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Mental health differences between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population

Abstract Aims To compare the prevalence of mental disorders between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population.

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Four-Year Follow-up Study

Abstract Aim To examine the relationship between a childhood diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with or without oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)/conduct disorder (CD) and the development of later alcohol/drug use disorder (psychoactive substance use disorder (PSUD)) and nicotine dependence in a large European sample of ADHD probands, their siblings and healthy control subjects. Participants, DesignSetting Subjects (n=1017) were participants in the Belgian, Dutch and German part of the International Multicenter ADHD Genetics (IMAGE) study.

Randomized Clinical Trial Examining the Incremental Efficacy of a 90-Minute Motivational Alcohol Intervention as an Adjunct to Standard Batterer…

Abstract Aims The efficacy of batterer intervention programs to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) is questionable with individuals with alcohol problems particularly unlikely to benefit. We examined whether adding adjunctive alcohol intervention to batterer intervention reduced the likelihood of substance use and violence relative to batterer intervention alone.

Tobacco Dependence Diagnosis and Treatment in Veterans Health Administration Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

Aims To explore tobacco dependence (TD) diagnosis and treatment utilization, and identify predictors of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), among Veterans with substance use disorders (SUDs) enrolled in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) SUD residential treatment programs (SRTPs).

Survey Finds Young Adults More Likely To Smoke Cannabis Than Drink Before Driving

Most adults are drinking responsibly, and fewer are smoking or using illicit substances – but several areas of concern were found in the 2011 CAMH Monitor survey of Ontario substance use trends, released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)…

The D2/3 dopamine receptor in Pathological Gambling: A PET study with [11C]-(+)-Propyl-Hexahydro-Naphtho-Oxazin and [11C]Raclopride

Abstract Aims Pathological gambling (PG) shares diagnostic features with substance use disorder (SUD), but the neurochemical mechanisms underlying PG are poorly understood. Since dopamine (DA), a neurotransmitter implicated in reward and reinforcement, is likely involved, we used positron emission tomography (PET) to test whether PG is associated with abnormalities in D 2 and D 3 receptor levels, as observed in SUD. Design Case-control study comparing PG to healthy control (HC) subjects

Weight Loss Surgery Boosts Risk For Substance Abuse

Patients who have had bariatric weight loss surgery could be at an elevated risk of substance use (alcohol, cigarette smoking, drug use) following surgery, especially those who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, who seemed to be at a higher risk for alcohol use after surgery…

National gambling experiences in the United States: will history repeat itself?

ABSTRACT Aims  The aim of this paper is to offer an account of the history and current status of gambling research in the United States. Methods  A review of the literature. Results  Gambling has been a part of society in the United States since its early history.

Dating and Substance Use in Adolescent Peer Networks: A Replication and Extension

Abstract Aims The current report examined associations between romantic partner, peer, and individual substance use behaviors in a sample of American adolescents. Design The report used two waves of data (8 th and 9 th grade) from the PROSPER intervention project and focused on dating couples and their friends in 54 sampled school-cohorts.

Physician Detection of Unhealthy Substance Use on Inpatient Teaching and Hospitalist Medical Services.

Conclusions: Our study suggests that unhealthy substance use is more likely to be detected on a Teaching Service than on a Hospitalist Service. PMID: 22992028 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)