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Performance measurement for co-occurring mental health and substance use disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: To be successful performance measures need to be developed in such a way that they align with needs of administrators and providers. Policymakers need to work with all stakeholders to establish a concrete agenda for developing, piloting and implementing performance measures that include COD. Future research could begin to consider strategies that increase our ability to use administrative coding in mental health and substance use disorder systems to efficiently capture quality relevant clinical data. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 13, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: David DauseyHarold PincusJames Herrell Source Type: journals

Methamphetamine use and rates of incarceration among street-involved youth in a Canadian setting: a cross-sectional analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A history of incarceration was very common in this cohort and strongly linked with ever using methamphetamine. This finding is of concern and, along with the previously identified risks of drug-related harm associated with incarceration, supports the development of novel public policy to address the rising prevalence of methamphetamine use among street youth. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - August 11, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: M-j MilloyThomas KerrJane BuxtonJulio MontanerEvan Wood Source Type: journals

Drug use patterns among Thai illicit drug users amidst increased police presenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We examined drug use patterns among IDU participating in a cross-sectional study conducted in Bangkok (n = 252). Participants were asked to provide data regarding patterns of drug use in the previous six months, including types of drugs consumed, method of consumption, frequency of use, and weekly income spent on drugs. We also conducted bivariate analyses to identify a possible effect of a reported increase in police presence on measures of drug use and related risk behaviors among study participants. One hundred fifty-five (61.5%) individuals reported injection heroin use and 132 (52.4%) individuals reported injection mi...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 20, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Dan WerbKanna HayashiNadia FairbairnKaryn KaplanPaisan SuwannawongCalvin LaiThomas Kerr Source Type: journals

Estimating incidence trends in regular heroin use in 26 regions of Switzerland using methadone treatment dataEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It has been demonstrated that even with incomplete data the GIF method allows to calculate accurate regional incidence trends. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 11, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Carlos NordtKarin LandoltRudolf Stohler Source Type: journals

A national physician survey on prescribing syringes as an HIV prevention measureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Drug users in need of addiction-related care can be found in primary care and specialty practices throughout the nation. Syringe prescription can be a means of improving care for IDUs while reducing the harm of current drug abuse. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 8, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: G MacalinoD Dhawan SachdevJ RichC BeckerL TanL BeletskyS Burris Source Type: journals

Use of nicotine substitute prescribed at hourly intake and ad libitum or ad libitum for heavy smokers willing to quit: a randomized controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Heavy smokers willing to quit use NNS frequently, regardless of the instructions given. Recommending the use of NNS only when craving appears for heavy smokers willing to quit seems acceptable compared to prescribing hourly administration.Trial registration- ClinicalTrials.gov : NCT00861276 (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 2, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Laurent ReyPaul VaucherFrancoise SecretanJean-Pierre ZellwegerPatrick Bodenmann Source Type: journals

Use of nicotine substitute prescribed at hourly plus ad libitum intake or ad libitum for heavy smokers willing to quit: a randomized controlled trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Heavy smokers willing to quit use NNS frequently, regardless of the instructions given. Recommending the use of NNS only when craving appears for heavy smokers willing to quit seems acceptable compared to prescribing hourly administration.Trial registration-ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00861276 (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 1, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Laurent ReyPaul VaucherFrancoise SecretanJean-Pierre ZellwegerPatrick Bodenmann Source Type: journals

Substance abuse treatment needs and access among female sex workers and non-sex workers recruited in Pretoria, South AfricaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: FSW need and want substance abuse treatment services but they often have difficulty accessing services. The study findings suggest that barriers within the South African treatment system need to be addressed to facilitate access for substance-using FSW. Ongoing research is needed to inform policy change that fosters widespread educational efforts and sustainable, accessible, woman- sensitive services to ultimately break the cycle for current and future generations of at-risk South African women. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 27, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Wendee WechsbergLi-Tzy WuWilliam ZuleCharles ParryFelicia BrowneWinnie LusenoTracy KlineAmanda Gentry Source Type: journals

Nowhere to go: How stigma limits the options of female drug users after release from jailEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Stigma based on drug use and incarceration work to increase the needs of women for health and social services and at the same time, restricts their access to these services. Punitive drug and social policies related to employment, housing, education, welfare, and mental health and substance abuse treatment make it extremely difficult for women to succeed. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 8, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Juliana van Olphen, Michele J Eliason, Nicholas Freudenberg and Marilyn Barnes Source Type: journals

Correction: Are social norms associated with smoking in French university students? A survey report on smoking correlatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Following the publication of the article: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2009, 4:4, we noticed that the Competing interests section was incomplete and should read as follows: BD is President of ACTIF (Alliance Contre le Tabac en Ile-de-France), a non-profit association which promotes smoking prevention and provided funding for this study. BD's involvement with the ACTIF is on a voluntary basis and he does not receive any financial compensation for his work. He was responsible for decisions to partially fund this study. All other authors declare no competing interests. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, ...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 5, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Lionel Riou Franca, Bertrand Dautzenberg, Bruno Falissard and Michel Reynaud Source Type: journals

Social influences upon injection initiation among street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada: a qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The importance of social relationships with other drug users within the adoption of injection drug use highlights the potential of social interventions to prevent injection initiation. Additionally, developing strategies to engage current injectors who are likely to initiate youth into injection could also benefit prevention efforts. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - April 30, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Will Small, Danya Fast, Andrea Krusi, Evan Wood and Thomas Kerr Source Type: journals

Relief oriented use of marijuana by teensEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Marijuana is perceived by some teens to be the only available alternative for teens experiencing difficult health problems when medical treatments have failed or when they lack access to appropriate health care. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - April 23, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Joan L Bottorff, Joy L Johnson, Barbara M Moffat and Tasmin Mulvogue Source Type: journals

Memory function in opioid-dependent patients treated with methadone or buprenorphine along with benzodiazepine: longitudinal change in comparison to healthy controlsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Working memory may be persistently affected in OST patients with BZD use. A high number of memory complaints among OST patients with BZD use may indicate memory consolidation impairment. These findings show that recovery of memory function in OD patients treated along with BZDs takes time, and their memory complaints may have practical relevance. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - April 17, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Pekka Rapeli, Carola Fabritius, Hely Kalska and Hannu Alho Source Type: journals

How much choice is there in housing choice vouchers? Neighborhood risk and free market rental housing accessibility for active drug users in Hartford, ConnecticutEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Housing vouchers in themselves do not greatly improve recipients' choice of neighborhood and voucher units are concentrated in the most distressed neighborhoods. Policy changes are needed to increase landlords' incentives to accept housing subsidies. Interventions to improve neighborhood conditions are needed to improve the probability of success for those recovering from drug addictions. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - April 15, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Julia B Dickson-Gomez, Ellen Cromley, Mark Convey and Helena Hilario Source Type: journals

Are social norms associated with smoking in French university students? A survey report on smoking correlatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Other substance use, injunctive norms (friends' approval) and descriptive norms (friends' smoking prevalence) are associated with tobacco use. University-based prevention campaigns should take multiple substance use into account and focus on the norms most likely to have an impact on student smoking. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - April 2, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Lionel Riou Franca, Bertrand Dautzenberg, Bruno Falissard and Michel Reynaud Source Type: journals

Differences in service utilization and barriers among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites with drug use disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: While structural barriers to accessing treatment were observed, broad-based educational programs and interventions that are appropriately targeted to racial and ethnic groups remains an important area for prevention and treatment. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - March 13, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Brian E Perron, Orion P Mowbray, Joseph E Glass, Jorge Delva, Michael G Vaughn and Matthew O Howard Source Type: journals

Stereotyping and the treatment of missing data for drug and alcohol clinical trialsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Stigma and stereotyping of marginalized groups often is insidious and shows up in unlikely places, for instance in how clinical trials consider dropouts in treatment research. A surprising number of studies presume that people who do not complete the study protocol relapse and code their data as if they had been observed. There is no good statistical rationale for this treatment of missing data and numerous and more defensible alternative methods are available. We need to be mindful about our attitudes and preconceptions about the people we are intending to help. There is no good reason to continue to support science built...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - February 18, 2009 Category: Addiction Authors: Stephan Arndt Source Type: journals

Therapeutic community drug treatment success in Peru: a follow-up outcome studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study found that former clients of drug and alcohol treatment in facilities using the TC model reported substantial positive change in use of illegal drugs and alcohol to intoxication at a six-month follow-up. The unique contribution of this study is that the results also suggest attention should be placed on the importance of implementing the TC drug abuse treatment model with fidelity. Further, the results strongly suggest that TC drug abuse treatment programs should incorporate follow-up activities that attempt to neutralize community negative reactions (perceived stigma) independent of other factors. ...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - December 3, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Knowlton Johnson, Zhenfeng Pan, Linda Young, Jude Vanderhoff, Steve Shamblen, Thom Browne, Ken Linfield and Geetha Suresh Source Type: journals

Character pathology and neuropsychological test performance in remitted opiate dependenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Formerly methadone-treated opiate dependent individuals in protracted opiate abstinence demonstrate a strong relationship between personality pathology and cognitive deficits. The cause of these deficits is unclear and most likely multi-factorial. This finding may be important in understanding and interpreting neuropsychological testing deficiencies in opiate-dependent subjects. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 19, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: James M Prosser, Daniel Eisenberg, Emily E Davey, Matthew Steinfeld, Lisa J Cohen, Edythe D London and Igor I Galynker Source Type: journals

Treatment of alcohol dependence in patients with co-morbid major depressive disorder – predictors for the outcomes with memantine and escitalopram medicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Our results indicate that both memantine and escitalopram are useful adjunct medications for the treatment of alcohol dependence co-morbid with major depression. Memantine was at least as effective with regard to drinking as escitalopram. We believe that a direct comparison of memantine, with the commonly used escitalopram, can provide useful information for clinicians on the treatment of alcohol dependency co-morbid with MDD.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier # NCT00368862 (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 3, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Leea H Muhonen, Jari Lahti, David Sinclair, Jouko Lönnqvist and Hannu Alho Source Type: journals

State policy influence on the early diffusion of buprenorphine in community treatment programsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Inclusion of buprenorphine on state Medicaid formularies appears to be a key element in ensuring that patients have access to this state-of-the-art treatment option. Other potential barriers to the diffusion of buprenorphine require identification, and the value of additional state-level policies to promote its use should be evaluated. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 20, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Lori J. Ducharme and Amanda J. Abraham Source Type: journals

A retrospective evaluation of patients switched from buprenorphine (Subutex) to the buprenorphine/naloxone combination (Suboxone)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: We conclude that when patients are transferred from high doses (> 22 mg) of buprenorphine to the combination product, dose adjustments may be necessary especially in the later phase of the treatment. We recommend that a transfer from Subutex to Suboxone should be carefully discussed and planned in advance with the patients and after the transfer adverse events should be regularly monitored. With regard of buprenorphine IV abuse, the combination product seems to have a less abuse potential than buprenorphine alone. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 17, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Kaarlo Simojoki, Helena Vorma and Hannu Alho Source Type: journals

Women's childhood and adult adverse experiences, mental health, and binge drinking: The California Women's Health SurveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Identifying characteristics of women who engage in binge drinking is a key step in prevention and intervention efforts. Binge drinking programs should consider comprehensive approaches that address women=s mental health symptoms as well as circumstances in the childhood home. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 6, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Christine Timko, Anne Sutkowi, Joanne Pavao and Rachel Kimerling Source Type: journals

A comparison of missing data methods for hypothesis tests of the treatment effect in substance abuse clinical trials: a Monte-Carlo simulation study.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Results of this study as well as extant literature demonstrate the need for standards of design and analysis specific to substance abuse clinical trials. Given the known substantial attrition rates and concern for the missing data mechanism in substance abuse clinical trials, investigators need to incorporate missing data methods a priori. That is, missing data methods should be specified at the outset of the study and not after the data have been collected. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 3, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Sarra L Hedden, Robert F Woolson and Robert J Malcolm Source Type: journals

Trends in prevalence of substance use among Icelandic adolescents, 1995-2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The prevalence of substance use among Icelandic 10th graders declined substantially from 1995 to 2006. Proportions of adolescents who smoke cigarettes, had become intoxicated during the last 30 days, as well as those admitting to hashish use all decreased to a great deal during the period under study. The decline in prevalence of adolescent substance use in Iceland is plausibly the result of local community collaboration where researchers, policy makers and practitioners who work with young people have combined their efforts. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 28, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Inga D Sigfusdottir, Alfgeir L Kristjansson, Thorolfur Thorlindsson and John P Allegrante Source Type: journals

Capturing doping attitudes by self-report declarations and implicit assessment: a methodology studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results suggest a potential of the PE-IAT method to capture undeclared attitudes to doping and predict behaviour, which can support targeted anti-doping intervention and related research. The initial evidence of validity is promising but also indicates a need for improvement to the protocol and stimulus material. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - April 21, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Andrea Petroczi, Eugene V Aidman and Tamas Nepusz Source Type: journals

Psychological drivers in doping: the life-cycle model of performance enhancementEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Performance enhancement (PE) is a natural and essential ingredient of competitive sport. Except for nutritional supplement contamination, accidental use of doping is highly unlikely. It requires deliberation, planning and commitment; and is influenced by a host of protective and risk factors. Hypothesis: In the course of their career, athletes constantly set goals and make choices regarding the way these goals can be achieved. The cycle of choice - goal commitment - execution - feedback on goal attainment - goal evaluation/adjustment has numerous exit points, each providing an opportunity for behaviour change,...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - March 10, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Andrea Petroczi and Eugene Aidman Source Type: journals

High school drinking mediates the relationship between parental monitoring and college drinking: A longitudinal analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: While parental monitoring did not directly influence college alcohol consumption, evidence for mediation was observed, whereby parental monitoring had an indirect influence on college drinking through reductions in high school drinking. Initiatives that promote effective parenting might be an important strategy to curb high-risk drinking among older adolescents. More research is needed to understand the nature and degree of parent-child communication that is necessary to extend the protective influence of parents into the college years. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - March 7, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Amelia M Arria, Vanessa Kuhn, Kimberly M Caldeira, Kevin E O'Grady, Kathryn B Vincent and Eric D Wish Source Type: journals

Correction: Magnesium treatment in alcoholics: a randomized clinical trialEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
After publication of our work (Poikolainen et al; Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2008, 3:1), we noticed that the magnesium (Mg) content of the trial tablets was inadvertently given as 250 mg. The correct content was 200 mg. Thus the first sentence under the subtitle "Intervention" should read: The patients received orally for 8 weeks either a daily dose of 400 mg of Mg tablets divided in two tablets (200 mg each) or matching placebo tablets. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - February 27, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Kari Poikolainen and Hannu Alho Source Type: journals

Risk factors for alcohol and other drug use by healthcare professionalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: National and state organizations need to develop policies that focus on prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of alcohol and other drug-using healthcare professionals. The results of this study may help to delineate the characteristics of HPs abusing drugs, leading to the development of more effective policies designed to protect the public, and move toward more tailored and effective intervention strategies for HPs. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - January 29, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: George A Kenna and David C Lewis Source Type: journals

Satisfaction with life and opioid dependenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The study used a validated instrument and objective reports to confirm significantly higher rates of dissatisfaction with life among opioid dependent people in treatment when compared to members of the general population. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - January 28, 2008 Category: Addiction Authors: Jason Luty and Sujaa Mary Rajagopal Arokiadass Source Type: journals

Occupational correlates of smoking among urban transit operators: a prospective studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Understanding the role of work-related stress vis-a-vis smoking behavior is of critical importance for crafting workplace smoking prevention and cessation interventions that are applicable to blue-collar work settings, and for developing policies that mitigate occupational stress. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - December 20, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Carol B Cunradi, Rob Lipton and Anirudhha Banerjee Source Type: journals

Psychosocial and treatment correlates of opiate free success in a clinical review of a naltrexone implant programEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Consistent with the voluminous international literature clinically useful retention rates can be achieved with naltrexone, which may be improved by implants and particularly serial implants, repeat detoxification, meticulous clinical follow-up, and social support. As depot formulations of naltrexone become increasingly available such results can guide their clinical deployment, improve treatment outcomes, and enlarge the policy options for an exciting non-addictive pharmacotherapy for opiate addiction. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 23, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Albert S Reece Source Type: journals

Attitudes and doping: A structural equation analysis of the relationship between athletes' attitudes, sport orientation and doping behaviourEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The considerable proportion of doping behaviour unexplained by the model suggests that other factors play an influential role in athletes' decisions regarding prohibited methods. Future research, followed by policy development, should incorporate these factors to capture the complexity of the doping phenomenon and to identify points for effective anti-doping interventions. Sport governing bodies and anti-doping organisations need to recognise that using performance enhancements may be more of a rational, outcome optimizing behaviour than deviance and consider offering acceptable alternative performance-enhanci...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 9, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Andrea Petroczi Source Type: journals

Mono- versus polydrug abuse patterns among publicly funded clientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To examine patterns of mono- versus polydrug abuse, data were obtained from intake records of 69,891 admissions to publicly funded treatment programs in Tennessee between 1998 and 2004. While descriptive statistics were employed to report frequency and patterns of mono- and polydrug abuse by demographic variables and by study years, bivariate logistic regression was applied to assess the probability of being a mono- or polydrug abuser for a number of demographic variables. The researchers found that during the study period 51.3% of admissions reported monodrug abuse and 48.7% reported polydrug abuse. Alcohol, cocaine, and ...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - November 8, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Satish Kedia, Marie A Sell and George Relyea Source Type: journals

The nonmedical use of prescription ADHD medications: results from a national Internet panelEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Because most prescription ADHD medications currently are highly regulated, policy options for supply-side reduction of nonmedical use may include identifying those medications with lower abuse liability for inclusion on insurance formularies. Patient and physician education programs also may be useful tools to heighten awareness of intentional and unintentional diversion of ADHD medications for nonmedical purposes. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 31, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Scott Novak, Larry A Kroutil, Rick L Williams and David L Van Brunt Source Type: journals

Factors that help injecting drug users to access and benefit from services: A qualitative studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A range of practical suggestions for improving IDUs' access to drug treatment and other services are identified. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 30, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Joanne Neale, Laura Sheard and Charlotte N.E. Tompkins Source Type: journals

The prevalence and significance of substance use disorders in bipolar type I and II disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature examining the epidemiology, outcome, and treatment of patients with bipolar disorder and co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs). Articles for this review were initially selected via a comprehensive Medline search and further studies were obtained from the references in these articles. Given the lack of research in this field, all relevant studies except case reports were included. Prior epidemiological research has consistently shown that substance use disorders (SUDs) are extremely common in bipolar I and II disorders. The lifetime prevalenc...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - October 1, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Michael A Cerullo and Stephen M Strakowski Source Type: journals

Cocaine and thrombosis: a narrative systematic review of clinical and in-vivo studiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Clinicians should consider questioning for cocaine use particularly amongst young adults who present with cardiac symptoms. More epidemiological work is required to quantify the effect of cocaine upon both arterial and venous clotting mechanisms. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 19, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Nat MJ Wright, Matthew Martin, Tom Goff, John Morgan, Rebecca Elworthy and Shariffe Ghoneim Source Type: journals

Policy on reintegration of women with histories of substance abuse: A mixed methods study of predictors of relapse and facilitators of recoveryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The author concludes that current policies designed to withhold access to basic needs such as housing, education, cash assistance, and positive relationships may deprive women with histories of substance abuse of the means to reconnect with society. Policies that promote access to basic needs and offer avenues for women to participate in normal societal roles should be more fully explored. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - September 19, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Nancy R. VanDeMark Source Type: journals

Characteristics of facilities with specialized programming for drinking drivers and for other criminal justice involved clients: analysis of a national databaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Offering specialized programming for DUI or other criminal justice offenders was common and associated with distinct characteristics. These observed associations may reflect the positioning of the facility to increase visibility, or diversify clientele and possibly funding streams or the decision of policymakers. As the criminal justice populations show no sign of decreasing and resources are scarce, the efficient use of resources demands policymakers recognize the prevalence of these specialized programming, join forces to examine them for efficacy, and explicitly incorporate these characteristics into strate...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - August 30, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Cynthia L Arfken and Sheryl P Kubiak Source Type: journals

A cross-sectional study of personality traits in women previously treated or untreated for alcohol use disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Treatment-seeking was not associated with personality traits in this study. Still, it can be concluded that women with resolved AUD who had received treatment had high scores on the KSP-scales measuring psychic and somatic anxiety, tension, irritability, and feelings of guilt. This suggests that personality assessment might be a useful tool in tailoring individual treatment programs for women with AUD. Future studies need to explore if women who do not seek treatment have special needs which are not met in usual treatment settings. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - August 6, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Anette Ostlund, Gunnel Hensing, Annika Jakobsson, Valter Sundh and Fredrik Spak Source Type: journals

Does higher cost mean better quality? evidence from highly-regarded adolescent drug treatment programsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We conducted a survey to examine whether reimbursement levels are associated with the quality of adolescent substance use treatment programs in the United States. Between March and September 2005, telephone and written surveys were administered to program, clinical, and finance directors of previously-surveyed highly regarded programs. Differences in quality scores were compared for programs with above versus below median reimbursement levels and examined in multivariate regression models constructed separately for programs offering residential and outpatient treatment. In residential treatment multivariate regression mode...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 31, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Bruce R Schackman, Erick G Rojas, Jeremy Gans, Mathea Falco and Robert B Millman Source Type: journals

Prospective associations of social self-control with drug use among youth from regular and alternative high schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results indicate that social self-control and drug use share a reciprocal relationship. Lack of social self-control in adolescents seems to result in increased drug use, which in turn is likely to further decrease social self-control. Thus, it seems that social self-control is an alterable cognitive-behavioral attribute which can be improved through skill-based interventions in order to prevent drug use among adolescents. Policies aimed at preventing drug abuse among adolescents may benefit from institutionalizing social self-control skills training. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 14, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Pallav Pokhrel, Steve Sussman, Louise Ann Rohrbach and Ping Sun Source Type: journals

Advising adolescents on the use of psychotropic medication: attitudes among medical and psychology studentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Health promotion is not simply a matter of educating those young people who take psychotropic drugs - health professionals must also question the criteria that inform their decisions. It is as important to investigate the attitudes of the future health professionals (advisers or prescribers) as it is to focus on consumer-related issues. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 12, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Michele Baumann and Elisabeth Spitz Source Type: journals

Deficit of circulating stem - progenitor cells in opiate addiction: a pilot studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A substantial literature describes the capacity of all addictive drugs to slow cell growth and potentiate apoptosis. Flow cytometry was used as a means to compare two lineages of circulating progenitor cells in addicted patients. Buprenorphine treated opiate addicts were compared with medical patients. Peripheral venous blood CD34+ CD45+ double positive cells were counted as haemopoietic stem cells (HSC's), and CD34+ KDR+ (VEGFR2+) cells were taken as endothelial progenitor cells (EPC's). 10 opiate dependent patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and 11 non-addicted (N-SUD) were studied. The ages were (mean + S.D.) 36....
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 5, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Albert S Reece and Peter Davidson Source Type: journals

Troubled social background of male anabolic-androgenic steroid abusers in treatmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In conclusion, this study shows that abusers of AAS often have a troubled social background. This underlines the importance of making a thorough social assessment as a part of the treatment programme. The results of the study may help in directing appropriate questions relevant to the abuse of AAS. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 5, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Kurt Skarberg and Ingemar Engstrom Source Type: journals

Kick back and destroy the ride: Alcohol-related violence and associations with drinking patterns and delinquency in adolescenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The results show that alcohol consumption pattern, with usual volume of distilled spirits being the most prominent one, had an effect on alcohol-related violence, and that this effect was amplified by delinquent behavior. The analyses also showed that there are similarities, regarding risk factors for alcohol-related violence, between delinquent and non-delinquent youth. This, indicating that consumption pattern cannot be discarded as a key factor in alcohol-related violence in adolescence. Policy implications: The study shows that alcohol-related violence in adolescence is related to both alcohol consumption p...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - July 2, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Martin Stafstrom Source Type: journals

Physical and social availability of alcohol for young enlisted naval personnel in and around home portEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: There is qualitative and quantitative evidence for extensive physical and social availability of alcohol in and around bases for young adults in the military. Policy implications include raising the presently tax-free alcohol prices in base stores and enforcing existing policies regarding underage drinking, particularly the provision of alcohol by people of legal drinking age, and by bars in and around bases. Cooperative preventive efforts with surrounding communities also offer promising ways for bases to reduce alcohol availability for young adult servicemembers. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy)
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - June 30, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: Roland S Moore, Genevieve M Ames and Carol B Cunradi Source Type: journals

Differential effectiveness of residential versus outpatient aftercare for parolees from prison-based therapeutic community treatment programsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: As states and the federal prison system further expand prison-based treatment services, the demand and supply of aftercare treatment services will also increase. As this occurs, systems and policies governing the transitioning of individuals from prison- to community-based treatment should include a systematic and validated assessment of post-prison treatment needs and a valid and reliable means to assess the quality of community-based treatment services. They should also ensure that parolees experience a truly uninterrupted continuum of care through appropriate recognition of progress made in prison-based tre...
Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy - May 15, 2007 Category: Addiction Authors: William M Burdon, Jeff Dang, Michael L Prendergast, Nena P Messina and David Farabee Source Type: journals