Associate Professor Sarah Larney

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I am currently based at the University of Montreal, Canada, but will be moving to the Burnet Institute in 2026. I completed my PhD at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in 2011 and I am an international leader in harm reduction with an extensive track record of collaborative work that breaks new ground in the study of drug use and treatment approaches, particularly related to opioid agonist therapy, prisoner health and evidence synthesis.

I have published more than 200 scientific articles and reports of national and international significance.

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Gibbs, D., Sutherland, R., Larney, S., Tran, L., T., Roxburgh, A., Bruno, R. and Colledge-Frisby, S. (2025). Understanding Gender Differences in Injecting-Related Harms Among an Australian Sample of People Who Inject Drugs. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45, (1). doi:10.1111/dar.70067 [RJ2317] View web page

Price, O., Lewer, D., Peacock, A., Maher, L., Zolala, F., Degenhardt, L., Larney, S., Agramunt, S., Dietze, P., Colledge-Frisby, S., Scott, N., Wilson, J. and Sutherland, R. (2025). Population Aging and Apparent Decline in Initiation of Injecting Drug Use in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 267. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111591 [RJ2257] View web page

Price, O., Maher, L., Peacock, A., Zolala, F., Degenhardt, L., Dietze, P., Larney, S., Agramunt, S., Colledge-Frisby, S., Mathers, B., Lewer, D. and Sutherland, R. (2025). Changing age profile and incidence of injecting drug use initiation among people in Australia who inject drugs: evidence from two national repeated cross-sectional studies. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 57. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101548 [RJ2266] View web page

Gibbs, D., Colledge-Frisby, S., Farnbach, S., Doyle, M., F., Shakeshaft, A., P. and Larney, S. (2024). Associations Between Supported Accommodation and Health and Re-offending Outcomes: a Retrospective Data Linkage Study. Journal of Urban Health, 101, pp. 80-91. doi:10.1007/s11524-023-00824-w [RJ2144] View web page

Gibbs, D., Shakeshaft, A., P., Walker, S., Larney, S. and Farnbach, S. (2024). A Proposal for a Best-evidence Model of Care and Program Logic for Supported Accommodation for People Released From Prison. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. doi:10.1177/0306624X241290626 [RJ2211] View web page

Price, O., Dietze, P., Maher, L., Dore, G., J., Sutherland, R., Salom, C., L., Bruno, R., Crawford, S., Degenhardt, L., Larney, S. and Peacock, A. (2024). High COVID-19 vaccine uptake following initial hesitancy among people in Australia who inject drugs. Vaccine, 42, (11), pp. 2877 - 2885. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.051 [RJ2156] View web page

Syangbo, A., Hickman, M., Colledge-Frisby, S., Leung, J., Grebely, J., Larney, S., Degenhardt, L. and Trickey, A. (2023). Associations between the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B among people who inject drugs and country-level characteristics: An ecological analysis. Drug and Alcohol Review, 42, (3), pp. 569-581. doi:10.1111/dar.13595 [RJ2008] View web page

Tse, W., C., Djordjevic, F., Borja, V., Picco, L., Lam, T., Olsen, A., Larney, S., Dietze, P. and Nielsen, S. (2022). Does naloxone provision lead to increased substance use? A systematic review to assess if there is evidence of a 'moral hazard' associated with naloxone supply. International Journal of Drug Policy, 100. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103513 [RJ1980] View web page

Gibbs, D., Grebely, J., Sutherland, R., Larney, S., Butler, K., Dietze, P., Starr, M. and Peacock, A. (2021). Concordance between self-reported and current hepatitis C virus infection status in a sample of people who inject drugs in Sydney and Canberra, Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40, (7), pp. 1349-1353. doi:10.1111/dar.13282 [RJ1807] View web page

Borschmann, R., Tibble, H., Spittal, M., J., Preen, D., B., Pirkis, J., Larney, S., Rosen, D., L., Young, J., T., Love, A., D., Altice, F., L., Binswanger, I., A., Bukten, A., Butler, T., Chang, Z., Chen, C., Clausen, T., Christensen, P., B., Culbert, G., J., Degenhardt, L., Dirkzwager, A., J., Dolan, K., Fazel, S., Fischbacher, C., Giles, M., Graham, L., Harding, D., Huang, Y., Huber, F., Karaminia, A., Keen, C., Kouyoumdjian, F., G., Lim, S., Møller, L., Moniruzzaman, A., Morenoff, J., O'Moore, É., Pizzicato, L., N., Pratt, D., Proescholdbell, S., F., Ranapurwala, S., I., Shanahan, M., E., Shaw, J., Slaunwhite, A., Somers, J., Spaulding, A., C., Stern, M., F., Viner, K., M., Wang, N., Willoughby, M., Zhao, B. and Kinner, S., A. (2020). The Mortality After Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC): Protocol for a multi-national individual participant data meta-analysis. International Journal of Population Data Science, 5, (1). doi:10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1145 [RJ1552] View web page

Gibbs, D., Peacock, A., O'Keefe, D., Butler, K., Bruno, R., Lenton, S., Burns, L. and Larney, S. (2020). Use of alcohol swabs to clean injecting sites among people who regularly inject drugs in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 39, (1), pp. 83-92. doi:10.1111/dar.13006 [RJ1483] View web page

Nielsen, S., Kowalski, M., Wood, P., Larney, S., Bruno, R., Shanahan, M., Lenton, S., Dietze, P., Green, T., Murnion, B. and Ritter, A. (2019). Routine opioid outcome monitoring in community pharmacy: Pilot implementation study. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 15, (8), pp. 1047-1055. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.10.024 [RJ1461] View web page

Degenhardt, L., Larney, S., Chan, G., Dobbins, T., Weier, M., Roxburgh, A., Hall, W. and McKetin, R. (2016). Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002-2014. Medical Journal of Australia, 204, (4), pp. 153. doi:10.5694/mja15.00671 [RJ1239] View web page

Colledge-Frisby, S., Jones, N., Larney, S., Peacock, A., Lewer, D., Brothers, T., D., Hickman, M., Farrell, M. and Degenhardt, L. (2022). The impact of opioid agonist treatment on hospitalisations for injecting-related diseases among an opioid dependent population: A retrospective data linkage study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 236. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109494 [RJ] View web page

Curtis, M., Berk, J., Larney, S., Rich, J. and Stoove, M., A. (2022). Switching of opioid agonist treatment modality during imprisonment: A novel marker for increased support need during and following release from prison. International Journal of Drug Policy, 100. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103572 [RJ] View web page

Colledge-Frisby, S., Larney, S., Bruno, R., Gibbs, D., Degenhardt, L., Yuen, W., Dietze, P. and Peacock, A. (2020). Profile and correlates of injecting-related injuries and diseases among people who inject drugs in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 216. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108267 [RJ] View web page

Colledge-Frisby, S., Larney, S., Peacock, A., Leung, J., Hickman, M., Grebely, J., Farrell, M. and Degenhardt, L. (2020). Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidality and self-harm among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 207. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107793 [RJ] View web page

Colledge-Frisby, S., Leung, J., Grebely, J., Degenhardt, L., Peacock, A., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Stone, J., Trickey, A. and Larney, S. (2020). Socio-demographic and ecological factors associated with anti-HCV prevalence in people who inject drugs: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 209. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107899 [RJ] View web page

Colledge-Frisby, S., Leung, J., Larney, S., Peacock, A., Grebely, J., Hickman, M., Cunningham, E., B., Trickey, A., Stone, J., Vickerman, P. and Degenhardt, L. (2020). Frequency of injecting among people who inject drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 76. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102619 [RJ] View web page

Curtis, M., Larney, S., Higgs, P., Cossar, R., Winter, R., Stewart, A. and Stoove, M., A. (2020). Initiation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Shortly Before Release From Prison to Promote Treatment Retention: Strong Evidence but Compromised Policy. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 15, (6), pp. 525-526. doi:10.1097/ADM.0000000000000788 [RJ] View web page

Larney, S., Leung, J., Grebely, J., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Peacock, A., Stone, J., Trickey, A., Dumchev, K., Colledge-Frisby, S., Cunningham, E., B., Lynskey, M., Mattick, R. and Degenhardt, L. (2020). Global systematic review and ecological analysis of HIV in people who inject drugs: National population sizes and factors associated with HIV prevalence. International Journal of Drug Policy, 77. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102656 [RJ] View web page

Tran, L., T., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Memedovic, S., Grebely, J., Leung, J., Larney, S., Trickey, A., Stone, J., Vickerman, P., Hickman, M. and Degenhardt, L. (2020). Injecting risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs: A global multi-stage systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 84. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102866 [RJ] View web page

Bao, Y., Larney, S., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Grebely, J., Hickman, M., Degenhardt, L. and Leung, J. (2019). Prevalence of HIV, HCV and HBV infection and sociodemographic characteristics of people who inject drugs in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 70, pp. 87-93. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.05.005 [RJ] View web page

Colledge-Frisby, S., Peacock, A., Leung, J., Larney, S., Grebely, J., Hickman, M., Cunningham, E., B., Trickey, A., Stone, J., Vickerman, P. and Degenhardt, L. (2019). The prevalence of non-fatal overdose among people who inject drugs: A multi-stage systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 73, pp. 172-184. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.030 [RJ] View web page

Hines, L., Trickey, A., Leung, J., Larney, S., Peacock, A., Degenhardt, L., Colledge-Frisby, S., Hickman, M., Grebely, J., Cunningham, E., B., Stone, J., Dumchev, K., Griffiths, P., N., Vickerman, P., Mattick, R. and Lynskey, M. (2019). Associations between national development indicators and the age profile of people who inject drugs: results from a global systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Global Health, 8, (1), pp. e76-e91. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30462-0 [RJ] View web page

Leung, J., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Grebely, J., Cunningham, E., B., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Stone, J., Trickey, A., Dumchev, K., Lynskey, M., Hines, L., Griffiths, P., N., Mattick, R., Degenhardt, L. and Larney, S. (2019). A Global Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and Hepatitis B Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs—Do Gender-Based Differences Vary by Country-Level Indicators? The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 220, (1), pp. 78-90. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiz058 [RJ] View web page

Trickey, A., Fraser, H., Lim, A., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Walker, J., G., Leung, J., Grebely, J., Larney, S., Martin, N., Hickman, M., Degenhardt, L., May, M., T. and Vickerman, P. (2019). The contribution of injection drug use to hepatitis C virus transmission globally, regionally, and at country level: a modelling study. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 4, (6), pp. 435-444. doi:10.1016/S2468-1253(19)30085-8 [RJ] View web page

Trickey, A., Fraser, H., Lim, A., Walker, J., G., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Leung, J., Grebely, J., Larney, S., Martin, N., Degenhardt, L., Hickman, M., May, M., T. and Vickerman, P. (2019). Modelling the potential prevention benefits of a treat-all hepatitis C treatment strategy at global, regional and country levels: A modelling study. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, (12), pp. 1388-1403. doi:10.1111/jvh.13187 [RJ] View web page

Grebely, J., Larney, S., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Leung, J., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Blach, S., Cunningham, E., B., Dumchev, K., Lynskey, M., Stone, J., Trickey, A., Razavi, H., Mattick, R., Farrell, M., Dore, G., J. and Degenhardt, L. (2018). Global, regional, and country-level estimates of hepatitis C infection among people who have recently injected drugs. Addiction, 114, (1), pp. 150-166. doi:10.1111/add.14393 [RJ] View web page

Peacock, A., Leung, J., Larney, S., Colledge-Frisby, S., Hickman, M., Rehm, J., Giovino, G., A., West, R., Hall, W., Griffiths, P., N., Ali, R., L., Gowing, L., R., Marsden, J., Ferrari, A., J., Grebely, J., Farrell, M. and Degenhardt, L. (2018). Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report. Addiction, 113, (10), pp. 1905-1926. doi:10.1111/add.14234 [RJ] View web page

Degenhardt, L., Peacock, A., Colledge-Frisby, S., Leung, J., Grebely, J., Vickerman, P., Stone, J., Cunningham, E., B., Trickey, A., Dumchev, K., Lynskey, M., Griffiths, P., N., Mattick, R., Hickman, M. and Larney, S. (2017). Global prevalence of injecting drug use and sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV in people who inject drugs: a multistage systematic review. The Lancet Global Health, 5, (12), pp. e1192-e1207. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30375-3 [RJ] View web page

Larney, S., Peacock, A., Leung, J., Colledge-Frisby, S., Hickman, M., Vickerman, P., Grebely, J., Dumchev, K., Griffiths, P., N., Hines, L., Cunningham, E., B., Mattick, R., Lynskey, M., Marsden, J., Strang, J. and Degenhardt, L. (2017). Global, regional, and country-level coverage of interventions to prevent and manage HIV and hepatitis C among people who inject drugs: a systematic review. The Lancet Global Health, 5, (12), pp. e1208-e1220. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30373-X [RJ] View web page