A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing In-Person and Telemedicine-Based Opioid Agonist Treatment in Ontario, Canada, Using Administrative Health Data
Conclusion: Our findings support the conclusion that telemedicine is equal to in-person care regarding mortality opioid-related emergency department visits and retention, and is a viable option for those seeking opioid agonist treatment.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - March 11, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Reward-Related Attentional Capture Moderates the Association between Fear-Driven Motives and Heavy Drinking
Conclusion: These findings have implications for understanding how cognition may interact with motives in association with problematic drinking. Specifically, the findings highlight different potential pathways to problematic drinking according to an individual ’s cognitive-motivational profile and may inform tailored interventions to target profile-specific mechanisms. Finally, these findings offer support for contemporary models of addiction that view excessive goal-directed behaviour under negative affect as a critical contributor to addictive behavio urs.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - March 11, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Neurofeedback Training versus Treatment-as-Usual for Alcohol Dependence: Results of an Early-Phase Randomized Controlled Trial and Neuroimaging Correlates
Conclusion: We demonstrated that rtfMRI-neurofeedback targeting hyperactivity of the salience network in response to alcohol cues is feasible in currently abstinent patients with alcohol dependence.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - March 5, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Validation of the Opioid Overdose Knowledge (OOKS) and Attitudes (OOAS) Scales in French, Spanish, and German Languages, among a Sample of Opioid Users
Conclusion: While satisfactory results were found for the 3 versions of the OOKS, results on the OOAS were relatively inconsistent, suggesting a possible gap between knowledge and attitudes on overdose among opioid users.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - March 3, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Preventive Interventions for Young Adults in Nightlife: Coproduction for a Systematic Literature Assessment Followed by a Stakeholder Dialogue Process
Conclusion: The systematic involvement of stakeholders was an inspiring means for identifying evidence relevant for practice and policy in nightlife and fostering implementation. Especially, individual-based interventions, such as personalized feedback via social media and guided reflection on alcohol or drug use, and broader networking, were considered promising.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - February 26, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Brain Functioning Associated with Smoking Cue-Reactivity and Inhibitory Control in Nonsmoking Adolescents
Conclusion: These findings suggest that low-to-moderate levels of current ETS exposure are not associated with increased salience of smoking cues or deficits in inhibitory control in nonsmoking adolescents. Longitudinal research is needed to further clarify the exact effect of lifetime ETS exposure on brain functioning, as well as research focusing on the effects of higher levels of ETS exposure.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - February 10, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Calcium Carbonate Attenuates Withdrawal and Reduces Craving: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Alcohol-Dependent Patients
Conclusion: Our data support earlier findings and show that treatment with calcium carbonate during alcohol withdrawal reduces symptoms of alcohol withdrawal as well as alcohol craving in a controlled clinical pilot study. Mode of actions will need to be determined to allow the further development of pharmacological interventions beyond Ca2+ bis-acetyl-homotaurinate.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - February 10, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Double Effect of COVID-19 Confinement Measures and Economic Recession on High-Risk Drug Users and Drug Services
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a profound impact on the lives of high-risk drug users and on the services responding to their needs in at least two important ways: first, through the restrictive measures introduced to mitigate the spread of the virus and, second, as a result of extensive economic downturn. Currently there is great uncertainty as to the future intensity and duration of the pandemic. In addition, the lessons we have been able to learn from previous economic downturns may be of limited applicability to the current situation, which differs in a number of significant respects. Experience nevert...
Source: European Addiction Research - January 21, 2021 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Buying-Shopping Disorder among Women: The Role of Vulnerability to Marketing, Buying Motives, Impulsivity, and Self-Esteem
Conclusions: Compulsive buyers seem to be more sensitive to marketing strategies, although vulnerability to marketing was not identified as a predictor of the severity of BSD. Given the enormous literature on the role of marketing in other addictive behaviours, further studies are needed to better understand the role of marketing in BSD to develop appropriate public health policies.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 16, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Alcohol Problems among Prisoners: Subgroup Variations, Concurrent Drug Problems, and Treatment Needs
Conclusions: More than half of the prisoners in Norway had AUDIT scores that indicated they could benefit from alcohol-related interventions, and the prevalence was elevated in younger, less educated groups of previously convicted DWI, and violent offenders. Alcohol problems were most often combined with drug problems, and possible dual dependence was associated with particularly severe drinking problems.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Cannabis and Pregnancy: A Psychiatric, Medical, or General Population Issue?
Conclusions: Addiction to cannabis during pregnancy has an increased rate confirming surveys on the general US population but seem entirely linked to psychiatric issues, especially borderline personality disorder. Personality disorders may have been underestimated in surveys in the general population until now because these are usually not assessed.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 15, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions Tailored to Smoking Parents of Children Aged 0 –18 Years: A Meta-Analysis
Conclusion: Smoking cessation interventions tailored to parents are modestly effective. To increase the effectiveness and the impact of these interventions in terms of controlling tobacco use and public health, it is crucial for further research to explore how these interventions can be improved.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 11, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Comparison of European Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Alcohol Use Disorders
Conclusions: The results of this survey reflect widespread good practice in producing AUD clinical guidelines across European countries. Regional research collaborations could offer significant time and cost savings in producing the evidence base from which guidelines are then written.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 8, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Feedback-Related Brain Potentials Indicate the Influence of Craving on Decision-Making in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: An Experimental Study
Conclusions: Results support orientation to reward in AUD patients, particularly amplified upon experienced craving, which may interfere with (feedback-guided) decision-making even in alcohol-unrelated context. Craving-accentuated ERP indices suggest neuroadaptive changes of cognitive-motivational states upon chronic alcohol abuse. Together with altered reward-related expectancies, this has to be considered in intervention and relapse prevention.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 8, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Emerging Adults in Inpatient Substance Use Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study of Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes
Conclusions: Treatment and follow-up initiatives could be better tailored for emerging adults. Identification of treatment needs among emerging adults manifesting polysubstance use and ADHD may reduce the likelihood of unfavorable treatment outcomes in this patient group.Eur Addict Res (Source: European Addiction Research)
Source: European Addiction Research - December 4, 2020 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
