, Elliott L, Kennedy C, Hanley J. (2016) Parent-child connectedness and communication in relation to alcohol, tobacco and drug use in adolescence: an integrative review of the literature. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2016.1221060.

Kerr S, Lawrence M, Darbyshire C, Middleton A, Fitzsimmons L. (2016) Tobacco and alcohol use in people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities: giving voice to their health promotion needs. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability. doi:10.1111/jar.12255.

Hammersley R, Dalgarno P, McCollum P, Reid M, Strike Y, Smith A, Wallace J, Smart A, Jack M, Thompson A, Liddell D. (2016) Trauma in the childhood stories of people who have injected drugs. Addiction Research & Theory, 24(2), pp135-51.

McPherson A, Martin CR (2016) Are there gender differences in locus of control specific to alcohol dependence? Journal of Clinical Nursing, doi: 10.1111/jocn.13391

McAuley A, Munro A, Bird S, Hutchinson S, Goldberg D, Taylor A. (2016) Engagement in a national naloxone programme among people who inject drugs. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 162, pp236–240.

Bird S, McAuley A, Perry S, Hunter C. (2016) Effectiveness of Scotland's national naloxone programme for reducing opioid-related deaths: a before (2006-10) versus after (2011-13) comparison. Addiction, 111, pp883–891.

McAuley, A, Bouttell J, Barnsdale L, Mackay D, Lewsey J, Hunter C. et al. (2016). Evaluating the impact of a national naloxone programme on ambulance attendance at overdose incidents: a controlled time series analysis. Addiction, doi: 10.1111/add.13602

McAuley A, Denny C, Taulbut M, Mitchell R, Fischbacher C, Graham B, et al. (2016) Informing Investment to Reduce Inequalities: A Modelling Approach. PLoS ONE, 11(8): e0159256. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0159256

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