Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in a Psychiatric Patient Population: A Pilot Study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic communities (TCs) are drug-free residential settings, focused on psychosocial rehabilitation. While TCs are considered an effective method, the bulk of the research evidence is from poorly controlled studies. The goal of this study was to evaluate TC effectiveness in terms of abstinence and to de...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Malivert M,Fatséas M,Denis C,Langlois E,Auriacombe M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol consumption is one of the most important factors for disease and disability in Europe. In clinical trials, nalmefene has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of heavy-drinking days (HDDs) per month and total alcohol consumption (TAC) among alcohol-dependent patients versus placebo. METH...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： François C,Laramée P,Rahhali N,Chalem Y,Aballéa S,Millier A,Bineau S,Toumi M,Rehm J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:There is a scarcity of clinical trials on psychological treatments for concurrent borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance use disorder (SUD). Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) have shown efficacy in several trials on BPD. The aim of the present study was to examine the feasibility and effectiveness o...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Philips B,Wennberg P,Konradsson P,Franck J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the glutamate receptor subunit-7 (GluR7, GRIK 3) rs6691840 (Ser310Ala, T928G) in the pathogenesis of alcohol dependence (AD). METHODS:DNA was provided from AD patients (n = 209) and healthy control subjects (n = 308) all of Polish descent. The history of alcoholism...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Grzywacz A,Małecka I,Suchanecka A,Bieńkowski P,Samochowiec J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cross-sectional multicentre study, we compared the characteristics of heroin chasers and heroin injectors. Subjects were 162 primarily opioid-dependent volunteers for whom either chasing (n = 85) or injecting (n = 77) was the principal route of heroin administration. Each subject was rated by means of the Swiss v...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Stohler R,Dürsteler-Mac Farland KM,Gramespacher C,Petitjean S,Battegay R,Ladewig D

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Qualitative studies find that men and women in Russia have different preferences for alcoholic beverages, but quantitative evidence for gender differences in beverage type choice remains scarce. The purpose of this article is to test numerically whether and to what extent men and women in Russia differ in terms of...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Minagawa Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this paper is to illustrate how Switzerland was able to play such a pioneering role in the field of addiction treatment, in creating a drug policy that includes the medical prescription of diacetylmorphine (heroin). The paper will also describe the role of knowledge brokering processes and coalition bui...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Khan R,Khazaal Y,Thorens G,Zullino D,Uchtenhagen A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of intoxication and criminal responsibility has been a problem field for legal theory and practice for quite some time. While it has been argued in certain contexts that intoxication reduces or denies criminal responsibility, elsewhere it has been reasoned that intoxicated offenders should be held as (...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Fischer B,Rehm J

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one percent (138/226) of Swiss inpatient and outpatient alcohol treatment programmes responded to a postal survey designed to assess the definition and acceptance of controlled drinking (CD) as a treatment objective, the degree to which a client's severity of dependence and finality of CD as an outcome goal were...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Klingemann H,Rosenberg H

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were collected on 1,074 opiate detoxifications conducted with lofexidine, from 40 drug dependency units in the United Kingdom. 671 patients (62.5%) attempted a detoxification in the community, with the remainder attempting an inpatient detoxification. Patients completing the detoxification started on a mean dose ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Akhurst JS

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides numerous advantages and commodities offered by smartphones, there are obvious unhealthy effects. The global trend of an increase in the frequency of usage of smartphones, that is, prolonged screen time, is closely related to problematic smartphone use. The aim of our study was to measure the level of...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Randjelovic P,Stojiljkovic N,Radulovic N,Stojanovic N,Ilic I

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the UK, few doctors prescribe diamorphine for the treatment of opiate dependence to a small number of patients. A retrospective case note review of patients receiving diamorphine in 2000 was conducted in the UK to determine how and why these patients came to receive a prescription for diamorphine. Patient eligibili...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Metrebian N,Mott J,Carnwath Z,Carnwath T,Stimson GV,Sell L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging in online games has become increasingly important as a part of leisure activity in adolescents and adults. While the majority of people use these games in a healthy way, epidemiological studies show that some develop excessive use and symptoms that are related to those of substance-related addictions. Despite...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Müller KW,Beutel ME,Egloff B,Wölfling K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe, adolescent substance misuse increased during the 1990s. Ireland has among the highest rates of substance misuse among schoolchildren in Europe. We sought to describe the socio-demographic and drug misuse profile of children presenting to addiction treatment services in Dublin during the 1990s. Of the 9,874 ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Smyth BP,O'Brien M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the effectiveness of the treatment program developed by Proyecto Hombre ('Project Mankind') in Asturias, Spain, is evaluated. In a long-term follow-up (range from 73 days to 8 years) with a sample of 249 subjects, the results obtained by subjects completing the treatment (194) were compared with pre-tre...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Fernández-Hermida JR,Secades-Villa R,Fernández-Ludeña JJ,Marina-González PA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Little is known about whether heroin-dependent individuals receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) who were discharged involuntarily and against medical advice (DAMA) get benefits before they left. The aims of this 12-month follow-up study were to examine whether the effects of MMT on depressive symptoms, h...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Wang PW,Wu HC,Lin HC,Yen CN,Yeh YC,Chung KS,Chang HC,Yen CF

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We investigated the psychometric properties of a German translation of the 12-item Autonomy over Tobacco Scale (AUTOS) among 1,195 eighth-grade students. METHODS:Data for this study were collected as part of the fourth wave of data collection of the Smokefree Class Competition intervention in the Saxon...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Wellman RJ,Di Franza JR,Morgenstern M,Hanewinkel R,Isensee B,Sabiston CM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to examine the practicability and implementation efficacy of an alcohol outpatient detoxification model and the concomitant 'motivational' psychotherapeutic approach. METHOD:This was an open prospective study to examine the implementation efficacy, practicability and medical safety ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Soyka M,Horak M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two forms of institutionalized pressure to treatment can be distinguished in Switzerland: civil commitment and court referral. In court referral, the referred patient has the right to refuse treatment. OBJECTIVES:To compare court referrals for inpatient treatment to voluntary therapy. METHODS:Comparison of...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Grichting E,Uchtenhagen A,Rehm J

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol use among medical specialists remains a delicate topic. However, the number of prevalence studies remains very limited in Western European countries. AIMS:To explore alcohol use and hazardous drinking among male and female medical specialists. METHODS:All medical specialists in Belgium--a typical W...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Joos L,Glazemakers I,Dom G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a long-recognized association between alcohol consumption and aggressive behavior. This study was designed to examine aggression in a group of socially well-adapted recovered alcoholics (RA). The question addressed was whether the treatment, together with long-term abstinence from alcohol, could reduce aggres...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Ziherl S,Cebasek Travnik Z,Kores Plesnicar B,Tomori M,Zalar B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the change of psychological distress measured by the symptom checklist in alcohol dependent inpatients during treatment and at follow-up. In addition, psychological distress as a predictive variable for abstinence or relapse during a 1-year follow-up was investigated. In a sample ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Sander W,Jux M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a high prevalence of smoking among heavy drinkers, which is often forgotten even though it has important health consequences. AIM:To evaluate the effects that providing an intensive tobacco cessation treatment simultaneously with alcohol dependence treatment versus delayed treatment (first alcoho...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Nieva G,Ortega LL,Mondon S,Ballbè M,Gual A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Opioid substitution treatment (OST) improves outcomes in opioid dependence. However, controlled drugs used in treatment may be misused or diverted, resulting in negative treatment outcomes. This review defines a framework to assess the impact of misuse and diversion. METHODS:A systematic review of publ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Reimer J,Wright N,Somaini L,Roncero C,Maremmani I,McKeganey N,Littlewood R,Krajci P,Alho H,D'Agnone O

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of life (QOL) of patients in opioid substitution treatment (OST) is increasingly being addressed in research. However, no disease- or treatment-specific instrument is available to assess the QOL of this target population. The purpose of this project was to develop the first QOL instrument for OST pat...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Strada L,Franke GH,Schulte B,Reimer J,Verthein U

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In recent years, quality of life (QoL) assessments have proved useful for evaluating and comparing drug treatment programs. To compare QoL of patients maintained on methadone versus slow-release morphine, a prospective, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, cross-over study was conducted. METHODS:Ove...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Winklbaur B,Jagsch R,Ebner N,Thau K,Fischer G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies point at platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity being reduced in alcoholics with a family history of drinking, this being a possible vulnerability marker for alcoholism. To test this hypothesis, we examined a group of recently detoxified alcoholics with high (n = 25) and low genetic loading for ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Soyka M,Bondy B,Benda E,Preuss U,Hegerl U,Möller H

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate drug use among secondary schoolchildren aged 14-18 years in the city of Szeged in Hungary in order to observe and describe drug use, smoking and alcohol intake and to find risk factors for these behaviours. METHODS:The questionnaire was concerned with recreational drug use, smoking and drinkin...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Nyári TA,Herédi K,Parker L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of serotonergic genes in the development of alcohol dependence. The manifestation of alcohol withdrawal symptoms related to serotonergic polymorphisms in alcoholics was also examined. METHODS:The role of polymorphisms in the serotonin receptor 1A (5-HT1A), sero...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Lee YS,Choi SW,Han DH,Kim DJ,Joe KH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Methylphenidate (MPH) has been the most commonly used intravenous (i.v.) substance in Iceland in recent years. In Iceland, MPH is available in 3 forms: immediate-release (IR) tablets (MPH IR, short-acting), sustainable-release (SR) capsules (MPH SR, long-acting) and osmotic-release (OROS) tablets (MPH O...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Bjarnadottir GD,Magnusson A,Rafnar BO,Sigurdsson E,Steingrimsson S,Johannsson M,Bragadottir H,Haraldsson HM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00