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John B. Saunders

Researcher at University of Queensland

Publications -  254
Citations -  31811

John B. Saunders is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brief intervention & Alcohol dependence. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 248 publications receiving 28512 citations. Previous affiliations of John B. Saunders include Royal Prince Alfred Hospital & University of Birmingham.

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Platelet adenylyl cyclase activity as a trait marker of alcohol dependence

TL;DR: It is found that CsF- and forskolin-stimulated platelet AC activity discriminates between subjects with and without alcohol dependence in a population of subjects who had not consumed significant quantities of ethanol recently, indicative of recent (heavy) drinking.

Heavy nicotine and alcohol use in alcohol dependence is associated with D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) polymorphism

TL;DR: In this paper, the A1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene has been independently associated with alcohol and nicotine dependence, but whether this polymorphism is associated with nicotine dependence in those who are also alcohol dependent has not been investigated.
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Substance-use disorders and psychological distress among police arrestees

TL;DR: To determine the 12‐month prevalence of substance‐use disorders and psychological morbidity in an Australian arrestee population, a large number of arrestees had experienced substance use problems in the previous 12 months.
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Computerised screening for hazardous drinking in primary care.

TL;DR: The study demonstrates that the primary care setting can be used to facilitate access via computer to a large number of individuals whose drinking is hazardous and estimates the proportion who would consent to computerised brief intervention and follow-up.