The risk of psychotic symptoms associated with recreational methamphetamine use.

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:There has been a rapid increase in smoking crystalline methamphetamine in Australia. We compare the clinical and demographic characteristics of those who smoke versus inject the drug in a cohort of people who use methamphetamine. DESIGN AND METHODS:Participants (N = 151) were dependent on methamp...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： McKETIN R,Quinn B,Higgs P,Berk M,Dean OM,Turner A,Kelly PJ,Lubman DI,Carter G,Baker AL,Manning V,Thomas T,Bathish R,Raftery D,Saunders L,Wrobel A,Meehan A,Sinclair B,Reid D,Arunogiri S,Hill H,Cordaro F,Dietze

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Impulsivity may be a risk factor that increases vulnerability to nicotine dependence. However, nicotine exposure itself may directly increase impulsivity. This is a secondary analysis of the first study in a controlled laboratory setting, which assessed the effects of nicotine administration (acut...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Martinez S,Jones JD,Vadhan NP,Brandt L,Comer SD,Bisaga A

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Previous studies have suggested that methadone is associated with prolonged corrected-QT (QTc) interval, but published prospective research studies in this area are relatively scarce. This study investigates QTc interval change among methadone maintenance patients and possible associated risk fact...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Lin NC,Huang CL,Chen CY,Lin TY,Wang HY,Lu YH,Chen LM,Chen VC,Gossop M

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：:In recent years drug education has come under scrutiny. Research has found that drug education is having minimal impact. Questions have been raised as to the appropriateness of theories underpinning drug education programmes as well as the aims and purpose of programmes. As such, there is a call for new approaches. Th...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Mallick J,Watts M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite evidence for their effectiveness, harm reduction services such as needle and syringe programmes (NSPs) are highly vulnerable to perceptions of community disapproval. This paper reviews Australian research on community attitudes to harm reduction services and its impact on research, policy and practice. The lit...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Treloar C,Fraser S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：ISSUES:There is controversy regarding the extent to which alcohol plays a causal role in sexual assault perpetration. APPROACH:This paper critically reviews the relevant alcohol administration and survey research literature. KEY FINDINGS:Alcohol administration researchers have randomly assigned male participants to d...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Abbey A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eastside Illicit Drinkers Group for Education has been supportive of research dedicated to establishing the effectiveness of Managed Alcohol Programs since its inception. Dedicated funding for MAPs in Vancouver, British Columbia is contingent on the research demonstrating that alcohol-related harms are reduced whi...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Brown L,Skulsh J,Morgan R,Kuehlke R,Graham B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A minority of injecting drug users engage in high risk injecting behaviours when in prison. In the United Kingdom between a quarter and a third of injectors who enter prison inject when in prison, and of these about three-quarters share needles and syringes. In the present study, 44 drug injectors who had been release...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Turnbull PJ,Power R,Stimson GV

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:E-cigarettes are the most popular aid to quitting smoking in the UK. Although many smokers quit, relapse is common. Historically, the literature has reported strong associations between tobacco smoking lapse and relapse following a quit attempt. This article aims to explore how smoking lapse is expe...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Notley C,Ward E,Dawkins L,Holland R,Jakes S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The injection of illicit drugs in public spaces is known to pose significant health risks to people who inject drugs (IDU). However, to our knowledge this practice has not been explored in the Asian context. Therefore, we sought to characterise the prevalence of and factors associated with public ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Leung LT,Ti L,Hayashi K,Suwannawong P,Kaplan K,Wood E,Kerr T

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：:Scholarship indicates that gender norms influence drinking behaviours, yet the consequences of this for health professionals and health promotion remains neglected. To address this gap, we discuss the implications of gender and alcohol consumption for Australian health promotion and practice. We convey how a more inte...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Merlino A,Clifford S,Smith JA

更新日期：2020-09-21 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 extent to which alcohol consumption in Canada was affected by alcohol prohibition in the early 20th century remains unclear. Since there is a dearth of data on consumption during this time, we estimated the effect of alcohol prohibition on alcohol consumption, as measured by changes in liver c...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Chrystoja BR,Rehm J,Crépault JF,Shield K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The rate of alcohol-related emergency department (ED) presentations in young people has increased dramatically in recent decades. Injuries are the most common type of youth alcohol-related ED presentation, yet little is known about these injuries in young people. This paper describes the character...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Hides L,Limbong J,Vallmuur K,Barker R,Daglish M,Young RM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project (SHAHRP) aimed to reduce alcohol-related harm by enhancing students' abilities to identify and deal with high-risk drinking situations and issues. The SHAHRP study involved a quasi-experimental research design, incorporating intervention and control groups and measu...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： McBride N,Farringdon F,Midford R,Meuleners L,Phillips M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine patterns and yearly trends in alcohol-related hospitalization rates during the period 1987/88-1995/96 for men and women living in metropolitan and rural/remote Victoria. Alcohol-related hospitalizations were extracted from the Victorian Inpatient Minimum Dataset (VMD) for the...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Hanlin K,Jonas H,Laslett AM,Dietze P,Rumbold G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Comprehensively investigating alcohol-related behaviours in the context of a dynamic multi-day alcohol-licensed event is important for understanding and minimising patron risk. We aimed to assess the measurement utility of implementing a multi-dimensional alcohol assessment battery using biometric...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Norman T,Peacock A,Ferguson SG,Kuntsche E,Bruno R

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

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：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Dentists and dental hygienists are in a unique position to motivate and assist their patients to quit smoking and using smokeless tobacco, and there is ample evidence that they can be effective. Tobacco plays a major role in the development and treatment of many oral diseases, and the repeated nat...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Gordon JS,Albert DA,Crews KM,Fried J

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The study aimed to ascertain the association between baseline client characteristics, drug use and psychopathology on length of stay, treatment completion and early separation in drug free therapeutic communities. DESIGN AND METHODS:Prospective longitudinal follow up of 191 treatment admissions t...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Darke S,Campbell G,Popple G

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Given the centrality of drug treatment to the drug court framework, the proliferation of drug courts in the United States, and their emergence more recently in Australia, it is surprising that such little attention has been given to assessing their therapeutic effect. This evaluation aimed to assess the health and wel...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Freeman K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Police Services in a number of Australian states have indicated random roadside drug testing will be implemented to target drug driving. This paper outlines research conducted to provide an estimate of the prevalence of drug driving in a sample of Queensland drivers. Oral fluid samples were collected from 781 drivers ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Davey J,Leal N,Freeman J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:To examine relationships between perceived neighbourhood cohesion and alcohol, tobacco and cannabis consumption in New Zealand. DESIGN AND METHODS:A two-level random intercept regression model was used to examine the extent to which perception of neighbourhood cohesion (at the individual and area...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Lin EY,Witten K,Casswell S,You RQ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local and regional policymakers, care providers and prevention workers involved in addiction and addiction care need timely and reliable information. As few data on substance use are available at a local or regional level, an integrated local or regional monitoring system for alcohol and drugs (MAD) was developed. The...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： van de Mheen H,Toet J,Knibbe RA,Garretsen HF,Spruit IP,van den Berg M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00