Development of OSTQOL: A Measure of Quality of Life for Patients in Opioid Substitution Treatment.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) has been shown to dramatically reduce illicit opioid use and criminal activity among injection drug users (IDU). However, questions remain concerning the effect of MMT in reducing rates of incarceration among IDU. We therefore sought to investigate the long-term effect o...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Werb D,Kerr T,Marsh D,Li K,Montaner J,Wood E

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：: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：:γ-Butyrolactone (GBL) is a popular drug of abuse which is easily available over the internet. Following a UK classification change to a class C drug in January 2010, internet supply has become difficult. Some of the effects have resulted in sourcing GBL from industrial solvents. We report a case of a 24-year-old man w...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Bhattacharya IS,Watson F,Bruce M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often co-occurs with substance use disorders (SUD) and is associated with early onset and more severe development of SUD and with reduced treatment effectiveness. Screening tools allow for a good recognition of possible ADHD in adults with SUD and should be used ro...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Crunelle CL,van den Brink W,Moggi F,Konstenius M,Franck J,Levin FR,van de Glind G,Demetrovics Z,Coetzee C,Luderer M,Schellekens A,ICASA consensus group.,Matthys F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study examined the independent effects of parents' educational attainment and occupational status on adolescent smoking and mediation of smoking-specific communication and parents' smoking behaviours on this link. Data were collected in a multi-informant, full-family design in two sampling waves separated ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Ringlever L,Otten R,de Leeuw RN,Engels RC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been determined that cannabis has adverse effects on brain tissue, and that increased S100 calcium binding protein B (S100B) blood levels are markers of neuronal damage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the S100B levels in cannabis use disorder. METHOD:Thirty-two patients with cannabi...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Bayazit H,Cicek E,Selek S,Aksoy N,Karababa IF,Kandemir H,Basmaci Kandemir S

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：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：:The primary source for evaluating treatment outcome in alcoholism is usually verbal self-report. Because the validity of self-report is often doubted, more objective markers for treatment outcome are needed. In this study, we compared self-report data from 238 male alcohol-dependent patients participating in a combine...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Mundle G,Ackermann K,Günthner A,Munkes J,Mann K

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) as a screen for identifying sexual and physical assault histories. METHOD:The sensitivity and specificity of the ASI assault items were examined in 146 alcoholic patients with the assault questions of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview posttrauma...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Langeland W,van den Brink W,Draijer N,Hartgers C

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：: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：AIMS:To analyse correlates of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use in the general male population. DESIGN:A national household survey. PARTICIPANTS:Individuals aged 15-64 years in Sweden. MEASUREMENTS:AAS use and potential correlates of AAS use, including demographic data, financial situation, physical training, a...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Hakansson A,Mickelsson K,Wallin C,Berglund M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the use of some subscales of the psychiatric symptom checklist SCL-90-R in predicting relapse within a 1-year follow-up period after a combined detoxification- and abstinence-focused day patient psychotherapy program in 20 men and 13 women with alcohol dependence. Scores of the SCL-90-R subscales interperson...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Lucht M,Jahn U,Barnow S,Freyberger HJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 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：AIMS:To investigate the gender differences in the patterns of cannabis use (CU), namely frequency, times of day, social context and methods and in their association with DSM-IV cannabis dependence. METHODS:A sample of 3,904 students from German universities was recruited via an internet survey. Logistic regressions an...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Noack R,Höfler M,Lueken U

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：UNLABELLED:This study evaluated automated techniques including personalized normative feedback and protective behavioral strategies, for brief interventions intended to reduce peak alcohol concentrations in university students. After completing baseline assessment, a total of 1,678 hazardous-drinking consumers were ran...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Andersson C

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The study presents data about age of onset of alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use and investigates the association between age of onset and later drug use patterns. METHODS:Using a sample from a cross-sectional multi-site study, personal interviews were conducted with 3,503 individuals aged 12-49 years. Las...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Baumeister SE,Tossmann P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To determine whether there is a dose-response relationship between maternal dose of buprenorphine at delivery and neonatal outcomes. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study of 155 maternal-infant dyads exposed to buprenorphine during pregnancy examines the relationship between maternal dose of buprenor...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： O'Connor AB,O'Brien L,Alto WA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pre-post pilot study was conducted to test the feasibility, acceptability, and potential effectiveness of a fully automatized computer-based intervention targeting hazardous drinking and depressiveness in proactively recruited health care patients (HCPs). To address the importance of the sample selection w...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Krause K,Guertler D,Moehring A,Batra A,Eck S,Rumpf HJ,Bischof G,Lucht M,Freyer-Adam J,Ulbricht S,John U,Meyer C

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：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：:The programme of prescribing amphetamines and opiates to drug users in Stockholm carried out from 1965 to 1967 has frequently been referred to in the European drug policy debate. In this article, originally presented at the Conference on Drug Use and Drug Policy in Amsterdam in September 1996, the programme is describ...

journal_title：European addiction research

authors： Lenke L,Olsson B

更新日期：1998-12-01 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