Alcohol and other drug prevention for older adolescents: It's a no brainer.

abstract：ISSUES:Today's teenagers have been described as a sober generation and we asked: 'What is known about the recent decline in youth drinking?' APPROACH:A literature review (2005-2017). KEY FINDINGS:Research from wealthier parts of the world provides solid evidence of less alcohol use by youth since the millennium shift...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Pape H,Rossow I,Brunborg GS

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the processes by which people give up dependent heroin use are useful in helping services evaluate their treatment practices and in informing drug policy debates. In this exploratory investigation, a diverse group of 18 Canberra-based ex-users was interviewed about stopping, the role of treatment and their ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Bammer G,Weekes S

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Demographic, drug use and criminal correlates of risky drug practices were examined among 279 detained youth in NSW Juvenile Justice Centres. Binge drinking was common, with 63% reporting the consumption of at least five drinks in a row in the 2 weeks prior to incarceration. It was associated with being older, being f...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Hando J,Howard J,Zibert E

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly, it seems, legal and political debates regarding the granting of new liquor licences are turning to the issue of whether the number and density of alcohol outlets makes a difference in rates of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm. But what is the state of the evidence on this question? In this Ha...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Livingston M,Chikritzhs T,Room R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The high prevalence of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among clients of alcohol and other drug (AOD) services is well documented. Less is known, however, about the impact this has on workers who assess and treat such clients. The aim of this study was to examine the preva...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Ewer PL,Teesson M,Sannibale C,Roche A,Mills KL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this review was to review research addressing the relationship between population drinking and health, particularly mortality. The review is based primarily on articles published in international journals after 1994 to February 2005, identified via Medline. The method used in most studies is time-series ana...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Norström T,Ramstedt M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to provide updated estimates of alcohol-caused mortality rates in Australia between 1990 and 1997, making adjustments for changes in the prevalence of high-risk alcohol use estimated on the basis of per capita alcohol consumption (PCAC). Deaths wholly and partially attributable to high-ris...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Heale P,Chikritzhs T,Jonas H,Stockwell T,Dietze P

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Increasing quantities of pharmaceutical drugs are used non-medically around the world, including in Australia, resulting in rising harms. This study examines the role of health practitioners (HP) in diversion and the circumstances surrounding their misconduct in Australia. DESIGN AND METHODS:Trib...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Hulme S,Hughes CE,Nielsen S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs entails considerable burden of disease: in 2000, about 4% of the global burden as measured in disability adjusted life years was attributable to each alcohol and tobacco, and 0.8% to illicit drugs. The burden of alcohol in the above statistic was calculated as net burden, ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Rehm J,Taylor B,Room R

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It appears that the literature on agonist maintenance therapies for opioid dependence pays more attention to outcomes during, rather than after, treatment. This review aims to (a) estimate to what extent opioid abstinence can be expected from former maintenance patients, (b) examine possible relationships between pati...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Kornør H,Waal H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substance misuse is common in early psychosis, and impacts negatively on outcomes. Little is known about effective interventions for this population. We report a pilot study of brief intervention for substance misuse in early psychosis (Start Over and Survive: SOS), comparing it with Standard Care (SC). Twenty-five in...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Kavanagh DJ,Young R,White A,Saunders JB,Wallis J,Shockley N,Jenner L,Clair A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The harm from alcohol and tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries includes substantial economic cost to the individual. Our aim was to describe the expenditure on concurrent alcohol and tobacco use in relation to family income in two districts in Sri Lanka. DESIGN AND METHODS:A community-...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： de Silva V,Samarasinghe D,Hanwella R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Alcohol-related morbidity is estimated to range from 10-38% of the presentations to hospital emergency departments. This study aims to investigate the actual management process for alcohol-related presentations in a teaching hospital in Australia. DESIGN AND METHODS:Retrospective audit was conduc...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Qian S,Irani M,Brighton R,Yeo W,Reid D,Sinclair B,Bresnahan S,Lynch P,Feng X,Yu P

更新日期：2019-02-01 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:A significant level of misreport or error occurs during questionnaire-based assessment of smoking behaviour. Failure to measure environmental tobacco smoke, and participant's inclination to under-report their smoking raise questions as to the accuracy of assessment. In order to establish an estima...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Gilligan C,Sanson-Fisher R,Eades S,Wenitong M,Panaretto K,D'Este C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurvedic Research Institute in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is applying the traditional medical practices of Ayurveda and acupuncture to the management of withdrawal from heroin. This is part of a wider research effort into the application of Ayurveda in contemporary systems of health care. The detox...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： McDonald D

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:The Australian Treatment Outcomes Profile (ATOP) is a brief clinical tool measuring recent substance use, health and wellbeing among clients attending alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment services. It has previously been assessed for concurrent validity and inter-rater reliability. In this study...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Deacon RM,Mammen K,Holmes J,Dunlop A,Bruno R,Mills L,Graham R,Lintzeris N

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Policy makers have repeatedly placed emphasis on the role of primary care in screening for at-risk alcohol consumption and delivering public health messages to the general population. Research has pointed to primary care staff holding negative attitudes towards alcohol misusing patients. Training has traditionally bee...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Deehan A,McCambridge J,Ball DM,Strang J

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Alcohol rapidly reduces thiamine among alcohol-dependent individuals. Poor diet and alcohol's impact on absorption, storage, activation and excretion of thiamine are thought to be the mechanisms. Previous literature identifies magnesium as an important cofactor in thiamine utilisation, which might...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Dingwall KM,Delima JF,Gent D,Batey RG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Kingdom is unusual internationally in that it is one of few countries able to prescribe diamorphine for the treatment of opiate dependence. Prescribing diamorphine has been part of the UK response to drug problems since the 1920s. Despite this, little is known about who receives diamorphine and how treatmen...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Metrebian N,Carnwath Z,Mott J,Carnwath T,Stimson GV,Sell L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aboriginal males and females aged 15 years and over were recruited from patients attending community-controlled health services in Perth and Carnarvon, Western Australia. Questions were asked about present and past use of alcohol. Rates of abstinence and drinking cessation were greater than in the general population. ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Blignault I,Ryder C

更新日期：1997-12-01 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:Tobacco smoking prevalence in opioid addiction patients is approximately six times that of the general population, highlighting the need for novel interventions. A pilot/feasibility study was conducted to investigate whether a contingency management (CM) intervention could be added to UK standard ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Ainscough TS,Brose LS,Strang J,McNeill A

更新日期：2020-11-24 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：: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：ISSUES:The toxicology of homicide offenders and victims, and homicide as a cause of death among psychoactive substance users. APPROACH:Review of the toxicology of homicide, and homicide as a cause of death among psychoactive substance users. KEY FINDINGS:A half or more of offenders are intoxicated by a psychoactive s...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Darke S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00