Cross-cultural examination of different personality pathways to alcohol use and misuse in emerging adulthood
Alcohol use and misuse involve serious socio-economic and health problems (World Health Organization WHO, 2014a). Alcohol misuse is a leading cause of mortality worldwide (WHO, 2014b, 2013) as it has been associated with over 60 medical conditions (Room et al., 2005). In all age groups, the highest prevalence of alcohol misuse is found among emerging adults (U.S., Grant et al., 2016; Spain, National Plan of Drugs, 2015; Secretariat of Integral Policies on Drugs of the Argentine Nation, 2017). Alcohol use has also been estimated to be the highest risk factor for disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in this age group world...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 18, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Laura Mezquita, Adrian J. Bravo, Gener ós Ortet, Angelina Pilatti, Matthew R. Pearson, Manuel I. Ibáñez Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
The effect of economy type on demand and preference for cocaine and saccharin in rats
Addiction can be conceptualized as persistent choice of drugs over non-drug alternatives (Ahmed, 2010; Heyman, 2009; Rachlin, 1997). Choice is determined by the value of the reinforcers available (Rachlin, 1992). Understanding why, in some individuals or situations, the value of drug reinforcers surpasses that of non-drug alternatives could help explain addiction and provide clues for potential treatment strategies. The present study investigated, within an animal model, how one potential determinant of reinforcer value – economy type – affected the value of cocaine and a non-drug alternative reinforcer. (Source: Drug ...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 18, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jung S. Kim, Tommy Gunawan, Christopher S. Tripoli, Alan Silberberg, David N. Kearns Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Amygdala-orbitofrontal functional connectivity mediates the relationship between sensation seeking and alcohol use among binge-drinking adults
Excessive alcohol use (defined as consumption exceeding governmental guidelines) is linked to many adverse health outcomes and is the third leading preventable cause of death in the United States (Stahre et al., 2014). In addition, excessive alcohol use is a risk factor for developing Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) (Chassin et al., 2002) and is associated with substantial negative psychosocial, cognitive, and health outcomes (CDC, 2016; Courtney and Polich, 2009; Jennison, 2004). Nevertheless, excessive alcohol use is quite prevalent in the United States; in 2015, more than 27% of individuals aged 18 or older reported past mon...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 18, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Natania A. Crane, Stephanie M. Gorka, K. Luan Phan, Emma Childs Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness of naloxone kits in secondary schools
Opioid poisoning can occur as a medical accident with commonly prescribed pain medications, through the use illicit opioids, or through the use of other non-opioid drugs (e.g., MDMA and cocaine) that have been contaminated with opioids (Howlett, 2017). From 2007 to 2015, hospitalizations for opioid poisoning increased by more than 30% for all Canadians and by 62% among 15 to 24-year-olds (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse, 2016). Similarly, in the U.S., since 2004, the number of opioid-related hospital admissions among 12 to 17-year-olds has increased by approximately 8.7% each year (Kane et al., 2018). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 17, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Lauren E. Cipriano, Gregory S. Zaric Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Response inhibition and fronto-striatal-thalamic circuit dysfunction in cocaine addiction
Cocaine addiction is a debilitating and relapsing disorder (McLellan et al., 2000; Yuferov et al., 2005). Previous work has suggested deficits in cognitive control as an etiological process of habitual drug use in cocaine addiction (Ersche et al., 2011; Garavan and Hester, 2007; Goldstein and Volkow, 2011). Cortical and subcortical dysfunction has been suggested in brain imaging studies of addictions to cocaine or other stimulants (Aron and Paulus, 2007; Goldstein and Volkow, 2011; Hanlon et al., 2009; Hanlon et al., 2011; Hester and Garavan, 2004; Kaufman et al., 2003; Moeller et al., 2005; Peters et al., 2016; Wesley et ...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 16, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Wuyi Wang, Patrick D. Worhunsky, Sheng Zhang, Thang M. Le, Marc N. Potenza, Chiang-Shan R. Li Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Usage of low dead space syringes and association with hepatitis C prevalence amongst people who inject drugs in the UK
Syringes with attached needles (low dead space syringes [LDSS]) retain far less blood following injection than syringes with detachable needles (high dead space syringes [HDSS]). People who inject drugs (PWID) who share needles/syringes may be less likely to acquire Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection using LDSS, compared with HDSS, but data are limited. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 15, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Adam Trickey, Margaret T May, Vivian Hope, Zoe Ward, Monica Desai, Ellen Heinsbroek, Matthew Hickman, Peter Vickerman Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Buprenorphine medication-assisted treatment during pregnancy: An exploratory factor analysis associated with adherence
The national opioid crisis has increased attention on the treatment of pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD). Recent literature reports an increase in opioid prescriptions during pregnancy and parallels between an increase in the prevalence of OUD during pregnancy and the number of women seeking OUD treatment (Bateman et al. 2014; Desai et al. 2014; Martin et al. 2015). American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists (ACOG), 2012 and World Health Organization (WHO), 2014 Treatment Guidelines recommend medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with methadone or buprenorphine (BUP) during pregnancy in women with identifie...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 15, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jessica L. Coker, David Catlin, Shona Ray-Griffith, Bettina Knight, Zachary N. Stowe Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
When DAWN went dark: Can the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) fill the surveillance gap left by the discontinued Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)?
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) was established as a US public health surveillance system in 1972 to monitor drug-related emergency department (ED) visits. DAWN enabled researchers to track and understand trends in drug-related harm to better inform national and local drug policy (Atluri et al., 2014; Jones and McAninch, 2015; Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2015; Zhu and Wu, 2016). DAWN was discontinued in 2011, however, due to concerns with costs and sample representativeness (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2017). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 15, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Eric L. Sevigny, M. Fe Caces Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Editorial Board
(Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 14, 2018 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Patterns and correlates of purchasing cigarettes on Indian reservations among daily smokers in the United States
Historically, commercial tobacco has been a source of income for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes (Kwok, 2014). Because AIAN tribes have semi-sovereignty and are outside the jurisdiction of the states in which they are located, the states cannot regulate tobacco sales on tribal lands (DeCicca et al., 2015). However, the states do have the authority to collect taxes on tribal tobacco sales to non-tribal members (DeLong et al., 2016; DeCicca et al., 2015). To resolve tax issues, some states and AIAN tribes have negotiated inter-governmental agreements, so-called “tribal compacts”, outlining tax collection mech...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Julia N. Soulakova, Richard Pack, Trung Ha Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Over the influence: The HIV care continuum among methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men
HIV-positive persons who use stimulants such as methamphetamine experience greater difficulties with navigating the HIV care continuum that contribute to substantially elevated HIV viral load and faster clinical HIV progression (Adams et al., 2017; Carrico, 2011; Carrico et al., 2011b; Carrico et al., 2014b; Ellis et al., 2003). HIV-positive stimulant users initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) at lower T-helper (CD4+) cell counts (Carrico et al., 2011a; Kapadia et al., 2005), are less likely to remain engaged in HIV care (Horvath et al., 2013), and are more likely to report difficulties with ART adherence and persistence ...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Harry Jin, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Matthew J. Mimiaga, Dustin T. Duncan, Edward Boyer, Peter Chai, Samantha E. Dilworth, Adam W. Carrico Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
Intersecting burdens: Homophobic victimization, unstable housing, and methamphetamine use in a cohort of men of color who have sex with men
A growing body of literature recognizes that men who have sex with men (MSM) are often burdened with concurrent and interacting health threats and conditions (e.g., homophobia, unstable housing, substance abuse, HIV infection), that can synergistically affect each other (Friedman et al., 2015; Herrick et al., 2012; Stall et al., 2008). Men of color who have sex with men (MoCSM) (Buttram and Kurtz, 2015; Dyer et al., 2012), may experience even more of these “syndemic” health problems due to the intersectional challenges of having both a racial and sexual minority status (Dyer et al., 2012; Mereish and Bradford, 2014). (...
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Michael J. Li, Chukwuemeka N. Okafor, Pamina M. Gorbach, Steve Shoptaw Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
Growing practices and the use of potentially harmful chemical additives among a sample of small-scale cannabis growers in three countries
With the growth of legalized medical and recreational cannabis markets in the USA, Canada, Israel, and elsewhere there has been increasing recognition of the adverse impacts of certain cannabis growing practices. In North America in particular, the use of potentially harmful and sometimes carcinogenic chemical pesticides, fertilizers, ‘nutrients’ and bud-stimulators has posed challenges for the development and implementation of regulations and procedures of quality assurance systems and product testing in legal seed-to-sale cannabis cultivation and production systems (Subritzky et al., 2017). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 13, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Simon Lenton, Vibeke A. Frank, Monica J. Barratt, Gary R. Potter, Tom Decorte Tags: Full length article Source Type: research
E-cigarettes —An unintended illicit drug delivery system
The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) first appeared in 2003 as an alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes for nicotine delivery (Schraufnagel et al., 2014). Since its introduction, e-cigarette awareness and use has grown rapidly (Adkison et al., 2013; Schraufnagel et al., 2014) expanding into the global market with United States (U.S.) retail sales expected to approach $10 billion by 2017 (Besaratinia and Tommasi, 2017), and presenting a challenge for tobacco regulatory bodies and health departments (WHO, 2014). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 12, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Andreas K. Breitbarth, Jody Morgan, Alison L. Jones Tags: Review Source Type: research
E-cigarettes - An unintended illicit drug delivery system
The electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) first appeared in 2003 as an alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes for nicotine delivery (Schraufnagel et al., 2014). Since its introduction, e-cigarette awareness and use has grown rapidly (Adkison et al., 2013; Schraufnagel et al., 2014) expanding into the global market with United States (U.S.) retail sales expected to approach $10 billion by 2017 (Besaratinia and Tommasi, 2017), and presenting a challenge for tobacco regulatory bodies and health departments (WHO, 2014). (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - September 12, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Andreas K. Breitbarth, Jody Morgan, Alison L. Jones Tags: Review Source Type: research
