Issues with recruitment to randomised controlled trials in the drug and alcohol field: a literature review and Australian case study.

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Drug induced QT prolongation occurs in patients with substance use disorders from prescription medications that prolong the QT, such as methadone. Knowing the prevalence of QT prolongation in this population is important for prescribers. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of QT prolong...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Scott AJ,Dunlop AJ,Brown A,Sadler C,Isbister GK

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient-centred tobacco management approaches tobacco smoking as a chronic disease and can be offered to all smokers irrespective of their attitude to quitting. Maintaining a long-term relationship with smokers enables the adoption of flexible solutions and shared goals. It is argued that patient-centred tobacco manag...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Gould GS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The province of Saskatchewan, Canada introduced minimum prices graded by alcohol strength in April 2010. As previous research found this intervention significantly decreased alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable morbidity, we aim to test the association between the intervention and the rate...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Sherk A,Stockwell T,Callaghan RC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Cannabis use rates in Australia have declined since 2001. No research to date has examined possible reasons, despite evident policy interest in understanding such a positive public health outcome. In a 'first pass' examination, five possible reasons are explored: (i) attitudinal shifts regarding t...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Ritter A,Sotade O

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We outline and evaluate competing explanations of three relationships that have consistently been found between cannabis use and the use of other illicit drugs, namely, (1) that cannabis use typically precedes the use of other illicit drugs; and that (2) the earlier cannabis is used, and (3) the more regularly it is u...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Hall WD,Lynskey M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:There is a concern that cannabis use is an important barrier to reducing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander smoking. We investigate the associations of cannabis use and tobacco smoking and quitting in two large national samples. DESIGN AND METHODS:The 2012-2013 National Aboriginal and Torres S...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Thomas DP,Davey ME,Panaretto KS,van der Sterren AE

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Emerging research suggests that the sub-population of anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) users who experience physical appearance concerns may suffer greater psychological dysfunction than other sub-populations, including users with athletic or occupational concerns. Thus, among current AAS users, ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Griffiths S,Jacka B,Degenhardt L,Murray SB,Larance B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Online gambling advertising and user-generated gambling content have increased. This study used a social psychological online experiment to analyse young people's reactions towards and self-reported interests in social media gambling messages. DESIGN AND METHODS:A vignette experiment with a two-l...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Kaakinen M,Sirola A,Savolainen I,Oksanen A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As with other addictions, human alcoholism is characterised as a chronically relapsing condition. Consequently, the therapeutic goal is the development of clinically effective, safe drugs that promote high adherence rates and prevent relapse. These products can then be used in conjunction with psychosocial approaches....

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Lawrence AJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:As South Africa, especially the Western Cape Province, faces an epidemic of methamphetamine use disorder, therapeutic approaches suited to the South African context are needed. This secondary analysis assessed retention and methamphetamine abstinence outcomes in response to an 8-week pilot conting...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Okafor CN,Stein DJ,Dannatt L,Ipser J,van Nunen LJ,Lake MT,Krishnamurti T,London ED,Shoptaw S

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:While much research has sought to identify the factors associated with initiation and cessation of various forms of drug use among vulnerable youth, little is known about relapse into drug use in this population. We sought to characterise relapse into stimulant and opioid use among street-involved...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Goldman-Hasbun J,Nosova E,Kerr T,Wood E,DeBeck K

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Insight is a multi-dimensional construct that predicts treatment outcomes of people with mental illness. Research into insight in substance dependent populations is limited and measures of cognitive insight have not been validated for this population. DESIGN AND METHODS:A cross sectional survey w...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Raftery D,Kelly PJ,Deane FP,Mcketin R,Baker AL,Turner A,Dean OM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients in hospitals who experience alcohol-related problems is high, and the provision of intervention for these patients is a significant public health measure. The current move towards casemix funding of acute hospital services provides an opportunity for the development of such programmes. Modificat...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Ryder D

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For new students, university can be a wonderland of opportunity. But the first few weeks of the university experience are also typified by change, stress and uncertainty. From a health promotion perspective, the first few weeks of the university experience present an important yet understudied opportunity for alcohol ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Riordan BC,Carey KB

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular and systematic monitoring of drug markets provides the basis for evidence-based policy. In Australia, trends in ecstasy and related drug (ERD) markets have been monitored in selected jurisdictions since 2000 and nationally since 2003, by the Party Drugs Initiative (PDI). The PDI maximises the validity of concl...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Kinner SA,Degenhardt L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With chronic use of a psychoactive drug the central nervous system undergoes a series of changes. These changes vary both in nature and in extent with each drug, but in general, they alter the responsiveness of the nervous system to the drug so as to reduce the perceived clinical effect, and also alter the innate resp...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Foy A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This presentation draws on recent New Zealand and international research to examine a number of questions about the possible public health impact of policy which allows alcohol to be advertised on the broadcast media. The relevant public health questions include: the contribution of alcohol advertising to aggregate le...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Casswell S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the characteristics associated with smoking during pregnancy. A total of 7836 pregnant women were surveyed between 1992 and 1999 in England. Of these 27% were smoking during pregnancy. Pregnant women were more likely to smoke if they were less educated, living in rented accommodation, in unskil...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Penn G,Owen L

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will concentrate on the contributions medical science, in particular pharmacology and electrophysiology, have made to the understanding of withdrawal states and so will look mostly at the first element in withdrawal. Behavioural and emotional issues will be dealt with in the section on management. ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Foy A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Methamphetamine use leads to increased likelihood of premature death. The authors investigated the causes of death and risk of mortality in a large cohort of patients with methamphetamine dependence. DESIGN AND METHODS:A cohort of 1254 subjects with methamphetamine dependence, admitted to a psych...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Kuo CJ,Liao YT,Chen WJ,Tsai SY,Lin SK,Chen CC

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:In the past decade, methamphetamine has become increasingly a drug of concern globally. The purpose of this study is to describe the changing trends in treatment admissions for methamphetamine abuse in Cape Town, South Africa and to highlight the implications of these changes for policy, practice ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Plüddemann A,Myers BJ,Parry CD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to drink and drive may involve the subjective process of weighing the perceived risks of adverse consequences of the behaviour against perceived utility components. Deterrence theory proposes that an individual will refrain from drink-driving if the perceived chances of experiencing negative outcomes asso...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Albery IP,Guppy A

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Problematic drinking and executive functioning deficits are two known risk factors for intimate partner aggression (IPA). However, executive functioning is a multifaceted construct, and it is not clear whether deficits in specific components of executive functioning are differentially associated w...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Parrott DJ,Swartout KM,Eckhardt CI,Subramani OS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Research has linked exposure to the drinking of one's partner or spouse and changes in alcohol-related behaviours. However, there is a dearth of studies which consider only cohabiting relationships. More couples are preferring to cohabit prior to and in place of marriage. As a result, studies focu...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Leggat G,Livingston M,Kuntsche E,Kuntsche S,Callinan S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Cognitive impairment is a common feature of individuals with substance-use disorders. However, research tends to exclude highly complex clinical cases, limiting the generalisability of findings for 'real-world' populations. The objective of this study was to examine the complexities associated wit...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Gooden JR,Cox CA,Petersen V,Curtis A,Manning V,Lubman DI

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:To study rates of 3-month retention in a drug treatment therapeutic community and the characteristics of residents who remain in treatment. DESIGN AND METHODS:A total of 200 consecutive admissions to a therapeutic community in Christchurch, New Zealand received a structured interview and question...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Mulder RT,Frampton CM,Peka H,Hampton G,Marsters T

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this paper is to describe the context of alcohol use and problems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the environmental context for alcohol-related policy, drinking trends, harm and policy and to systematically review policies implemented to reduce alcohol-related burden. METHODS:LAC-base...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Medina-Mora ME,Monteiro M,Rafful C,Samano I

更新日期：2021-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Findings in the literature show mixed support for adolescent self-medication. Following recent reformulations of the self-medication hypothesis, we tested within-person effects of daily fluctuations in sadness and worry on daily substance use, and explored the moderating role of the peer context on self-me...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Shadur JM,Hussong AM,Haroon M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The range of tobacco control activities should be viewed as essential parts of a complex multi-component puzzle. Intervention strategies designed to address tobacco control should be comprehensive and include both primary and secondary prevention activities and be multi-faceted and capable of bringing about change at ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Richmond R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Alcohol use has consistently been associated with smoking among nondaily smokers. However, this may not be an inevitable relationship that extends across all drinking sessions and/or all nondaily smokers. Recently, distinct subgroups of nondaily smokers have been identified, with one subgroup main...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Campbell ML,Bozec LJ,McGrath D,Barrett SP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00