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Monthly Archives: February 2009

Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk Behavior among College Students: Understanding Gender and Ethnic Differences.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Conclusion: Collectively, these findings suggest that alcohol abuse and HIV prevention efforts among young adults need to consider gender, ethnicity, and age. PMID: 19253158 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)

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GHB in Sydney, Australia, 2000–2006: A case study of the EDRS as a strategic early warning system

Monday, February 23, 2009

Conclusions: The EDRS has effectively monitored the increase in GHB amongst REU over the past seven years in Sydney, Australia. This increase is unlikely to have been as readily identified by other surveillance systems. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)

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GHB in Sydney, Australia, 2000–2006: A case study of the EDRS as a strategic early warning system

Monday, February 23, 2009

Conclusions: The EDRS has effectively monitored the increase in GHB amongst REU over the past seven years in Sydney, Australia. This increase is unlikely to have been as readily identified by other surveillance systems. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)

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The post-opium scenario and rubber in northern Laos: Alternative Western and Chinese models of development

Monday, February 23, 2009

Conclusion: China’s opium-replacement policy has contributed to a type of unregulated frontier capitalism with socio-economic and environmental effects that threaten the principles and goals of alternative development and even to marginalise the role international development organisations in northern Laos. (Source: International Journal of Drug Policy)

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Cross-border paid plasma donation among injection drug users in two Mexico–U.S. border cities

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Conclusions: Although selling plasma appears uncommon among IDUs in these two Mexican border cities, the majority sold plasma in the U.S. and only one-third were deferred as high-risk donors. Paying donors for plasma should be a matter of public inquiry to encourage strict compliance with regulations.

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Cross-border paid plasma donation among injection drug users in two Mexico–U.S. border cities

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Conclusions: Although selling plasma appears uncommon among IDUs in these two Mexican border cities, the majority sold plasma in the U.S.

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Lack of Reduction in Buprenorphine Injection After Introduction of Co-Formulated Buprenorphine/Naloxone to the Malaysian Market.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Conclusion and Scientific Significance: These data suggests that the introduction of BPN/NLX did not reduce injection related risk behaviors such as syringe sharing and was associated with increased benzodiazepine use.

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Impact of South American heroin on the US heroin market 1993–2004

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Conclusion: These analyses reveal trends to historically low-cost heroin in many US cities. These changes correspond to the entrance into and rapid domination of the US heroin market by Colombian-sourced heroin. The implications of these changes are discussed.

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Impact of South American heroin on the US heroin market 1993–2004

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Conclusion: These analyses reveal trends to historically low-cost heroin in many US cities. These changes correspond to the entrance into and rapid domination of the US heroin market by Colombian-sourced heroin. The implications of these changes are discussed

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The Association Between DSM-IV Nicotine Dependence and Stressful Life Events in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Conclusions: While these data do not allow us to make causal interpretations, our results suggest an association between SLE and ND. Potentially, individuals experiencing SLEs may find it difficult to quit smoking; alternatively, directly or via correlated risks (e.g., living in a high risk neighborhood), smoking may increase the likelihood of exposure to SLEs. PMID: 19199167 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)

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