Shaun Greene

Trends in calls to a state poisons centre and presentation to emergency departments for intentional antidepressant overdose in Victoria, Australia.

Zakary Doherty, Anselm Wong, Jane Hayman, Shaun Greene

Journal article  |  2023  |  Aust N Z J Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: To describe the rates and trends of emergency department presentations and calls to a state poisons centre for antidepr..

Intoxications in an Australian Emergency Department Involving 'Nitazene' Benzylbenzimidazole Synthetic Opioids (Etodesnitazene, Butonitazene and Protonitazene).

Jennifer L Schumann, Rebekka Syrjanen, Katherine Alford, Srujana Mashetty, Jared W Castle, Joe Rotella, Jacqueline Maplesden, Shaun L Greene

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Anal Toxicol

Benzimidazole synthetic opioids are highly potent μ-opioid receptor agonists with heroin-like effects, including dose-dependent re..

A comparison of the accuracy of mushroom identification applications using digital photographs.

Sarah E Hodgson, Christine McKenzie, Tom W May, Shaun L Greene

Journal article  |  2023  |  Clin Toxicol (Phila)

OBJECTIVE: To compare the accuracy of three popular mushroom identification software applications in identifying mushrooms involve..

From signal to alert: A cluster of exposures to counterfeit alprazolam tablets containing five novel benzodiazepines.

Rebekka Syrjanen, Jennifer Schumann, Sarah E Hodgson, Rachelle Abouchedid, Joe-Anthony Rotella, Andis Graudins, Shaun L Greene

Journal article  |  2023  |  Emerg Med Australas

OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the toxicosurveillance role of the Emerging Drugs Network of Australia - Victoria (EDNAV) project in info..

Toxicity of heroin laced with synthetic opioid β-U10 and etizolam

Matthew Di Rago, Jared Castle, Kerryn Crump, Linda Glowacki, Jennifer Shumann, Shaun Greene, Gavin E Reid, Dimitri Gerostamoulos

Journal article  |  2022  |  Toxicologie Analytique et Clinique

Illicit heroin can be substituted or adulterated with New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) including highly potent fentanyl-type subs..

An illicit drug early warning system in Victoria, Australia: The role of forensic toxicology in clinical casework

Jennifer Schumann, Syrjanen Syrjanen, John Fitzgerald, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Shaun Greene

Journal article  |  2022  |  Toxicologie Analytique et Clinique

The Emerging Drugs Network of Australia - Victoria Clinical Registry: A state-wide illicit substance surveillance and alert network

Rebekka Syrjanen, Jennifer Schumann, John Fitzgerald, Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Rachelle Abouchedid, Joe-Anthony Rotella, Jonathan Knott, Jacqueline Maplesden, Hans Hollerer, Liam Hannon, Elyssia Bourke, Sarah E Hodgson, Shaun L Greene

Journal article  |  2022  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA

OBJECTIVES: With an increasingly dynamic global illicit drug market, including the emergence of novel psychoactive substances, man..

A cluster of 25B-NBOH poisonings following exposure to powder sold as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

Sean T Ivory, Joe-Anthony Rotella, Jennifer Schumann, Shaun L Greene

Journal article  |  2022  |  Clin Toxicol (Phila)

INTRODUCTION: 25B-NBOH is a synthetic hallucinogen closely related to the "NBOMe" family of N-substituted 2C phenethylamine deriva..

Iatrogenic medication errors reported to the Victorian Poisons Information Centre

Elyssia M Bourke, Dawson Macleod, Jeff Robinson, Shaun L Greene

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Iatrogenic medication errors are a cause of medical morbidity and mortality. They result in significant cost to the Au..

Increasing emergency department attendances in central London with methamphetamine toxicity and associated harms

James T Harnett, Paul Dargan, Alison M Dines, John RH Archer, Shaun L Greene, Laura J Hunter, David M Wood

Journal article  |  2021  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug of abuse with increasing prevalence of use worldwide leading to public health conc..