- Differences in intent to refer buprenorphine among community correctional and treatment staff: A set of cross-lagged models predicting efficacy beliefs and familiarity with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. [Journal Article]Am J Addict. 2023 Feb 08 [Online ahead of print]AJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Findings show that training may influence correctional staff intent to refer individuals to receive buprenorphine through familiarity.
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- Prevalence, Knowledge, and Attitude Toward Substance Abuse, Alcohol Intake, and Smoking Among Male High School Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [Journal Article]Cureus. 2023 Jan; 15(1):e33457.C
- CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of smoking, alcohol intake, and drug use were high. Students began smoking, drinking alcohol, and using abused drugs at an early age, which were influenced by friends, peers, or their siblings. Some students purchase these substances by themselves while some got them from friends, especially alcohol. These practices affected their performance at school. Although many students were aware of the harmful effects of smoking, alcohol intake, and substance abuse, some students had opposing perspectives. Therefore, health authorities need to educate these students and institute structural and emotional support for students who are in these vices to mitigate misuse, long-term use, and addiction.
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- A Case Report of Cannabis Abuse: A Surprising Etiology of Elevated Troponin. [Case Reports]Cureus. 2023 Jan; 15(1):e33423.C
- Cannabis is the most commonly used additive drug after alcohol and tobacco. There has been literature proving the relationship between cannabis use and elevated troponin from myocardial infarction, with many mechanisms explaining them. However, limited data are available on elevated troponin due to cannabis-induced high myocardial oxygen demand due to vasospasm. We present a case of a 21-year-old…
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- Growth Trajectories in Stimulant-Treated Children Ages 6 to 12: An Electronic Medical Record Analysis. [Journal Article]J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2023 Feb-Mar 01; 44(2):e80-e87.JD
- CONCLUSIONS: This comprehensive analysis of an ecologically informative sample attending to key covariates of the magnitude of exposure to stimulants, sex, and race extends previous findings, showing that effects on growth trajectories are small and do not appear to pose a significant clinical concern for most children with ADHD treated with stimulants from childhood onto adolescent years.
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- PrEP disclosure and discussions within social networks of people who inject drugs experiencing homelessness: a brief report. [Journal Article]BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 07; 23(1):263.BP
- CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the significance of PrEP disclosure and discussions within the social networks of PWID experiencing homelessness, suggesting a need for continued social network and intervention research-particularly to establish the feasibility and acceptability of peer-based interventions for promoting PrEP-with this marginalized population.
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- Association between tobacco product use and asthma among US adults from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study waves 2-4. [Journal Article]BMJ Open Respir Res. 2023 Feb; 10(1)BO
- CONCLUSIONS: Although cigarette use was associated with worse asthma control, there were no longitudinal associations between combustible tobacco or e-cigarette use and new onset or worsening asthma in these preliminary analyses. Research on tobacco and asthma should exclude COPD and adjust for smoking history and other smoke exposures.
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- The evolution of cannabinoid receptors in cancer. [Review]WIREs Mech Dis. 2023 Feb 07 [Online ahead of print]WM
- Cannabis sativa (cannabis) has been used as a therapeutic treatment for centuries treating various diseases and disorders. However, racial propaganda led to the criminalization of cannabis in the 1930s preventing opportunities to explore marijuana in therapeutic development. The increase in recreational use of cannabis further grew concern about abuse, and lead to further restrictions and distrib…
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- Impact of adverse drug reactions on the outcomes of tuberculosis treatment. [Journal Article]PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0269765.Plos
- CONCLUSIONS: Substance use was associated with unfavorable outcomes, highlighting the need for better strategies to reduce this habit. In contrast, ADRs were associated with favorable outcomes. Attention to the occurrence of ADR in PLHIV is essential, especially regarding hepatotoxicity in those with high immunosuppression.
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- Syndemic Profiles and Sexual Health Risks Among Sexually Exploited Adolescent Girls in Taiwan: A Latent Class Analysis. [Journal Article]Arch Sex Behav. 2023 Feb 07 [Online ahead of print]AS
- Sexually exploited adolescent girls are disproportionately affected by adverse psychosocial conditions, such as intra-familial child physical and sexual abuse, extra-familial violence and sexual assault, alcohol and drug use, and suicide. Syndemic theory suggests that these adverse psychosocial or syndemic conditions are concentrated and co-occurring in socially marginalized populations, includin…
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- The abuse potential of lemborexant, a dual orexin receptor antagonist, according to the 8 factors of the Controlled Substances Act. [Review]Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2023 Feb 07 [Online ahead of print]P
- CONCLUSIONS: LEM, similar to most other prescription insomnia medications, was placed into Schedule IV. However, LEM and other drugs in the DORA class may have a lower potential for abuse as suggested by real-world postmarketing data from federal surveys and internet surveillance, and thus may have lower risks to public health than Schedule IV benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics that potentiate GABA signaling.
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- French national addictovigilance follow-up of zolpidem between 2014 and 2020: evolution of drug abuse, misuse and dependence before and after the regulatory change. [Journal Article]Eur J Public Health. 2023 Feb 07 [Online ahead of print]EJ
- CONCLUSIONS: Further monitoring is needed in light of these persistent markers of problematic consumption.
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- Hepatic artery disorders associated with alcoholism. [Journal Article]J Int Med Res. 2023 Feb; 51(2):3000605231153547.JI
- CONCLUSIONS: The heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with a lower incidence of atherosclerosis of the hepatic artery in humans.
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- Social media use and abuse: Different profiles of users and their associations with addictive behaviours. [Journal Article]Addict Behav Rep. 2023 Jun; 17:100479.AB
- CONCLUSIONS: Results support SMA as a unitary construct, while they potentially challenge the distinction between technological and behavioural addictions. Findings also imply that the assessment of those presenting with SMA behaviours, as well as prevention and intervention targeting SMA at risk groups, should consider other comorbid addictions.
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- Bilateral common carotid artery mycotic aneurysms in the setting of intravenous drug abuse. [Case Reports]J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Mar; 9(1):101068.JV
- Carotid mycotic aneurysms are rare, and fewer than five case reports have described carotid mycotic aneurysms due to intravenous drug abuse. Rare bilateral intracranial mycotic carotid aneurysms have been reported, although a review of literature revealed no cases of bilateral extracranial carotid aneurysms. We have reported the case of a 41-year-old man who had presented with intermittent fevers…
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- Efficacy of mindfulness and goal setting interventions for increasing resilience and reducing smoking in lower socio-economic groups: randomised controlled trial protocol. [Journal Article]Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Feb 06; 18(1):7.AS
- CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to compare resilience interventions for low SES smokers which have been identified by them as acceptable. Our various repeated measures and process evaluation will facilitate exploration of mechanisms of impact. We intervene within the novel framework of the Psychosocial Model of Resilience, applying a promising paradigm to address a critical and inequitable public health problem. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ID: ACTRN12621000445875, registered 19 April 2021 ( https://anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=381007&isReview=true ). The Universal Trial Number is U1111-1261-8951.
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- Implementation of an integrated infectious disease and substance use disorder team for injection drug use-associated infections: a qualitative study. [Journal Article]Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023 Feb 07; 18(1):8.AS
- CONCLUSIONS: Integration of infectious disease and SUD treatment is a promising approach to managing patients with SIRIs. Implementation success depends on institutional buy-in, holistic care beyond the medical domain, and an ethos rooted in harm reduction across multilevel (inner and outer) implementation contexts.
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- The clustering of physical health conditions and associations with co-occurring mental health problems and problematic alcohol use: a cross-sectional study. [Journal Article]BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 06; 23(1):89.BP
- CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with a mental health condition concurrent with problematic alcohol use experience a greater burden of physical illnesses, highlighting the need for timely treatment which is likely to include better integration of alcohol and mental health services.
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- Psychoactive substance abuse among commercial bus drivers in Umuahia, Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria: an uncontrolled "epidemic" with attendant road traffic crashes. [Journal Article]BMC Public Health. 2023 Feb 06; 23(1):250.BP
- CONCLUSIONS: Religion, poor knowledge and perception were associated with the higher likelihood of psychoactive substance abuse among commercial bus drivers. Targeting commercial bus drivers for educational interventions and using religious leaders as conveyor belts may reduce the use of psychoactive substances among them.
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- Mediation of the Effect of Incarceration on Selling Sex Among Black Sexual Minority Men and Black Transgender Women in the HPTN 061 Study. [Journal Article]AIDS Behav. 2023 Feb 06 [Online ahead of print]AB
- Incarceration among Black sexual minority men and Black transgender women (BSMM/BTW) is disproportionately high in the United States. Limited research has documented the disruptive effect of incarceration on sexual networks and sexual partnership exchange among BSMM/BTW. We estimate the influence of incarceration on selling sex and mediating pathways among 1169 BSMM/BTW enrolled in the HIV Preven…
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- Disease control and psychiatric comorbidity among adolescents with chronic medical conditions: a single-centre retrospective study. [Journal Article]BMJ Paediatr Open. 2023 Feb; 7(1)BP
- CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric comorbidity in adolescents with chronic medical conditions is common. Its negative association with disease control and possible substance use should be considered in the transition process to adult health services.
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- [Not Available]. [Journal Article]CMAJ. 2023 Feb 06; 195(5):E207-E212.CMAJ
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- Use of Motivational Interviewing Techniques by Student Volunteers to Reduce Substance Use in Coyote Clinic Patients. [Journal Article]S D Med. 2022 Aug; 75(suppl 8):s21.SD
- CONCLUSIONS: MI training expanded student volunteers' insight into treatment of substance use disorders and increased students' confidence when advising patients about substance abuse. Patients showed more willingness to change substance abuse behaviors after their student interviews. This project helps address substance use in student-run free clinics with limited resources and minimal follow up.
- The outcome of boosting mitochondrial activity in alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is organ-dependent. [Journal Article]Hepatology. 2023 Feb 07 [Online ahead of print]Hep
- CONCLUSIONS: Improving mitochondrial respiration by liver-specific Mcj silencing might become a novel therapeutic approach for treating ALD.
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- A Brief Screening and Assessment Tool for Opioid Use in Adults: Results from a Validation Study of the Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Medication, and Other Substances Tool. [Journal Article]J Addict Med. 2023 Feb 06 [Online ahead of print]JA
- CONCLUSIONS: While further testing in a larger population sample may be warranted, given their brevity, simplicity, and accuracy when self-administered, the TAPS opioid items can be used in primary care settings for a spectrum of unhealthy opioid use; however, self-disclosure remains an issue in primary care settings.
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- A Widening Divide: Cigarette Smoking Trends Among People With Substance Use Disorder And Criminal Legal Involvement. [Journal Article]Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 Feb; 42(2):187-196.HA
- People with substance use disorder (SUD) smoke cigarettes at a rate more than twice that of the general population. Policies and programs have focused on promoting smoking cessation among people with SUD, yet it is unclear whether interventions have adequately reached the subgroup involved in the criminal legal system, who have among the highest smoking rates. Drawing on repeated cross-sections o…
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- Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies To Treat Opioid Use Disorder. [Journal Article]Health Aff (Millwood). 2023 Feb; 42(2):182-186.HA
- Drawing upon a longitudinal survey of clinicians who treat patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), we report changes over time in telemedicine use, clinicians' attitudes, and digital equity strategies. Clinicians reported less use of telemedicine (both video and audio-only) in 2022 than in 2020. In March 2022, 77.0 percent of clinician respondents reported implementing digital equity strategies …
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- Development and initial findings from the Peer Recovery Coach (PRC) checklist: a new tool to assess the nature of peer recovery coaching service delivery. [Journal Article]Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023 Feb 06 [Online ahead of print]AJ
- Background: Peer recovery coaching is recovery support service for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) that emphasizes shared lived experience and social support. Though a promising intervention for SUD, differences in the roles, responsibilities, and operationalization of peer recovery coaching across studies make objective implementation and evaluation of this service a challenge.Objective: This study…
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- Global intellectual ability and adaptive functioning in children with FASD with and without sentinel facial features. [Journal Article]Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2023 Feb 06 [Online ahead of print]AJ
- Background: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by cognitive and adaptive impairment. FASF can be presented or not with sentinel facial features (SFF). The presence of such SFF have been positively correlated with cognitive impairment in children with FASD.Objectives: The current study explores difference in global intellectual functioning and how…
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- Psychological distress and quality of life among Opioid Agonist Treatment service users with a history of injecting and non-injecting drug use: A cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Journal Article]PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0281437.Plos
- CONCLUSIONS: Those who had history of injecting were younger, had frequent quit attempts, higher medical comorbidity, lower socioeconomic status and remained longer in OAT services. Alongside OAT, the complex and entangled needs of service users, especially those with a history of injecting drugs, need to be addressed to improve quality of life and lessen psychological distress.
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- Association of the Chantix Recall With US Prescribing of Varenicline and Other Medications for Nicotine Dependence. [Journal Article]JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 01; 6(2):e2254655.JN
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