On the Cost of Big Events: Are Weather-Related Disasters as Bad as Economic Recessions for Health Disparities Related to Drug Use?

abstract：:An experimental application of Artificial Neural Networks to Eating Disorders is presented. The sample, composed of 172 cases (all women) collected at the Centre for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Eating Disorders of the 1st Medical Division of the St. Eugenio Hospital of Rome, was subdivided, on the basis of the diag...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Buscema M,Mazzetti di Pietralata M,Salvemini V,Intraligi M,Indrimi M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on a 1996 sample of adult children and their parents in Moscow, this study investigates the degree to which alcohol use patterns are transmitted from parents to adult children and examines the roles of gender, family status, and family interaction dynamics for transmission. Findings suggest that parents' drinkin...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Van Gundy K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) co-occur in military veterans and other populations. OBJECTIVE:To conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare a new past-focused treatment (Creating Change; CC), to a well-established, evidence-based present-focused treatment for PTS...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Najavits LM,Krinsley K,Waring ME,Gallagher MW,Skidmore C

更新日期：2018-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of the unique characteristics of residing in security and political conflict zones on the willingness to use and on the actual abuse of psychoactive substances. The study focuses on the differences between youths residing in and outside conflict zones in Israel. T...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Ne'eman-Haviv V,Wilchek-Aviad Y

更新日期：2017-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of a museology display and experience is presented. ...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Levy-Aldema Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Over the past few decades in the United States, marijuana for medical purposes has become increasingly prevalent. Initial qualitative and epidemiological research suggests that marijuana may be a promising substitute for traditional pharmacotherapies. Objectives: This qualitative study examined perceptions...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Mercurio A,Aston ER,Claborn KR,Waye K,Rosen RK

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：: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：:The first drug treatment court began in Miami, Florida in 1989, in direct response to the backlog of court cases for drug possession and trafficking. By mid-2001, there were 700 operational drug treatment courts and 400 more in the planning stages in the United States. In addition to providing an overview of the growt...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Harrison LD,Scarpitti FR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated social network factors associated with participation in overdose prevention training among injection drug users (IDUs). From 2008 to 2010, 106 IDUs who had witnessed an overdose in the past year from two syringe exchange programs in Los Angeles provided data on overdose prevention training status (trai...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Wagner KD,Iverson E,Wong CF,Bloom JJ,McNeeley M,Davidson PJ,McCarty C,Kral AH,Lankenau SE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This mixed-methods study qualitatively (n = 13-convenience) explored contextual factors influencing decisions to drink responsibly, and quantitatively (n = 729-random) assessed the prevalence of these factors and whether they varied as a function of sex and binge-drinking status. Data were collected in 2007 among Texa...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Barry AE,Goodson P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes, through ethnographic interviews, the treatment experiences of Puerto Rican long-term heroin users who are at extremely high risk for HIV infection and the barriers they perceive to drug treatment. On the basis of this information we suggest policy recommendations for increasing drug treatment acc...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Porter J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies among migrant ethnic groups are potentially important as a way to provide insight into the relative importance of genetic, cultural, and socioeconomic factors in the etiology of substance use disorders. This paper summarizes prior United Kingdom studies of the prevalence of substance-use-associ...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Harrison L,Sutton M,Gardiner E

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Substance use disorders contribute to a large number of preventable deaths in Asia; a majority of the negative health consequences are associated with opioid use. User friendly and effective drug dependence treatment is limited. SCOPE:Factors mediating drug user treatment outcomes in Asia are explored, wi...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Sharma M,Chatterjee A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Along with alcohol, cannabis is one of the most commonly used substances among women of childbearing age. Recent studies indicate detrimental effects of prenatal cannabis use. Because many women use these substances before realizing they are pregnant, these serious health consequences for women and their o...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Hernandez M,von Sternberg KL,Castro Y,Velasquez MM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zolpidem and zopiclone are the two most commonly prescribed Z-drugs approved to treat insomnia. OBJECTIVES:To examine the demographic and clinical correlates of dependence and beliefs about hypnotic use among long-term zolpidem and zopiclone users in psychiatric treatment for insomnia. METHODS:A total of 3...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Yen CF,Yen CN,Ko CH,Hwang TJ,Chen CS,Chen TT,Su PW,Chen ST,Lin JJ

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of drug and alcohol use are higher among men who have sex with men (MSM) than the general adult male population, and are often associated with increased sexual risk-taking. OBJECTIVES:We aim to examine the prevalence of drunk or high sex and their associations with socio-demographic characteristics, g...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Chard AN,Metheny NS,Sullivan PS,Stephenson R

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Little research has been conducted on the drug use of those who sleep rough (on the streets) in the United Kingdom (UK). During 2000, to fill in the gaps in the knowledge base, researchers at the National Addiction Centre, London, carried out a community survey using a structured questionnaire amongst 389 homeless peo...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Fountain J,Howes S,Strang J

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated whether a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) or current post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated with alcohol-related expectancies and recalled effects of drinking reported by women in substance user treatment. The results indicate that CSA status was not associated with...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Simpson TL

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:This study explored the association of alcohol and tobacco use among college students. A survey was administered in 2004 to 2,189 Black and White students from the southeastern United States. The prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use, tobacco use characteristics according to level of alcohol consumed, and percentage o...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Ames SC,Stevens SR,Werch CE,Carlson JM,Schroeder DR,Kiros GE,Kershaw J,Patten CA,Ebbert JO,Offord KP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper explores the varied implications of cure, healing, and recovery and considers why recovery is often the preferred characterization in relation to a medicalized drug dependency. The positive as well as the negative dimensions of recovery are noted; the ethical challenges of the primarily processual associatio...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Kleinig J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culturally responsive treatments are often cited as essential for successfully addressing substance use-associated problems in indigenous and other ethnic groups. However, there has been little investigation of the support for this assertion among alcohol and drug-user treatment workers, or how it might translate into...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Robertson PJ,Futterman-Collier A,Sellman JD,Adamson SJ,Todd FC,Deering DE,Huriwai T

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is substantial empirical evidence that negative mood triggers smoking behavior, and less support for the similar effect of positive mood. However, the relationship between the intensity of mood and smoking remains relatively under-researched. OBJECTIVES:The present study explored the association betwe...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Pavlović M,Zezelj I

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Fentanyl-related mortality has skyrocketed among people who use opioids (PWUO) in North America. The current study of PWUO aims to examine the perceived fentanyl risk and training needs; fatal overdose prevention behaviors; and, feasibility of a peer education approach to reducing fentanyl-related fatal over...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Latkin CA,Dayton L,Davey-Rothwell MA,Tobin KE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrimination is detrimental to physical and mental health, particularly insofar as health-risk behaviors are concerned. Particular attention has been paid to excess alcohol consumption and smoking in view of the ready availability of these substances in Western societies. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Patrão AL,Almeida MDC,Matos SMA,Goes EF,Nogueira C,Aquino EML

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Cannabis use is widely perceived to produce an "amotivational syndrome" characterized by reduced desire to work or compete, passivity, and lower achievement orientation. The notion that cannabis diminishes motivation has been perpetuated in popular culture, despite the equivocal results of past research. M...

journal_title：Substance use & misuse

authors： Petrucci AS,LaFrance EM,Cuttler C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00