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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Effects of voluntary memberships and volunteering on alcohol and tobacco use across the life course: Findings from the German Socio-Economic Panel
Social participation and in particular social capital (i.e., at the collective level, social cohesion, trust, and reciprocity; at the individual level, embeddedness in social groups and access to group resources; Coleman, 1988; Putnam, 1993) can affect substance use both positively and negatively via various pathways, including social support, influence, and engagement (Berkman et al., 2000; Umberson et al., 2010) and social contagion (Skog, 1985; Villalonga-Olives and Kawachi, 2017). For instance, social networks that encourage a healthy lifestyle (social influence), create supportive environments that buffer against stre...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Maria K. Pavlova, Matthias L ühr, Maike Luhmann Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
A content analysis of JUUL discussions on social media: Using Reddit to understand patterns and perceptions of JUUL use
Despite a decline in combustible cigarette use in recent years, use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has increased or remained relatively stable, particularly among youth and young adults (Singh, 2016; Wang et al., 2018). E-cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among youth, with a prevalence of past 30-day use at 4.3% among middle school students and 11.3% among high school students (Jamal, 2017). While a number of adult smokers report using e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids (Polosa et al., 2011; Dawkins et al., 2015), many youth begin using e-cigarettes without having tried other tobacco pr...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Emma I. Brett, Elise M. Stevens, Theodore L. Wagener, Eleanor L.S. Leavens, Taylor L. Morgan, Whitney W. Cotton, Emily T. H ébert Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
An evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy for opioid use disorder and chronic pain
The management of co-occurring opioid use disorder and chronic pain is challenging (Dhingra et al., 2013; Wachholtz et al., 2011). Unrelieved pain in patients with opioid use disorder is associated with medical and nonmedical use of opioids (often to self-medicate), sleep disturbance, trauma, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and decreased dispositional optimism (Barry et al., 2009a; Barry et al., 2009b; Beitel et al., 2015; Beitel et al., 2012; Peles et al., 2009; Rosenblum et al., 2003). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Declan T. Barry, Mark Beitel, Christopher J. Cutter, David A. Fiellin, Robert D. Kerns, Brent A. Moore, Lindsay Oberleitner, Lynn M. Madden, Christopher Liong, Joel Ginn, Richard S. Schottenfeld Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Lack of effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on short-term smoking cessation: Results of a randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial
Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable death and illness worldwide (Global Burden of Disease Research Foundation Collaborators, 2016; WHO, 2017), yet the majority of smokers who want to quit are unable to maintain abstinence even for a few days (Babb et al., 2017; Hughes et al., 2004). Many factors contribute to relapse, and existing treatments offer support for the most prominent factors such as withdrawal symptoms and cravings (Aubin et al., 2014; Piper et al., 2011; Shiffman et al., 2006). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Mary Falcone, Leah Bernardo, E. Paul Wileyto, Cheyenne Allenby, Anne Marie Burke, Roy Hamilton, Mario Cristancho, Rebecca L. Ashare, James Loughead, Caryn Lerman Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Nicotine pre-treatment reduces sensitivity to the interoceptive stimulus effects of commonly abused drugs as assessed with taste conditioning paradigms*
Many commonly abused drugs paradoxically increase the incentive salience of contextual stimuli (Berridge and Robinson, 1998; Flagel et al., 2009; Robinson et al., 2015; Uslaner et al., 2006) while simultaneously conditioning avoidance responses to paired orosensory stimuli (Imperio and Grigson, 2015; Jenney et al., 2016; Liu et al., 2009; Parker, 1995, 2003). This is in contrast to the effects of primarily emetic stimuli, such as lithium chloride (LiCl), which result in both conditioned place and taste avoidance (CPA and CTA, respectively; Parker, 2003; Tenk et al., 2005, 2006). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: G.C. Loney, P.J. Meyer Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Stakeholder perspectives on implementing fentanyl drug checking: Results from a multi-site study
Fentanyl-related overdoses are an urgent public health concern in many communities in the U.S. (Ciccarone, 2017; Frank and Pollack, 2017). Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50-100 times more potent than morphine, is clinically used in anesthesia and for chronic pain management (Higashikawa and Suzuki, 2008; Volpe et al., 2011). In many cases, people who use drugs (PWUD) are unknowingly ingesting fentanyl. In a study among people who use drugs across British Columbia, Canada, 29% of respondents tested positive for fentanyl, 73% of whom reported not knowingly using fentanyl (Amlani et al., 2015). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jennifer L. Glick, Tricia Christensen, Ju Nyeong Park, Michelle McKenzie, Traci C. Green, Susan G. Sherman Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Effects of acute treatments with the serotonin 2A antagonist M100907 alone or in combination with the serotonin 2C agonist WAY163909 on methamphetamine self-administration in rhesus monkeys
Drug addiction is a worldwide public health concern. Amphetamine-type stimulants are some of the most commonly used and abused drugs in the world (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2016). In particular, methamphetamine (METH) is a stimulant with a high potential for abuse, and its use has been increasing across the globe (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2016). METH blocks monoamine transporters and dopamine (DA) metabolism, also acting as a monoamine releaser, increasing DA concentration in the synapse of the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) (Ciccarone, 2011). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Melis Odabas-Geldiay, Hannah Shields, Lais F. Berro, Kenner C. Rice, Leonard L. Howell Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
You can ’t do this job when you are sober: Heroin use among female sex workers and the need for comprehensive drug treatment programming in Kenya
Globally, female sex workers experience disproportionate health and social harms including HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), viral hepatitis, reproductive health concerns, stigma, and violence (Beyrer et al., 2015; Shannon et al., 2015). Sex workers often use alcohol and drugs for social, coping, and job-related reasons, exacerbating their vulnerabilities (Dixon et al., 2015; Li et al., 2010; Needle et al., 2008; Wechsberg et al., 2006). Unfortunately, programs often fail to acknowledge the situated logics of women ’s substance use, including that not all women are willing or even able to stop sex work or drug...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jennifer L. Syvertsen, Kawango Agot, Spala Ohaga, Angela Robertson Bazzi Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Speed kills: Associations between methamphetamine use, HIV infection, tobacco use, and accelerated mortality among gay and bisexual men in Los Angeles, CA 20years after methamphetamine dependence treatment
The prevalence of recent methamphetamine use among gay and bisexual men (GBM) in the United States (U.S.) has been estimated as 25 –45 times higher than in the U.S. general population (Forrest et al., 2010; Mimiaga et al., 2008). While some recent studies have reported an exceptionally high mortality rate among people who use methamphetamine (Callaghan et al., 2012; Darke et al., 2017; Herbeck et al., 2015; Kuo et al., 2011; Liang et al., 2010; Stenbacka et al., 2010), only one focused explicitly on GBM, and it was limited to men with HIV infection (Carrico et al., 2014). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 11, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: R. Colby Passaro, Keenan Ramsey, Eddy R. Segura, Jordan E. Lake, Cathy J. Reback, Jesse L. Clark, Steve Shoptaw Source Type: research
E-cigarette use and respiratory disorder in an adult sample
The use of electronic smoking devices (e-cigarettes) has increased in recent years and the prevalence of e-cigarette use is now substantial among both adolescents and adults (Jamal et al., 2017; Wilson& Wang, 2017; Zernike, 2018). Given this prevalence, it is desirable to have knowledge about the health consequences of e-cigarette use (Glantz& Bareham, 2018; Muthy, 2017). Laboratory research using animal models and cell cultures has indicated that e-cigarettes have biological effects that could lead to tissue injury (Chun et al., 2017; St. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Thomas A. Wills, Ian Pagano, Rebecca Williams, Elizabeth Tam Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Greater Risk for Frequent Marijuana Use and Problems Among Young Adult Marijuana Users with a Medical Marijuana Card
As of 2018, more than half the states in the U.S. have legalized the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Whether passage of medical marijuana (MM) laws has caused an increase in marijuana use among young people has been challenging to discern (D ’Amico et al., 2017; Pacula et al., 2013; Pacula and Smart, 2017). Nonetheless, it is clear that both marijuana use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) has increased among young adults since the early 2000s (Caulkins et al., 2015; Grucza et al., 2016; Hasin et al., 2015; Schulenberg et al., 2017). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Joan S. Tucker, Anthony Rodriguez, Eric R. Pedersen, Rachana Seelam, Regina A. Shih, Elizabeth J. D ’Amico Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Mental health functioning and severity of cannabis withdrawal among medical cannabis users with chronic pain
Cannabis withdrawal is now a codable disorder in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5, 2013). Considerable evidence has accumulated showing that abrupt cessation of prolonged and heavy cannabis use is associated with a variety of withdrawal symptoms, including (but not limited to) headaches, sleep disturbances, irritability, and anxiety (Bonnet and Preuss, 2017; Hesse and Thylstrup, 2013; Lee et al., 2014; Levin et al., 2010). Cannabis withdrawal symptoms can occur within 24 hours of cessation and lead to clinically meaningful distress and functional impairments (Allsop et al., 2012). (Source:...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Brian E. Perron, Katlyn R. Holt, Emily Yeagley, Mark Ilgen Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Effects of time-varying changes in tobacco and alcohol use on depressive symptoms following pharmaco-behavioral treatment for smoking and heavy drinking
The extant literature provides evidence that both smoking cessation and abstinence from alcohol (independently) predict reduced depressive symptoms over time. However, many smokers are unsuccessful in achieving sustained abstinence or are unwilling to commit to complete abstinence in the foreseeable future, e.g. (Begh et al., 2015). Similarly, many heavy drinkers report willingness and motivation to reduce their alcohol consumption but do not intend to be abstinent from alcohol (Marlatt and Witkiewitz, 2002). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: William V. Lechner, Natasha K. Sidhu, Patricia A. Cioe, Christopher W. Kahler Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Significance of reduced number of cigarettes smoked after release from smoke-free prisons
This study is the first to reveal reduced levels of daily cigarette consumption among ex-prisoners released from smoke-free prisons. We beli eve further discussion of this finding is important, in the interest of guiding future research in the area. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - November 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Eleanor Woodward, Robyn Richmond Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
