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Wayne Hall
Researcher at University of Queensland
Publications - 1333
Citations - 84978
Wayne Hall is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cannabis & Population. The author has an hindex of 111, co-authored 1260 publications receiving 75606 citations. Previous affiliations of Wayne Hall include University of New South Wales & National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
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Benzodiazepine Use among Chronic Pain Patients Prescribed Opioids: Associations with Pain, Physical and Mental Health, and Health Service Utilization
Suzanne Nielsen,Nicholas Lintzeris,Raimondo Bruno,Raimondo Bruno,Gabrielle Campbell,Briony Larance,Wayne Hall,Bianca Hoban,Milton Cohen,Louisa Degenhardt +9 more
TL;DR: Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are commonly used by chronic pain patients, despite limited evidence of any long-term benefits and concerns regarding adverse events and drug interactions, particularly in older patients.
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Experience of adjunctive cannabis use for chronic non-cancer pain: findings from the Pain and Opioids IN Treatment (POINT) study.
Louisa Degenhardt,Louisa Degenhardt,Nicholas Lintzeris,Gabrielle Campbell,Raimondo Bruno,Raimondo Bruno,Milton Cohen,Michael Farrell,Wayne Hall,Wayne Hall +9 more
TL;DR: Cannabis use for pain relief purposes appears common among people living with chronic non-cancer pain, and users report greater pain relief in combination with opioids than when opioids are used alone.
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Causes of death in a cohort treated for opioid dependence between 1985 and 2005
Louisa Degenhardt,Louisa Degenhardt,Sarah Larney,Sarah Larney,Deborah Randall,Lucy Burns,Wayne Hall,Wayne Hall +7 more
TL;DR: Among a cohort of opioid-dependent people in New South Wales, 1985-2005, almost nine in 10 deaths in the cohort were avoidable, suggesting there is huge scope to improve mortality among opioid- dependent people.
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Quitting smoking: estimation by meta-analysis of the rate of unaided smoking cessation.
TL;DR: A meta-analysis was conducted of the abstinence rates observed in 14 samples of smokers who presented at primary health settings and received either no intervention aimed at smoking or usual care (which involved no deliberate intervention for smoking cessation), which provides a baseline to judge the effects of smoking-cessation interventions.