Tobacco and Illicit Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders Among Employees of Businesses Affected by the 9/11 Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York CityPOST-9/11 TOBACCO USE AND DRUG USE/DISORDERS
Conclusions: The overall lack of increase of tobacco use or predictors of increased use found after the disaster and the low rates of new drug use disorders suggest that universal screening for increased tobacco use and new drug use disorders by clinicians may have very low yield. Regardless, postdisaster settings provide suitable circumstances for general discussions about self-care including concern for increased tobacco use, avoiding drug use, and guidance on healthier means of managing stress than through substances. Additionally, because existing tobacco and drug use are endemic in populations, the postdisaster settin...
Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Carol S North Betty Pfefferbaum Source Type: research

Factors Associated with High-Risk Substance Use in Persons Receiving Psychiatric Treatment for a Primary Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder Diagnosis
CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the value of comprehensive gender-centered treatment for people with trauma- and stressor-related disorders engaging in high-risk substance use.PMID:37796639 | DOI:10.1080/15504263.2023.2260340 (Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Orrin D Ware Justin C Strickland Kirsten E Smith Shannon M Blakey Kelly E Dunn Source Type: research

Mental Health Clinician Practices and Perspectives on Treating Adults with Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress and Substance Use Disorders
Conclusions: The findings demonstrate mental health clinician support of integrative treatments for PTSD/SUD. The most commonly used trauma-focused intervention was CPT and clinicians expressed strong interest in an integrative intervention that combines CPT and RP. Implications for future treatment development are discussed.PMID:37796916 | DOI:10.1080/15504263.2023.2260338 (Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Anka A Vujanovic Sudie E Back Samuel J Leonard Lyndsey Zoller Debra L Kaysen Sonya B Norman Julianne C Flanagan Joy M Schmitz Patricia Resick Source Type: research

Monotonic Association of Increasing Past-Year Substance Use Disorder across a Four-Level Trauma Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hierarchy in a Nationwide Sample
Conclusion: SUD prevalence increased substantially with trauma exposure even without PTSD and monotonically increased further with past and current PTSD, respectively, illustrating the differential effect of the clinical consequences of trauma.PMID:37796996 | DOI:10.1080/15504263.2023.2260339 (Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis - October 5, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Oluwole Jegede Ajay Manhapra Bin Zhou Taeho Greg Rhee Robert A Rosenheck Source Type: research

Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Cannabis Use-Related Adverse Psychosis Outcomes: A Public Mental Health-Oriented Evidence Review
Conclusions: Reductions in the identified cannabis-related risks factors-short of abstinence-may decrease risks of related adverse psychosis outcomes, and thereby protect cannabis users' health.PMID:37450645 | DOI:10.1080/15504263.2023.2226588 (Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis)
Source: Journal of Dual Diagnosis - July 14, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Benedikt Fischer Wayne Hall Thiago M Fidalgo Eva Hoch Bernard Le Foll Maria-Elena Medina-Mora Jens Reimer Philip G Tibbo Didier Jutras-Aswad Source Type: research