Publications
PhD thesis
Humeniuk, Rachel (1999) Alcohol withdrawal syndrome : Characterisation, predictors of severity, and relationship to relapse. https://hdl.handle.net/2440/19520
Books
Humeniuk RE, Henry-Edwards S, Ali RL, Monteiro M & Poznyak V (2010) The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): Guidelines for use in Primary Care. Geneva, World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/44320
Translations:
Thai inside ASSIST 2.indd (who.int)
Finnish 9789522727084_fin.pdf (who.int)
Turkish Microsoft Word – sonnnnnn.doc (who.int)
Georgian 9789941096556-geo.pdf (who.int)
Portuguese iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/44320/9786588536001-por.pdf?sequence=25&isAllowed=y
Czech 9788090571778-cze.pdf (who.int)
Dutch https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/55956
Humeniuk, Rachel, Henry-Edwards, S, Ali, Robert, Poznyak, Vladimir, Monteiro, Maristela G. et al. (2010). The ASSIST-linked brief intervention for hazardous and harmful substance use: a manual for use in primary care / prepared by R. Humeniuk [et al]. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/44321
Translations:
Thai iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/44321/9789241599399_tha.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Georgian 9789941096563-geo.pdf (who.int)
Portuguese 9786588536025-por.pdf (who.int)
Dutch https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/55953
Humeniuk RE, Henry-Edwards S, Ali RL & Meena S (2010) Self-help Strategies for Cutting Down or Stopping Substance Use: A guide. Geneva, World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/44322
Translations:
Thai Art Self help.indd (who.int)
Finnish 9789522728593_fin.pdf (who.int)
Georgian iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/44322/9789941096549-geo.pdf?sequence=19&isAllowed=y
Portuguese iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/44322/9786588536018-por.pdf?sequence=22&isAllowed=y
Spanish untitled (who.int)
White JM & Humeniuk RE (1994) Alcohol Misuse and Violence: Exploring the Relationship. Report 2 in a series of reports prepared for the National Symposium on Alcohol Misuse and Violence. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. ISBN 0644331615, 9780644331616
Peer Reviewed
Newcombe, D, Humeniuk RE, Dennington V, Ali R (2018) Participant perspectives on the Australian WHO ASSIST Phase III brief intervention for illicit drug use in a primary health setting. Aust. J. Primary Health. 24(6) 518-523 https://doi.org/10.1071/PY18035.
Humeniuk RE, Newcombe, D, Dennington V, Ali R (2018) A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Brief Intervention for illicit drugs linked to ASSIST Screening in a Primary Health Care setting: Results from the Australian component of the World Health Organisation Phase III ASSIST studies. Aust. J. Primary Health. Vol 3, Issue 4. ISSN: 2471-853X. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY17056
Humeniuk RE, Holmwood C, Beshara M & Kambala A (2016) ASSIST-Y V1.0: First-Stage development of the WHO Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and linked Brief Intervention for young people. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2015.1049395
Smith D, Harvey P, Humeniuk RE, Battersby M & Pols R (2014) Effects of Affective and Anxiety Disorders on Outcome in Problem Gamblers Attending Routine Cognitive–Behavioural Treatment in South Australia. J. Gambling Studies. DOI 10.1007/s10899-014-9465-2
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL, Babor T, Souza-Formigoni ML, Boerngen de Lacerda R, Ling W, McRee B, Newcombe D, Pal H, Poznyak V, Simon S, Vendetti J (2012) A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Intervention for Illicit Drugs linked to the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in clients recruited from Primary Health Care Settings. Addiction. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03740.x (Web of Science indexed this paper as ranked 217 out of 15,071 articles (published between 2010 to 2014).
Holmwood C, Marriot M & Humeniuk R (2008) Substance use patterns in newly admitted male and female South Australian prisoners using the WHO-ASSIST (Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test). International Journal of Prison Health 4(4): 198-207. DOI:10.1080/17449200802473123
Humeniuk RE, Ali RA, Babor TF, Farrell M, Formigoni ML, Jittiwutikarn J, Boerngen de Larcerda R, Ling W, Marsden J, Monteiro M, Nhiwhatiwa S, Pal H, Poznyak V & Simon S (2008). Validation of the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). Addiction 103(6): 1039-1047. DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02114.x
Newcombe D, Humeniuk RE & Ali RL (2005) Validation of the World Health Organization Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): Phase II Study. Report from the Australian site. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24(3): 217-226. DOI: 10.1080/09595230500170266
Humeniuk RE and Ali RL (2005) The first methadone clinic in Beijing. Drug and Alcohol Review, 24 (3):285-287 DOI: 10.1080/09595230500167528
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL and Ling W (2004) Substance use and treatment options in Cambodia. Drug and Alcohol Review, 23: 365-367. DOI: 10.1080/09595230412331295133
Humeniuk RE and Ali RL (2004) Amphetamines in Asia: the value of information networks. Drug and Alcohol Review, 23:235-237. DOI: 10.1080/09595230410001704235
Longo, M., Henry-Edwards, S., Humeniuk, R., Christie, P. & Ali, R. (2004). Impact of the heroin ‘drought’ on patterns of drug use and drug-related harms. Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, 143-150. DOI: 10.1080/09595230410001704118
Humeniuk RE and Ali RL (2004) Asia Pacific column: Announcement of column on capacity building in the Asia Pacific Region. Drug and Alcohol Review, 23:135-137. DOI: 10.1080/09595230410001658840
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL, McGregor C & Darke S (2003) Prevalence and correlates of intravenous methadone syrup administration in Adelaide, Australia. Addiction. 98: 413-418. DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00293.x
Lenton S, Humeniuk RE, Heale P & Christie P (2000) Infringement versus conviction: the social impact of a minor cannabis offence in SA and WA. Drug and Alcohol Review. 19:257-264. (PDF) Infringement Versus Conviction: The Social Impact of a Minor Cannabis Offence Under a Civil Penalties System and Strict Prohibition in Two Australian States (researchgate.net)
Humeniuk RE, Ong J, Kerr DIB & White JM (1995) Characterisation of GABA-B ligands in vivo. Gen. Pharmacol. 26: 417-424. DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(94)00175-M
Humeniuk RE, White JM & Ong J (1994) The effects of GABA-B ligands on alcohol withdrawal in mice. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 49: 561-566. DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(94)90069-8
Kerr DIB, Humeniuk RE & Ong J (1994) Gamma-Guanidinobaclofen is a peripheral GABA-B receptor agonist. Eur. J. Pharmacol. 262: 189-192. DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(94)90046-9
Humeniuk RE, White JM & Ong J (1993) The role of GABA-B receptors in mediating the stimulatory effects of ethanol in mice. Psychopharmacol. 111: 219-224. DOI: 10.1007/BF02245527
Humeniuk RE, White JM & Ong J (1991) The role of GABA-B receptors in mediating the locomotor stimulatory effects of ethanol in mice. Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol. Suppl. 18, 28
Government and Technical Publications
Humeniuk RE, Harvey P, Smith D & Battersby M (2014) Statewide Gambling Therapy Service Annual Report 2012-2013. Flinders University, South Australia. ISBN: 978-1-920966-49-8
Humeniuk RE, Harvey P & Battersby M (2013) Statewide Gambling Therapy Service Annual Report 2011-2012. Flinders University, South Australia. ISBN: 1-920966-43-9
Humeniuk RE, Harvey P & Battersby M (2012) Statewide Gambling Therapy Service Annual Report 2010-2011. Flinders University, South Australia. ISBN: 1-920966-35-8
Humeniuk, Rachel (2008) The effectiveness of a brief intervention for illicit drugs linked to the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST) in primary health care settings: A technical report of Phase III Findings of the WHO ASSIST Randomized Controlled Trial [electronic resource] / prepared by Rachel Humeniuk, Victoria Dennington & Robert Ali, on behalf of the WHO ASSIST Phase III Study Group. http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/assist_technicalreport_phase3_final.pdf (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/62j4xSm9X)
Dennington V., Humeniuk R., Newcombe D., Ali R. and Vial R. (2007) Results from the Australian arm of an International RCT of a Brief Intervention for illicit drug use linked to the scores on the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) Drug and Alcohol Services Council Monograph No 23. Research Series. http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Monograph_23.pdf (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/62j5Aed8w).
Humeniuk, Rachel (2006) Validation of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and pilot brief intervention [electronic resource] : a technical report of phase II findings of the WHO ASSIST Project / prepared by Rachel Humeniuk & Robert Ali, on behalf of the WHO ASSIST Phase II Study Group. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/43504
Newcombe D, Humeniuk R, Hallett C & Ali R (2003) Validation of the World Health Organization Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention: Phase II Reports from the Australian site. Drug and Alcohol Services Council Monograph No14. Research Series. http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/Monograph14.pdf
Longo M, Christie P, Ali RL & Humeniuk RE (2003) South Australian Drug Trends 2002: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 146. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.146.pdf
Longo M, Humeniuk RE, Christie P, Topp L, & Ali RL (2002) South Australian Drug Trends 2001: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) ‘Party Drugs’ Module – Ecstasy and Other Party Drug Use in Adelaide, 2001. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 131. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.131.PDF
Longo M, Humeniuk RE, Christie, P & Ali RL (2002) South Australian Drug Trends 2001: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 130. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.130.PDF
Longo M, Humeniuk RE, Topp L, McGregor C, Cooke RD, Shimamoto S & Ali RL (2001) South Australian Drug Trends 2000: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) ‘Party Drugs’ Module – Ecstasy and Other Party Drug Use in Adelaide, 2000. National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 115. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.115.PDF
Topp L, Darke S, Bruno, R, Fry C, Hargreaves K, Humeniuk RE, McAllister R, O Reilly B, & Williams P (2001) Australian Drug Trends 2000: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 47. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/IDRSDTS2000.pdf
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL, Machin A & Shimamoto S (2001) South Australian Drug Trends 2000: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 107. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.107.PDF
McKetin R, Darke S, Humeniuk R, Dwyer R, Bruno R, Fleming J, Kinner S, Hargreaves K & Rysavy P (2000) Australian Drug Trends 1999: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Monograph No. 43. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/Mono.43.pdf
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL, White JM, Hall W, Farrell M et al. (2000) Proceedings of an Expert Workshop on the Induction and Stabilisation of Patients onto Methadone. Monograph Series No. 39, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra. Proceedings of an expert workshop on the induction and stabilisation of patients onto methadone | Request PDF (researchgate.net)
Humeniuk RE (2000) South Australian Drug Trends 1999: Findings from the Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Technical Report no. 88. https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/ndarc/resources/TR.088.pdf
Lenton S, Christie P, Humeniuk R, Brooks, A, Bennett M & Heale P (1999) Infringement versus conviction: the Social Impact of a Minor Cannabis Offence Under a Civil Penalties System and Strict Prohibition in Two Australian States. Monograph Series No. 36, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care, Canberra. http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/gov/20090913150642/http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-drugs-mono36-cnt.htm
Humeniuk RE, Brooks AB, Christie P, Ali RL & Lenton S (1999) Social impacts and characterisation of offenders under the Cannabis Expiation Notice scheme in South Australia. Drug and Alcohol Services Council Monograph No. 3 Research Series. http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/monograph3.pdf
Humeniuk RE, Brooks AB, Christie P, Ali RL & Lenton S (1998) Social impacts and characterisation of offenders under the Cannabis Expiation Notice scheme in South Australia. In The social impact of the Cannabis Expiation Notice scheme in South Australia. Study 3.1 of a report to the National Drug Strategy Committee, Canberra.
Conference and Learned Society Presentations (truncated 2003)
Harvey P, Smith, D, Humeniuk, R. (2013) The Statewide Gambling Therapy Service: quality improvement through long-term data collection and outcome modeling. 8th Health Services & Policy Research Conf., Wellington, NZ, 2-4 Dec.
Harvey, P., Smith, D. & Humeniuk, R. (2013). Longitudinal outcomes for clients treated for problematic gambling through the Statewide Gambling Therapy Service (SGTS) in South Australia, July 2010-December 2012. In Longitudinal Studies Forum. 15th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking.
Humeniuk RE, Holmwood CB & Kambala A (Nov 2011) Developing the WHO Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for Young people (ASSIST-Y). Drug. Alc. Review, Vol 30, Supp 1, Paper 59, p42. (PDF) Developing the WHO Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) for Young people (ASSIST-Y) (researchgate.net)
Humeniuk RE & Holmwood CB (Nov 2011) Developing the eASSIST: The WHO Alcohol, Smoking and substance Involvement Screening Test Questionnaire in Electronic format for Australian Clinicians. Drug and Alcohol Review, Vol 30, Supp 1, Paper 60, p41-42. Developing the eASSIST: The WHO Alcohol, Smoking and substance Involvement Screening Test Questionnaire in Electronic format for Australian Clinicians. | Request PDF (researchgate.net)
Rachel Humeniuk, Robert Ali, David Newcombe & Victoria Dennington (2007). The WHO –ASSIST Study: Screening and Brief Intervention for alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs. Invited speaker at PHCRIS Conference, September 2007, Adelaide, Australia.
Rachel Humeniuk, Robert Ali, David Newcombe, Victoria Dennington & Robyn Vial (2007). Findings of the WHO ASSIST Phase III study in an Australian primary health care setting: A 5 minute brief intervention (BI) for illicit drugs reduces substance use. Plenary speaker at General Practitioner and Primary Health Care Research Conference, May 22nd – 25th 2007, Sydney, Australia.
Humeniuk, R., McGregor,C., Waddell, R., Newcombe, D. and Ali, R (2006). Is drug use associated with an increased risk of contracting a sexually transmitted infection (STI)?: Prevalence of illicit drug use among clients of a primary health care STD clinic in Adelaide, Australia. Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Drugs Annual Conference, Cairns, 5th -8th November 2006.
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL & Newcombe D on behalf of the WHO-ASSIST Study Group for Phase III (2005) A 5 minute brief intervention for illicit drugs linked to ASSIST scores reduces substance use: Preliminary findings of the WHO ASSIST Phase III study in an Australian setting. Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs, Nov 2005.
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL & Newcombe D (2005). How to administer the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention for psychoactive substance use. Keynote Speaker – Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia conference, July 2005, Canberra, Australia.
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL & Newcombe D (2005). Administering the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention to primary health care clients. Keynote Speaker, 8th National Rural Health Conference, March 2005, Alice Springs, Australia.
Humeniuk RE & Ali RL on behalf of the WHO-ASSIST Study Group for Phase III (2004) How to administer the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and Brief Intervention for psychoactive substance use. Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs, Nov 2004.
Humeniuk RE, Henry-Edwards S & Ali RL on behalf of WHO ASSIST Study Group (2004) A New resource package for primary care workers to identify and minimise the harms associated with substance use. 15th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Melbourne, Australia, April 2004, Paper 712
Humeniuk RE, Ali RL & Newcombe D on behalf of WHO ASSIST Study Group (2004) Validation of a screening test and pilot brief intervention for identifying harms associated with the use of substances across different cultures: the WHO-ASSIST Screening Brief Intervention. 15th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug Related Harm, Melbourne, Australia, April 2004, Paper 713
Ali RL & Humeniuk RE on behalf of WHO ASSIST Study Group (2003) Validation of the World Health Organisation Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST). National Institute on Drug Abuse, Research Monograph Series, Proceedings of Annual Scientific Meeting, The College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc. 2003.
Humeniuk RE, Henry-Edwards S & Ali RL on behalf of WHO ASSIST Study Group (2003) Screening and Brief Intervention for illicit drugs: A new resource package for health professionals in primary care: The WHO–ASSIST SBI (World Health Organization Alcohol, Smoking & Substance Involvement Screening Test, Screening & Brief Intervention). Australian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs. Nov 2003.