Jason M. White
University of South Australia
224 Papers
2.1K Citations
Jason M. White is an academic researcher from University of South Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Methadone & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 217 publications. Previous affiliations of Jason M. White include University of Adelaide & Royal Adelaide Hospital.
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Papers
Mechanisms of fatal opioid overdose.
Jason M. White,Rodney J. Irvine +1 more
TL;DR: Better understanding of the role of heroin metabolites, the metabolism of methadone, drug interactions and tolerance would all be of considerable value in knowing how best to respond to this problem.
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The nature, time course and severity of methamphetamine withdrawal.
Catherine McGregor,Manit Srisurapanont,Jaroon Jittiwutikarn,Suchart Laobhripatr,Thirawat Wongtan,Jason M. White +5 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided of a methamphetamine withdrawal syndrome that can be categorized into two phases, the acute phase lasting 7-10 days during which overall symptom severity declined in a linear pattern from a high initial peak, and a subacute phase lasting at least a further 2 weeks.
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Buprenorphine for the management of opioid withdrawal
TL;DR: The findings of these studies support the feasibility of heroin withdrawal being managed with buprenorphine on an outpatient basis and the effectiveness of the variety of approaches to managing opioid withdrawal.
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New psychoactive substances: challenges for drug surveillance, control, and public health responses
Amy Peacock,Amy Peacock,Raimondo Bruno,Raimondo Bruno,Natasa Gisev,Louisa Degenhardt,Wayne Hall,Wayne Hall,Roumen Sedefov,Jason M. White,Kevin V. Thomas,Michael Farrell,Paul Griffiths +12 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that the current means of responding to emerging substances might no longer be fit for purpose in a world in which different substances can be rapidly introduced, and where people who use drugs can change preferences on the basis of market availability.
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The prevalence of alcohol, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines and stimulants amongst injured drivers and their role in driver culpability: part ii: the relationship between drug prevalence and drug concentration, and driver culpability.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between the prevalence and concentration of drugs and the culpability of the driver using an objective method for assessing culpability, and found a significant concentration-dependent relationship between alcohol and culpability: as blood alcohol concentration increased, so did the percentage of culpable drivers.
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