The Association of Alcohol Use and Child-to-Parent Violence in Mexican Adolescents
Conclusions: It is important to develop activities to prevent alcohol consumption as a risk factor for violence and to promote family integration in adolescents and their families.PMID:37899613 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2274626 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 30, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Pedro Mois és Noh-Moo Jesica Guadalupe Ahumada-Cortez Miguel A Villegas-Pantoja Mario Enrique G ámez-Medina Source Type: research

Initial Results from a New College Substance Use Prevention Program Targeting Externalizing and Internalizing Traits
Conclusion: Preliminary data indicate that the Personalized Feedback Program may be a complementary method to enhance current college substance use prevention programs.PMID:37897057 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2275565 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Maia Choi Morgan N Driver Emily Balcke Trisha Saunders Joshua M Langberg Danielle M Dick Source Type: research

Longitudinal Associations between Homelessness and Substance Use: Investigating Demographic Differences for Young Adults in Treatment
Conclusions: Despite overall declines in homelessness and substance use during treatment, these outcomes may unfold differently for non-Hispanic White and African American young adults. More support may be needed for African American young adults reporting homelessness at treatment entry.PMID:37897085 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2267124 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Graham T DiGuiseppi John Prindle Eric R Rice Jordan P Davis Source Type: research

Initial Results from a New College Substance Use Prevention Program Targeting Externalizing and Internalizing Traits
Conclusion: Preliminary data indicate that the Personalized Feedback Program may be a complementary method to enhance current college substance use prevention programs.PMID:37897057 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2275565 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Maia Choi Morgan N Driver Emily Balcke Trisha Saunders Joshua M Langberg Danielle M Dick Source Type: research

Longitudinal Associations between Homelessness and Substance Use: Investigating Demographic Differences for Young Adults in Treatment
Conclusions: Despite overall declines in homelessness and substance use during treatment, these outcomes may unfold differently for non-Hispanic White and African American young adults. More support may be needed for African American young adults reporting homelessness at treatment entry.PMID:37897085 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2267124 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Graham T DiGuiseppi John Prindle Eric R Rice Jordan P Davis Source Type: research

The Drug Overdose Epidemic in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: Shifts, Progression, and Community Characteristics
CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that more disadvantaged U.S.-Mexico border communities may encounter increasing rates of overdose death over the coming years. Interventions need to target not only the supply side but also the underlying social root causes for sustainable overdose prevention.PMID:37888899 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2267110 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 27, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Citlaly B Palau Mika Akikuni Belinda Latsky-Campbell Jascha Wagner Source Type: research

Youth and Young Adult Blunt Use Predicts Progression to Other Nicotine Product Use in the United States
This study investigated whether young blunt users who are otherwise nicotine-naïve are more likely to initiate other tobacco products compared to never blunt users.METHODS AND MATERIALS: Data were from four waves of the Truth Longitudinal Cohort (TLC), a national probability-based sample of youth and young adults (aged 15-24 years) in the United States (Wave 1: January-April 2017; Wave 2: February-May 2018; Wave 3: February-May 2019; Wave 4: September-December 2019). The sample was restricted to nicotine naïve respondents at Wave 1 with possible ever use of blunts (N = 5,284). Logistic regression analyses tested whether ...
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 26, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Jennifer M Kreslake Sarah Mills Michael Liu Megan C Diaz Ganna Kostygina Sherry Emery Elizabeth C Hair Source Type: research

Keeping Track of My Drinking - Patient Perceptions of Using Smartphone Applications as a Treatment Complement for Alcohol Dependence
CONCLUSIONS: Self-monitoring alcohol apps have several beneficial features that can help assess, track, and control alcohol consumption, and improve communication with clinicians. The results indicate they can be useful complements to treatment for patients with alcohol dependence, but their use can be limited by different, foremost technical, issues.PMID:37876238 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2269578 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 25, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: J Östh A K Danielsson A Lundin P Wennberg S Andr éasson M Jirwe Source Type: research

Associations between Adolescent Marijuana Use, Driving after Marijuana Use and Recreational Retail Sale in Colorado, USA
CONCLUSIONS: Approximately 1 in 10 students who drive reported DAMU. Varying prevalence in the frequency of past 30-day marijuana use and DAMU was observed following the retail distribution of recreational marijuana in Colorado. Care should be taken to properly educate adolescent drivers regarding the dangers of DAMU.PMID:37877210 | DOI:10.1080/10826084.2023.2267123 (Source: Substance Use and Misuse)
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 25, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Lucas M Neuroth Marco H Benedetti Ashley Brooks-Russell Li Li Motao Zhu Source Type: research

An Evaluation of the User Experience and Privacy Concerns of Individuals Misusing Opioids Using a Location Tracking Mobile Application
Subst Use Misuse. 2023 Oct 24:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2270583. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOpioid use disorder is a growing public health concern in the United States, causing economic burden and hindered by stigma. New forms of data, including location data, may improve the effectiveness of interventions for preventing and treating opioid use disorder and/or misuse, increase access to treatment and address racial and ethnic disparities. This qualitative study aimed to identify factors that contribute to users' experience with a publicly available location-tracking mobile app - and investigate their privacy and e...
Source: Substance Use and Misuse - October 24, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Maryam Hassani Sean D Young Source Type: research