Andrew Smirnov
Biographic Data
| ID | 3915555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrew Smirnov |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrew |
| FAMILY NAME | Smirnov |
| SIGNATURE | SMIRNOV A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2041-8864 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disrupting the Incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children by Empowering the Voices of Elders and Community in Australia
This qualitative research aims to empower Indigenous-led, self-determined transformative social change to liberate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from oppressive, racially discriminatory, and harmful incarceration practices. Using Indigenist and decolonising ontology, transformative epistemology, and participatory action research, data were collected through yarning interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Eighte…
Reimagining a Compassionate Australian Society Through the Voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Exposed to Child Justice Systems in Australia
This Indigenous-led qualitative study explores the lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in child justice systems, highlighting both protective factors and systemic challenges. Thirteen participants shared stories that revealed the importance of hope, identity, supportive relationships, and culturally safe spaces in fostering resilience and positive change. These strengths were often developed in the context o…
You’ve Just Got to Keep Pestering’
Highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies for hepatitis C (HCV) have been available in Australian prisons since 2016. To address treatment interruption following release from prisons, the Queensland Injector's Health Network (QuIHN) launched a Prison Transition Service (PTS) in south-east Queensland, Australia. Presently, the factors associated with continuity of post-release HCV care are poorly understood. The objective of this qu…
The Unique Experience of Intersectional Stigma and Racism for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Who Inject Drugs, and Its Effect on Healthcare and Harm Reduction Service Access
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs face persistent health inequities, highlighting the need for programs that meet the needs of these groups. This study explored how intersectional stigma and discrimination affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's access to quality healthcare. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants aged ≥18 years who had injected drugs within the past 12 months were recruited fr…
The Relationship between Cannabis and Tobacco Co-administration and Long-Term Patterns of Cannabis Use in Young Adults Who Use Stimulants
Background Co-administering cannabis with tobacco (i.e. co-administration of the substances mixed together) is a common practice among cannabis users, but the consequences of this practice are not well understood. This study examines the relationship between co-administering cannabis with tobacco and the long-term frequency of cannabis use in a young adult population group with high rates of cannabis and tobacco use.Methods The data are from an A…
Injecting drug use opportunities and reasons for choosing not to inject
Reasons for Not Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment among People Who Inject Drugs
Background Despite increases in treatment uptake for hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) in Australia since the introduction of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, a large proportion of HCV-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) have not sought treatment. Purpose/Objectives: To examine predictors of treatment uptake and reasons for not seeking treatment among PWID. Methods: PWID (n = 404) recruited through five needle and syringe programs in So…
The prevalence of mental health disorders among young adults who use amphetamine‐type stimulants, compared to young adults who do not
Co–administering cannabis with tobacco and persistent tobacco smoking after 41⁄2 years in young adults who use stimulants
Tobacco smoking remains highly prevalent in high-risk groups, including young adults who use cannabis and a variety of other drugs. We examine whether co-administering cannabis with tobacco is associated with heavier and more persistent tobacco smoking compared to separate use of these substances among young adults who use drugs recreationally. Data are from a prospective population-based study of young adults residing in Queensland, Australia, w…
Outcomes of a tertiary-based innovative approach to engage primary care providers in provision of hepatitis C treatment in community settings
A flexible tertiary-led model can improve primary care providers and patients' engagement with provision of HCV treatment. Tertiary centres need to play their role to improve the accessibility of HCV treatment through providing training and on-going support for primary care providers while enabling those providers to become more confident in providing treatment independently
Experiences of police contact among young adult recreational drug users
Initial outcomes of integrated community-based hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
Predictors of Hazardous Alcohol Consumption Among Young Adult Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Users
Background: Very high levels of alcohol consumption have been observed in young adult amphetamine-type stimulant (i.e., ecstasy and methamphetamine) users. The reasons for this association are poorly understood. Objective: To examine predictors of hazardous alcohol consumption in a sample of young adult amphetamine-type stimulant users after 30 months of follow-up, controlling for potential confounders. Method: Analysis of longitudinal data from …
Willingness to cooperate with police
While procedural justice has been highlighted as a key strategy for promoting cooperation with police, little is known about this model’s applicability to subgroups engaged in illegal behaviour, such as illicit drug users. This study compares willingness to cooperate with police and belief in police legitimacy, procedural justice and law legitimacy among a population-based sample of Australian young adult amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS; i.e. ecs…
Using population screening for recruitment of young adults engaged in illicit drug use
Social Contacts and Ecstasy Offers
Ecstasy (MDMA) use is relatively common among young adults in many developed countries. However, little is known about how young non-users are first introduced to Ecstasy, including the relative contribution of peer networks and individual risk factors. We assess the role of social contact with Ecstasy-using peers in regard to young adults' exposure to offers of Ecstasy, using data from the Natural History Study, a population-based study conducte…
Urban begging and ethnic nepotism in Russia
Urban begging and ethnic nepotism in Russia
Willingness to cooperate with police
While procedural justice has been highlighted as a key strategy for promoting cooperation with police, little is known about this model’s applicability to subgroups engaged in illegal behaviour, such as illicit drug users. This study compares willingness to cooperate with police and belief in police legitimacy, procedural justice and law legitimacy among a population-based sample of Australian young adult amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS; i.e. ecs…
Urban begging and ethnic nepotism in Russia
Social Contacts and Ecstasy Offers
Ecstasy (MDMA) use is relatively common among young adults in many developed countries. However, little is known about how young non-users are first introduced to Ecstasy, including the relative contribution of peer networks and individual risk factors. We assess the role of social contact with Ecstasy-using peers in regard to young adults' exposure to offers of Ecstasy, using data from the Natural History Study, a population-based study conducte…
Using population screening for recruitment of young adults engaged in illicit drug use
Predictors of Hazardous Alcohol Consumption Among Young Adult Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Users
Background: Very high levels of alcohol consumption have been observed in young adult amphetamine-type stimulant (i.e., ecstasy and methamphetamine) users. The reasons for this association are poorly understood. Objective: To examine predictors of hazardous alcohol consumption in a sample of young adult amphetamine-type stimulant users after 30 months of follow-up, controlling for potential confounders. Method: Analysis of longitudinal data from …
Willingness to cooperate with police
While procedural justice has been highlighted as a key strategy for promoting cooperation with police, little is known about this model’s applicability to subgroups engaged in illegal behaviour, such as illicit drug users. This study compares willingness to cooperate with police and belief in police legitimacy, procedural justice and law legitimacy among a population-based sample of Australian young adult amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS; i.e. ecs…
Initial outcomes of integrated community-based hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs
Experiences of police contact among young adult recreational drug users
Outcomes of a tertiary-based innovative approach to engage primary care providers in provision of hepatitis C treatment in community settings
A flexible tertiary-led model can improve primary care providers and patients' engagement with provision of HCV treatment. Tertiary centres need to play their role to improve the accessibility of HCV treatment through providing training and on-going support for primary care providers while enabling those providers to become more confident in providing treatment independently
Reasons for Not Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment among People Who Inject Drugs
Background Despite increases in treatment uptake for hepatitis C viral infection (HCV) in Australia since the introduction of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, a large proportion of HCV-infected people who inject drugs (PWID) have not sought treatment. Purpose/Objectives: To examine predictors of treatment uptake and reasons for not seeking treatment among PWID. Methods: PWID (n = 404) recruited through five needle and syringe programs in So…
The prevalence of mental health disorders among young adults who use amphetamine‐type stimulants, compared to young adults who do not
Co–administering cannabis with tobacco and persistent tobacco smoking after 41⁄2 years in young adults who use stimulants
Tobacco smoking remains highly prevalent in high-risk groups, including young adults who use cannabis and a variety of other drugs. We examine whether co-administering cannabis with tobacco is associated with heavier and more persistent tobacco smoking compared to separate use of these substances among young adults who use drugs recreationally. Data are from a prospective population-based study of young adults residing in Queensland, Australia, w…
The Relationship between Cannabis and Tobacco Co-administration and Long-Term Patterns of Cannabis Use in Young Adults Who Use Stimulants
Background Co-administering cannabis with tobacco (i.e. co-administration of the substances mixed together) is a common practice among cannabis users, but the consequences of this practice are not well understood. This study examines the relationship between co-administering cannabis with tobacco and the long-term frequency of cannabis use in a young adult population group with high rates of cannabis and tobacco use.Methods The data are from an A…
Injecting drug use opportunities and reasons for choosing not to inject
Reimagining a Compassionate Australian Society Through the Voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Exposed to Child Justice Systems in Australia
This Indigenous-led qualitative study explores the lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in child justice systems, highlighting both protective factors and systemic challenges. Thirteen participants shared stories that revealed the importance of hope, identity, supportive relationships, and culturally safe spaces in fostering resilience and positive change. These strengths were often developed in the context o…
You’ve Just Got to Keep Pestering’
Highly effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies for hepatitis C (HCV) have been available in Australian prisons since 2016. To address treatment interruption following release from prisons, the Queensland Injector's Health Network (QuIHN) launched a Prison Transition Service (PTS) in south-east Queensland, Australia. Presently, the factors associated with continuity of post-release HCV care are poorly understood. The objective of this qu…
The Unique Experience of Intersectional Stigma and Racism for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Who Inject Drugs, and Its Effect on Healthcare and Harm Reduction Service Access
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs face persistent health inequities, highlighting the need for programs that meet the needs of these groups. This study explored how intersectional stigma and discrimination affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's access to quality healthcare. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants aged ≥18 years who had injected drugs within the past 12 months were recruited fr…
Disrupting the Incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children by Empowering the Voices of Elders and Community in Australia
This qualitative research aims to empower Indigenous-led, self-determined transformative social change to liberate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from oppressive, racially discriminatory, and harmful incarceration practices. Using Indigenist and decolonising ontology, transformative epistemology, and participatory action research, data were collected through yarning interviews and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Eighte…
Medicine (13 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Internal Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Young adult (6 works) · Confidence interval (5 works)