George (Kev) Dertadian

Lecturer in Criminology
Lecturer

Qualifications - PhD

George (Kev) Dertadian, Ph.D. is a social researcher interested in alcohol and other drugs, the sociology of crime and deviance, and social and cultural theory. Kev has conducted several projects on the non-medical use of pharmaceuticals, focusing in particular on young people's use of opioids. He is currently a Lecturer in a Criminology as part of the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales.

Research Areas - alcohol and other drugs, the sociology of crime and deviance, social and cultural theory

Subject areas
lensSociology & Anthropology
lensCriminology

Publications

Books
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Dertadian GC, 2019, A Fine Line Painkillers and Pleasure in the Age of Anxiety, Palgrave Macmillan
2019
Dertadian GC, 2018, A fine line: Painkillers and pleasure in the age of anxiety,
2018
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Journal articles
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Dertadian GC; Tomsen S, 2019, 'The case for a second safe injecting facility (SIF) in Sydney', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2019.1689787
2019
Maher L; Dertadian G, 2018, 'Qualitative research', Addiction, vol. 113, pp. 167 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13931
2018
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Dertadian GC; Dixon TC; Iversen J; Maher L, 2017, 'Self-limiting non-medical pharmaceutical opioid use among young people in Sydney, Australia: An exploratory study', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 36, pp. 643 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12474
2017
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Dertadian G; Iversen J; Dixon TC; Sotiropoulos K; Maher L, 2017, 'Pharmaceutical opioid use among oral and intravenous users in Australia: A qualitative comparative study', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 41, pp. 51 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.12.007
2017
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Iversen J; Dertadian G; Geddes L; Maher L, 2017, 'High risk injecting behaviour among people who inject pharmaceutical opioids in Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, vol. 42, pp. 1 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.12.004
2017
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Iversen J; Dertadian G; Geddes L; Maher L, 2016, 'Harms Associated with Injection of Pharmaceutical Opioids in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 35, pp. 43 - 44, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000398381500118&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
2016
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Dertadian GC; Maher L, 2014, 'From oxycodone to heroin: Two cases of transitioning opioid use in young Australians', Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 33, pp. 102 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12093
2014
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Media
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Dertadian GK, 2018, Drug users in outer Sydney need another medically supervised consumption room,
2018
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Dertadian GK, 2018, Pain isn’t just physical: why many are using painkillers for emotional relief,
2018
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Dertadian GK, 2018, Public housing ban on people with drug records likely to do more harm than good, research tell us, https://theconversation.com/public-housing-ban-on-people-with-drug-records-likely-to-do-more-harm-than-good-research-tell-us-93731
2018
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Dertadian GK, 2018, Drug users in outer Sydney need another medically supervised consumption room, https://theconversation.com/drug-users-in-outer-sydney-need-another-medically-supervised-consumption-room-96463
2018
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Dertadian GK, 2018, Pain isn’t just physical: why many are using painkillers for emotional relief, https://theconversation.com/pain-isnt-just-physical-why-many-are-using-painkillers-for-emotional-relief-106235
2018
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Dertadian GK, 2018, Public housing ban on people with drug records likely to do more harm than good, research tell us,
2018
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Dertadian GK, 2016, Not everyone who takes painkillers for fun is an addict; some have just found a different way to cope, https://theconversation.com/not-everyone-who-takes-painkillers-for-fun-is-an-addict-some-have-just-found-a-different-way-to-cope-57269
2016
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Dertadian GK, 2016, Not everyone who takes painkillers for fun is an addict; some have just found a different way to cope,
2016
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Dertadian GK, 2014, Misuse of painkillers on the rise, but why?, http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=16558
2014
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Dertadian GK, 2014, Misuse of painkillers on the rise, but why?,
2014
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Dertadian GK, 2013, Our Casual Culture Of Pill Use, https://newmatilda.com/2013/10/18/our-casual-culture-pill-use/
2013
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Dertadian GK, 2013, Our Casual Culture Of Pill Use,
2013
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