Andrew Mcauley
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3738540 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Andrew Mcauley |
| PRENOMES | Andrew |
| SOBRENOME | Mcauley |
| ASSINATURA | MCAULEY A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6047-2400 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 46 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 2 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Drug-related death rates associated with prescribed and illicit benzodiazepine exposure among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment in Scotland, 2015 to 2020
BACKGROUND: Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) reduces mortality among individuals with opioid dependence. Benzodiazepine co-prescribing with OAT has previously been associated with increased rates of drug-related death (DRD). In Scotland, rising DRD rates have coincided with increasing detection of illicit benzodiazepines at post-mortem. We quantified DRD rates associated with prescribed and baseline self-reported illicit benzodiazepine exposure amo…
Increased risk of non-fatal overdose associated with non-prescribed benzodiazepine use in Scotland, UK
This study found a high prevalence of non-prescribed benzodiazepine use among a national sample of PWID in Scotland. Prevalence was highest among populations known to be at increased risk of drug-related death and use was strongly associated with overdose. These novel findings highlight the scale of the non-prescribed benzodiazepine issue Scotland faces, and the urgency required to expand its harm reduction infrastructure to address this unique e…
Using modelling and public health surveillance data to evidence progress towards the WHO incidence target for hepatitis C elimination in people who inject drugs - a review of complementary approaches …
Risk of drug-related mortality among people receiving opioid-agonist treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, DRD rates remained stable following a three-fold rise since 2011-13. The protective effect of OAT was sustained during the pandemic, which highlights the importance of maintaining access to OAT during public health crises
Evaluating the effect of direct-acting antiviral agent treatment scale-up on Hepatitis C virus prevalence among people who inject drugs in UK
Real-world evidence showing substantial reductions in chronic HCV associated with increase of HCV treatment scale-up in the community thus supporting the effectiveness of HCV treatment as prevention in people who inject drugs
Assessing the reach and engagement with the ‘ How To Save A Life ’ mass media campaign on drug-related death prevention in Scotland
(HTSAL) was a mass media campaign on drug-related death prevention which ran in Scotland from August 2021 to January 2022. It aimed to increase awareness of how to respond to an opioid overdose, and the uptake of take-home naloxone (THN). The objective of this study was to determine the reach and engagement with the campaign. Methods included a descriptive analysis of data from media sources, the campaign website, and an online naloxone training …
Pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence
Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on HIV Test Uptake Among People Who Inject Drugs in the Context of an HIV Outbreak
Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, has been experiencing an HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) since 2015. A key focus of the public health response has been to increase HIV testing among those at risk of infection. Our aim was to assess the impact of COVID-19 on HIV testing among PWID in Glasgow. HIV test uptake in the last 12 months was quantified among: (1) PWID recruited in six Needle Exchange Surveillance Initiative (NESI) surv…
National increase in the community supply of take‐home naloxone associated with a mass media campaign in Scotland
How to save a life
Our data suggest that harm reduction is an appropriate topic for large-scale mass media campaigns. However, effects may be limited to knowledge and awareness raising in the general public, and may be related to the types of media used. Audience segmentation is important and more general messaging about drug related deaths may be more appropriate for the majority of audiences
Sars-CoV-2 vaccine uptake and risks of severe Covid-19 disease among people prescribed opioid agonist therapy in Scotland
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence quantifying the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among people with opioid dependence. We examined vaccine uptake and severe disease (admission to critical care or death with COVID-19) among individuals prescribed opioid agonist therapy (OAT). METHOD: A case-control design was used to examine vaccine uptake in those prescribed OAT compared with the general population, and the association between severe disease …
Police officer knowledge of and attitudes to opioid overdose and naloxone administration
In the context of escalating drug-related deaths, during 2021 Police Scotland implemented a pilot project incorporating naloxone training to test the carriage and administration of naloxone by officers. The current paper presents data from the evaluation of this pilot exploring knowledge of, and attitudes to, opioid overdose and naloxone administration. Police officers completed a three-stage survey which included a modified Opioid Overdose Knowl…
Chronic pain, prescribed opioids and overdose risk
It has been estimated that chronic non cancer pain (CNCP) affects more than 30% of people worldwide. Correspondingly, prescriptions for individuals experiencing CNCP have increased in recent years. While opioids can minimize pain, they also pose a risk of overdose. In 2019 in Scotland, prescription analgesics contributed to, or were implicated in, approximately 19% of drug related deaths. The experiences of those prescribed opioids for CNCP and f…
Patient, family members and community pharmacists' views of a proposed overdose prevention intervention delivered in community pharmacies for patients prescribed high‐strength opioids for chronic non‐…
The Effect of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol on Prescriptions for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11469-023-01070-6
Impact of Covid-19 & Response Measures on HIV-HCV Prevention Services and Social Determinants in People Who Inject Drugs in 13 Sites with Recent HIV Outbreaks in Europe, North America and Israel
A rapid assessment of take-home naloxone provision during Covid-19 in Europe
Through programme innovation supported by public guidelines, many European THN programmes managed to ensure stable or even increased THN provision during the pandemic, despite social distancing and stay-at-home orders affecting client mobility
The United Kingdom's first unsanctioned overdose prevention site; A proof-of-concept evaluation
It is feasible for an overdose prevention service to operate successfully in the UK without being shut down by the police or with negative consequences for the community. Future sites in the UK must tailor to the substances used by their potential clients, international trends (e.g. for fentanyl use) did not apply here. There is an urgent need and demand for these services in the UK to reduce harm, prevent and intervene during overdose, and provi…
From the clinic to the street
Do we need consent to obtain consent? Public and participant feedback to using personal health data for recruitment
Peer reviewed
Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose
Background Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications at the same time), especially with other sedatives; and among people with multiple morbidities including cardiorespiratory, hepatic and renal conditions. This study described and quantified the p…
Increasing drug-related mortality rates over the last decade in Scotland are not just due to an ageing cohort
Substances detected in used syringes of injecting drug users across 7 cities in Europe in 2017 and 2018
Overall, laboratory-confirmed local data on injected substances showed resemblance to national surveys done among PWID. However, the ESCAPE data also showed some interesting differences, showing it can be used for local interventions and complementing existing monitoring data
Evaluation of the scale-up of HIV testing among people who inject drugs in Scotland in the context of an ongoing HIV outbreak
Perspectives on pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs in the context of an hiv outbreak
Careers and lifestyles of craft makers in the 21st century
A survey of over 2,000 craft makers in England and Wales undertaken in 2003 forms the basis of this study. It is compared with data from a previous national survey, enabling a unique longitudinal perspective on specific trends within this sector. The career paths travelled by makers between their initial training and forming their enterprises are explored and the dynamism of the sector and its potential contribution to the UK economy are made app…
The Orkney based craft entrepreneur
Purpose – This paper reports a study of the craft sector in a remote area of Scotland. The objective is to understand what has made the sector in Orkney relatively successful, and whether elements of best practice can be transferred to other parts of Scotland and the UK.
Careers and lifestyles of craft makers in the 21st century
A survey of over 2,000 craft makers in England and Wales undertaken in 2003 forms the basis of this study. It is compared with data from a previous national survey, enabling a unique longitudinal perspective on specific trends within this sector. The career paths travelled by makers between their initial training and forming their enterprises are explored and the dynamism of the sector and its potential contribution to the UK economy are made app…
Alcohol and the Over 65s
A quantitative exploration of risk factors associated with drug-related deaths involving heroin, alcohol or methadone in the West of Scotland
A number of risk factors have been identified that increase the potential for overdose events to occur, however in-depth studies exploring multiple Drug-Related Death (DRD) risk factors simultaneously are less prevalent and mainly conducted among non-fatal OD populations. Using retrospective data from two Scottish NHS Board areas, this study looked at three main types of DRD in more depth, namely those involving heroin, alcohol or methadone, expl…
Assessment of alcohol problems using Audit in a prison setting
To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify differing behaviours and needs among prisoners with high AUDIT score ranges, through additional analysis of individual questions. The study has identified high prevalence of alcohol use, varied problem behaviours, and links across drinking, crime and recidivism, supporting the argument for more extensive provision of alcohol-focused interventions in prisons. These should be carefully targeted …
Applying an Alcohol Brief Intervention (ABI) model to the community justice setting
A pilot study was implemented in three local authority areas in Scotland to test the feasibility and acceptability of delivering Alcohol Brief Interventions (ABIs) as part of routine practice in community justice. Screening for Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) was undertaken with offenders given Probation or Community Service Orders, with randomization of participants into control (information only) and experimental (ABI) groups. A total of 419 offen…
Exploring the life-saving potential of naloxone
Implementation of low dead space syringes in response to an outbreak of HIV among people who inject drugs
Incarceration history and risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus acquisition among people who inject drugs
Determinants of hepatitis C antiviral effectiveness awareness among people who inject drugs in the direct-acting antiviral era
Once I’d done it once it was like writing your name”
We are still obsessed by this idea of abstinence’
Emergence of Novel Psychoactive Substance injecting associated with rapid rise in the population prevalence of hepatitis C virus
Take-home naloxone is a global issue, in practice and in research
Etizolam
Just when I needed you most
This article discusses the experiences and challenges of introducing a third-party learning support provider into the teaching and learning culture at Southern Cross University (SCU), a regional university with campus locations in New South Wales and Queensland. The provider was engaged to extend online study support after-hours to first year students to complement the on-campus and online academic skills consultations available during business h…
Effects of messaging on public support for drug consumption rooms in scotland, UK
Increased risk of HIV and other drug-related harms associated with injecting in public places
These findings highlight the need to address the additional harms observed among people who inject in public places and provide evidence to inform proposals in the UK and elsewhere to introduce facilities that offer safer drug consumption environments
Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose
Background Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications at the same time), especially with other sedatives; and among people with multiple morbidities including cardiorespiratory, hepatic and renal conditions. This study described and quantified the p…
Increasing drug-related mortality rates over the last decade in Scotland are not just due to an ageing cohort
Substances detected in used syringes of injecting drug users across 7 cities in Europe in 2017 and 2018
Overall, laboratory-confirmed local data on injected substances showed resemblance to national surveys done among PWID. However, the ESCAPE data also showed some interesting differences, showing it can be used for local interventions and complementing existing monitoring data
Evaluation of the scale-up of HIV testing among people who inject drugs in Scotland in the context of an ongoing HIV outbreak
Perspectives on pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who inject drugs in the context of an hiv outbreak
The uptake of foil from needle and syringe provision services and its role in smoking or snorting heroin among people who inject drugs in Scotland
High willingness to use drug consumption rooms among people who inject drugs in Scotland
The vast majority of PWID at greatest risk of drug-related harm in Glasgow and elsewhere in Scotland would be willing to use a DCR, supporting proposals for the introduction of DCRs nationally
Medicine (36 obras) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (26 obras) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (25 obras) · Environmental health (20 obras) · Public health (16 obras) · Nursing (15 obras) · Psychiatry (14 obras) · Business (13 obras) · Internal Medicine (13 obras) · Population (12 obras)