David Newcombe

Biographic Data

ID6094460
NAMEDavid Newcombe
GIVEN NAMESDavid
FAMILY NAMENewcombe
SIGNATURENEWCOMBE D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Auckland
ORCID0000-0002-6268-786X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR12
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Me, Myself, and IE

    Open AccessOliver Birch, P J Adams et al.ARTICLESocial Theory & Health2026References: 5

    Through Institutional Ethnography (IE), one can explicate how people’s lives are being socially organised. The ethnographer creates an empirical account of what happens within a complex of institutional order, moving iteratively between data collection methods to see how the ‘institution’ occurs through people’s work, how texts are used to coordinate it, and how these texts reproduce ideology. They follow findings as they arise, with reference to…

  • The Autonomy Paradox and Performing Dependence—Responsibility and Resistance at an Opioid Substitution Treatment Service

    Open AccessOliver Birch, Peter Adams et al.ARTICLEContemporary Drug Problems2025References: 19

    Historically, opioid use has been problematized to serve various socio-political interests. To understand the present construction and management of opioid “dependence,” across 2023, an Opioid Substitution Treatment service was assessed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This article outlines the day-to-day work at this service, to assess how it is informed by treatment guidelines, and the interests of staff, service users, and policy makers. Using Instit…

  • Sexualised drug use among gay and bisexual men in New Zealand

    Open AccessSamuel Andrews, Samuel N Andrews et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2024

  • The Feasibility of Goal Management Training to Address Cognitive Impairment in an Outpatient Alcohol Treatment Population

    Open AccessLauren A Monds, Amy Crowe et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2023

    People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) exhibit high rates of comorbidity with cognitive deficits, particularly for executive function (EF). Cognitive impairment has been related to poorer outcomes in substance use treatment. Goal management training (GMT), a structured, therapist-led manualised intervention targeting EF, has demonstrated positive preliminary results in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programs.. However, these studies have …

  • E-learning

    Ye Jin Joo, Oliver Märker et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2020

    Background: In the Asia-Pacific region, betel quid and areca nut chewing is a public health concern that requires immediate attention. There is a need to improve knowledge about the harmful effects of betel quid and areca nut chewing and train health care professionals to provide preventive interventions. Objectives: To introduce and evaluate the Pacific Open Learning Health Net (POLHN) online courses about the dangers of betel quid and areca nut…

  • Betel Nut Use in Vanuatu

    Ye Jin Joo, David Newcombe et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2020

    Background: Betel nut chewing is a public health concern in the Asia-Pacific region and is an emerging issue in Vanuatu. Despite the significant health risks associated with betel nut chewing, few interventions have been undertaken to reduce its harm. Objectives: To investigate betel nut use in Vanuatu and to identify opportunities to reduce its harm and possible interventions, framing the responses using the World Health Organization’s MPOWER to…

  • Injecting drug use among gay and bisexual men in New Zealand

    Open AccessPeter Saxton, Stephen Mcallister et al.ARTICLEDrug and Alcohol Review2020

  • Manaaki – a cognitive behavioral therapy mobile health app to support people experiencing gambling problems

    Open AccessGayl Humphrey, Joanna Ting Wai Chu et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    NZ Health and Disability Ethics Committee (Ref: 19/STH/204) TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTRN 12619001605189) Registered 1 November 2019

  • Ten-Year Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption in Older Adult New Zealanders

    Open AccessÁgnes Szabó, Andy Towers et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2019References: 2

    The five drinking profiles indicate that older adults engage with alcohol in diverse ways. Two of these patterns indicated potentially hazardous use, which highlights the need for screening and intervention in this age group

  • The effectiveness and safety of combining varenicline with nicotine e-cigarettes for smoking cessation in people with mental illnesses and addictions

    Open AccessChris Bullen, Marjolein E A Verbiest et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Australian NZ Clinical Trial Registry: ACTRN12616001355460 (29 September 2016)

  • Hazardous Drinking Prevalence and Correlates in Older New Zealanders

    Open AccessAndy Towers, Ágnes Szabó et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2018Cited by: 1References: 1

    Objectives: The study compared the proportion of older adults identified as drinking hazardously based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) with the older adult-specific Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET) and investigated whether sociodemographics, comorbidities, health, medication use, and alcohol-related risk behaviors explained discrepancies between the screens in classification of hazardousness.…

  • Substance misuse stories among Pacific peoples in New Zealand

    Open AccessDavid Newcombe, Seini Taufa et al.ARTICLEKōtuitui New Zealand Journal of…2018References: 3

    This paper examines the oral stories of Pacific people attending addiction treatment services in Auckland, New Zealand who were participating in a larger study exploring the validity of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. (ASSIST). A Talanoa approach was used by interviewers to help gain an understanding of the factors associated with participants’ substance misuse. Interviewers made notes of the stories they heard. Fif…