Is Hong Kong experiencing normalization of adolescent drug use? Some reflections on the normalization thesis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twenty-one percent of subjects with depressive disorder (DD) smoke. This prevalence is expected to be related to healthcare resources utilization (HRU) and sick leave, thereby accounting for substantial costs to the National Health System (NHS) and to society that still need to be characterized. The objectiv...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： López Ibáñez de Aldecoa A,Cedillo Gómez S,Bruguera E,García-Portilla MP,Bobes J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of religious denomination (RD) and religiosity/spirituality on licit and illicit substance use beyond the potential impact of parental variables. Data from a representative sample of Swiss men (n = 5,387) approximately 20 years old were collected between August 2010 and November 2011. We aske...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Gmel G,Mohler-Kuo M,Dermota P,Gaume J,Bertholet N,Daeppen JB,Studer J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methadone maintenance treatment is an effective way to reduce harms associated with opioid use disorder and, in several countries, is delivered in community-based primary care settings. Expanding methadone into primary care depends, in part, on physicians' willingness and readiness to integrate it into their...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Livingston JD,Adams E,Jordan M,MacMillan Z,Hering R

更新日期：2018-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between psychosocial status and alcohol and drug use at 12-month follow-up was evaluated for clients of two addictions treatment programs (90 treated for alcohol; 51 for drugs or drugs and alcohol). Psychosocial status at follow-up was mostly unrelated to alcohol use among clients who were not using d...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Graham K,Gillis K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review seeks to expand the description and understanding of late-onset AUD and asks "Which risk factors have been reported for late-onset heavy drinking and AUD?" METHOD:Using PRISMA guidelines, a literature review and search was performed on May 19, 2015 using the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Emiliussen J,Nielsen AS,Andersen K

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on an administrative data base of 410,000 substance abuse treatment clients in New York State, Asians are a small minority who differ significantly from other racial-ethnic groups on income, primary language, treatment setting, substance of abuse, referral source, and discharge status. In particular, relative to...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Yu J,Warner LA,Haverly K,Lambert-Wacey D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the findings of a descriptive analysis of 27 online drug retailers selling legal alternatives to illegal drugs, commonly referred to as "herbal highs" and "legal highs" in 2008 . The study attempted to quantify the online availability of drug retailers, to describe common products and characteri...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Hillebrand J,Olszewski D,Sedefov R

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a large college student sample (N = 1,095), the present study examined whether the relationship between parental alcohol abuse and offspring alcohol use varied as a function of parent and offspring gender, and whether the relationship to the non-substance-abusing mother or father buffered against the risk associ...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Pearson MR,D'Lima GM,Kelley ML

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study evaluated the relative contribution of panic and depressive symptoms in relation to past cessation difficulties and smoking motives among treatment-seeking daily smokers. METHODS:The sample included 392 treatment-seeking daily smokers (47.07% female; Mage = 35.48; SD = 13.56), who reported...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Foster DW,Langdon KJ,Schmidt NB,Zvolensky M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to evaluate the clinical utility of a brief assessment interview in accurately classifying inmates manifesting an alcohol use disorder (AUD) based on a structured diagnostic assessment interview. Data were derived from routine clinical assessments of 7,672 inmates (89.6% male) incarcerated in the Min...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Proctor SL,Hoffmann NG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although self-help/mutual-help groups, like Alcoholics Anonymous, are important factors in the recovery of many chemically dependent individuals, the large dropout rates from such groups and the awareness that many who drop out do not return to dependent behavior raises interesting questions about other paths to susta...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Godlaski TM,Leukefeld C,Cloud R

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wine-induced facilitation of aggressive behavior was well known by the Ancients but, being considered a sign of cowardice, its exploitation on the battlefield was attributed to barbarians only. Aspects of drinking behavior considered particularly negative, such as drinking undiluted wine or getting drunk, were also at...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Nencini P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from a survey of tobacco use conducted in 2001 was used to examine if Florida's youth-focused anti-tobacco media campaign, which focused on cigarette smoking, reached adults. The majority of the sample was white (87%), high school or college educated (85%), and over half with children (56%). Differences in awaren...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Delva J,Dietz NA,Perron B,Sanchez N,Woolley ME

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article briefly describes the changes that Finland has undergone during the 1960-2012 period with regards to societal changes, alcohol control policies, alcohol-related harms, and alcohol consumption, after which the findings of the analyses made by Allamani and his colleagues in the AMPHORA project are discussed...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Lindeman M,Österberg E,Karlsson T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focuses mainly on youths' opinions about their delinquency and drug use trajectories. A qualitative approach was taken for this phenomenological research. The life account method was used to conduct a total of 62 interviews: 36 boys and 26 girls recruited in youth detention and addiction treatment centers, ...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Brunelle N,Cousineau MM,Brochu S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Asian population in Britain has grown, representing the second largest ethnic group; Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Indian nationalities are prevalent (Jivraj, 2012 ; Office for National Statistics, 2013 ). Yet, we know relatively little about the nature and extent of their substance use. Jayakody et al. ( ...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Williams L,Ralphs R,Gray P

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Asians have low levels of substance use compared with other groups in the United States. Given the increase in Asian population, we believe it is important to study substance use in this population. Data from the 2002-2003 National Latino and Asian American Study are examined to address two questions. First, which Asi...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Watkins WC,Ford JA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although integrated programs between child welfare and substance abuse treatment are recommended for families with co-occurring child maltreatment and substance use disorders, implementing integrated service delivery strategies with fidelity is a challenging process. OBJECTIVE:This study of the first five y...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Huebner RA,Posze L,Willauer TM,Hall MT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Club drugs have quickly become the most widespread "drugs of abuse" in China. Using data from a convenience sample of 730 club drug users in Shanghai in 2006 , we explored the causes and consequences of club drug use. Descriptive analyses suggest that club drug use is typically polydrug use. Polydrug use is strongly a...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Yang X,Xia G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has suggested that depression causes teens to begin smoking to elevate their mood. Other studies, however, have suggested the reverse causal direction: smoking causes depression. To gain a more complete understanding of the relationship between smoking and depression, potential mediators should be expl...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Ritt-Olson A,Unger J,Valente T,Nezami E,Chou CP,Trinidad D,Milam J,Earleywine M,Tan S,Johnson CA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examining the correlates of aftercare participation is critical to program development and successful relapse prevention. This study assesses retention in an aftercare program of case management and peer support for formerly homeless recovering mothers. Length of residential drug treatment, length of sobriety, strong ...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Coughey K,Feighan K,Cheney R,Klein G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information on e-cigarettes among youth in the Russian Federation is lacking. OBJECTIVE:We examined prevalence of and factors associated with youth e-cigarette use in the Russian Federation. METHODS:A cross-sectional, anonymous survey, conducted among 716 (females 51.5%) high school students in three citie...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Kong G,Idrisov B,Galimov A,Masagutov R,Sussman S

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the feminization of the HIV epidemic in India and Bangladesh, understanding substance-use-related concerns among women is important for effective HIV prevention. This review is based on published research, reports (2000-2005), and primary data from treatment centers for drug-using women. We identify four main th...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Kumar MS,Sharma M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior research has shown that ongoing drug use inhibits the commonly reported maturing out of crime process and that ongoing crime inhibits the commonly reported maturing out of drug use process. OBJECTIVES:To test the predictive efficacy of drug use for crime deceleration and of crime for drug deceleration...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Walters GD

更新日期：2018-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Mediterranean and Northern countries in Europe differ strongly in drinking cultures and drinking patterns. However, since about 1960 the Mediterranean and Northern countries in Europe have converged with respect to per capital consumption and beverage choice. This paper explores whether modernization and/or geographic...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Knibbe RA,Drop MJ,Hupkens CL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess covariates of drug use trajectories among 102 adolescents admitted to a drug user treatment program between November 2005 and November 2006 in Québec, Canada. The influences of mental health, therapeutic alliance, and treatment persistence were examined. The Addiction Severity Index was used...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Bertrand K,Brunelle N,Richer I,Beaudoin I,Lemieux A,Ménard JM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review analyzes the role of gender in the association between childhood maltreatment and substance use outcomes, among longitudinal papers published between 1995 and 2011. Ten papers examined gender as a moderating variable. Results on gender differences were mixed. When studies that found no gender ef...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Kristman-Valente A,Wells EA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to develop a causal model that explains how personal and family characteristics influence the well-being of adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs). The causal model was developed based on family systems theory, coping theory, social learning theory, and social support theory. Eight-f...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Chang JK,Krantz M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The opioid epidemic continues to challenge the United States, fueled by illicitly manufactured fentanyl. All stakeholders involved in fighting the opioid epidemic, from medical providers to policy makers, will benefit from understanding what contributes to overdoses. Recently incarcerated individuals repre...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Hegde P,Shreffler J,Knight S,Orthober R,Huecker M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred alcoholic patients were interviewed at hospitalization and again 3 and 6 months thereafter in Porto Alegre, Brazil, from March 2002 to January 2004. Assessment included the SCID-I to check for the presence of Axis I mental disorders, a questionnaire focusing on patient relationship with AA groups, and sp...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Terra MB,Barros HM,Stein AT,Figueira I,Athayde LD,Ott DR,de Azambuja Rde C,da Silveira DX

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00