Mortality and causes of death among people who inject amphetamine: a long-term follow-up cohort study from a needle exchange program in Sweden
Abuse of amphetamine and amphetamine-type central nervous system (CNS) stimulants like methamphetamine, is a worldwide problem. The global number of amphetamine users is estimated to around 34 million, and amphetamines comprise the second most common group of illicit drugs after cannabis (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2015). In Sweden, amphetamine is the most commonly used substance among people who inject drugs (PWID) (The Swedish Council for Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs, 2014). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 12, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Ada Åhman, Anna Jerkeman, Marianne Alanko Blomé, Per Björkman, Anders Håkansson Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Adolescent smokers ’ response to reducing the nicotine content of cigarettes: Acute effects on withdrawal symptoms and subjective evaluations
Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide (WHO, 2015), and smokers on average lose ten years of life expectancy compared to nonsmokers (Thun et al., 2013). The vast majority of adult cigarette smokers begin smoking in adolescence (USDHHS, 2013) and early smoking onset is correlated with increased dependence and greater risk for smoking-related disease and death (Jha et al., 2013; Kendler et al., 2013; Marshall et al., 2006). As of 2016, 18.2% of high schoolers in the United States had ever tried cigarettes (Johnston et al., 2017). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 10, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Rachel N. Cassidy, Suzanne M. Colby, Jennifer W. Tidey, Kristina M. Jackson, Patricia A. Cioe, Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Dorothy Hatsukami Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Continuous opioid substitution treatment over five years: Heroin use trajectories and outcomes
Oral methadone or buprenorphine are the first-line medical therapies for opioid use disorder (OUD). These opioid substitution treatments (OST) are consistently associated with abstinence from illicit opioid use (e.g., Hubbard et al., 2003; Gossop et al., 2003; Teesson et al., 2006), a lowered risk of opioid overdose (White et al., 2015), and reductions in criminal behaviour (Gossop et al., 2005). Aggregate statistical results may, however, mask differential clinical response among sub-populations. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 10, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Brian Eastwood, John Strang, John Marsden Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Adolescent dual-product users: Acquisition and situational use of cigarettes and cigars
Rates of cigarette and cigar, cigarillo, and little cigar (CCLC) use have been declining over the last two decades among adolescents, and rates of current use of both products among high school students are similar, with 10.8% reporting cigarette use and 10.3% for CCLC (Kann et al., 2016). Further, 43.0% of adolescents (12-17 years old) who currently use tobacco report using more than one tobacco product. Cigarette and cigarillo use is the second most common combination of tobacco products for 10.1% of adolescent users of multiple types of tobacco; among multiple tobacco product users, 14% of youth and 22% of adults report...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 10, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Erika S. Trapl, Sarah J. Koopman Gonzalez, Craig S. Fryer Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Do serum markers of liver fibrosis vary by HCV infection in patients with alcohol use disorder?
Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of premature death in western countries, and cirrhosis of the liver accounts for approximately 1% to 2% of all deaths in Europe. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection frequently co-occur (Shoreibah et al., 2014; Singal et al., 2011). In fact, alcohol and HCV infection are the leading causes of end-stage liver disease and the most common indication for liver transplant in the US and Europe (Zakhari, 2013). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 10, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Arantza Sanvisens, Alvaro Mu ñoz, Ferran Bolao, Paola Zuluaga, Magí Farré, Inmaculada Jarrin, Jordi Tor, Roberto Muga Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Planting the seed for marijuana use: changes in exposure to medical marijuana advertising and subsequent adolescent marijuana use, perceptions, and consequences over seven years
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 10, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Elizabeth J. D ’Amico, Anthony Rodriguez, Joan S. Tucker, Eric R. Pedersen, Regina A. Shih Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Receipt of alcohol-related care among patients with HCV and unhealthy alcohol use
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 8, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Mandy D. Owens, George N. Ioannou, Judith L. Tsui, Jennifer E. Edelman, Preston A. Greene, Emily C. Williams Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Frequency and factors associated with providing injection initiation assistance in Tallinn, Estonia
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 8, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Anneli Uusk üla, David M. Barnes, Mait Raag, Ave Talu, Susan Tross, Don C. des Jarlais Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Injection drug use, HIV/HCV, and related services in nonurban areas of the United States: a systematic review
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 8, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Catherine E. Paquette, Robin A. Pollini Tags: Review Source Type: research
Trends in incidence and risk markers of student emergency department visits with alcohol intoxication in a U.S. public university —A longitudinal data linkage study
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 8, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Duc Anh Ngo, Saumitra V. Rege, Nassima Ait-Daoud, Christopher P. Holstege Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Prevalence and correlates of adolescents ’ e-cigarette use frequency and dependence
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has eclipsed cigarette smoking among adolescents in the United States (Johnston et al., 2018). E-cigarette use predicts subsequent smoking initiation (Best et al., 2017; Conner et al., 2017; Hammond et al., 2017; Leventhal et al., 2015; Lozano et al., 2017; Primack et al., 2015; Wills et al., 2017), especially among those who would otherwise be at low risk for smoking (Best et al., 2017; Conner et al., 2017; Wills et al., 2017). E-cigarettes have many features (e.g., flavors, devices, nicotine levels) that differentiate them from cigarettes and that may be associated with problematic ...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 8, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Erin A. Vogel, Danielle E. Ramo, Mark L. Rubinstein Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
Posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain are associated with opioid use disorder: Results from a 2012-2013 American nationally representative survey
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 7, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Elena Bilevicius, Jordana L. Sommer, Gordon J.G. Asmundson, Ren ée El-Gabalawy Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Predictors of positive drinking outcomes among youth receiving an alcohol brief intervention in the emergency department
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 5, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Alan K. Davis, Brooke J. Arterberry, Erin E. Bonar, Stephen T. Chermack, Frederic C. Blow, Rebecca M. Cunningham, Maureen A. Walton Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Prenatal exposures to tobacco and cannabis: Associations with adult electronic cigarette use
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 5, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Natacha M. De Genna, Gale A. Richardson, Lidush Goldschmidt, Nancy L. Day, Marie D. Cornelius Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Identification and medical utilization of incident cases of alcohol dependence: A population-based case-control study
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Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 5, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Chun-Hung Pan, Min-Shan Li, Tien-Wey Yang, Ming-Chyi Huang, Sheng-Shiang Su, Yen-Ni Hung, Chiao-Chicy Chen, Chian-Jue Kuo Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
