Addiction via MedWorm.com MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Addiction' source. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:26:42 +0100 Beer à No‐Go: Learning to stop responding to alcohol cues reduces alcohol intake via reduced affective associations rather than increased response inhibition http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658202&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03827.x Conclusions Repeatedly stopping prepotent responses toward alcohol‐related stimuli effectively reduces excessive alcohol use via a devaluation of alcohol‐related stimuli rather than via increased inhibitory control over alcohol‐related responses. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658202 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5658202 Assessment of Exposure to Drugs of Abuse During Pregnancy by Hair Analysis in a Mediterranean Island http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658201&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03828.x Conclusions:  Illicit drug use is substantially under‐reported among pregnant women living in Ibiza, particularly among Spanish nationals. Voluntary, routine objective biological toxicology screening should be considered as part of routine examinations in antenatal clinics on this Mediterranean Island (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658201 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5658201 Prevalence And Correlates Of Alcohol Use Disorders In The Singapore Mental Health Survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658200&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03830.x Conclusions:  The prevalence of alcohol use disorders is relatively low in the Singapore adult population. Comorbidity with mental and physical disorders is significant emphasizing the need to screen persons with alcohol use disorders for these comorbidities. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658200 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5658200 Healthcare service utilization in substance abusers receiving contingency management and standard care treatments http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658199&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03831.x Conclusions:  Initiating outpatient substance abuse treatment is associated with changes in general healthcare service utilization, independent of the type of treatment offered. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658199 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5658199 Preferences for Evidence–Based Practice Dissemination in Addiction Agencies Serving Women: A Discrete–Choice Conjoint Experiment http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658198&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03832.x Conclusions:  Clinicians and administrators are more like to adopt evidence‐based addiction practices if the practice is seen as helpful to clients, and if it is supported by co‐workers and program administration. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658198 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5658198 The Co‐occurring Use and Misuse of Cannabis and Tobacco: A Review http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5658197&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03837.x Conclusion:  There is accumulating evidence that some mechanisms linking cannabis and tobacco use are distinct from those contributing to co‐occurring use of drugs in general. There is an urgent need for research to identify the underlying mechanisms and harness their potential etiological implications to tailor treatment options for this serious public health challenge. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5658197 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5658197 Controlling new drugs under marketing regulations http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5645435&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03620.x Conclusions  Every EU country should have existing laws for protecting public health that can be applied swiftly yet proportionately to new drugs appearing on the open market with minimum political involvement. It seems the key is the speed, not the weight, of response. Given support for their enforcement mechanisms, these systems might be as effective and more efficient than the old ones. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5645435 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5645435 Continuing to wear nicotine patches after smoking lapses promotes recovery of abstinence http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5637027&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03801.x Conclusions:  Continuing treatment to aid smoking cessation with active patches promotes recovery from lapses. Smokers should be encouraged to persist with patch treatment if they lapse to smoking. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5637027 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:03:01 +0100 5637027 Does smoking Cannabis affect work commitment? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5637028&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03796.x Conclusions:  In Norway the use of Cannabis is associated with a reduction in work commitment among adults. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5637028 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5637028 Addiction research centres and the nurturing of creativity. The Korean Institute on Alcohol Problems (KIAP) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626591&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03702.x ABSTRACTThe aim of this paper is to provide an account of the history, current status and vision of the Korean Institute on Alcohol Problems (KIAP). In the context of increasing alcohol consumption, rising second‐hand effects and industry‐friendly government policy, the Korean College Alcohol Study (KCAS) was established in the Republic of Korea in 1999, and changed its name to the Korean Institute on Alcohol Problems (KIAP) in 2005. KIAP's mission is to decrease alcohol consumption and its related harms by promoting research, advocating policy, developing intervention programmes and preparing media communications. Since 1999, KIAP has published scientific papers and books in alcohol research and used the internet and other media for dissemination of specialized information to the gene... Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626591 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5626591 In the name of treatment: ending abuses in compulsory drug detention centers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626587&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03738.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626587 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5626587 100 Years Ago in Addiction Science http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606259&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03712.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606259 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:36 +0100 5606259 News and Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606258&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03762.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606258 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:35 +0100 5606258 Physician to the fleet: the life and times of thomas trotter 1760–1832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606257&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03761.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606257 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:33 +0100 5606257 Illegal leisure revisited: changing patterns of alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adults http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606256&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03704.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606256 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:32 +0100 5606256 The political power of bad ideas: networks, institutions, and the global prohibition wave http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606255&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03703.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606255 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:30 +0100 5606255 Concurrent use of tobacco and khat: added burden on chronic disease epidemic http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606254&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03684.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606254 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:29 +0100 5606254 Do components of current ‘hardcore smoker’ definitions predict quitting behaviour? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606253&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03674.x Conclusions  Measures of ‘hardcore’ include a mixture of motivational, dependence and behavioural variables. As found previously, motivational and behavioural measures, such as intention to quit, predict failure to make quit attempts. However, dependence components best predicted continued smoking and thus would be best for further exploring the hardening hypothesis. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606253 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:25 +0100 5606253 The association between exposure to point‐of‐sale anti‐smoking warnings and smokers' interest in quitting and quit attempts: findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606252&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03668.x Conclusions  Point‐of‐sale health warnings about tobacco are more prominent in Australia than the United Kingdom, the United States or Canada and appear to act as a prompt to quitting. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606252 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:24 +0100 5606252 Commentary on Ling et al. (2012): The PROMETA™ treatment does not reduce methamphetamine use http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606251&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03696.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606251 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:11 +0100 5606251 Commentary on Mehta et al. (2012): Natural history of injecting drug use http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606250&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03741.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606250 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:43:08 +0100 5606250 Does sponsorship improve outcomes above Alcoholics Anonymous attendance? A latent class growth curve analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606247&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03570.x Conclusions  Any pattern of Alcoholics Anonymous attendance, even if it declines or is never high for a particular 12‐month period, is better than little or no attendance in terms of abstinence. Greater initial attendance carries added value. There is a benefit for maintaining a sponsor over time above that found for attendance. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606247 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:57 +0100 5606247 Commentary on Kelly et al. (2012): Multiple mediation—many mechanisms signal more questions http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606246&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03672.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606246 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:55 +0100 5606246 Psychosocial therapeutic interventions for volatile substance use: a systematic review http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606245&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03650.x Conclusions  Even when a range of study types are included, clear conclusions for volatile substance use psychological treatment are not supported, but three intervention types merit further examination: family therapy, activity‐based programmes and Indigenous‐led residential approaches. Future volatile substance use research could be enhanced by developing and validating outcome measurement tools. Robust multi‐site studies are also required. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606245 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:52 +0100 5606245 Commentary on Baker et al. (2012): Assessing dependence—are specific criteria for nicotine enough or do we need to consider its forms of administration? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606244&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03735.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606244 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:50 +0100 5606244 DSM criteria for tobacco use disorder and tobacco withdrawal: a critique and proposed revisions for DSM‐5* http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606243&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03657.x Conclusion  The use and utility of DSM‐5 will be enhanced by eliminating most DSM‐IV criteria and adding new ones based on smoking pattern, smoking heaviness, and the severity of craving during periods of smoking and withdrawal. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606243 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:48 +0100 5606243 Top priorities for alcohol regulators in the United States: protecting public health or the alcohol industry? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606241&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03682.x Conclusions  The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators in the United States is dominated by the private, global companies that produce, import, distribute and sell alcohol, highlighting a lack of public health considerations within the Association's liquor control agenda. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606241 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:46 +0100 5606241 Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity. Monitoring the European drug situation: the ongoing challenge for the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606240&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03369.x ABSTRACTThe European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the designated hub for drug‐related information in the European Union. The organization's role is to provide the European Union (EU) and its Member States with a factual overview of European drug problems and a common information framework to support the drugs debate. In order to achieve its mission, the EMCDDA coordinates and relies on a network of 30 national monitoring centres, the Reitox National Focal Points. The Centre publishes on a wide range of drug‐related topics, across epidemiology, interventions, laws and policies. Every November, the EMCDDA publishes its Annual Report, providing a yearly update on the European drug situation, translated into 23 EU languages. In line with its founding regulatio... Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606240 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:45 +0100 5606240 Stimulating debate in the field of addiction http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606239&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03717.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606239 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:43 +0100 5606239 Compulsive use of dopamine replacement therapy among parkinson's disease patients: if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck . . .  http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606238&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03679.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606238 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:41 +0100 5606238 Compulsive use of dopamine replacement therapy in parkinson's disease: insights into the neurobiology of addiction http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606237&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03641.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606237 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:39 +0100 5606237 Addiction as aberrant learning—evidence from parkinson's disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606236&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03624.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606236 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:37 +0100 5606236 Dopamine is not dopamine http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606234&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03591.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606234 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:35 +0100 5606234 100 Years Ago in Addiction Science: a modest initiative with serious intent http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606233&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03713.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606233 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:32 +0100 5606233 What can we learn from the failure of yet another ‘miracle cure’ for addiction? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606232&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03652.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606232 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:42:30 +0100 5606232 Predictors of successful short‐term tobacco cessation in UK resident female Bangladeshi tobacco chewers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606225&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03819.x Conclusion:  Bangladeshi women in the UK attending clinics to help cessation of paan with tobacco appear to be more likely to be successful in the short term if they use nicotine replacement therapy, are recruited via the community and have higher levels of income. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606225 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:40:14 +0100 5606225 Implicit and Explicit Alcohol Cognitions and Observed Alcohol Consumption: Three Studies in (Semi‐) Naturalistic Drinking Settings. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606227&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03805.x Conclusion:  Among undergraduate students in (semi‐)naturalistic drinking settings with peers, implicit alcohol‐related cognitions do not predict the amount of alcohol consumed. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606227 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5606227 Does alcohol consumption really affect asymmetry perception? A three‐armed placebo‐controlled experimental study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606226&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03807.x Conclusion:  People who are alcohol‐dosed are subtly less able to perceive vertical, bilateral asymmetry in faces, with gender being a possible moderating factor. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606226 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5606226 Why should we need a European Federation of Addiction Societies? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606229&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03666.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606229 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5606229 Cognitive and subjective effects of mephedrone and factors influencing use of a ‘new legal high’ http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5606228&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03719.x Conclusions  Mephedrone impairs working memory acutely, induces stimulant‐like effects in users and is associated with binge use. Factors that influence users' attitudes to new drugs might help to predict future trends in use of the many new psychoactive substances emerging on the internet. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5606228 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5606228 Co‐occurrence of Sexual Risk Behaviors and Substance Use Across Emerging Adulthood: Evidence for State‐ and Trait‐level Associations http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579597&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03792.x Conclusions:  High‐risk sexual behaviors during young adulthood seem to be driven both by trait and state factors, and intervention efforts may be successful if they are either aimed at high‐risk individuals, or if they work to disaggregate alcohol use from risky sexual activities. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579597 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579597 Multi‐Level Analysis of Alcohol‐Related Injury and Drinking Pattern: Emergency Department Data from 19 Countries http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579596&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03793.x Conclusions Volume of alcohol typically consumed and occurrence of heavy drinking episodes are independently associated with incidence of alcohol‐related injury. The stronger the anti‐alcohol policies in a country, the lower the rates of alcohol‐related injury. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579596 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579596 The cardioprotective association of average alcohol consumption and ischaemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta‐analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579601&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03780.x Conclusions: A cardioprotective association between alcohol use and ischaemic heart disease cannot be assumed for all drinkers, even at low levels of intake. More evidence on the overall benefit‐risk ratio of average alcohol consumption in relation to ischaemic heart disease and other diseases is needed in order to inform the general public or physicians about safe or low‐risk drinking levels. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579601 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579601 Interactive Effects of Approach Motivational Intensity and Alcohol Cues on the Scope of Perceptual Attention http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579600&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03781.x Conclusions:  Alcohol cues narrow attentional breadth for individuals who are motivated to consume alcohol, suggesting a non‐pharmacological means in which alcohol produces a narrow mindset. Alcohol cues may contribute to cognitive and behavioral deficits, as well as drinking behaviors, in part, because they lead to the inability to process a broad range of information in the environment. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579600 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579600 Social demography of alcohol‐related harm to children in Australia http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579599&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03789.x Conclusions: Almost a quarter of those with a caring role for children in Australia reported that a child or children with whom they lived or were responsible for have been adversely affected by others' alcohol consumption in the past year. The problem extends across the social spectrum but children in single parent homes may be at higher risk. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579599 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579599 Clinical laboratory assessment of the abuse liability of an electronic cigarette http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579598&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03791.x Conclusions: Electronic cigarettes can deliver clinically significant amounts of nicotine and reduce cigarette abstinence symptoms and appear to have lower potential for abuse relative to traditional tobacco cigarettes, at least under certain laboratory conditions. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579598 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579598 The rising prevalence of prescription opioid injection and its association with hepatitis C incidence among street‐drug users. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5595428&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03803.x Conclusion:  Prescription opioid injectors who do not inject heroin are at greater risk for HCV seroconversion than are those injecting both heroin and prescription opioids. Important differences in age, behaviour, and social context, suggest a need for targeted outreach strategies to this population. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5595428 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5595428 Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy to cardiovascular disease patients in England http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5579595&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2012.03794.x Conclusions:  Broadening the marketing licence in the UK for nicotine replacement therapy to allow it to be prescribed to patients with CVD did not increase prescribing rates for this group of patients. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5579595 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5579595 Brief Motivational Feedback and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Prevention of Disordered Gambling: A Randomized Clinical Trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5535835&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03776.x Conclusions: A single‐session Personalized Feedback Intervention and a multi‐session Cognitive‐Behavioral Intervention may be helpful in reducing disordered gambling in US college students. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5535835 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:02:57 +0100 5535835 Associations Between Maternal Stress and Smoking: Findings from a Population‐Based Prospective Cohort Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5535836&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03775.x Conclusions: Maternal stress and relationship discord may inhibit smoking cessation during pregnancy and promote resumption of smoking after pregnancy in women who have achieved abstinence. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5535836 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5535836 Time pattern of reduction in risk of oesophageal cancer following alcohol cessation – A meta‐analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5513873&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03772.x Conclusion:  The alcohol‐related increased risk of oesophageal cancer is reversible following drinking cessation. It is most likely that about 16 years are required until all elevated risk has disappeared. Due to lack of research and data, more research is urgently required to increase the robustness of the estimates and to approach study limitations. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5513873 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:25:15 +0100 5513873 Collaborative behavioral management among parolees: drug use, crime & re‐arrest in the step’n out randomized trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5513876&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03769.x Conclusions:  Collaborative behavioral management may reduce substance use among primary marijuana or other “non‐hard” drug‐using parolees without increasing revocations. Since the majority of drug violation arrests in the U.S. are for marijuana, these findings have important implications for the management of a substantial proportion of the U.S. community correctional population. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5513876 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5513876 Brief opportunistic smoking cessation interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis to compare advice to quit and offer of assistance http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5513875&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03770.x Conclusions  Physicians may be more effective in promoting attempts to stop smoking by offering assistance to all smokers than by advising smokers to quit and only offering assistance to those that express an interest in doing so. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5513875 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5513875 Topiramate for the treatment of methamphetamine addiction: a multi‐center placebo‐controlled trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5513874&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03771.x Conclusions: Topiramate does not appear to promote abstinence in methamphetamine users but can reduce the amount taken and reduce relapse rates in those who are already abstinent. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5513874 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5513874 Erratum http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502947&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03753.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502947 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:47 +0100 5502947 Corrigendum http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502946&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03726.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502946 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:45 +0100 5502946 News and Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502945&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03715.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502945 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:43 +0100 5502945 New Books http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502944&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03714.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502944 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:42 +0100 5502944 Payment by results in smoking cessation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502943&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03687.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502943 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:40 +0100 5502943 Payment by results can increase the availability of smoking cessation services while improving quality and equity http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502942&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03683.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502942 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:38 +0100 5502942 The spur for health or hedonism: a reply to wallace and mackay (2012) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502941&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03698.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502941 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:37 +0100 5502941 A randomized experiment to examine unintended consequences of dietary supplement use among daily smokers: taking supplements reduces self‐regulation of smoking http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502940&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03667.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502940 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:35 +0100 5502940 Joseph Vincent Brady (1922–2011) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502939&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03688.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502939 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:34 +0100 5502939 Commentary on Burton et al. (2012): The influence of tobacco retail merchandising on tobacco consumption http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502938&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03640.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502938 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:24 +0100 5502938 Commentary on Thorne et al. (2012): HIV prevention and treatment in female injection drug users – a work in progress http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502937&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03708.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502937 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:14 +0100 5502937 Commentary on Caetano et al. (2012): Beyond exhortations for drinkers to drink less http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502936&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03651.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502936 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:22:02 +0100 5502936 Alcohol consumption and the intention to engage in unprotected sex: systematic review and meta‐analysis of experimental studies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502935&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03621.x Conclusions  Alcohol use is an independent risk factor for intentions to engage in unprotected sex, and as risky sex intentions have been shown to be linked to actual risk behavior, the role of alcohol consumption in the transmission of HIV and other STIs may be of public health importance. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502935 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:21:59 +0100 5502935 Where are we going? a further question for the addiction field http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502934&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03670.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502934 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:21:52 +0100 5502934 The alcohol dependence concept is not as useful for science as it is for practice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502933&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03646.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502933 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:21:50 +0100 5502933 Does definition matter? is a concept of chronic, relapsing disorders a source of dominant policy and treatment paradigm or its reflection? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502932&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03616.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502932 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:21:49 +0100 5502932 Misleading conclusions from clinical research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502931&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03614.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502931 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:21:47 +0100 5502931 Addressing the deluge of early release prisoners into US communities http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502930&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03705.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502930 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:21:44 +0100 5502930 Does minimum pricing reduce alcohol consumption? The experience of a Canadian province http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502926&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03763.x Conclusions:  Increases in minimum prices of alcoholic beverages can substantially reduce alcohol consumption. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502926 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:19:34 +0100 5502926 Meta‐Analysis of Hepatitis C Seroconversion in Relation to Shared Syringes and Drug Preparation Equipment http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502929&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03765.x Conclusions The risk of Hepatitis C infection through shared syringes is dependent upon Hepatitis C infection seroprevalence in the population. The risk of Hepatitis C infection through shared drug preparation equipment is similar to that of shared syringes. Since the infection status of sharing partners is often unknown, it is important for injection drug users to consistently avoid sharing unsterile equipment used to prepare, divide, or inject drugs, and avoid backloading with an unsterile syringe. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502929 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5502929 Influence of Acute Bupropion Pretreatment on the Effects of Intranasal Cocaine http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502928&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03766.x Conclusions: The atypical anti‐depressant, bupropion, acutely appears to reduce preference for intranasal cocaine versus a small amount of money but to increase reported positive experiences of the drug. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502928 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5502928 Increased incidence of QT interval prolongation in a population receiving lower doses of methadone maintenance therapy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5502927&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03767.x Conclusions:  Drug‐induced QTc interval prolongation is evident (ranging from 8.8‐11.1%, depending on definition applied) in patients receiving relatively low daily doses of methadone therapy, with no evidence of a dose‐response relationships. The presence of cocaine metabolites in urine does not appear to be associated with increased QTc‐interval. Increased awareness of cardiac safety guidelines, including relevant clinical and family history, baseline, and trough dose ECG monitoring, should be incorporated into methadone maintenance therapy protocols. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5502927 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5502927 Twelve‐step attendance trajectories over seven years among adolescents entering substance use treatment in an integrated health plan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5493433&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03758.x Conclusion. Robust connection with twelve‐step groups appears to be associated with better long‐term outcomes among adolescents with substance use disorders. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5493433 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5493433 Correlations and agreement between delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in blood plasma and Timeline Follow‐Back (TLFB)‐assisted self‐reported use of cannabis of patients with cannabis use disorder and psychotic illness attending the CapOpus randomized clinical trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5493432&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03757.x Conclusions:  Time Line Follow‐Back (TLFB)‐assisted self‐report of cannabis use correlates highly with plasma‐THC in patients with comorbid cannabis use disorder and psychosis. Sensitivity and specificity of TLFB appear to be optimised with 19 days as cutoff‐point. As such TLFB may be superior to analysis of blood when going beyond 19 days of recall. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5493432 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5493432 Harm reduction interventions for drug injectors or heroin users in Spain: expanding coverage as the storm abates http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5493431&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03759.x Conclusions:  In Spain, the expansion of harm reduction interventions was greatly delayed, although the concomitant decrease in heroin and injecting drug use led to reasonable coverage after 2000. A longitudinal measurement of need and coverage provides insight into the timeliness and potential population impact of interventions, enabling better assessment of their adequacy. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5493431 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5493431 Abstinence‐Contingent Recovery Housing and Reinforcement Based Treatment Following Opioid Detoxification http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5485124&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03750.x Conclusions:  Abstinence‐contingent recovery housing improves abstinence in opioid‐dependent adults following medication‐assisted detoxification. The addition of intensive ‘reinforcement‐based treatment′ behavioural counseling further improves treatment outcomes in part by promoting longer recovery house stays. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5485124 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5485124 An increased risk of motor vehicle accidents after prescription of methadone http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5485123&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03745.x Conclusions:  Men exposed to methadone appear to have an increased risk of being involved in motor vehicle accidents involving personal injuries. This increased risk could not be explained by exposure of benzodiazepines. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5485123 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5485123 Venous access and care: Harnessing pragmatics in harm reduction for people who inject drugs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5485122&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03749.x Conclusions:  Harm reduction interventions which attend to the immediate priorities of people who inject drugs, such as venous access and care, have the potential to re‐engage individuals who are jaded or confused by hepatitis C prevention messages. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5485122 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5485122 Linking substance use with symptoms of sub‐clinical psychosis in a community cohort over 30 years http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5493430&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03760.x Conclusions: A significant portion of the occurrence of subclinical psychosis symptoms in adulthood can be attributed to excessive cannabis and multiple‐drug use during adolescence. This is in line with the hypothesis that long‐term sensitization of dopaminergic brain receptors plays a role in developing psychotic symptoms. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5493430 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5493430 Interventions to prevent substance use and risky sexual behaviour in young people: a systematic review http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5485121&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03751.x Conclusions:  There is some, albeit limited, evidence that programmes can have an impact on multiple risk behaviours, with the most promising programmes being complex interventions that address multiple domains of influence on risk behaviour. Intervening in the mid childhood school years may have an impact on later risk behaviour, but further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of this approach. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5485121 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5485121 Effects of measurement methods on the relationship between smoking and delay reward discounting http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5467292&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03742.x Conclusions:  Smokers discount more steeply irrespective of which method is used. However, the methods of assessing DRD influence the parameters, which means that parameters estimated with different methods cannot be compared. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5467292 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5467292 Smokeless tobacco use related to military deployment, cigarettes and mental health symptoms in a large, prospective cohort study among US service members http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626588&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03737.x Conclusions  Deployment and combat exposure in the US military are associated with increased risk of smokeless tobacco initiation and persistence while smoking and symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder increase the odds for initiation. Research is needed on aspects of military service amenable to the reduction or prevention of tobacco consumption. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626588 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5626588 Smokeless Tobacco Use Related to Military Deployment, Cigarettes, and Mental Health Symptoms in a Large, Prospective Cohort Study Among US Service Members http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5467295&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03737.x Conclusions.  Deployment and combat exposure in the US military are associated with increased risk of smokeless tobacco initiation and persistence while smoking and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder increase the odds for initiation. Research is needed on aspects of military service amenable to the reduction or prevention of tobacco consumption. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5467295 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5467295 Very low rate and light smokers: smoking patterns and cessation‐related behaviour in England, 2006‐2011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5467294&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03739.x Conclusions  Very low rate ( < 1cpd) and light (1‐9cpd) smokers in England are at least as motivated to quit as heavier smokers. Although they use cessation medication less than heavier smokers and are more likely to succeed, they still use such medication and fail in quit attempts to a substantial degree. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5467294 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5467294 A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Intervention for Illicit Drugs Linked to the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in clients recruited from primary health care settings in four countries http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5467293&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03740.x Conclusions.  The ASSIST‐linked brief intervention aimed at reducing illicit substance use and related risks is effective at least in the short‐term, and the effect generalises across countries. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5467293 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5467293 A randomized controlled trial of stage‐matched intervention for smoking cessation in cardiac outpatients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5448737&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03733.x Conclusions  An intervention, based on the Stages of Change model, to promote smoking cessation in cardiac patients in China failed to find any long‐term benefit. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5448737 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:57:19 +0100 5448737 A randomized controlled trial of stage‐matched intervention for smoking cessation in cardiac out‐patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626589&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03733.x Conclusions  An intervention, based on the Stages of Change model, to promote smoking cessation in cardiac patients in China failed to find any long‐term benefit. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626589 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5626589 Young people's beliefs about the harmfulness of alcohol, cannabis and tobacco for mental disorders: Findings from two Australian national surveys of youth http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5448738&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03732.x Conclusions  Most young people in Australia are aware of the negative impact of substance use on mental disorders, but a few high risk groups remain: males, young adults, and those with more psychological distress. Future public health campaigns need to target these groups and focus on translating young people's substance use beliefs into behavioral change. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5448738 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5448738 Academic achievement and smoking initiation in adolescence: a general growth mixture analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5420228&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03725.x Conclusions  Adolescents who do well in school are less likely to smoke and it may be cost‐effective for smoking prevention to focus on the few (12%) easy to identify unstable low achievers who form 35% of smoking onsets. In addition as parental support and democratic control reduced the likelihood of poor academic performance, promoting essential generic parenting skills from a young age may also prevent future onsets of smoking in adolescence. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5420228 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:44:23 +0100 5420228 Greater Prevalence of Proposed DSM‐5 Nicotine Use Disorder Compared to DSM‐IV Nicotine Dependence in Treated Adolescents and Young Adults http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5420229&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03722.x Conclusions:  The proposed DSM‐5 Nicotine Use Disorder criteria have substantial limitations when applied to adolescents and young adults, and appear to have low concurrent validity. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5420229 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5420229 Would vaccination against nicotine be a cost‐effective way to prevent smoking uptake in adolescents? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626590&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03718.x Conclusions  A preventive nicotine vaccination programme is unlikely to be cost‐effective. The total cost of a universal vaccination programme would be high and its impact on population smoking prevalence negligible. For these reasons, such a programme is unlikely to be publicly funded in Australia or any other developed country. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626590 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5626590 Double‐blind placebo‐controlled evaluation of the PROMETA™ protocol for methamphetamine dependence http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5420232&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03619.x Conclusions  The PROMETA protocol, consisting of flumazenil, gabapentin and hydroxyzine, appears to be no more effective than placebo in reducing methamphetamine use, retaining patients in treatment or reducing methamphetamine craving. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5420232 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5420232 Would vaccination against nicotine be a cost effective way to prevent smoking uptake in adolescents? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5420231&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03718.x Conclusions  A preventive nicotine vaccination program is unlikely to be cost‐effective. The total cost of a universal vaccination program would be high and its impact on population smoking prevalence negligible. For these reasons, such a program is unlikely to be publicly funded in Australia or any other developed country. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5420231 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5420231 Age and Ethnic Differences in the Onset, Persistence and Recurrence of Alcohol Use Disorder http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5420230&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03721.x Conclusions:  Ethnic differences in alcohol disorder transitions (onset, persistence, and recurrence) vary across age, gender, and whether a broad (alcohol use disorder) or narrow (alcohol dependence) alcohol definition is used. Evidence of increased risk for some transitions in minority groups suggests that attention should be paid to the course of alcohol use disorders, and that differences in prevalence should not be assumed to reflect differences in specific transitions. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5420230 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5420230 Addiction volume 106 contents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380370&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03711.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380370 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:44 +0100 5380370 News and Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380369&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03691.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380369 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:42 +0100 5380369 Commentary on Gibson et al. (2011): Brief alcohol interventions in the context of treatment for hepatitis C http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380368&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03603.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380368 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:32 +0100 5380368 Commentary on Bodin & Strandberg (2011): Scepticism, publication bias and a grain of salt – do we already know how to evaluate prevention programmes? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380367&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03607.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380367 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:21 +0100 5380367 Commentary on Andreuccetti et al. (2011): The gap between stricter blood alcohol concentration legislation and enforcement in Brazil http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380366&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03604.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380366 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:18 +0100 5380366 Commentary on Vangeli et al. (2011): Towards an improved understanding of smoking relapse predictors – recipe for success? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380365&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03671.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380365 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:14 +0100 5380365 Addiction research centres and the nurturing of creativity. The Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research: social science alcohol and drug research in Denmark http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380364&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2010.03152.x Conclusion  The emergence, continuation, financing and character of the research taking place at CRF can be linked closely to the specific Danish drug and alcohol discourse and to the division of the responsibility for alcohol and drug research into separate Ministries. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380364 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:07 +0100 5380364 Market forces do not solve the problems http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380363&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03633.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380363 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:05 +0100 5380363 Innovative policy strategies need empirical evaluation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380362&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03562.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380362 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:03 +0100 5380362 A truly integrated treatment system must be both patient‐ and process‐focused http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380361&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03556.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380361 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:02 +0100 5380361 Is quantity more important than quality? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380360&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03504.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380360 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:47:00 +0100 5380360 Use of Other Opioids During Methadone Therapy: A Population‐Based Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380356&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03707.x Conclusions:  Many patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy in Ontario receive overlapping prescriptions for other opioids, often for extended periods. The associated prescribing patterns suggest that many such prescriptions may be duplicitous. The prescribing and dispensing of non‐methadone opioids to patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy is likely to be observed in jurisdictions outside of Ontario, Canada. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380356 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:44:47 +0100 5380356 Comparison of intranasal methamphetamine and d‐amphetamine self‐administration by humans http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5380357&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03706.x Conclusions:  Methamphetamine and d‐amphetamines appear to produce a similar dose‐related profile of effects in humans, which supports their equivalence for abuse potential. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5380357 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5380357 Randomized Trial of Standard Methadone Treatment Compared to Initiating Methadone without Counseling: 12‐month Findings http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5357243&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03700.x Conclusions:  Limited availability of drug counseling services should not be a barrier to providing supervised methadone to adults dependent on heroin ‐ at least for the first 4 months of treatment. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5357243 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:39:55 +0100 5357243 Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5357245&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03631.x ABSTRACTThe Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit (ADARU) was established at the South African Medical Research Council (MRC) at the beginning of 2001, although its origins lie in the activities of the Centre for Epidemiological Research in Southern Africa and other MRC entities. Initial challenges included attracting external funding, recruiting new staff, developing the skills of junior staff, publishing in international journals and building national and international collaborative networks. ADARU currently comprises a core staff of 33 members who work on 22 projects spanning substance use epidemiology and associated consequences, intervention studies with at‐risk populations and services research. A large component of this portfolio focuses on the link between alcohol and other drug u... Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5357245 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5357245 Scheduling of Newly Emerging Drugs: A Critical Review of Decisions Over 40 Years http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5357244&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03697.x Conclusions:  The process for determining the legal status of new psychoactive substances appears to conform to international treaty obligations. Criticisms relate to one or a few substances (e.g., MDMA) and/or complaints that the decisions discount benefits that are not recognized by the treaties (e.g., recreational or religious use). (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5357244 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5357244 Individual psychomotor impairment in relation to zopiclone and ethanol concentrations in blood – a randomized controlled double‐blinded trial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333308&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03693.x Conclusions.  The hypnotic, zopiclone, can impair psychomotor performance at blood concentrations as low as 16ug/ml. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333308 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:28:03 +0100 5333308 Alcohol brand appearances in US popular music http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333310&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03649.x Conclusions  One in five songs sampled from US popular music had explicit references to alcohol, and one‐quarter of these mentioned a specific alcohol brand. These alcohol brand appearances are associated commonly with a luxury life‐style characterized by wealth, sex, partying and other drugs. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333310 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333310 Changes in sobriety in the Swedish population over three decades: Age, period, or cohort effects? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5333309&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03692.x Conclusion.  Decreasing proportions of total alcohol abstainers in Sweden from 1968 to 2000 appear to be primarily attributable to decreases in successive cohorts rather than drinkers becoming abstainers. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5333309 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5333309 What is the difference between dependence and withdrawal reactions?
A comparison of benzodiazepines and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5312511&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03686.x Conclusions:  Withdrawal reactions to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to be similar to those for benzodiazepines; referring to these reactions as part of a dependence syndrome in the case of benzodiazepines but not SSRIs does not seem rational. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5312511 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:01:58 +0100 5312511 What is the difference between dependence and withdrawal reactions? A comparison of benzodiazepines and selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5626592&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03686.x Conclusions  Withdrawal reactions to selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors appear to be similar to those for benzodiazepines; referring to these reactions as part of a dependence syndrome in the case of benzodiazepines, but not selective serotonin re‐uptake inhibitors, does not seem rational. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5626592 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5626592 Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5312515&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03594.x ABSTRACTThe Department of Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction started operations on 1 January 2009, when the National Institute of Public Health (KTL) and the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) were merged. The newly formed institute, called the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), operates under the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The scope of the research and preventive work conducted in the Department covers alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gambling issues. The two main tasks of the Department are (i) to research, produce and disseminate information on alcohol and drugs, substance use, addictions and their social and health‐related effects and (ii) to develop prevention and good practices with a view to counteracting the onset and d... Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5312515 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5312515 How much unsuccessful quitting activity is going on among adult smokers? Data from the International Tobacco Control 4‐Country cohort survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5312512&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03685.x Conclusions Smokers think a lot about stopping and make many unsuccessful quit attempts. Many have been able to last for extended periods and yet they still relapsed. More attention needs to be focussed on translating quit‐related activity into long‐term abstinence. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5312512 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5312512 Compulsive features in behavioural addictions: the case of pathological gambling http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302831&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03546.x Conclusions  PG shares more similarities with SUDs than with OCD. Similar to the investigation of impulsivity, studies of compulsivity hold promising insights concerning the course, differential diagnosis and treatment of PG, SUDs, and OCD. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302831 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5302831 Design considerations for legalizing cannabis: lessons inspired by analysis of California's Proposition 19 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5302829&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03561.x Conclusions  The legal production costs of cannabis will be dramatically below current wholesale prices, enough so that taxes and regulation will be insufficient to raise retail price to prohibition levels. We expect legalization will increase consumption substantially, but the size of the increase is uncertain since it depends on design choices and the unknown shape of the cannabis demand curve. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5302829 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5302829 Erratum http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295249&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03677.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295249 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:58:04 +0100 5295249 News and Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295248&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03659.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295248 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:58:03 +0100 5295248 Equity considerations in the calculation of cost‐effectiveness in substance use disorder populations http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295247&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03606.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295247 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:58:01 +0100 5295247 Reversing the taxes approach for a win–win tobacco control policy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295246&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03595.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295246 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:59 +0100 5295246 Commentary on Etter & Bullen (2011): Could E‐cigs become the ultimate nicotine maintenance device? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295245&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03532.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295245 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:54 +0100 5295245 A response to prochaska: life does not always go according to plan; your quitting might not either http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295244&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03598.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295244 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:51 +0100 5295244 What do we know about unplanned quit attempts? practically nothing or nothing practical? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295243&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03555.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295243 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:49 +0100 5295243 Long‐term effects of a community‐based intervention: 5‐year follow‐up of ‘Clubs against Drugs’ http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295242&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03573.x Conclusion  The ‘Clubs against Drugs’ community‐based intervention programme, a systems approach to prevention, appears to increase the frequency and effectiveness of club doormen's interventions regarding obviously drug‐intoxicated guests. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295242 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:45 +0100 5295242 Commentary on Turner et al. (2011): Significant global scale‐up of harm reduction interventions and pragmatic research approaches needed to prevent hepatitis C transmission http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295241&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03599.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295241 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:42 +0100 5295241 Commentary on Genberg et al. (2011): The structural vulnerability imposed by hypersegregated US inner‐city neighborhoods – a theoretical and practical challenge for substance abuse research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295240&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03615.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295240 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:38 +0100 5295240 Commentary on Agrawal et al. (2011): Assessing the impact of changes to diagnostic criteria on the estimated prevalence of alcohol use disorders in general population surveys http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295239&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03597.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295239 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:32 +0100 5295239 Commentary on Kuntsche et al. (2011): Mothers and bottles – the role of gender norms in shaping drinking http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295238&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03639.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295238 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:57:29 +0100 5295238 Beyond drug use: a systematic consideration of other outcomes in evaluations of treatments for substance use disorders http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295231&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03581.x ABSTRACTAcross the addictions field, the primary outcome in treatment research has been reduction in drug consumption. A comprehensive view of the impact of substance use disorders on human functioning suggests that effective treatments should address the many consequences and features of addiction beyond drug use, a recommendation forwarded by multiple expert panels and review papers. Despite recurring proposals, and a compelling general rationale for moving beyond drug use as the sole standard for evaluating addiction treatment, the field has yet to adopt any core set of ‘other’ measures that are routinely incorporated into treatment research. Among the many reasons for the limited impact of previous proposals has been the absence of a clear set of guidelines for selecting candidate ... Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295231 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5295231 Is alcohol dependence best viewed as a chronic relapsing disorder? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5295229&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03583.x ABSTRACTThis ‘For Debate’ paper starts by recognizing the growing trend towards considering alcohol dependence as a chronic relapsing disorder. We argue that the adoption of this model results from focusing on those in treatment for alcohol dependence rather than considering the larger number of people in the general population who meet criteria for alcohol dependence at some point in their lives. The majority of the general population who ever experience alcohol dependence do not behave as though they have a chronic relapsing disorder: they do not seek treatment, resolve their dependence themselves and do not relapse repeatedly. We suggest that caution is therefore needed in using the chronic relapsing disorder label. Our primary concerns are that this formulation privileges biologica... Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5295229 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5295229 The effectiveness of opioid maintenance treatment in prison settings: a systematic review http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5271531&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03676.x Conclusions Benefits of prison OMT are similar to those in community settings. OMT presents an opportunity to recruit problem opioid users into treatment, to reduce illicit opioid use and risk behaviours in prison, and potentially minimise overdose risks on release. If liaison with community‐based programmes exists, prison OMT facilitates continuity of treatment and longer‐term benefits can be achieved. For prisoners in OMT before imprisonment, prison OMT provides treatment continuity. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5271531 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5271531 The association between exposure to point‐of‐sale anti‐smoking warnings and smokers’ interest in quitting and quit attempts: Findings from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5271535&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03668.x Conclusions Point‐of‐sale health warnings about tobacco are more prominent in Australia than US, UK or Canada and appear to act as a prompt to quitting. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5271535 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5271535 Evidence of increasing age of onset of cannabis use among younger Australians http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5271534&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03673.x Conclusions  The decline in cannabis use prevalence that has occurred since 1998 in Australia has been accompanied by an increase in age of first use among those aged under 20yrs. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5271534 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5271534 Do components of current “hardcore smoker” definitions predict quitting behaviour? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5271533&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03674.x Conclusions  Measures of “hardcore” include a mixture of motivational, dependence and behavioural variables. As previously found, motivational and behavioural measures, such as intention to quit, predict failure to make quit attempts. However, dependence components best predicted continued smoking and thus would be best for further exploring the hardening hypothesis. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5271533 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5271533 A damage/benefit evaluation of addictive product use http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5271532&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03675.x Conclusions:  The perceived benefits of addictive products appear to have a major impact on the opinion of those products expressed by a number of French addiction experts. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5271532 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5271532 A longitudinal study of substance use and violent victimization in adulthood among a cohort of urban african americans http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5248111&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03665.x Conclusions:  Violent victimization appears to play an important role in perpetuating substance use among the African American population. However, within‐group variations are evident, identifying those who are not raised in extreme poverty as the most negatively affected by violence. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5248111 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:58:41 +0100 5248111 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline: psychosis with coexisting substance misuse http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5248115&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03542.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5248115 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5248115 The relationship between childhood depressive symptoms and problematic alcohol use in early adolescence: findings from a large longitudinal population‐based study. 
Alcohol problems in depressed boys and girls http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5248113&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03662.x Conclusions:  Problematic alcohol use in girls (but not boys) is associated with prior depressive symptoms. This association may be attributable to several family and social environment factors, suggesting that a family interactional theoretical model may explain these findings. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5248113 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5248113 Impact of inpatient research participation on subsequent heroin use patterns: Implications for ethics and public health http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5248112&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03664.x Conclusions: Participation in opioid administration studies does not increase subsequent heroin use and for some individuals leads to accessing opioid dependence treatment and cessation of heroin use in the short term. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5248112 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5248112 Eating patterns amongst heroin users: a qualitative study with implications for nutritional interventions http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5235855&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03660.x Conclusions: Heroin users have dysfunctional eating patterns that are amenable to change and community and residential services could enable them to experience the many health, psychological and social benefits of improved eating practices. Nutritional interventions need to be tailored to individual needs and circumstances, but also monitored and evaluated so that there is a future evidence base. (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5235855 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:59:20 +0100 5235855 Erratum http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5222125&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03630.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5222125 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:13:36 +0100 5222125 News and Notes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5222123&cid=s_17955_2_f&fid=17955&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1111%252Fj.1360-0443.2011.03628.x (Source: Addiction) Addiction journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5222123 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:13:32 +0100 5222123