Conclusion: All opiate addicts under substitution therapy present with neurological abnormalities. The high prevalence of neurological abnormalities in opiate addicts implies regular referral of these patients to the neurologist to improve their outcome. PMID: 22263960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Conclusions and Significance: Methamphetamine-dependent individuals exhibit cognitive performance deficits that are more pronounced during exposure to methamphetamine-related cues. Interventions that reduce cue reactivity may have utility in the treatment of methamphetamine dependence. PMID: 22257306 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Conclusion: EPHX1 gene polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with an increased risk for alcoholism in the Kota population. This is the first report from India that will serve as a template for future investigations of the prevalence of EPHX1 alleles in association with various clinical entities. PMID: 22257321 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Conclusions and Scientific Significance: While not providing resounding support for mentoring, this study suggests that examining the mentor/mentee relationship may be a fruitful line of future research given that significant variability among the mentor/mentee pairs was noted for some outcomes of interest.
Conclusions and Scientific Significance: These results suggest that providers of workforce development services for drug users in treatment or exiting treatment should attend to these specific barriers to employment, which may also be more pronounced among older clients. PMID: 22242680 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
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Conclusions: Depressive symptoms in fathers entering SA treatment have implications for both the severity of drug abuse and negative parenting behaviors.
Conclusions and Scientific Significance: It is expected that the suggested adaptations for IPT will enable IPT treatment to be more effective.
Conclusions: Nontreatment seekers are at higher HIV risk than those entering MTPs and should be a focus of sex-risk reduction interventions, even if they are not interested in treatment at that time. PMID: 22243486 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Conclusions: In this small study, adolescent oxycodone abusers use high quantities of oxycodone at a time, alter routes of administration for not only extended-release but also immediate-release products, and commonly abuse single-entity oxycodone products. Abuse-deterrent formulations may be one strategy for addressing such behaviors. PMID: 22220502 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Conclusions and scientific significance: These findings highlight the potential utility of performance-based measures for delineating the psychological mechanisms associated with variation in response to treatment for drug dependence. PMID: 22220556 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)