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Predictors of Treatment Referral After AUDIT-C Screening for Heavy Drinking
Conclusions: Efforts to increase the consistency of treatment referrals, according to established clinical guidelines, could enhance the effectiveness of AUDIT-C screening during primary care visits. Subgroups of patients who may benefit from such efforts include individuals with high-risk but submaximal AUDIT-C scores, older patients, and patients who are seen at community-based outpatient clinics. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Addressing Prevalence and Correlates Among a Sample of Egyptian University Students Who Suffer From Substance Use Disorders
Conclusions: One in 5 university students used substances at least once in their lives. The most common included cannabis, tramadol, and alcohol, respectively. The risk factors for substance use were older age, male sex, urban residence, theoretical education, and cigarette smoking. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Vulnerability to Alcohol and Drug Addiction in Adolescents: An Experience in Bolivia
Conclusions: The identification of indicators of vulnerability to the consumption and abuse of alcohol/drugs in certain personality profiles should be a warning sign for initiating prevention, containment, and protection behaviors in adolescents. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of Tramadol Dependence Among Egyptians and Their Relationship to the Associated Insomnia
Tramadol dependence is a public health problem in Egypt. We aimed to determine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of tramadol abuse among Egyptians, the frequency and degrees of insomnia among tramadol abusers, and the relationship between the associated insomnia with sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Included in this study were 400 subjects (mean age, 30.72±9.61 y) who were tramadol dependent. The subjects were assessed using Structured Clinical Interviewing using DSM-IV (SCID-I), Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS), and Insomnia Severity Index. We found that the mean age at onset of tramadol...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Self-esteem and Locus of Control in the Initial and Final Stages of Drug Withdrawal Among Addicts Attending Rehabilitation Centers
Conclusion: High self-esteem has been effective in improving locus of control and decreasing psychological disorders, and it can be considered the optimal treatment method in psychology. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

An Audit of Alcohol Detoxification in a Consultation-Liaison Setting
Conclusions: There is a need to enhance educational efforts to improve all clinicians' understanding of alcohol use disorders. The various stakeholders involved should collaborate closely to improve the quality of care rendered to these patients. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Helplessness and the Need to Withdraw From Drugs: The Beginning of the Path to Recovery
Conclusions: Community support, reducing the social stigma of addiction, building addiction treatment centers for women, informing drug abusers and their families about available health centers, and encouraging drug addicts’ families to participate in Nar-Anon meetings improves their enduring commitment to long-term and unwavering support for the patient through the course of cessation. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Feasibility of Using Short Message Service (SMS) to Collect Outcome Data in an Australian Residential Alcohol and Drug Treatment Service
Conclusions: In its present form, this method of data collection was not feasible within these AoD residential services. Greater resources are likely required to improve the utility and acceptability of this method. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Gabapentin, Pregabalin, and Placebo in Reducing Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms in Opioid-dependent Individuals: A Randomized-controlled Trial
Conclusions: Dosages of 450 mg/d of pregabalin and 1600 mg/d of gabapentin are not significantly superior to placebo in controlling opiate withdrawal symptoms. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - May 26, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Childhood Trauma and Dissociative Experiences in Female Borderline Disorder With and Without Substance Dependence
Conclusions: The findings have clinical implications for the management of female BPD with and without substance dependence. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - March 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Cigarette Smoking and Sleep Disturbance
Conclusions: Sleep disturbance in smokers is manly caused by direct influence of nicotine in sleep-wake cycle neurons. Further investigations targeting a better understanding of how nicotine could affect neural basis of behavior and biological rhythms are needed. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - March 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Sex and Age Differences in Risk Factors of Marijuana Involvement During Adolescence
We examined the association between sociodemographic and behavioral correlates with different frequencies of past-year marijuana use (nonuse, occasional use: (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - March 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Perceived Stigma and Satisfaction With Care Among Veterans Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Pilot Study
Objectives: Opioid agonist therapy remains underutilized despite strong evidence for its effectiveness in treating opioid use disorder. Stigma associated with opioid agonist therapy has been cited as a potential barrier to its utilization. The purpose of this pilot study is to assess perceived stigma and satisfaction among a sample of United States military veterans receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Materials and Methods: Veterans receiving MMT at a Boston-based Veterans Affairs (VA) methadone clinic were asked to complete an anonymous, 49-item survey regarding their perceptions of and satisfaction with...
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - March 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Comparison of Demographic Characteristics and High-risk Behaviors Among 7342 Patients Treated With Maintenance Treatments in Iran
Conclusions: It seems that the selection made by Iranian therapists to enter the patients into maintenance treatments was based on the wrong criteria, and there was a financial relationship between the patients and the therapists in the centers being effective in selecting the type of treatment. This issue can greatly affect harm reduction policies in the maintenance treatment centers. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - March 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Characteristics of DSM-5 Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnostic Orphans in College: An Overlooked Group of Drinkers
Conclusions: DSM-5 DOs in college constitute as a unique at-risk group of drinkers in comparison with those with and without a DSM-5 AUD diagnosis. It is critical that our screening, referral and brief intervention efforts in university settings incorporate procedures to target this at-risk group of drinkers to deter escalation of future alcohol problems. (Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment)
Source: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatment - March 1, 2018 Category: Addiction Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research