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Increased incidence of QT interval prolongation in a population receiving lower doses of methadone maintenance therapy

ABSTRACT Aims:  The aim of the study was to investigate the frequency of corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation in a methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) population, and to examine potential associations between this QTс interval and methadone dose as well as concurrent use of opiates, cocaine, and benzodiazepines. Design:  Cross-sectional study of patients attending a specialist drug treatment clinic from July 2008 to January 2009. Setting:  Single centre inner city specialist drug treatment clinic Ireland

Very low rate and light smokers: smoking patterns and cessation-related behaviour in England, 2006-2011

ABSTRACT Aims  There is a growing interest in very low rate ( < 1cpd) and light (1-9cpd) smokers and their numbers appear to be increasing in some parts of the world. This paper examined changes in prevalence over the past 5 years, cessation patterns, and smoking and demographic characteristics of very low rate, light and moderate-to-heavy (10+cpd) smokers in England. Design  Cross-sectional and longitudinal data from aggregated monthly waves of a household survey: the Smoking Toolkit Study.

The association between the incidence of emergency department attendances for alcohol problems and assault incidents attended by police in New South…

Abstract Aim:  To assess the short-term temporal relationship between emergency department (ED) attendances for acute alcohol problems and assaults reported to police. Design:  Cross-sectional time series analysis. Setting:  Population of New South Wales (NSW), Australia between 2003 and 2008

Psychological dysregulation, white matter disorganization and substance use disorders in adolescence

ABSTRACT Aims:  Adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD) have difficulties with cognitive, behavioral and affective regulation. White matter (WM) disorganization has been observed in adolescents with SUD and may be related to psychological dysregulation. This study compared adolescents with SUD and control adolescents to investigate relationships among psychological dysregulation, WM disorganization, and SUD symptoms.

Co-occurrence of obsessive compulsive disorder and substance use disorder in the general population

Abstract Aim  Very little is known about the relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorders (SUD). Aim of the study is to compare the co-occurrence of OCD with SUD to the co-occurrence of SUD with other psychiatric disorders in a representative community sample. Design  In order to examine the association of SUD and OCD logistic regression analysis were used generating odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for lifetime prevalence and 12-month prevalence

Housewife or working mum – each to her own? The relevance of societal factors in the association between social roles and alcohol use among mothers…

Abstract Aims:  To investigate whether differences in gender-income equity at country level explain national differences in the links between alcohol use, and the combination of motherhood and paid labour.

Beyond light and mild: cigarette brand descriptors and perceptions of risk in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

ABSTRACT Aims  To examine perceptions of risk related to type of cigarette brand. Design and setting  Cross-sectional findings from wave 5 of the ITC Four Country Survey, conducted with nationally representative samples of smokers in 2006. Participants  A total of 8243 current and former adult ( 18 years) smokers from Canada ( n  = 2022), the United States ( n  = 2034), the United Kingdom ( n  = 2019) and Australia ( n  = 2168).

Sexual transmissibility of HIV among opiates users with concurrent sexual partnerships: An egocentric network study in Yunnan, China

ABSTRACT Aims  To investigate the patterns of concurrent sexual partnerships among young opiate users and sexual transmissibility of HIV in concurrent sexual partnerships in drug-use and sexual networks.

Methamphetamine Users Show Greater than Normal Age-Related Cortical Grey Matter Loss

Abstract Background.  Methamphetamine (METH) abuse continues to be a major illicit drug of abuse. Neuroimaging findings suggest that METH is neurotoxic and may alter various brain structures, but the effect of METH on the aging brain has not been studied.

Sex, drugs and economic behaviour in Russia: A study of socio-economic characteristics of high risk populations

Abstract: Background: Russia faces a worsening IDU/HIV epidemic. This paper examines the social and economic characteristics of injecting drug users in two cities in Russia and compares this with the general population to explore their social and economic needs and the wider implications of the epidemic for the economy and society.Methods: A cross sectional survey of 711 IDUs in two Russian cities (Volgograd and Barnaul) recruited by a modified chain referral sampling method.