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Principles of Care for Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders
Researchers from the Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center have published a series of articles in the Pediatrics journal addressing the six principles of care for young adults with substance use disorders.
The aim of the...
Alcohol Consumption, Cardiac Biomarkers, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Adverse Outcomes
Abstract
Aims
There is inconsistent evidence on the relation of alcohol intake with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), in particular at lower doses. We assessed the association between alcohol consumption, biomarkers, and incident AF...
Alcohol and Substance Use Prevention in Africa: Systematic Scoping Review
This review examined the existing evidence on substance use prevention activities in Africa.
The objectives were as follows:
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Identify drugs and substances used across Africa
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Identify risk and protective factors that contribute to...
Combination Medication Therapy for Methamphetamine Use Disorder
A combination therapy of injectable naltrexone and oral bupropion was found in a randomized clinical trial to improve outcomes for patients with methamphetamine use disorder. This is important because there are no widely approved medication...
The Decline of Heavy Episodic Drinking in Adolescents in Finland, Norway and Sweden
Around the world, there has been a decline in heavy drinking among adolescents.
In this study, researchers compared these trends in Finland, Norway and Sweden using information from the ESPAD survey- a project that has data on substance...
Toxins in Marijuana Smoke May Be Harmful to Health, Study Finds
Smoking weed may expose people to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke, a new study finds. People who only smoked marijuana had higher blood and urine levels of several smoke-related toxins such as naphthalene, acrylamide...
HIV and Methamphetamine Use: Double Jeopardy for Transmission of the Novel Coronavirus.
A cross-country group of researchers funded by NIDA has identified needed areas of research related to the intertwining epidemics of HIV, COVID-19 and the increasing use of methamphetamine in the United States among men who have sex with...
Research Society on Marijuana 2020 Virtual Poster Session Presentations
Each year the Research Society on Marijuana hold a poster session as part of their annual meeting.
The posters provide an excellent visual overview of the latest research on marijuana.
You can find all of the posters from the 2020 RSMj...
An Outcome Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Afghanistan
E-cigarette Use Among Adults in China
Despite China being the main producers of the world's e-cigarette, there is little research examining the trends in e-cigarette use.
Since 2018, policies in China have restricted e-cigarette use. Therefore, it is of interest to...
Gender Matters? How Does Gender Shape Risk Environment for Syringe Sharing among People who Inject Drugs in Northern Mexico. Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey
Abstract
Introduction. HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) is 5%. Studies have found an HIV prevalence of around 10% among women who inject drugs (WWID) and 5% among men.
Objective. To describe characteristics of risk...
Adapting an Internet-Delivered Intervention for Depression for a Colombian College Student Population: An Illustration of an Integrative Empirical Approach
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Background
Culturally adapted psychotherapy (CAP) studies are limited and until now there are few published examples that illustrate the process of cultural adaptation with internet-delivered treatments.
Aim
This paper aims to...
Logging into Therapy: Adolescent Perceptions of Online Therapies for Mental Health Problems
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Objectives
This study describes adolescent attitudes towards online therapies and explores the factors that predict these attitudes.
Method
Australian adolescents (N = 217) were surveyed on their knowledge of, attitudes towards...
Building Capacity in Tobacco Control by Establishing the Eastern Europe Nurses’ Center of Excellence for Tobacco Control
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Introduction:
Properly educated nurses delivering evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment could contribute to improving health and reducing regional disparities in tobacco-related disease and death in Central and Eastern...
Associations between Tobacco Use Patterns and Demographic Characteristics of Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Youth: Results from a Nationwide Online Survey
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Introduction:
Youth are at risk for tobacco use, and previous research has pointed to increased vulnerabilities associated with sexual minority identity. For example, LGB youth have increased odds for using tobacco than their...
Treatment Experiences with Norwegian Health Care among Immigrant Men Living with Co-Occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders
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Immigrants are considered at risk of psychological distress and therefore involvement in substance abuse, due to a variety of pre- and post-migration factors. Further, there is lower treatment engagement, a higher dropout rate...
Motivations for Treatment Engagement in a Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program: A Qualitative Study
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Aims:
The aim of this study was to explore perspectives on motivations for treatment engagement from substance use disorder (SUD) clients in a long-term residential rehabilitation program.
Design and Methods:
A...
Domestic Violence, Substance Misuse and Mental Ill-health: The Toxic Trio
Within research examining adverse childhood experiences, the toxic trio describes the risk of child abuse and neglect stemming from a child’s exposure to domestic violence, parental mental health issues and/or learning disability, and...
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