Confirming Savoring's Link to Fewer Cannabis Problems.

abstract：:Utilizing an expanded concept of level of burden, the impact of multiple problems experienced by women in a residential drug abuse treatment program on treatment retention and outcomes is investigated. Level of burden is defined in this study as the number and severity of problems, including psychological problems, co...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Brown VB,Huba GJ,Melchior LA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a complement to research evaluating botanical marijuana as a medical therapy for various somatic and psychiatric conditions, there is a growing body of research assessing marijuana users' self-reports of the symptoms and conditions for which they use marijuana without a physician's recommendation. As part of two la...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Osborn LA,Lauritsen KJ,Cross N,Davis AK,Rosenberg H,Bonadio F,Lang B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Asia, Mitragyna speciosa (e.g., "kratom") has been used to mitigate alcohol and drug dependence. Some preliminary findings suggest kratom's potential use as an informal harm-reduction method in the United States, such as an opioid substitute or as a means of lessening opioid withdrawal symptoms. To determine correl...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Smith KE,Bunting AM,Walker R,Hall MT,Grundmann O,Castillo O

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of the Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) and ASSIST-linked brief intervention in a college mental health clinic. Data are from a single group, pre-post evaluation study (2006-2009) at a university counseling center. Student...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Denering LL,Spear SE

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research studies that collect biological measures of drug use have traditionally utilized laboratory urinalysis. Several recent studies have also documented the utility of laboratory oral fluid (OF) analysis. A new method of drug testing-instant OF technology--may offer a quicker, equally accurate alternative to labor...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Yacoubian GS Jr,Wish ED

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a body of methamphetamine-themed poetry that speaks regretfully of the highly negative experiences of those in recovery from methamphetamine (MA) addiction or who feel trapped in an MA-using lifestyle. During ethnographic research in western Kentucky, the author collected two MA-themed poems from active MA us...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Sexton RL,Carlson RG,Leukefeld CG,Booth BM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to identify social conditions, program factors, and client characteristics that predict retention because time in substance abuse treatment is associated with improved health, mood, and social functioning. Treatment dropouts also are at high risk for serious harms, including relapse. Most opioid-depend...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Kayman DJ,Goldstein MF,Deren S,Rosenblum A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between authoritarian ideology and attitudes and beliefs about illegal drugs, the War on Drugs, and prevention strategies were investigated among 353 university faculty, administrators, and students. A confidential mail survey assessed five variables: right-wing authoritarianism, attitude toward drug...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Charvat JL

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated gender differences in psychosocial functioning among clients mandated to substance abuse treatment. In the current study, 210 probationers' self reports of depression, anxiety, self esteem, decision-making, life beliefs, role modeling, cooperation, and AIDS risky behavior were gathered. ...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Rao SR,Czuchry M,Dansereau DF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases that threaten life raise existential questions that can be a source of psychological distress. Studies with psychedelics demonstrate therapeutic effects for anxiety and depression associated with life-threatening illnesses. Ayahuasca has been proposed as a possible therapeutic agent in the treatment of psychi...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Maia LO,Daldegan-Bueno D,Tófoli LF

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of factors that coalesced in the Venus figurines of the Late Neolithic culture from Hungary have been identified with dominant hallucinatory themes, suggesting the crucial role of ecstatic religion in this culture. This article provides a review of the nature and role of hallucinogens in the ecstatic religion...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Stahl PW

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient-reported toxicity of an overdose of intravenous methamphetamine is described. The authors report the case of a 34-year old man who inadvertently injected himself with approximately 2.3 grams of methamphetamine. The patient reported disorientation, hallucinations, hyperthermia, photophobia, orthostasis and ...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Buffum JC,Shulgin AT

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1987 and 2003, an objective measure of recent drug use from a high-risk group was collected as part of a federally-funded program called ADAM (Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring). The information collected as part of this project supplemented other self-report data collected across the country with the general pop...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Burke C

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holotropic states (a large special subgroup of nonordinary states of consciousness) have been the focus of many fields of modern research, such as experiential psychotherapy, clinical and laboratory work with psychedelic substances, field anthropology, thanatology, and therapy with individuals undergoing psychospiritu...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Grof S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research explores the relationship between use of certain drugs and aggressive crimes among Mexican-American and White male arrestees in San Antonio, Texas, for 1992. This is based on a Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) sample of 534 male arrestees administered a drug urine analysis test and questionnaire by the Departm...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Valdez A,Kaplan CD,Curtis RL Jr,Yin Z

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes efforts in progress to meet the needs of opium smoking Mien immigrants in Oakland, California. Translating concepts of addiction and recovery into terms that are culturally relevant constitutes the basis for efforts to assist the Mien to adjust to an opium-free lifestyle. The acceptability and ut...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Martin J,Zweben JE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper proposes that a comprehensive, long-term program with a case-management focus will produce better outcomes and be more cost-effective than the current approach to managing the illnesses of women on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (or TANF, formerly known as AFDC) who are afflicted with both drug dep...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Bearman D,Claydon K,Kincheloe J,Lodise C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changing paradigms of health care and increasing knowledge of opioid addiction continue to influence the attitudes of the health profession toward methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). This approach has again reached the forefront of attention because of its significant role in reducing HIV transmission associated wi...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Latowsky M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that most substance users are not substance-dependent, yet they misuse alcohol and/or other drugs on a regular basis and are at risk in terms of health and further dependency. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) is an intervention model that identifies at-risk substance use...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Davoudi M,Rawson RA

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) undergo treatment to recover from addiction. However, exerting self-control, which is essential for successful abstinence from drug addiction, can cause ego depletion. This study experimentally investigated the effect of ego depletion on interpersonal trust and examined p...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Liu CJ,Hao F

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many recent studies have clearly documented the development of tolerance, dependence, and addiction to benzodiazepines. In spite of these studies and reviews of the literature, confusion remains regarding the risk and benefits of the use of benzodiazepines in medical practice. The source of the confusion arises in par...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Miller NS,Gold MS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neuropeptide that plays an important role in Central Nervous System development, plasticity, learning, and memory. Its role has been explored in alcohol-dependent patients, though the results have been inconclusive. Thus, we aimed to compare serum BDNF levels in alcohol-de...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Kethawath SM,Jain R,Dhawan A,Sarkar S,Kumar M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In light of New York's recently reinforced strategy to end the AIDS epidemic by expanding testing, treatment, and access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), we assessed drug use and sexual risk behaviors, along with HIV/Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission and prevention knowledge among non-treatment-seeking adults wi...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Metz VE,Sullivan MA,Jones JD,Evans E,Luba R,Vogelman J,Comer SD

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalant use is a serious global problem with consequences equal to or surpassing those of other drugs. Regrettably, few prior studies have examined inhalant users' patterns of service and treatment utilization. The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with service use and barriers to treatment amon...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Perron BE,Mowbray O,Bier S,Vaughn MG,Krentzman A,Howard MO

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central nervous system rewarding properties of ethanol, cocaine, and heroin may activate a common catecholaminergic reward system in the mesolimbic circuitry of the brain. Driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offenders with either alcohol- or cocaine-related problems were studied. The neuronutrients SAAVE and Tropami...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Brown RJ,Blum K,Trachtenberg MC

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albert Hoffman suggested that low doses of LSD might be an appropriate alternative to Ritalin. Following this possibility, a systematic exploration of the effects of "microdoses," comprising hundreds of lengthy descriptive reports, was undertaken. Based on these reports, using a psychedelic in the microdose range (10 ...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Fadiman J,Korb S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on the results observed in a series of focus groups and in-depth interviews with injection drug users (IDUs) and drug dealers in Odessa, Ukraine. Ukraine has the highest rate of HIV infection in Eastern as well as Western Europe, and Odessa ranks among the cities in that country with the highest s...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Booth RE,Kennedy J,Brewster T,Semerik O

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the authors explore the experience of craving of methamphetamine users and seek to illuminate how differences in craving contribute to use patterns. Using in-depth interviewing, data were collected from 82 active methamphetamine users in the metropolitan Atlanta area. The constant comparison method com...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Bruehl AM,Lende DH,Schwartz M,Sterk CE,Elifson K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addictive disorders are one of the most common problems encountered by primary care physicians. In the last decades there has been a significant effort by organizations, universities, and private foundations to increase the teaching of alcohol and drug abuse issues to medical students, residents and practitioners. Sti...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Sandlow LJ,Dos Santos SR

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant number of individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders do not engage, stay, and/or complete residential treatment. The purpose of this study is to identify factors during the initial phase of treatment which predict retention in private residential treatment for individuals w...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Choi S,Adams SM,MacMaster SA,Seiters J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00