Illegal drug use, alcohol and aggressive crime among Mexican-American and white male arrestees in San Antonio.

abstract：:Traditional ayahuasca can be defined as a brew made from Amazonian vine Banisteriopsis caapi and Amazonian admixture plants. Ayahuasca is used by indigenous groups in Amazonia, as a sacrament in syncretic Brazilian religions, and in healing and spiritual ceremonies internationally. The study aimed to determine concent...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Kaasik H,Souza RCZ,Zandonadi FS,Tófoli LF,Sussulini A

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This research investigates associations between cognitive test anxiety (CTA) and use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and medical and non-medical prescription stimulants (MNPS) among undergraduate students in Israel. A structured, self-report, anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 814 undergraduate students in Isra...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Ne'Eman-Haviv V,Bonny-Noach H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：UNLABELLED:Abstract Objective: This study investigated the effects of standard eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) protocol in chronically dependent patients. We propose that reprocessing traumatic memories with EMDR would lead to measurable changes of addiction symptoms. METHOD:Twelve patients with a...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Perez-Dandieu B,Tapia G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) and the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) in prisoners with (n = 124) or without (n = 78) drug use disorder. Participants were evaluated with the DUDIT, the DAST-10, and the Addiction Profile Index-Sho...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Evren C,Ogel K,Evren B,Bozkurt M

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：: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：:During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a tremendous surge in research into the effects of psychedelic drugs. When discussing this period of research, the discovery of the psychoactive properties of LSD in 1943 is often presented as the main, and sometimes only, driving force of the boom in research. This "Great Person,...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Aday JS,Bloesch EK,Davoli CC

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:This research explored whether hypnotic suggestion could produce a subjective mindbody condition similar to that produced by the psychoactive drug methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy). Twelve participants received posthypnotic instructions to re-experience an MDMA-like state posthypnotically, similar to one ...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Hastings A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of "dabbing" has seen an apparent upswing in popularity in recent months within American drug subcultures. "Dabbing" refers to the use of butane-extracted marijuana products that offer users much higher tetrahydrocannabinol content than flower cannabis through a single dosage process. Though considerably ...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Miller BL,Stogner JM,Miller JM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a new psychological methodology that has been applied to a wide range of psychological disorders. Clinical reports over the past three years indicate that it is an important addition to the treatment of substance abuse. EMDR offers a structured, client-centered m...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Shapiro F,Vogelmann-Sine S,Sine LF

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has shown that a large number of individuals on probation have alcohol problems but only a fraction of them receive treatment. This study surveyed 145 probation officers about their views on alcohol problems among probationers. A previous analysis of the data found that two beliefs predicted probation officer...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Polcin DL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study examined differences in motivation for drug treatment in a sample of 500 (327 males and 173 females) drug court participants. It was hypothesized that females would report higher levels of treatment motivation, as indicated by measures of problem recognition and desire for help, and that this differe...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Webster JM,Rosen PJ,Krietemeyer J,Mateyoke-Scrivner A,Staton-Tindall M,Leukefeld C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychedelic drugs have historically been used for ritualistic purposes and to help individuals gain insight. Ibogaine, a naturally occurring psychoactive substance, has been reported to have anti-addictive properties that aid in the treatment of substance use disorders. An online survey obtained retrospective data fro...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Heink A,Katsikas S,Lange-Altman T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a long history of extravagant claims followed by sobering discomfirmations, advocates of controlled drinking continue to promote nonabstinent treatment goals and procedures for alcoholics. Recent claims by Stanton Peele in favor of controlled drinking are examined critically in the context of a continuing deba...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Wallace J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Smoking Cessation Leadership Center (SCLC) was established in 2003 to increase the rate of smoking cessation attempts and the likelihood those efforts would succeed. Although smoking remains the number one cause of preventable death and disability, clinicians underperform in smoking cessation. Furthermore, many cl...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Schroeder SA,Clark B,Cheng C,Saucedo CB

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Drug-free" outpatient programs deliver treatment to the largest number of patients of all treatment modalities in the U.S., providing a significant opportunity to expand access to medication treatments for substance use disorders. This analysis examined staff perceptions of organizational dynamics associated with the...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Monico L,Schwartz RP,Gryczynski J,O'Grady KE,Mitchell SG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fact that women of childbearing age make up a large proportion of the alcohol and other drug using population has gained national attention. Since treatment for addicted pregnant women and women with children has become a federal priority, treatment programs of various modalities have opened their doors to this po...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Stevens SJ,Arbiter N

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of delirium experienced by three young friends after recreational use of "ecstasy" are reported--a syndrome which, to the best of the authors' knowledge, has not been previously observed in MDMA abusers. Special attention is given to the etiological factors and clinical features of the adverse reaction. ...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Alciati A,Scaramelli B,Fusi A,Butteri E,Cattaneo ML,Mellado C

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Summarized are psychonautic bioassays (human self-experiments) of pharmañopo--crystalline bufotenine (5-HO-DMT; 5-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine; dimethylserotonine), at times combined with harmaline or harmine-via intranasal, sublingual, intrarectal, pulmonary (inhaled vapor) and oral routes. This is done by way of p...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Ott J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study investigates developmental trajectories of alcohol use from early adolescence to adulthood by age and race/ethnicity among White, Black, Black-American Indian, Black-Hispanic, and Black-White individuals and associated sociodemograhphic correlates. METHOD:We used a subsample of nationally r...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Clark TT,Corneille M,Coman E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood maltreatment and alcohol problems are common among young adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, little is known about the degree to which maltreatment and alcohol problems are associated; potential pertinent mediating or moderating mechanisms, such as emotional lability; and wh...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Bunford N,Wymbs BT,Dawson AE,Shorey RC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have examined the prevalence of nitrous oxide (NO) inhalation or co-occurrence of NO and volatile solvent (VS) use in adolescents. Study aims were to (1) describe the independent and conjoint prevalence of NO and VS use in incarcerated youth, (2) compare adolescent users of both NO and VS inhalants (NO+VS)...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Garland EL,Howard MO,Perron BE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methoxphenidine (MXP) was one of several NMDA antagonists marketed in 2013 to replace the recently controlled compound Methoxetamine (MXE). A steep rise in user interest was recorded, despite vendor cautioning of limited user feedback. The study presented a phenomenological analysis of MXP experiences amongst recreati...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Van Hout MC,Hearne E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar to other sociological studies of Ecstasy use, the authors' research suggests that Ecstasy users tend to report positive effects of the drug. However, we also observed that most users experienced at least one adverse psychological outcome while using Ecstasy. The present study examines those negative experience...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： McElrath K,McEvoy K

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:A study of 200 street prostitutes documented a high prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in their family of origin, during the drift into prostitution and as part of prostitution. Additionally, the study documented a high prevalence of substance abuse among the child molesters and rapists of the subjects. The existenc...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Silbert MH,Pines AM,Lynch T

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in recreational use of ketamine in France led to the carrying out of a survey aimed at depicting the sociological profiles of French ketamine users, their addictive behaviors, and the characteristics relevant to the use of the substance. This survey is based upon the analysis of 250 questionnaires, 24 sem...

journal_title：Journal of psychoactive drugs

authors： Reynaud-Maurupt C,Bello PY,Akoka S,Toufik A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00