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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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The Swiss heroin trials: testing alternative approaches
Michael Farrell,Wayne Hall +1 more
TL;DR: Results of the evaluation of heroin and other injectable opiate prescribing in Switzerland show that it was feasible to provide heroin by intravenous injection at a clinic, up to three times a day, for seven days a week, while maintaining good drug control, good order, client safety, and staff morale.
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Food Addiction and Its Impact on Weight-Based Stigma and the Treatment of Obese Individuals in the U.S. and Australia
TL;DR: Despite significant support for a “food addiction” explanation of obesity, participants still valued personal responsibility in overcoming obesity and did not support coercive approaches to treat their “addiction”.
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Cannabis Use in Canada: The Need for a ‘Public Health’ Approach
TL;DR: In a public health framework, cannabis use - especially in young populations - should be systematically monitored and high-risk patterns of use screened for in appropriate settings, e.g., schools and GP offices.
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Prescription drug utilization following patient co-payment changes in Australia.
TL;DR: The introduction of programmes to compensate high risk groups in Australia may have enabled the co‐payment to become a more selective policy instrument than has been shown in other settings.
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Management and treatment efficacy of drug and alcohol problems: what do doctors believe?
TL;DR: A survey of the attitudes of postgraduate medical trainees in Australia on the management of drug and alcohol problems and factors influencing prognosis, found a high level of acceptance of responsibility for management of alcohol and drug problems, with the strongest support observed among psychiatry trainees.