Pharmacotherapy for amphetamine dependence: A systematic review
Internationally, recent increases in the proportion of people using amphetamines in the community are reported for a number of regions. Though global trends indicate no overall growth (Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, 2015; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2016) a rise in use is evident in East and South East Asia (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2016) and in Europe, where Finland and the Czech Republic showed increased use, although decreased prevalence was reported for Spain and the United Kingdom (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 2017). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 22, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Nicole K. Lee, Linda Jenner, Angela Harney, Jacqui Cameron Source Type: research

Attentional bias in opioid users: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The United States is experiencing an epidemic of drug overdose deaths that is driven largely by opioid use. Since 2000, the rate of deaths attributed to opioid (i.e., prescription opioids and heroin) overdose has increased by 200% (Rudd et al., 2016). A total of 42,249 people died from opioid overdose in 2016, up 28% from 2015, and the rate of overdose attributed to synthetic opioids (excluding methadone) doubled from 3.1 per 100,000 in 2015 to 6.2 in 2016 (Hedegaard et al., 2017). Opioid overdose deaths closely correlate with the number of opioid prescriptions in the United States, which have been steadily rising since ea...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 22, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: R. Ross MacLean, Mehmet Sofuoglu, Emily Brede, Cendrine Robinson, Andrew J. Waters Source Type: research

Polydrug use among heroin users in Cleveland, OH
The heroin epidemic is rapidly growing in the United States and poses a significant problem in Ohio (Daniulaityte et al., 2017; Penm et al., 2017; Winstanley et al., 2016). In 2016, more than 4,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in Ohio, a 33% increase compared to 2015 (Ohio Department of Health, 2018), and Ohio ’s age-adjusted drug overdose mortality rate of 39.1 per 100,000 was the second highest the United States (National Center for Health Statistics, 2017). Although overdose deaths from prescription opioids have decreased in recent years in Ohio and the rest of the United States, deaths from heroin u se have continue...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 22, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Georgiy Bobashev, Kira Tebbe, Nicholas Peiper, Lee Hoffer Source Type: research

Effects of romantic involvement on substance use among young sexual and gender minorities
Substance use and heavy drinking represent a significant public health problem, particularly during adolescence and young adulthood (Bachman et al., 2002; Johnston, 2010). Among young people, sexual and gender minorities (SGM) are at 2-3 times higher risk for cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use than heterosexuals (Marshal et al., 2008). It is therefore important to identify factors that may protect young SGM from substance use. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 18, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Sarah W. Whitton, Christina Dyar, Michael E. Newcomb, Brian Mustanski Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Accelerated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not influence grey matter volumes in regions related to alcohol relapse: An open-label exploratory study
Alcohol addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder having a well-known devastating impact on health and mortality rate (WHO, 2014). According to the Global Status Report On Alcohol And Health (WHO, 2014), 5.9% of all global deaths were attributable to the (ab)use of alcohol. More than 60% of alcohol-dependent patients will experience at least one drinking episode (= “lapse”) in the first year following alcohol detoxification (Witkiewitz, 2011). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 15, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Guo-Rong Wu, Chris Baeken, Peter Van Schuerbeek, Johan De Mey, Minghua Bi, Sarah C. Herremans Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Affect and cannabis use in daily life: a review and recommendations for future research
Cannabis is a commonly used drug in the United States and worldwide, with many individuals specifically using cannabis for mood regulation purposes. Furthermore, cannabis use has been associated with psychiatric disorders characterized by affective problems, cross-sectionally (e.g., Cougle et al., 2015; Metrik et al., 2016) and longitudinally (especially heavy cannabis use; Lev-Ran et al., 2014). The idea of using cannabis to alleviate negative mood states goes back hundreds of years (Lee, 2012; NASEM, 2017) and, indeed, a common reason endorsed for cannabis use today is to relieve symptoms of depression and anxiety (Osbor...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 14, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Andrea M. Wycoff, Jane Metrik, Timothy J. Trull Source Type: research

The end of convergence in developmental patterns of frequent marijuana use from ages 18 to 30: An analysis of cohort change from 1976-2016
Previous research has shown that marijuana use prevalence typically increases from late adolescence through the early years of young adulthood (roughly ages 21/22) and then decreases thereafter (Bachman et al., 1997;Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2017; Schulenberg et al., 2005, 2017; Terry-McElrath and O ’Malley, 2011). Trends in age-specific marijuana use prevalence clearly indicate marked changes across historical time (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015; Johnson et al., 2015; Miech et al., 2017;Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), ...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 14, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath, Megan E. Patrick, Patrick M. O ’Malley, Lloyd D. Johnston Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Differentially classified methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men: A latent class analysis
Methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men (MSM) are at increased risk for HIV (Warburton et al., 2000; Avants et al., 2000; Colfax et al., 2005; Gorman et al., 2004). The U.S. National HIV/AIDS Strategy highlights the importance of substance use prevention and treatment as a critical component in reducing HIV incidence in the United States (ONAP, 2016). Substance use prevention and treatment interventions have found success in combining motivational interviewing or contingency management with cognitive behavioral therapy to reduce risk behavior (Avants et al., 2004; Rawson et al., 2004; Shoptaw et al., 2005; Schumach...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 14, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: J. Michael Wilkerson, Syed W. Noor, Jayson M. Rhoton, Dennis Li, B.R. Simon Rosser Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Differences in alcohol cognitions, consumption, and consequences among first-time DUI offenders who co-use alcohol and marijuana
Driving under the influence (DUI) is a significant public health issue, with alcohol-related crashes accounting for nearly one-third of traffic fatalities (National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, 2018; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2016) and generating estimated economic costs of $52 billion in 2010 (Blincoe et al., 2015). While most DUI offenders are arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, a significant proportion of offender ’s co-use other substances, most commonly marijuana (Logan et al., 2014; Maxwell, 2012; Pilkinton et al., 2013), and co-occurring drug use significan...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 14, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Rosanna Smarta, Karen Chan Osilla, Lisa Jonsson, Susan M. Paddock Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Delay discounting and e-cigarette use: An investigation in current, former, and never cigarette smokers
Delay discounting, or the devaluation of delayed outcomes (for overview, see Madden and Johnson, 2010), serves as a reliable behavioral marker of cigarette use and dependence (Bickel et al., 2014). In between-group comparisons, a large body of evidence demonstrates that cigarette smokers show greater discounting of delayed rewards than non-smokers (e.g., Bickel et al., 1999; MacKillop et al., 2011). Within groups, discounting correlates positively with smoking frequency and dependence (e.g., Ohmura et al., 2005; Amlung et al., 2017), negatively with intention to quit smoking (Athamneh et al., 2017), and prospectively predi...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 11, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jeffrey S. Stein, Bryan W. Heckman, Derek A. Pope, Elan S. Perry, Geoffrey T. Fong, K. Michael Cummings, Warren K. Bickel Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Short-term stability of different drinking patterns over the course of four weeks among adults. A latent transition analysis
Light to moderate alcohol consumption has been found to be potentially associated with a reduced risk of disease, particularly cardiovascular disease (Movva and Figueredo, 2013). Epidemiological data have suggested a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality, with light drinkers having a reduced mortality risk compared to abstainers (Rehm and Patra, 2012). This evidence is invoked in discussions about low-risk drinking thresholds (Stockwell and Room, 2012) that have implications for prevention and policy measures. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 7, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Andreas Staudt, Jennis Freyer-Adam, Christian Meyer, Ulrich John, Sophie Baumann Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Cognitive reappraisal moderates the relationship between PTSD symptoms and alcohol use over time in post-9/11 U.S. military veterans
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common diagnosis among post-9/11 U.S. military veterans [veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation New Dawn (OND), and other post-9/11 military campaigns]. In this population of approximately 2.6 million individuals, AUD has been associated with increased physical health problems/disease burden over time (McGlinchey et al., 2017; O ’Neil et al., 2013; Possemato et al., 2010). Rates of recent heavy drinking and binge drinking have ranged from 14-44% in U.S. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 7, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Darrin M. Aase, Stephanie M. Gorka, Justin E. Greenstein, Eric Proescher, Natania A. Crane, Llashe-Kaye Everett, Ikram Hassan, Amanda Osborn, Christopher Schroth, Amy Kennedy-Krage, K. Luan Phan Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Comparing state, regional, and local variation in concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use
In 2015, prescription opioid-related overdoses resulted in over 20,000 deaths (CDC, 2018), and almost 30% of them involved the concurrent use of benzodiazepines (NIDA, 2017; Saunders et al., 2012). Benzodiazepines are central nervous system depressors, so their concurrent administration increases the risk of severe respiratory depression and subsequent death associated with opioids by two to three-fold (Dowell et al., 2016; Park et al., 2015; Sun et al., 2017). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 7, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Inmaculada Hernandez, Meiqi He, Yuting Zhang Tags: Short communication Source Type: research

Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients
In 2015, there were more than 33,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. attributed to prescription and illicit opioids (Rudd et al., 2016b). Although heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl are increasingly driving this evolving epidemic, more than 40% of all opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. are due to prescription opioids (Braden et al., 2008; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017; Manchikanti et al., 2011; Rudd et al., 2016b; Von Korff et al., 2008). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Julie R. Gaither, Kirsha Gordon, Stephen Crystal, E. Jennifer Edelman, Robert D. Kerns, Amy C. Justice, David A. Fiellin, William C. Becker Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 4, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: research