Determining the Impact of Opioid Policy on Substance Use and Mental Health–Related Harms: Protocol for a Data Linkage Study

Ting Xia   ¹ , PhD ;   Louisa Picco   ¹ , PhD ;   Samanta Lalic   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Rachelle Buchbinder   ⁴ , PhD ;   J Simon Bell   ² , PhD ;   Nadine E Andrew   ⁵ , PhD ;   Dan I Lubman   ⁶ , PhD ;   Christopher Pearce   ⁷ , PhD ;   Suzanne Nielsen   ¹ , PhD

¹ Monash Addiction Research Centre, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Frankston, Australia

² Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

³ Pharmacy Department, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia

⁴ Musculoskeletal Health and Wiser Health Care Units, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, St Kilda, Australia

⁵ Peninsula Clinical School, Central Clinical School, Peninsula Health, Monash University, Frankston, Australia

⁶ Turning Point, Eastern Health, Richmond, Australia

⁷ Outcome Health, Surrey Hills, Australia