Publications

Implementation science and systems thinking

Amer, M. et al. (2025) ‘Are Treatment Services Ready for the Use of Big Data Analytics and AI in Managing Opioid Use Disorder?’, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27(1), p. e58723. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2196/58723.

Gittins, R. et al. (2023) ‘Implementing buprenorphine prolonged-release injection using a health at the margins approach for transactional sex-workers’, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, p. 1224376. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1224376.

Given, S. et al. (2025) Telehealth-Mediated Medication Assisted Treatment and Online Engagement (TMAT-OLE): Pilot Study on the Implementation of Telemedicine for Medication-Assisted Opioid Use Disorder (TMOUD) in NHS Fife. University of St Andrews. Available at: https://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/digitas/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2025/06/telehealth-mediated-medication-assisted-treatment-and-online-engagement-tmat-ole.pdf.

Schofield, J. et al. (2025) ‘Global Perspectives on Telemedicine-Enabled Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: Practices, Priorities, and Barriers’. SSRN. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5252672.

Schofield, J., Galea-Singer, S. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2025) ‘Co-production in community-based substance use disorder treatment services: a scoping review’, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 38(4), p. 265. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000001011.

Tay Wee Teck, J. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2021) ‘The Digitalisation of Addiction Services: A Functional Taxonomy for Digital Health Interventions’, in. International Society of Addiction Medicine, online event.

Tay Wee Teck, J. and Baldacchino, A.M.(2021) ‘What is The Problem We Are Trying To Solve? Developing a Functional Typology To Guide Digital Health Intervention Choice’, in. International Society of Addiction Medicine, online event.

Tay Wee Teck, J. and Baldacchino, A.M.(2022) ‘Applying typologies & taxonomies- case studies from the ODART and DADE projects’, in. International Society of Addiction Medicine, Valetta, Malta.

Tay Wee Teck, J. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2022) ‘Developing a functional taxonomy for Digital Health Interventions in Addiction Services’, EMCDDA, Lisbon, Portugal.

Tay Wee Teck, J. (2022) ‘Re-thinking collaborative risk assessment and management in providing virtual addiction care: A state of the art review of the literature’, in. International Society of Addiction Medicine, Valetta, Malta.

Tay Wee Teck, J., Gittins, R., et al. (2023) ‘Developing a Theoretically Informed Implementation Model for Telemedicine-Delivered Medication for Opioid Use Disorder: Qualitative Study With Key Informants’, JMIR Mental Health, 10, p. e47186. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2196/47186.

Tay Wee Teck, J., Zlatkute, G., et al. (2023) ‘Key implementation factors in telemedicine-delivered medications for opioid use disorder: a scoping review informed by normalisation process theory’, The Lancet Psychiatry, 10(1), pp. 50–64. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00374-1.

Tay Wee Teck, J., Butner, J.L. and Baldacchino, A. (2023) ‘Understanding the use of telemedicine across different opioid use disorder treatment models: A scoping review’, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare [Preprint]. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X231195607.

Tay Wee Teck, J., Tan, H.S. and Baldacchino, A. (2025) ‘Digital exclusion and people experiencing homelessness’, Current Opinion in Psychiatry [Preprint]. Available at: https://journals.lww.com/co-psychiatry/abstract/2025/07000/digital_exclusion_and_people_experiencing.4.aspx.

Tay Wee Teck, J.B. and Baldacchino, A. (2022) ‘Why Do Different Forms of Knowledge Matter in Evidence-Based Drug Policy?’, American Journal of Public Health, 112(Suppl 2), pp. S140–S142. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306818.

Teck, J.T.W. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2021) ‘COVID-19 and Substance Use Disorders: Syndemic Responses to a Global Pandemic’, in Textbook of Addiction Treatment. Springer, pp. 1269–1281. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36391-8_88.

Data Science

Baldacchino, A. et al. (2010) ‘Recording of clinical information in a Scotland-wide drug deaths study’, Journal of Psychopharmacology, 24(9), pp. 1289–1298. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881109103797.

Baldacchino, A., O’Rourke, L. and Humphris, G. (2018) ‘Investigating the effect of Alcohol Brief Interventions within accident and emergency departments using a data informatics methodology’, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 188, pp. 47–52. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.035.

Baldacchino, A. and and Walls, S. (2011) ‘A comparison of accidental and intentional fatal drug overdoses within the drug death population in Scotland: a case of comortality?’, Mental Health and Substance Use, 4(1), pp. 5–21. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/17523281.2011.533439.

Baldacchino, Alexander Mario et al. (2008) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2007. Fife Drug and Alcohol Team.

Davey, F., Hyslop, M. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2015) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2013-14. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Davey, F., Hyslop, M. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2016) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2015. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Ekhtiari, H. et al. (2024) ‘World addiction medicine reports: formation of the International Society of Addiction Medicine Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) and its global surveys’, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1230318.

Fraile-Navarro, D. et al. (2022) ‘Development of an algorithm to classify primary care electronic health records of alcohol consumption: experience using data linkage from UK Biobank and primary care electronic health data sources’, BMJ Open, 12(2), p. e054376. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054376.

Hodges, C.-L. et al. (2006) Substance misuse research: co-morbid mental health and substance misuse in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive Social Research, Substance Misuse Research Programme.

Kidd, B. et al. (2019) ‘Buprenorphine/Naloxone and Methadone Opioid Replacement Therapy: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study and Health Economic Analysis’, Addiction & Addictive Disorders, 6(1), pp. 1–9. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24966/AAD-7276/100024.

Neufeind, J., Stephenson, A., Paterson, M., Young, M., Steer, C., Baldacchino, A.M., 2009. Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2008. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Stephenson, A., et al. (2010) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2009. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Snowdon, C., et al. (2010) Drug deaths in Tayside, Scotland 2009. Angus, Dundee City, and Perth and Kinross Alcohol and Drug Partnerships.

Neufeind, J., Stephenson, A., Paterson, M., et al. (2011) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2008-2010. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Stephenson, A., Dufton, A., et al. (2011) Drug deaths in Forth Valley, Scotland 2010. Forth Valley Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Snowdon, C., et al. (2011) Drug deaths in Tayside, Scotland 2010. Angus, Dundee City, and Perth and Kinross Alcohol and Drug Partnerships.

Neufeind, J., Stephenson, A., Paterson, M., et al. (2012) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2009-2011. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Baldacchino, A.M., et al. (2012) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2011. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Stephenson, A., Dufton, A., et al. (2012) Drug deaths in Forth Valley, Scotland 2011. Forth Valley Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Neufeind, J., Snowdon, C., et al. (2012) Drug deaths in Tayside, Scotland 2009-2011. Angus, Dundee City, and Perth and Kinross Alcohol and Drug Partnerships.

Neufeind, J., Baldacchino, A.M., Cameron, K., Boyce, F., (2013) Drug deaths in Fife, Scotland 2012. Fife Alcohol and Drugs Partnership.

Tay Wee Teck, J. and McCann, M. (2018) ‘Tracking internet interest in anabolic-androgenic steroids using Google Trends’, The International Journal on Drug Policy, 51, pp. 52–55. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.11.001.

Tolomeo, S. and Baldacchino, A. (2021) ‘Adherence to Prescribed Acamprosate in Alcohol Dependence and 1-Year Morbidities and Mortality: Utilizing a Data Linkage Methodology’, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10(10), p. 2102. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10102102.

Torrance, N. et al. (2018) ‘Association of opioid prescribing practices with chronic pain and benzodiazepine co-prescription: a primary care data linkage study’, British Journal of Anaesthesia, 120(6), pp. 1345–1355. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2018.02.022.

Wall, S. and Baldacchino, A.M. (2010) The psychological autopsy of suicide cases in Fife 2007. Choose Life Project (Fife).

Zador, D. et al. (2005) National Investigation into Drug Related Deaths in Scotland, 2003. Scottish Executive.

Overdose prevention, detection & response

Baldacchino, A. et al. (2016) ‘Decision support in addiction: The development of an e-health tool to assess and prevent risk of fatal overdose. The ORION Project’, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 133, pp. 207–216. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.05.018.

Carrà, G. et al. (2017) ‘Engagement in the Overdose Risk InfOrmatioN (ORION) e-Health Tool for Opioid Overdose Prevention and Self-Efficacy: A Preliminary Study’, Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 20(12), pp. 762–768. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2016.0744.

Doggui, R., Adib, K. and Baldacchino, A. (2021) ‘Understanding Fatal and Non-Fatal Drug Overdose Risk Factors: Overdose Risk Questionnaire Pilot Study—Validation’, Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.693673.

Dumbrell, J. et al. (2023) ‘The acceptability of overdose alert and response technologies: introducing the TPOM-ODART framework’, Harm Reduction Journal, 20(1), p. 40. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00763-4.

Gittins, R., Tay Wee Teck, J. and Madill, A. (2022) ‘Examining the gender dimension in the non-medical use of over the counter and prescription only medication’, Drug Science, Policy and Law, 8, p. 20503245221132548. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/20503245221132548.

Joseph Tay Wee Teck (2022) ‘Overdose Detection and Response Technology’, in. Big data analytics and AI in Mental Health, Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe.

Oteo, A. et al. (2023) ‘Overdose Alert and Response Technologies: State-of-the-art Review’, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, p. e40389. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2196/40389.

Rioux, W. et al. (2025) ‘Defining terminology and outcome measures for evaluating overdose response technology: An international Delphi study’, Drug and Alcohol Review. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14055.

Schofield, J. et al. (2021) ‘Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose’, BMC Public Health, 21(1), p. 1174. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11162-4.

Tay Wee Teck, J., Oteo, A. and Baldacchino, A. (2023) ‘Rapid opioid overdose response system technologies’, Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 36(4), pp. 308–315. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000870.