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Characteristics and Red Flag Correlates of Psychiatric Outpatients in a Mandated-Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Program State: A PBRN Card Study
Objectives: All 50 states have implemented a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) in efforts to control prescription drug abuse. Many now mandate PDMP checks before clinicians prescribe controlled substances. The aim of this study was to characterize the associations between patient characteristics, red flags found on PDMP reports, and prescriber behavior at community mental health agencies. Methods: Prescribers at 9 practice sites, in 5 regional community mental health centers, were recruited by a practice-based research network to participate in a card study. Prescribers completed a PDMP attitudes survey, and...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

New Psychoactive Substances: A Hidden Problem in Mexico
Conclusions: The results show the need to evaluate NPS use through an epidemiological perspective among both the clinical and the general populations. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Risk Factors for Illicit Substance Vaporizer Use in Adolescents
Objective: The use of vaporizers for nicotine and other illicit substances is increasing among adolescents. Our study aims to identify the risk factors for vaping illicit drugs in adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from 692 patients, aged 13 to 17, admitted to the Children's Recovery Center, Norman, Oklahoma, between August 11, 2014 and March 30, 2016. Descriptive statistics were computed to evaluate the study population and identify the rate of nicotine and other substance abuse in the adolescents. Logistic regression and adjusted odds ratio were performed to identify the risk factors for vapin...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

An Overview of the Research on Addictions of Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) as a Support for its Prevention and Treatment Programs
The results of the last 20 years of research on addictions in Centros de Integración Juvenil (CIJ) and their application in the development of care strategies will be presented. The review gathers the results of works developed in 4 main research lines: Epidemiological, psychosocial, clinical, and evaluative as well as community diagnostic studies carried out for the planning of the care services. This journey shows, in some way, the evolution of the phenomenon of addictions in a certain population sector that is the focus of CIJ’s care programs—basically made up of students and applicants for treatment—of its magni...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Early Drug Consumption and Subsequent Risk of Illicit Drug Use in Colombia
Conclusions: The results are in line with the gateway hypothesis, which proposes that early marijuana use increases the probability of using other psychoactive substances, although the origin of the data from a cross-sectional study implies important limitations. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Impulsivity and Salivary Cortisol Level in Patients With Substance Dependence
Conclusions: Substance-dependent subjects scored significantly higher than control subjects on lack of premeditation, urgency, and lack of perseverance traits. There was no relation between diurnal salivary cortisol levels and impulsivity. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - February 20, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy in Reducing Stress Levels
This study was designed to portray stress levels and the effect of hypnotherapy in reducing the stress condition of the counselees. This research used a single-subject research method with an A-B-A design. The research subjects were 6 counselees in a stressed condition. To determine the stress levels, the investigator used a research apparatus in the set-up of the scale measurement model DASS (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale). Data were analyzed using the nonparametric Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The results indicated that the subjects studied were stressed before given hypnotherapy. However, after undergoing hypnotherapy, ...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Effect of Matrix Model on Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Methamphetamine Users and Their Caregivers
This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the Matrix Model interventions in improving quality of life, anxiety, and depression. Methods: This was a semiexperimental study to assess the effects of the Matrix Model interventions on quality of life, anxiety, and depression in individuals with methamphetamine dependence and their caregivers. We used the short form of the WHO quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, and Beck Depression Inventory for data collection. Results: In total, 28 methamphetamine-dependent patients (age, 40.18±12.89 y) and 27 caregivers (age, ...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Pathology of Drug Abuse in Elderly Women: A Qualitative Study
Conclusions: There are a few practices that are helpful in decreasing the likelihood of substance abuse among elderly women, including using new pain control treatment methods for the elderly, increasing awareness of the side-effects of drug abuse, inducting the necessary cultural domination practices through group media to prevent breaking the norms of society, and ruling out misconceptions. Financial and emotional support by both family members and society to prevent certain issues, such as forced marriage to addicted men, can also be beneficial in drug addiction withdrawal or prevention among the studied group. Easy a...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Attitude Toward Substance Use Among Egyptian Medical Students
Objectives: Addictive behavior affecting human health is on the rise among adolescents. Cigarette smoking, alcohol intake, and illegal drug use are common among university students. Hence, the aim of this study was assessment of the attitude toward substance use and its predictors among final year medical students, faculty of medicine, Cairo University. Materials and Methods: In total, 200 students were randomly chosen during their final year of study. Participants were subjected to semistructured questions that assessed demographics and smoking status of the students, attitude toward substance abuse questionnaire, an...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Problematic Online Gaming Among a Sample of University Students in Egypt
Conclusions: IA was detected in>80% of the sample, while problematic gaming was detected in around quarter of the sample. A significant relation was found between academic achievement and IA, but not with internet gaming disorder. Neither IA nor problematic online gaming could be correlated to academic achievement. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Tangled Relation Between Tobacco and Substance Abuse in Egyptian Male Patients
Conclusions: Patients with substance use disorder are more inclined to quit smoking than expected, motivated mainly by their desire for self-control and their susceptibility to immediate reinforcement. They become also less affected by social pressure to quit because of the high number of previous hospital admissions, suggesting that therapists should focus on empowering their self-control. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - December 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

An Analysis of the Psychache Scale in College Student Problematic Drinkers
Conclusion: The clinical implications of these findings are briefly discussed, with further research being needed to better understand the Psychache Scale’s characteristics in substance use and other populations likely to experience psychological pain, and therefore at risk for suicidal behavior. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Telemedicine Detoxification Treatment for Alcohol, Opioid, or Sedative-Use, Hypnotic-Use, or Anxiolytic-Use Disorders
Conclusions: Telemedicine detox treatment, for patients who are physically drug dependent and require medical management upon abstinence to prevent intolerable and dangerous withdrawal side-effects, can be a viable and safe alternative to traditional “brick and mortar” detox treatment. Advantages may include more immediate availability, one-fourth the average cost, and less life disruption afforded by treatment at home versus at a treatment facility. Future studies are suggested involving a larger number of cases along with a “head-to-head” case analysis between telemedicine detox and traditional “brick and mor...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Drug-related Mortality in Camden: Demographics and Substance Misuse Trends During the 2013 to 2015 Period
Conclusion: A high prevalence of opioid-related mortality was detected in both counties, specifically for Camden County, between the years of 2013 and 2015. An increasing incidence of opioids, specifically heroin and oxycodone, was also detected. Although prescription opioids might contribute to the initial development of addiction, the sudden suspension of these resources, without adequate treatment, can often lead individuals to shift to heroin as cheaper and more potent resource of opioids. Physician education and changing the prescribing patterns as well as harm reduction strategies are needed. For acute pain, the re...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research