Comprehensive analysis of alcohol policies in the Latin America and the Caribbean.

abstract：:During April to November 1986 and May to October 1987, a systematic survey of patterns of use of alcohol, kava, tobacco and analgesics by Northern Territory Aboriginal people aged 15 years and older was conducted. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the prevalence of drug use, the frequency of drug use and t...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Fleming J,Watson C,McDonald D,Alexander K

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：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 article amplifies the decision to subtitle the INEBRIA2009 Conference 'Breaking New Ground'. The effectiveness of screening and brief intervention (SBI) for hazardous and harmful drinking is now well-established for primary health care and is promising for other medical settings. In addition, significant advances...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Heather N

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Existing research points to a link between socioeconomic factors, alcohol consumption and harms, while another body of work documents the importance of varying motivations to drink in shaping alcohol behaviours. Yet, little is currently known about the extent to which alcohol consumption may be differentia...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Heim D,Monk RL,Qureshi AW

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：ISSUES:The randomised control trial (RCT) is a widely used tool for measuring the effectiveness of health treatments and services. However, subject recruitment is an ongoing challenge for those conducting RCTs and may have a serious impact on the success of the study and the reliability of the outcomes. APPROACH:In th...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Thomson CL,Morley KC,Teesson M,Sannibale C,Haber PS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dual diagnosis (DD, co-occurrence of substance use and mental health problems) prevalence data in England are limited to specific regions and reported rates vary widely. Reliable information on actual service provision for dual diagnosis clients has not been collated. Thus a national survey was carried out...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Schulte SJ,Meier PS,Stirling J,Berry M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Perceptions of peer alcohol use have a strong influence on college students' personal alcohol consumption. Common strategies for measuring students' perceptions of peer alcohol use rely on global student body questions (e.g. 'typical' student use), which overlook the true social contexts of colleg...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Russell AM,Barry AE,Patterson MS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Following the introduction of smoke-free policies in prisons in several countries, there have been anecdotal reports of prisoners creating cigarettes by mixing nicotine patches or lozenges with tea leaves ('teabacco'). Among a sample of people recently released from smoke-free prisons in Queenslan...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Puljević C,Coomber R,Kinner SA,de Andrade D,Mitchell C,White A,Cresswell SL,Bowman J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:To investigate the association between smokeless tobacco consumption (STC) during pregnancy and risk of stillbirth. DESIGN AND METHODS:We conducted a population-based case-control study of 253 cases and 759 randomly selected control women in Madaripur, Bangladesh. We conducted a survey of two rur...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Hossain MS,Kypri K,Rahman B,Milton AH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Australia, the impact of unemployment on adolescent smoking behaviour continues to present a major public health problem. Traditional prevention programmes in both primary and secondary schools appear to be achieving a delay in the onset of smoking. However, smoking rates of young people who are unemployed are unac...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Stanton WR,Gillespie AM,Lowe JB

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：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:Although alcohol is often used in an attempt to alleviate negative affect, alcohol oftentimes exacerbates depressive symptoms. Therefore the relationship between alcohol and affect, and the role of motives for drinking remain unclear. The present study hypothesised that placebo alcohol would blunt...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Bailey RC,Baillie AJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family plays a key part in both preventing and intervening with substance use and misuse, both through inducing risk, and/or encouraging and promoting protection and resilience. This review examines a number of family processes and structures that have been associated with young people commencing substance use and...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Velleman RD,Templeton LJ,Copello AG

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are becoming popular and may be a potential harm reduction and quit smoking aid for people who use other drugs. Data on e-cigarette use and perceptions among people who use drugs is limited. The current study examines tobacco smoking status, use and attitudes t...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Skelton E,Silberberg L,Guillaumier A,Dunlop AJ,Wilkinson RB,Bonevski B

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：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：:The present paper presents a comprehensive review of studies concerned with the effects of alcohol on human performance. It attempts to review the studies within the framework of the information processing model. The effects of alcohol on information processing and transmission rates, sensory and perceptual processes,...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Glencross DJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 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 AND AIMS:The aim of the study was to investigate the acceptability of methadone-naloxone through interviews with potential consumers and treatment providers about their attitudes and beliefs about combining methadone with naloxone. DESIGN AND METHODS:Qualitative study with structured surveys and individua...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Shearer J,Mammen K,Bell J

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：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

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:This paper explores excessive appetites, addiction and rehabilitation as described in the autobiographies, memoirs and diaries of rock artists. DESIGN AND METHODS:The data collection focused on autobiographical rock books written in English by internationally recognised rock artists before 2011. ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Oksanen A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:There is a strong association between alcohol and offending behaviour and 25% of police time involves alcohol-related incidents. This pilot study aimed to investigate the feasibility of delivering alcohol screening and brief intervention (ASBI) to individuals arrested for offences linked to drinki...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Brown N,Newbury-Birch D,McGovern R,Phinn E,Kaner E

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：INTRODUCTION AND AIMS:Increased access for smokers to pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation suggests that pharmacists have a potential role in influencing how these pharmacotherapies are used in the community. This study aimed to identify the extent and type of advice provided by pharmacists to customers purchasing n...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Paul CL,Tzelepis F,Walsh RA,Turner R

更新日期：2007-07-01 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:The current study documents the characteristics associated with the use of two novel psychoactive substances: synthetic cannabinoids and synthetic cathinones. DESIGN AND METHODS:Nationally representative samples of students in 8th (n = 9665), 10th (n = 10 655) and 12th (n = 10 057) grades across ...

journal_title：Drug and alcohol review

authors： Patrick ME,O'Malley PM,Kloska DD,Schulenberg JE,Johnston LD,Miech RA,Bachman JG

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00