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Investigating the associations of acute psychedelic experiences and changes in racial trauma symptoms, psychological flexibility, and substance use among People of Color in the United States and Canada
Evidence suggests that psychedelics may serve as a therapeutic approach to reduce substance use; however, People of Color (POC) are often excluded from this research. We investigated whether psychedelic use affects other substance use among POC and whether perceived changes in psychological flexibility and racial trauma mediates this association. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - April 3, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Angela M. Haeny, Joel A. Lopez, Pamela A. Col ón Grigas, Maria C. Crouch, Alan K. Davis, Monnica Williams Source Type: research

Psychosis among individuals with methamphetamine use disorder is associated with elevated rates of hospitalizations and emergency department visits across an academic health care system
Methamphetamine (MA) is increasingly available in the United States and manufactured with increasing potency. Although psychosis is a known harm related to MA use, we know little about the clinical outcomes and prognosis of individuals who use MA and experience psychosis. Some evidence exists that psychosis among people who use methamphetamine leads to a high utilization of emergency and acute inpatient services, but the extent of this use is unclear. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 31, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Michael F. Zito, Zhe Fei, Yuhui Zhu, Sarah Clingan, Stephen R. Marder, Larissa J. Mooney Source Type: research

Predictors of opioid overdose during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of relapse, treatment access and nonprescribed buprenorphine/naloxone
Emerging data indicate a disproportionate increase in overdose deaths since the onset of COVID-19. Speculation about causes for the increase center on rising drug use, illicit drug supply changes, and reduced treatment access. Possible overdose mitigation factors include reduced federal MOUD prescribing restrictions, naloxone distribution programs, and increased use of telehealth. Similarly, nonprescribed buprenorphine (NPB) use, increasingly described as a harm reduction strategy in the absence of treatment, may have moderated overdose risk. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Anna Kline, Jill M. Williams, Marc L. Steinberg, Dina Mattern, Megan Chesin, Suzanne Borys, Vamsee Chaguturu Source Type: research

Impact of changes to the delivery of opioid agonist treatment, introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, on treatment access and dropout in Ireland: An interrupted time series analysis
This study aims to assess the impact of changes introduced to the delivery of OAT on the number of people accessing treatment and treatment dropout. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Louise Durand, Fiona Boland, Norma Harnedy, Íde Delargy, Mike Scully, Margaret Bourke, William Ebbitt, María Otero Vázquez, Eamon Keenan, Gráinne Cousins Source Type: research

Differential effect of cannabis use on opioid agonist treatment outcomes: Exploratory analyses from the OPTIMA study
Conflictual evidence exists regarding the effects of cannabis use on the outcomes of opioid agonist therapy (OAT). In this exploratory analysis, we examined the effect of recent cannabis use on opioid use, craving, and withdrawal symptoms, in individuals participating in a trial comparing flexible buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP/NX) take-home dosing model to witnessed ingestion of methadone. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Laurent Elkrief, Gabriel Bastien, Christina McAnulty, Hamzah Bakouni, Fran çois-Olivier Hébert, M. Eugenia Socias, Bernard Le Foll, Ron Lim, Omar Ledjiar, Stéphanie Marsan, Suzanne Brissette, Didier Jutras-Aswad, the OPTIMA Research Group within the Ca Source Type: research

Efficient and effective measurement of provider competence in community-based substance use treatment settings: Performance of the Motivational Interviewing Coach Rating Scale (MI-CRS)
This article reports on such a measure developed with rigorous methodology and tested in community-based substance abuse treatment settings. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Sylvie Naar, Jason E. Chapman, Gregory A. Aarons Source Type: research

Helping families heal in substance use treatment: A qualitative study about the role of peer support specialists with client families
Peer support specialists (PSS) are people with previous psychiatric illness or substance use disorders who use their experience to support those facing similar hardships. PSS offer a range of beneficial outcomes to both the PSS and clients. The most immediate social connections to those seeking treatment are often their families, yet no PSS studies are inclusive of family involvement. Strong theoretical and empirical support exists for family involvement in addiction treatment, but no studies to date on families in substance use treatment include PSS. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 22, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Katie Heiden-Rootes, Dixie Meyer, Michael Mancini, Megan Ferber, Jacob Eikenberry, Wenjin Wang, Fred Rottnek, Emily Jung, Sania Karrir Source Type: research

Examining neurobehavioral differences that support success in recovery from alcohol and other substance use disorders
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are brain disorders associated with impairments resulting from the recurrent use of alcohol, drugs, or both. Though recovery is possible, SUDs are chronic, relapsing-remitting disorders, with estimates of SUD relapse at 40 –60 %. Currently, we know little about the mechanisms underlying successful recovery processes and whether substance-specific mechanisms exist. The current study sought to examine delay discounting (a measure of future valuation), executive skills, abstinence duration, and health behaviors in a population of individuals in recovery from alcohol, stimulants, opioids, and...
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 18, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Medha K. Satyal, Julia C. Basso, Hannah Wilding, Liqa N. Athamneh, Warren K. Bickel Source Type: research

Drug treatment perspectives and experiences among family and friends of people who use illicit opioids: A mixed methods study
We examined evolving knowledge about OUD and its treatment among family and close friends of people who use illicit opioids and their experiences navigating the treatment system. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 18, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Susannah Slocum, Catherine E. Paquette, Robin A. Pollini Source Type: research

TEMPORARY REMOVAL: Factors associated with problematic substance use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among a drug addiction recovery cohort: A prospective study in the Netherlands, Belgium, and UK
The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed. A replacement will appear as soon as possible in which the reason for the removal of the article will be specified, or the article will be reinstated.The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 17, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Thomas F. Martinelli, Gera E. Nagelhout, David Best, Wouter Vanderplasschen, Dike van de Mheen Source Type: research

The role of health plans in addressing the opioid crisis: A qualitative study
This article is part of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) funded by NIH, which seeks to facilitate communities' adoption of activities that might reduce overdose deaths, including overdose prevention education and naloxone distribution, medication for opioid use disorder, and safer opioid prescribing. We examine how health plans in one state (Massachusetts) are adapting to encourage and sustain activities that help communities to address opioid use disorder (OUD). (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 17, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Margot Trotter Davis, Robert Bohler, Dominic Hodgkin, Greer Hamilton, Constance Horgan Source Type: research

Factors associated with problematic substance use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among a drug addiction recovery cohort: A prospective study in the Netherlands, Belgium, and UK
This study investigates whether risk and protective factors associated with return to problematic substance use differed between the periods before and during the pandemic for those in recovery. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 17, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Thomas F. Martinelli, Gera E. Nagelhout, David Best, Wouter Vanderplasschen, Dike van de Mheen Source Type: research

The interaction of race and age in methadone treatment retention outcomes: A single-center analysis
The objective of this project was to determine if age or race is associated with 6-month treatment retention outcome differences at a single-center opioid treatment program. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 16, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Karen Alexander, Megan K. Reed, Robert Sterling Source Type: research

Cultural and Psychosocial Correlates of co-use among Black-White Biracial Adults
Biracial individuals, a subset of the fastest growing population segment in the United States, frequently experience conflict with ethnic identity, according to marginality theory. Ethnic identity is associated with perceived discrimination and self-esteem, and each of these factors is associated with alcohol and marijuana use. Some research suggests that Black-White biracial individuals have specific challenges with ethnic identity, discrimination, and self-esteem, as well as have disproportionate rates of alcohol and marijuana use separately. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 15, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Brittany Miller-Roenigk, Bridgette Peteet, Caravella McCuistian, A. Kathleen Burlew Source Type: research

Monitoring adherence and abstinence of cannabis use disorder patients: Profile identification and relationship with long-term treatment outcomes
This study therefore aims to identify subgroups of patients using adherence and abstinence indicators and to explore whether these profiles are associated with sociodemographic characteristics, consumption variables, and long-term therapeutic outcomes. (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)
Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 15, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Daniel Dacosta-S ánchez, Fermín Fernández-Calderón, Andrea Blanc-Molina, Carmen Díaz-Batanero, Oscar M. Lozano Source Type: research