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Jason Ferris is a researcher affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, focusing primarily on the field of Medicine with notable contributions in subfields such as Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Pharmacology.

Their work spans a variety of topics, including:

  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

Jason Ferris has published extensively, often contributing to journals with a focus on substance use and mental health. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • International Journal of Drug Policy
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Addictive Behaviors

Some of the recent papers associated with their research include:

  • "The interRAI Suite of Mental Health Assessment Instruments: An Integrated System for the Continuum of Care" (2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • "The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time-bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires" (2022, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • ""They sent it away for testing and it was all bunk": Exploring perspectives on drug checking among steroid consumers in Queensland, Australia" (2023, International Journal of Drug Policy)
  • "Microdosing psychedelics: Subjective benefits and challenges, substance testing behavior, and the relevance of intention" (2020, Journal of Psychopharmacology)
  • "Adverse experiences resulting in emergency medical treatment seeking following the use of magic mushrooms" (2022, Journal of Psychopharmacology)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Cheneal Puljević
  • Adam Winstock
  • Monica J. Barratt
  • Emma Davies
  • Peter Miller

Best Publications

  • Gender differences in alcohol consumption and adverse drinking consequences: cross‐cultural patterns

    R W Wilsnack;N D Vogeltanz;S C Wilsnack;T R Harris

  • Hidden Populations, Online Purposive Sampling, and External Validity Taking off the Blindfold

    Monica J. Barratt;Jason A. Ferris;Simon Lenton

  • Surveying the range and magnitude of alcohol's harm to others in Australia.

    Anne-Maree Laslett;Robin Gerald Walden Room;Robin Gerald Walden Room;Jason Ferris;Jason Ferris;Claire Wilkinson

  • Use of Silk Road, the online drug marketplace, in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.

    Monica J. Barratt;Jason A. Ferris;Adam R. Winstock

  • Safer scoring? Cryptomarkets, social supply and drug market violence

    Monica J. Barratt;Monica J. Barratt;Monica J. Barratt;Jason A. Ferris;Adam R. Winstock

  • Up: the rise of nitrous oxide abuse. An international survey of contemporary nitrous oxide use

    Stephen J Kaar;Jason Ferris;Jon Waldron;Madonna Devaney

  • Prevalence and correlates of three types of pelvic pain in a nationally representative sample of Australian women.

    Marian K Pitts;Jason A Ferris;Anthony M A Smith;Julia M Shelley

  • Sexual and relationship satisfaction among heterosexual men and women: the importance of desired frequency of sex

    Anthony Smith;Anthony Lyons;Jason Ferris;Juliet Richters

  • No Smoke without Tobacco: A Global Overview of Cannabis and Tobacco Routes of Administration and Their Association with Intention to Quit

    Chandni Hindocha;Tom P. Freeman;Jason A. Ferris;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The drinker's effect on the social environment: a conceptual framework for studying alcohol's harm to others.

    Robin Room;Jason Ferris;Anne-Marie Laslett;Michael Livingston

  • The Range and Magnitude of Alcohol’s Harm to Others

    Anne-Marie Laslett;Paul Catalano;Tanya Chikritzhs;Caroline Dale

  • Moving on from representativeness: testing the utility of the Global Drug Survey

    Monica J Barratt;Jason A Ferris;Renee Zahnow;Joseph J Palamar

  • Alcohol's involvement in recurrent child abuse and neglect cases

    Anne-Marie Laslett;Robin Room;Robin Room;Paul Dietze;Jason Ferris;Jason Ferris

  • Pharmacological cognitive enhancement among non-ADHD individuals-A cross-sectional study in 15 countries.

    Larissa J. Maier;Jason A. Ferris;Adam R. Winstock

  • Cannabis use and sexual health

    Anthony Michael. Smith;Jason Alexander. Ferris;Judy M. Simpson;Julia. Shelley

  • Polysubstance use and misuse or abuse of prescription opioid analgesics: a multi-level analysis of international data

    Katherine I. Morley;Jason A. Ferris;Adam R. Winstock;Michael T. Lynskey

  • The interRAI Suite of Mental Health Assessment Instruments: An Integrated System for the Continuum of Care.

    John P. Hirdes;Coline van Everdingen;Jason Ferris;Manuel Franco-Martin

  • Homosexual men in Australia: population, distribution and HIV prevalence.

    Garrett Paul. Prestage;Jason Alexander. Ferris;Jeffrey William. Grierson;Rachel Diana. Thorpe

  • User characteristics and effect profile of Butane Hash Oil: an extremely high-potency cannabis concentrate

    Gary C.K. Chan;Wayne Hall;Tom P. Freeman;Jason Ferris

  • Nitrous oxide causes peripheral neuropathy in a dose dependent manner among recreational users.

    Adam R Winstock;Jason A Ferris

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Room
Robin Room La Trobe University
Michael Livingston
Michael Livingston La Trobe University
Marian Pitts
Marian Pitts La Trobe University
Lorraine Mazerolle
Lorraine Mazerolle University of Queensland
Juliet Richters
Juliet Richters University of New South Wales
Anthony M. A. Smith
Anthony M. A. Smith La Trobe University
Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
Tanya Chikritzhs
Tanya Chikritzhs Curtin University
Kerry S. O'Brien
Kerry S. O'Brien Monash University
Tom P. Freeman
Tom P. Freeman University of Bath

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