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Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Safety, Tolerability, and Subject-Rated Effects of Acute Intranasal Cocaine Administration During Aripiprazole Maintenance II: Increased…

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Conclusions: Aripiprazole (15 mg/day) is safe and tolerable when combined with cocaine; however, the usefulness of aripiprazole as a treatment for cocaine-use disorders remains to be determined. PMID: 18855244 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)

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Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram in Physically Healthy, Chronic 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Users.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Conclusion: These findings suggest that chronic MDMA use is neither quantitatively nor qualitatively associated with a high prevalence of abnormal SA-ECG parameters indicative of VLP markers.

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Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram in Physically Healthy, Chronic 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Users.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Conclusion: These findings suggest that chronic MDMA use is neither quantitatively nor qualitatively associated with a high prevalence of abnormal SA-ECG parameters indicative of VLP markers. PMID: 18855243 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)

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Incarceration Causes More Harm Than Benefit

Monday, October 13, 2008

Starting in 1996, the Vancouver Injection Drug User Study now demonstrates how incarceration creates more harm than benefit for injection drug users.

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Overdose Fatalities Avoided

Friday, October 10, 2008

More research demonstrates the high importance of Insite, a harm reduction medical agency for injection drug users.

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Levetiracetam for the Treatment of Co-Occurring Alcohol Dependence and Anxiety: Case Series and Review.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Conclusion: This study suggests that levetiracetam deserves further study in the treatment of alcohol dependence and co-occurring anxiety disorders.

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Levetiracetam for the Treatment of Co-Occurring Alcohol Dependence and Anxiety: Case Series and Review.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Conclusion: This study suggests that levetiracetam deserves further study in the treatment of alcohol dependence and co-occurring anxiety disorders. PMID: 18850500 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)

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The Relationship between the Dimensions of Change Instrument and Retention in Therapeutic Community Treatment: The Moderating Influence of Time in…

Friday, October 10, 2008

Conclusions: We conclude that predictions about retention made using the DCI scale scores are treatment stage dependent-the DCI predicts retention at the next stage but the direction of the scale prediction varies as a function of client tenure in treatment. This suggests that treatment processes that influence clients to remain early in treatment may change their valence for clients more advanced in treatment.

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The Relationship between the Dimensions of Change Instrument and Retention in Therapeutic Community Treatment: The Moderating Influence of Time in…

Friday, October 10, 2008

Conclusions: We conclude that predictions about retention made using the DCI scale scores are treatment stage dependent-the DCI predicts retention at the next stage but the direction of the scale prediction varies as a function of client tenure in treatment. This suggests that treatment processes that influence clients to remain early in treatment may change their valence for clients more advanced in treatment.

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Alcohol Consumption Primes Automatic Alcohol-Approach Associations.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Conclusion: The findings suggest that alcohol consumption may prime the automatic mental processes that have been shown to contribute to problematic alcohol use.

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