Assess trends in the number, and mortality rates, of methamphetamine-related death in Australia, 2009-2015; 2. Assess the characteristics, and the cause, manner and circumstances of death; and 3. Assess the blood methamphetamine concentrations and the presence of other drugs in methamphetamine-related death. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Probability discounting refers to the effect of outcome uncertainty on decision making. Using probability discounting, we examined the degree to which self-identified chronic pain patients (CPP) were likely to try a novel analgesic medication given increasing addiction risk. We postulated that propensity for opioid misuse, trait impulsivity, and previous opioid experience would be positively associated with likelihood of risky medication use. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Examination of longitudinal relationships between childhood traumatic experiences and drug use across the life-course at the national level, with control of confounding by other forms of trauma, is needed. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of nine typologies of childhood traumas and the cumulative number experienced, correlation between traumas, and associations between individual and cumulative number of traumas with drug use during adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Chronic alcohol use is associated with lower gray matter volume, and we recently reported that alcohol use showed negative associations with widespread gray matter (GM) volume even among young adults. The current study aimed to test the strength of association between (1) alcohol use and GM volume; (2) alcohol use and white matter (WM) integrity; (3) cannabis use and GM volume; and (4) cannabis use and WM integrity among adults and adolescents. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Prescription opioid overdose is a leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality in the US. We aimed to identify characteristics associated with clinical severity in emergency department patients with prescription opioid overdose. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology85.7 (Jul 2017): 676-688.
Background: Partnerships between mental health care stakeholders provide a context for generalizable clinical research with implications for quality improvement. In the context of a partnership between an adolescent residential substance abuse disorder (SUD) treatment center and clinical researchers, stakeholders identified knowledge gaps (internal and the field broadly) with regard to patient interpersonal factors that influence working alliance and acute SUD residential treatment outcome trajectories. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The authors sought to determine whether pregnancy is an intrinsic motivator for cessation of drug abuse. Login at top right hand side of page using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text.
Anhedonia—a transdiagnostic psychopathological trait indicative of inability to experience pleasure—could lead to and result from adolescent marijuana use, yet this notion has not been tested. This study aimed to estimate the association of: (1) anhedonia at age 14 with rate of change in marijuana use over an 18-month follow-up, and (2) marijuana use at age 14 with rate of change in anhedonia over follow-up. Secondary aims were to test whether gender, baseline marijuana use history, and peer marijuana use moderated these associations. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
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Evidence on the role of cannabis as a gateway drug is inconsistent. We characterise patterns of cannabis use among UK teenagers aged 13–18 years, and assess their influence on problematic substance use at age 21 years.
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Teenagers who use cannabis are more likely to smoke, drink in a harmful way, and take other illicit drugs in early adulthood than non-users, a study has found. Although the study was observational, researchers from the University of Bristol concluded that more should be done to reduce young people’s cannabis exposure.
Cannabis has often been cited as a “gateway” to other drug use, said the researchers, but the evidence for this has been inconsistent.
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This article describes 4 case examples of technology-based interventions for risky drinking: (a) a freely available and interactive Web site that provides individualized feedback and information on risky drinking patterns; (b) a brief intervention for adolescents that provides individualized feedback to teens regarding their alcohol use; (c) a computer-delivered screening and brief intervention for alcohol use among pregnant women; and (d) a simulation program for training social workers in screening and brief intervention. SSSSFT - Please contact the library to receive a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
The UK media's reporting of the study was generally accurate, with the noticeable exception of the headline printed by The Sun, which claimed that "less than a pint a day means you're 'THREE TIMES more likely to develop early signs of Alzheimer's'". This is not an accurate reflection of the study findings as none of the participants had developed Alzheimer's disease.
Geoff Page publishes his debut elf blog on a new systematic review of alcohol and drug use disorders in recently incarcerated men and women. #WomenAndDrugs
Views and Reviews. “Savings” in specialist services are increasing pressure elsewhere in the NHS, says Colin Drummond. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Research News. Alcohol consumption, even at moderate levels, is associated with increased risk of adverse brain outcomes and a steeper decline in cognitive skills, a study published in The BMJ has found.
The authors said that these results support recent reductions in recommended alcohol limits in the UK to no more than 14 units of alcohol a week for men and women, adding that they raise questions about the current US limits.
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