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Doctors Not Reporting Impaired Colleagues, Survey Finds A study from the Harvard Medical School found that 17 percent of doctors knew of drunk, addicted or otherwise incompetent colleagues, but one-third said they did nothing to report the behavior. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Police Challenged by Crashes Involving Prescription Drugs Car crashes involving prescription drugs are often harder to detect and prosecute than those involving alcohol or illicit drugs. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) U.S. Ban on Clove Cigarettes Draws International Scrutiny U.S. lawmakers say they banned clove cigarettes because of their health risks and appeal to young smokers, but the World Trade Organization (WTO) is investigating whether the ban violated international free-trade agreements. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) AERC to lose status as an 'Arms Length Body' On 26th July, as part of its review of ?Arms Lengths Bodies? the Department of Health announced that the AERC was one of a number of organisations that are to be abolished as Arms Length Bodies. The announcement only confirms that the AERC is to lose its status as an Arms Length Body; no decision has been made to abolish the organisation completely. (Source: AERC: The Alcohol Education and Research Council) Refreshing Summer Drinks, Non-Alcoholic, Of Course! (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Proposed FDA Plan on Prescription Drugs Rejected A lack of mandated training for physicians has helped sink a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal intended to curb misuse of prescription drugs. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Veterans Dept. Allows Use of Medical Marijuana Veterans in states with medical-marijuana laws will be allowed to use the drug without losing their access to pain medication under a new policy announced by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) More Americans Making Moonshine Recession penny-pinching and the homemade food fad are driving more Americans -- from hobbyists to trendy hipster kids -- to make homemade liquor, or moonshine. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Your Mother Should Know: A Comparison of Maternal and Paternal Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Gambling among Their Adolescent Children Abstract Parental attitudes and behaviors are significant factors in the gambling behavior of their children yet few attempts have
been made to explore them in depth. The current study compared mothers and fathers on these factors with particular attention
paid towards the gambling of their own teenage children. Surveys were completed by 3,089 parents across Canada with at least
one child between the ages of 13 and 18 years. Participants responded to items in three general areas: (1) parental attitudes
towards gambling among adolescents, (2) parental involvement in gambling with their children, and (3) parental awareness of
and involvement in youth gambling education and prevention measures. Several gender differences were revealed. Fewer fathers
compared to mothers v... Substance abuse treatment providers' involvement in research is associated with willingness to use findings in practice Abstract: Using a national sample (n = 571) of substance abuse treatment providers affiliated with the Clinical Trials Network, we examined the contribution of several factors?demographic, attitudes, and involvement in research?toward providers' willingness to use research findings in practice. The sample included medical staff, social workers, psychologists, and counselors. Using a multiple linear regression model, we examined the impact of involvement in research and willingness to use research findings in practice. Providers involved in research were more willing to use findings in practice (p < .001). Latino/Latinas were less willing (p < .05). Providers with favorable attitudes toward evidence-based practices and whose agencies supported professional growth were more willing to us... Contents (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Editorial Board (Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment) Managing Anger as a Recovery Tool (Source: About.com Alcoholism) The Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence (ISDD) Eur Addict Res 1995;1:152–153 (DOI:10.1159/000319684) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) Projects Funded by the German Addiction Research Eur Addict Res 1995;1:153–154 (DOI:10.1159/000319686) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) Treatment of Addiction: Treatment Concepts for Special Risk Populations and Their Evaluation Eur Addict Res 1995;1:155–155 (DOI:10.1159/000319687) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Fifth Conference on Drug Use and Drug Policy Eur Addict Res 1995;1:156–157 (DOI:10.1159/000319688) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) SOS Drogue International Conference in Paris Eur Addict Res 1995;1:157–157 (DOI:10.1159/000319689) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) Virginia Governor Leads Drive for Privatization of Liquor Distribution Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell has spent months quietly trying to build consensus around a plan to shutter state liquor stores established after Prohibition and return the distribution of alcohol to private wholesalers and retailers. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Snuff Sales, Price Hikes Bolster Tobacco Profits Higher snuff sales, cost-cutting and price increases led the nation's biggest tobacco company, Altria Group Inc., to a 3.2-percent increase in second-quarter profits. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Oakland OKs Plan for Four Big Marijuana Farms to Supply Medical Users Seeking greater control over who supplies marijuana to legal medical users, the city of Oakland has approved a plan that would license four large marijuana farms and sets hefty regulatory fees on the operations. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Few Colleges Follow NIAAA Advice to Prevent Student Drinking The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) gave colleges detailed advice on how to prevent student drinking in 2002, but the recommendations have not been widely adopted, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) The Drug Prevention and Treatment Center, Budapest Eur Addict Res 1996;2:63 (DOI:10.1159/000319606) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) 6th International Conference on the Reduction of Drug-Related Harm Eur Addict Res 1996;2:67 (DOI:10.1159/000319610) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) 148th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association Eur Addict Res 1996;2:66 (DOI:10.1159/000319611) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles) European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, Portugal Eur Addict Res 1997;3:104 (DOI:10.1159/000319613) (Source: European Addiction Research : Last 20 articles)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Table of Contents NDIIC to Help States Upgrade Behavioral Health IT With Open-Source SystemNew Research Illustrates Breakthrough in Primary Care Screening for Drug UseUnion Plan in Rhode Island Must 'Approve' MH/SA ProgramsFederal Government Establishes Safe Harbor for Office Visit Cost-SharingBriefly NotedState NewsNames in the NewsComing up (Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly) Take Teens to Church to Prevent Drinking (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Acute Alcohol Intoxication Impairs the Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Response to Pneumococcal Pneumonia Conclusions: Alcohol inhibits the hematopoietic precursor cell response to pneumonia, which may serve as a mechanism underlying the granulocytopenia and impaired host defense in alcohol abusers with bacterial pneumonia. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Parents Who Use Drugs to Quell Children Called Abusive Sedating children with over-the-counter or prescription medications may be an under-recognized form of abuse. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Skepticism Greets Industry Claims on Menthol Safety U.S. tobacco companies have ramped up a campaign to keep menthol cigarettes on the market, but U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials are skeptical of claims that menthols are no more harmful than regular cigarettes and want to see more data from the industry. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Heroin Addicts in Africa Engage in Dangerous Blood-Sharing 'Flashblooding,' the act of injecting one heroin addict's blood into another to share a high or ward off withdrawal, is becoming increasingly common in some African cities. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Tobacco Ads in Stores Lure Teens, Should Be Banned: Researchers Teens who regularly visit stores that display point-of-sale ads for tobacco products were twice as likely to try smoking -- a finding researchers said argues for a complete ban on such advertising. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Does Obesity in Older Women Cause Poorer Brain Function? Image © Asha ten Broeke
We are all too aware of the physical harm caused by obesity, and it is now recognized as a major health concern in the US. But new research indicates it may also be related to poorer brain function, at least in older women. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Addictions) Acute Alcohol Intoxication Impairs the Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Response to Pneumococcal Pneumonia. Conclusions: Alcohol inhibits the hematopoietic precursor cell response to pneumonia, which may serve as a mechanism underlying the granulocytopenia and impaired host defense in alcohol abusers with bacterial pneumonia.
PMID: 20659065 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Percentage of Subjects With No Heavy Drinking Days: Evaluation as an Efficacy Endpoint for AlcoholClinical Trials. Conclusions: PSNHDD appears to be a clinically informative end point measure, especially when used with a grace period, and is as sensitive as most traditional outcome measures in detecting differences between the medication and placebo groups. Nonetheless, these findings should be replicated in other clinical data sets, particularly with medications that work via different mechanisms.
PMID: 20659066 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Individual Differences in Problem Drinking Among Tribal Members From One First Nation Community. Conclusions: The findings support the theory that personality traits and psychosocial learning are important determinants of problem drinking in First Nation people and Caucasians.
PMID: 20659067 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Familial Loading for Alcoholism and Offspring Behavior: Mediating and Moderating Influences. Conclusions: Findings support previously proposed but untested pathways in etiologic models of alcoholism and show the potentially important role of active parenting in reducing the expression of inherited vulnerability to alcoholism in childhood.
PMID: 20659068 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Liver Disease and HPLC Quantification of Disialotransferrin for Heavy Alcohol Use: A Case Series. Conclusions: Liver abnormalities, but not necessarily cirrhosis, are common in individuals with poor chromatographic separation of transferrin glycoforms, which might lead to false-positive results on CDT testing. However, the chromatographic-based assay can detect this issue, minimizing the reporting of false positives, but not necessarily assisting in valid detection of heavy drinking.
PMID: 20659069 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Alcohol-Induced Exacerbation of Ischemic Brain Injury: Role of NAD(P)H Oxidase. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that NAD(P)H oxidase may play an important role in exacerbated ischemic brain injury during chronic alcohol consumption.
PMID: 20659070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) The Preventive Effect of Oral EGCG in a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Mouse Model. Conclusions: In a murine model, oxidative stress appears to play an important role in ethanol-induced embryonic growth retardation. EGCG can prevent some of the embryonic injuries caused by ethanol.
PMID: 20659071 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): 12-Month Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in a Polish Emergency Department. Conclusions: Data suggest that improvements in drinking outcomes found in the assessment condition were not because of assessment reactivity, with both the screened and intervention conditions demonstrating greater (although nonsignificant) improvement than the assessed condition. Only those in the intervention condition showed significant improvement in all outcome variables from baseline to 12-month follow-up. Although group by time interaction effects were not found to be significant, these findings suggest that declines in drinking measures for those receiving a brief intervention can be maintained at long-term follow-up.
PMID: 20659072 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Effects of Alcohol Taxes on Alcohol-Related Mortality in Florida: Time-Series Analyses From 1969 to 2004. Conclusions: Increased alcohol taxes are associated with significant and sizable reductions in alcohol-attributable mortality in Florida. Results indicate that 600 to 800 lives per year could be saved if real tax rates were returned to 1983 levels (when the last tax increase occurred). Findings highlight the role of tax policy as an effective means for reducing deaths associated with chronic heavy alcohol use.
PMID: 20659073 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Reduced Resource Optimization in Male Alcoholics: N400 in a Lexical Decision Paradigm. Conclusions: These results suggest a reduced flexibility in the cognitive networks and a lack of resource optimization in alcoholics. The reduced attenuation of N400 during the primed condition in the alcohol dependent subjects may reflect an inability to engage similar neuronal substrates associated with semantic relatedness as seen in the controls. As diminished N400 attenuation during priming is observed in both alcoholics and high risk subjects, it may be a marker of risk and a good endophenotype for alcoholism.
PMID: 20659074 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem? (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Effects of Alcohol Taxes on Alcohol-Related Mortality in Florida: Time-Series Analyses From 1969 to 2004 Conclusions: Increased alcohol taxes are associated with significant and sizable reductions in alcohol-attributable mortality in Florida. Results indicate that 600 to 800 lives per year could be saved if real tax rates were returned to 1983 levels (when the last tax increase occurred). Findings highlight the role of tax policy as an effective means for reducing deaths associated with chronic heavy alcohol use. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT): 12-Month Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in a Polish Emergency Department Conclusions: Data suggest that improvements in drinking outcomes found in the assessment condition were not because of assessment reactivity, with both the screened and intervention conditions demonstrating greater (although nonsignificant) improvement than the assessed condition. Only those in the intervention condition showed significant improvement in all outcome variables from baseline to 12-month follow-up. Although group by time interaction effects were not found to be significant, these findings suggest that declines in drinking measures for those receiving a brief intervention can be maintained at long-term follow-up. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Reduced Resource Optimization in Male Alcoholics: N400 in a Lexical Decision Paradigm Conclusions: These results suggest a reduced flexibility in the cognitive networks and a lack of resource optimization in alcoholics. The reduced attenuation of N400 during the primed condition in the alcohol dependent subjects may reflect an inability to engage similar neuronal substrates associated with semantic relatedness as seen in the controls. As diminished N400 attenuation during priming is observed in both alcoholics and high risk subjects, it may be a marker of risk and a good endophenotype for alcoholism. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) The Preventive Effect of Oral EGCG in a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Mouse Model Conclusions: In a murine model, oxidative stress appears to play an important role in ethanol-induced embryonic growth retardation. EGCG can prevent some of the embryonic injuries caused by ethanol. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Alcohol-Induced Exacerbation of Ischemic Brain Injury: Role of NAD(P)H Oxidase Conclusions: Our findings suggest that NAD(P)H oxidase may play an important role in exacerbated ischemic brain injury during chronic alcohol consumption. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Liver Disease and HPLC Quantification of Disialotransferrin for Heavy Alcohol Use: A Case Series Conclusions: Liver abnormalities, but not necessarily cirrhosis, are common in individuals with poor chromatographic separation of transferrin glycoforms, which might lead to false-positive results on CDT testing. However, the chromatographic-based assay can detect this issue, minimizing the reporting of false positives, but not necessarily assisting in valid detection of heavy drinking. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Individual Differences in Problem Drinking Among Tribal Members From One First Nation Community Conclusions: The findings support the theory that personality traits and psychosocial learning are important determinants of problem drinking in First Nation people and Caucasians. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Percentage of Subjects With No Heavy Drinking Days: Evaluation as an Efficacy Endpoint for AlcoholClinical Trials Conclusions: PSNHDD appears to be a clinically informative end point measure, especially when used with a grace period, and is as sensitive as most traditional outcome measures in detecting differences between the medication and placebo groups. Nonetheless, these findings should be replicated in other clinical data sets, particularly with medications that work via different mechanisms. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Familial Loading for Alcoholism and Offspring Behavior: Mediating and Moderating Influences Conclusions: Findings support previously proposed but untested pathways in etiologic models of alcoholism and show the potentially important role of active parenting in reducing the expression of inherited vulnerability to alcoholism in childhood. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Stroke Risk Jumps in Hour After Drinking Alcohol Risk of stroke more than doubles in the hour immediately after consuming alcohol. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) N.M. Faces Medical Marijuana Shortage Strict licensing and regulation of New Mexico’s medical-marijuana distribution has led to chronic shortages in supply of the drug. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> SAMHSA Document on Confidentiality Regulations Raises Further Questions With national health reform moving the field toward coordination of all aspects of an individual’s medical care, longstanding federal requirements that govern information about clients in addiction treatment have come under scrutiny over their potential effect on integrated care. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Binge Drinking May Be a Bone Breaker for Teens Teenagers who engage in binge drinking could be upping their risk of developing osteoporosis later in life, a new animal study suggests. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Kansas Volume Pricing Law on Alcohol Delayed Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson ordered the state’s alcohol regulation agency to delay enforcing a decades old -- but largely ignored -- law that requires bars to price drinks according to alcohol content. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Alcohol in the News (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Fetal Alcohol Exposure Increases Mammary Tumor Susceptibility and Alters Tumor Phenotype in Rats Conclusions: These data indicate that alcohol exposure in utero increases susceptibility to mammary tumorigenesis in adulthood and suggest that alterations in the IGF and E2 systems may play a role in the underlying mechanism. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Alcohol Tax Repeal Will Be First Question on Mass. Ballot The first thing Massachusetts voters will see on November's ballot is a question calling for repeal of the state's alcohol tax. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Treatment Programs Report Surge in Prescription Drug Admissions About one in 10 people admitted to addiction treatment programs misuse prescription drugs, quadruple the rate reported in 1998. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Group Drug Therapy Can Be Counterproductive for Teens Group addiction treatment can actually lead to more drug use by teens if they are casual users placed in sessions with more experienced addicts. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) The Anti-Bars: Token Clubs People in recovery often face a social dilemma: where to hang out when bars and clubs must remain off-limits. For many, so-called Token Clubs provide an answer -- and a safe haven. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Inhalation of Computer Duster Spray among Adolescents: An Emerging Public Health Threat? Conclusion: CDS use was endemic in this treatment sample of adolescents and associated with a range of clinically significant comorbidities. Scientific Significance: Current findings describe an underrecognized and potentially dangerous form of substance misuse that has rarely been studied but that may be of growing importance.
PMID: 20645887 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Prescription Drug Abuse Rises Dramatically (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Role of Microglia in Ethanol's Apoptotic Action on Hypothalamic Neuronal Cells in Primary Cultures Conclusions: These results suggest that ethanol's apoptotic action on hypothalamic neuronal cells might be mediated via microglia, possibly via increased production of TNF-[alpha]. Furthermore, cAMP reduces TNF-[alpha] production from microglia to prevent ethanol's neurotoxic action. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Irreversible Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in Alcoholic Rats Without Chronic Pancreatitis After Alcohol Withdrawal Conclusions: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was irreversible in alcoholic rats without CP after alcohol withdrawal. It may be attributed to reduced pancreatic CCK, long-standing fatty infiltration, ultramicrostructure injuries in pancreatic acinar cells, and aging. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Efficacy and Safety of Baclofen for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Conclusions: Baclofen, a GABAB agonist, represents a possible new pharmacotherapeutic approach to alcohol dependence. Despite encouraging preclinical data and prior positive clinical trials with baclofen in Italy, the current trial did not find evidence that baclofen is superior to placebo in the treatment of alcohol dependence. Additional clinical trial work is necessary to establish whether baclofen does or does not have therapeutic efficacy in alcohol dependence and, if it does, what factors are predictive of response. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Measurement of Serum, Liver, and Brain Cytokine Induction, Thiamine Levels, and Hepatopathology in Rats Exposed to a 4-Day Alcohol Binge Protocol Conclusions: A single 4-day bout of binge EtOH exposure alone was insufficient to induce the expression of 7 cytokines in blood, liver, or 6 brain regions of wild-type Wistar rats. Alternative interpretations for elevations in brain Cho in response to a 4-day binge EtOH treatment are therefore necessary and may include induction of cytokines not measured herein or other noninflammatory mechanisms. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Disability Associated With Alcohol Abuse and Dependence Conclusions: This review identified the main patterns of disability associated with AUD. However, there was considerable variability, and data on less prominent patterns were fragmented. Further and systematic research is required for increasing the knowledge on disability related to AUD and for application of interventions for reducing the associated burden. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) The Impact of Maternal Age on the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Attention Conclusion: These findings are consistent with previous findings that children born to older alcohol-using women have more deleterious effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on other neurobehavioral outcomes. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Patented Pot? Not So Fast, Say Feds The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has removed a trademark category for medical marijuana after receiving a flood of applications from producers seeking to claim various products and brand names for the drug. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Dangers on Homefront Exceed Battlefield for Some Soldiers Soldiers of the First Armored Division’s Fourth Brigade are statistically at higher risk of death upon returning to their home base of Fort Bliss, Texas, than they were while deployed in Iraq. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) At-Home Alcohol Consumption Rises Sales of alcohol for consumption at home has grown 21 percent since 2004, according to market research firm Mintel. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> New Recipe Feeds Growth of Okla. Meth Labs Restrictions on precursor chemicals helped drive methamphetamine labs out of Oklahoma in the mid-2000s, but a new “one-pot” recipe for the drug has labs proliferating in the state again. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Italian validation of the drinking motives questionnaire revised short form (DMQ-R SF). Authors: Mazzardis S, Vieno A, Kuntsche E, Santinello M
The aim of the study is to validate the four-dimensional structure of the Drinking Motive Questionnaire Revised Short Form (DMQ-R SF) in a sample of Italian adolescents and to investigate associations of these motives with frequency of alcohol use and sensation seeking. The data were gathered through self-administered questionnaires in classrooms. The questionnaires were filled out by a representative sample of 2725 (56.4% males; mean age=16.2) 8th to 13th grade alcohol-using students. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models were applied. The four-dimensional structure of the DMQ-R SF was confirmed in the general sample and among subgroups defined by gender and age. Furthermore, enhancement, social and coping m... Getting Healthy to Maintain Sobriety (Source: About.com Alcoholism) The Impact of Maternal Age on the Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Attention. Conclusion: These findings are consistent with previous findings that children born to older alcohol-using women have more deleterious effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on other neurobehavioral outcomes.
PMID: 20645933 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Gender Differences in Alcohol Treatment: An Analysis of Outcome From the COMBINE Study. Conclusions: This gender-focused analysis found that alcohol-dependent women responded to naltrexone with COMBINE's Medical Management, similar to the alcohol-dependent men, on a wide range of outcome measures. These results suggest that clinicians can feel comfortable prescribing naltrexone for alcohol dependence in both men and women. In this study, it is also notable that fewer women than men reported receiving any alcohol treatment prior to entry into the COMBINE study. Of note, women tend to go to primary health care more frequently than to specialty substance abuse programs for treatment, and so the benefit we confirm for women of the naltrexone and MM combination has practical implications for treating alcohol-dependent women.
PMID: 20645934 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Sociodemographic Predictors of Pattern and Volume of Alcohol Consumption Across Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites: 10-Year Trend (1992-2002). Conclusion: The only common trend between 1992 and 2002 across both genders and 3 ethnic groups was a rise in the proportion of drinkers. There was also a rise in drinking 5 or more drinks in a day (Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics) and drinking to intoxication (Whites and Blacks), but this was limited to those reporting such drinking at least once a month. The reasons for these changes are many and may involve complex sociodemographic changes in the population. It is important for the field to closely monitor these cross-ethnic trends in alcohol consumption.
PMID: 20645935 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) Gender-Related Influences of Parental Alcoholism on the Prevalence of Psychiatric Illnesses: Analysis of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Conclusions: Interactions between gender and parental alcoholism were specific to certain disorders but varied in their effects, and in general female children of women with alcoholism appear at greatest risk for adult psychopathology.
PMID: 20645936 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research) At Risk for Stroke? Don't Drink! (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Neuropsychological screening of children of substance-abusing women attending a Special Child Welfare Clinic in Norway Conclusion:
Children raised by former substance abusing mothers scored worse on the neuropsychological screening than children who had substance abusing mothers and mostly were raised in foster homes. This indicates that it is important to focus on the environment in cases where help and support are provided to presently or formerly addicted women raising children. (Source: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy) Gender-Related Influences of Parental Alcoholism on the Prevalence of Psychiatric Illnesses: Analysis of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions Conclusions: Interactions between gender and parental alcoholism were specific to certain disorders but varied in their effects, and in general female children of women with alcoholism appear at greatest risk for adult psychopathology. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Sociodemographic Predictors of Pattern and Volume of Alcohol Consumption Across Hispanics, Blacks, and Whites: 10-Year Trend (1992–2002) Conclusion: The only common trend between 1992 and 2002 across both genders and 3 ethnic groups was a rise in the proportion of drinkers. There was also a rise in drinking 5 or more drinks in a day (Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics) and drinking to intoxication (Whites and Blacks), but this was limited to those reporting such drinking at least once a month. The reasons for these changes are many and may involve complex sociodemographic changes in the population. It is important for the field to closely monitor these cross-ethnic trends in alcohol consumption. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Gender Differences in Alcohol Treatment: An Analysis of Outcome From the COMBINE Study Conclusions: This gender-focused analysis found that alcohol-dependent women responded to naltrexone with COMBINE's Medical Management, similar to the alcohol-dependent men, on a wide range of outcome measures. These results suggest that clinicians can feel comfortable prescribing naltrexone for alcohol dependence in both men and women. In this study, it is also notable that fewer women than men reported receiving any alcohol treatment prior to entry into the COMBINE study. Of note, women tend to go to primary health care more frequently than to specialty substance abuse programs for treatment, and so the benefit we confirm for women of the naltrexone and MM combination has practical implications for treating alcohol-dependent women. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research) Kombucha Disappears Amid Regulation Worries Retailers and distributors have pulled back on the production and sale of kombucha, a popular tea, as the government tests the drink to see if it meets alcohol regulation standards. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Kombucha Disappears Among Regulation Worries Retailers and distributors have pulled back on the production and sale of kombucha, a popular tea, as the government tests the drink to see if it meets alcohol regulation standards. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Violent Drinkers May Benefit from Mix of Counseling and Antidepressants A small research study suggests that violent men with drinking problems can be successfully be treated with a combination of addiction counseling, behavioral therapy, and antidepressants. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> 'MicroRNA' Could Someday Be Used to Battle Cocaine Addiction A new animal study from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) finds that small molecules called microRNA seem to play a role in regulating cocaine use, a discovery that eventually could lead to the development of novel new addiction treatments. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Cigarette Vending Machines, Nearly Extinct, Set to Evolve Old-school cigarette vending machines have nearly disappeared from New York City bars, but a new generation of modern machines may soon take their place. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Table of Contents SAMHSA: 400 Percent Increase in Prescription Painkiller AdmissionsMoney Management Strategy Shows Promise in Cocaine TreatmentKarlin Shares Secrets of CRC Success: Quality and Business SavvyNew Field Lobbyists to Focus on Health Reform ImplementationRepurposing the Block Grant to Pay for Recovery Support ServicesBriefly NotedState NewsComing up (Source: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly) Choosing a Rehab Program There has never been a better time to choose a rehab program. You have more choices and more support than ever before. Today, I'd like to share a new resource that has just come online. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Addictions) Alcohol in the News (Source: About.com Alcoholism)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Tech and Drugs and Rock and Roll Websites are marketing music that developers claim can produce a drug-like high. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Mass. Delays Antismoking Campaign Pending Outcome of NYC Case The Massachusetts Department of Public Health won’t proceed with requiring retailers to post graphic warning signs about smoking until an industry lawsuit against a similar campaign in New York City is resolved. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Mixed Results for H.S. Drug Testing High-school students who face mandatory drug testing may be less likely to use drugs in the short term, but the protective effect doesn’t last, according to a new U.S. Department of Education study. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Hospitals Vie to Become Medical-Marijuana Dispensaries in N.J. Teaching hospitals in New Jersey say they should hold a monopoly over marijuana distribution as the state plans to implement its medical-marijuana law. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Cyndra 4: "Wait up. Give me two more minutes..." For those of you new to Cyndra, J.B. and the kids, I began to write the story because I ached to write it. And sometimes a story aching to be written feels a lot like the jones to use. Maybe that's why so many writers, artists, musicians and other makers become addicts. I write Cyndra with commitment to my recovery, with respect for her, and with the conviction that often a story can teach more than a psych lecture or a professional paper. You'll find Cyndra 1, 2 and 3 in separate posts on this blog. We begin where we left off in Cyndra 3.******Tyra laughed. "You don't need money, baby sister. I hit it big over at Morongo last night. I've got five hundred bucks free money and a postcard from one of those fancy Palm Springs casinos that's good ...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Social influences on morphine sensitization in adolescent females Abstract: We recently observed that social interactions influence morphine responsiveness in adolescent males. Given sex-related differences in both social interactions and responses to morphine, the present study examines social influences on morphine sensitization in adolescent female mice. Four experimental groups were examined: (1) morphine-treated mice (twice daily, 10?40mg/kg, s.c.) housed physically and visually separated from saline-treated mice (?morphine only?), (2) morphine-treated mice housed together with saline-treated mice (?morphine cage-mates (of saline)?), (3) saline-treated mice housed together with morphine-treated mice (?saline cage-mates (of morphine)?), and (4) saline-treated mice housed physically and visually separated from morphine-treated mice (?s... Drinking to have fun and to get drunk: Motives as predictors of weekend drinking over and above usual drinking habits Abstract: Most evidence on the motives-alcohol use link has come from cross-sectional research using retrospective assessments. It remains also to be demonstrated whether motives predict drinking in particular circumstances. In the present study, drinking motives assessed 2 weeks prior to a diary study were used to predict the number of drinks on weekend days as reported via short message service (SMS). Multilevel regression models were estimated based on 391 reports from 55 participants (mean age 22.7). The results revealed that enhancement motives but not gender, age, or social, coping, or conformity motives predicted weekend drinking over and above usual consumption. Consumption and motives together explained more than three-quarters of the inter-individual variance in weekend drinking.... Public injecting and HIV risk behaviour among street-involved youth Abstract: Background: Although street-involved youth who inject illicit drugs are known to be at an increased risk of HIV and other adverse health outcomes, little is known about public injecting among this population and how injecting in public environments may impact HIV risk behaviour.Methods: We used data derived from a study of 560 street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada to examine the factors associated with injecting in public environments among youth who reported injecting drugs in the past 6 months.Results: At baseline, 162 (28.9%) reported injecting drugs in the past 6 months. Among injectors, the 124 (76.5%) participants who reported injecting in public were more likely to be homeless (odds ratio [OR]=6.39, p (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) Cannabis use and educational achievement: Findings from three Australasian cohort studies Abstract: Background: The associations between age of onset of cannabis use and educational achievement were examined using data from three Australasian cohort studies involving over 6000 participants. The research aims were to compare findings across studies and obtain pooled estimates of association using meta-analytic methods.Methods: Data on age of onset of cannabis use ( (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) Impaired cerebral autoregulation during acute alcohol withdrawal Abstract: Heavy alcohol consumption increases the risk for all major types of stroke and is associated with autonomic dysfunction during alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Cerebral autoregulation is the mechanism by which cerebral perfusion is maintained stable, representing an intrinsic protective system of the cerebral circulation. Here, we aimed to analyze the influence of acute AWS on cerebral hemodynamics in alcohol-dependent patients.We investigated 20 men in the unmedicated acute state of AWS and repeated the investigation 24h after initiation of clomethiazole treatment. Dynamic cerebral autoregulation (dCA) was assessed by the correlation coefficient index and transfer function analysis (phase and gain) from oscillations of arterial blood pressure and cerebral blood flow velocity (...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Hepatitis B virus serum profiles in injection drug users and rates of immunization over time in Barcelona: 1987?2006 Abstract: Injection drug users are at increased risk for hepatitis B. Surveillance of the unexposed to infection and of the vaccinated is necessary to understand the impact of interventions. We aimed to analyze HBV serum profiles and rates of HBV vaccination over 20 years.Methods: Cross-sectional study in IDUs admitted to detoxification between 1987 and 2006 in two hospitals in Barcelona, Spain. Clinical data and serum samples for HBV, HCV and HIV infections were collected. HBV serostatus was assessed with HBsAg, Anti-HBs and Anti-HBc.Results: A total of 1223 IDUs were eligible; 80.3% were men; median age at admission was 28 years. Prevalence of HCV infection and HIV infection was 84.2% and 44.3%, respectively. There was a significant (p (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) Optimal targeting of Hepatitis C virus treatment among injecting drug users to those not enrolled in methadone maintenance programs Conclusions: Contrary to generally held beliefs regarding HCV treatment the majority of therapy should be allocated to those that are still actively injecting. This is due to rates of reinfection and to the high turnover of individuals in MMT. Higher adherence to HCV therapy in MMT would need to be achieved before this changed. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) The relationship between drug use stigma and HIV injection risk behaviors among injection drug users in Chennai, India Conclusions: These findings suggest that future HIV prevention and harm reduction programs for injection drug users and service providers should address drug use stigma. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) Patterns of drug use and abuse among aging adults with and without HIV: A latent class analysis of a US Veteran cohort This study characterized the extent and patterns of self-reported drug use among aging adults with and without HIV, assessed differences in patterns by HIV status, and examined pattern correlates. Data derived from 6351 HIV-infected and uninfected adults enrolled in an eight-site matched cohort, the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS). Using clinical variables from electronic medical records and socio-demographics, drug use consequences, and frequency of drug use from baseline surveys, we performed latent class analyses (LCA) stratified by HIV status and adjusted for clinical and socio-demographic covariates. Participants were, on average, age 50 (range 22?86), primarily male (95%) and African-American (64%). Five distinct patterns emerged: non-users, past primarily marijuana users, past ... Cost-effectiveness of computer-assisted training in cognitive-behavioral therapy as an adjunct to standard care for addiction Conclusions: TAU plus CBT4CBT appears to be a good value from both the clinic and patient perspectives. (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Modeling the impact of age and sex on a dimension of poly-substance use in adolescence: A longitudinal study from 11- to 17-years-old We examined the conceptual utility of modeling use of multiple substances as a trait represented by a unified dimension throughout adolescence. Adolescents (710 males and 676 females) participating in a longitudinal community study were asked whether they had used alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, other controlled substances, or uncontrolled substances (i.e. over-the-counter medications and inhalants) at ages 11, 14, and 17. Using an item response theory framework, model fit indices demonstrated that although all substance use remained part of a single latent dimension, model parameters differed with age and according to sex. The impact of sex was observed at the level of the overall dimension, with reported substance use generally indicating a higher trait level (i.e. greater severity) in fema... Unintentional overdose and suicide among substance users: A review of overlap and risk factors This study reviews the literature on suicide and overdose among substance users with the goal of illuminating the similarities and differences between these two events. A structured review resulted in 15 articles (describing 14 unique studies) published between 1990 and 2010 that examined both overdose and suicide in samples of substance users. There is some evidence that substance users who attempt suicide are more likely to report an overdose and vice versa. This relationship may be partially explained by the fact that overdose is a common method of suicide. The results of the literature review also indicate that substance users with a history of both events may represent a group with particularly poor psychological and social functioning and severe drug-related problems. Further researc... Failure to treat tobacco use in mental health and addiction treatment settings: A form of harm reduction? Abstract: In mental health and addiction treatment settings, failure to treat tobacco dependence has been rationalized by some as a clinical approach to harm reduction. That is, tobacco use is viewed as a less harmful alternative to alcohol or illicit drug use and/or other self-harm behaviors. This paper examines the impact of providers? failure to treat tobacco use on patients? alcohol and illicit drug use and associated high-risk behaviors. The weight of the evidence in the literature indicates: (1) tobacco use is a leading cause of death in patients with psychiatric illness or addictive disorders; (2) tobacco use is associated with worsened substance abuse treatment outcomes, whereas treatment of tobacco dependence supports long-term sobriety; (3) tobacco use is associated with incr... Editorial Board (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence) Internet Gambling and Problem Gambling Among 13 to 18 Year Old Adolescents in Iceland This study reports findings on Internet gambling and problem gambling among Icelandic youth. Participants were 1.537 13?18 year-old
students, 786 boys and 747 girls. Results revealed that 56.6% had gambled at least once in the past 12 months and 24.3% on
the Internet. Gender and developmental differences were found for Internet gambling, as boys and older age-groups were more
likely to gamble on the Internet than girls or younger age groups. Problem gambling for the total sample was 2.2%, but Internet
gamblers were more likely to be classified as problem gamblers (7.7%) than non-Internet gamblers (1.1%). A comparison of the
findings of this study to earlier studies on adolescents conducted in 2003 and 2004 reveals that Icelandic adolescents are
gambling less in land-based...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Do You Have an Alcohol or Drug Problem? (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Increases in quantities consumed in drinking occasions in New Zealand 1995–2004 Conclusions. Increases in quantities consumed per occasion have occurred almost across the board between 1995 and 2000 in New Zealand. Women were as likely as men to increase the quantities they consumed. Young people tended to show the greatest increases in quantity (including heavier drinking) and frequency of consumption between 1995 and 2000. Drinking remained relatively stable between 2000 and 2004.[Huckle T, You RQ, Casswell S. Increases in quantities consumed in drinking occasions in New Zealand 1995[ndash]2004. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review) Exercise Can Aid in Alcohol and Drug Recovery (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Effectiveness of social norms media marketing in reducing drinking and driving: A statewide campaign. Authors: Perkins HW, Linkenbach JW, Lewis MA, Neighbors C
This research evaluated the efficacy of a high-intensity social norms media marketing campaign aimed at correcting normative misperceptions and reducing the prevalence of drinking and driving among 21-to-34-year-olds in Montana. A quasi-experimental design was used, such that regions of Montana were assigned to one of three experimental groups: social norms media marketing campaign, buffer, and control. Four random samples of Montanans between the ages of 21 and 34 were assessed at four time points over 18months via phone surveys. Findings suggest that the social norms media campaign was successful at exposing the targeted population to social norms messages in the counties within the intervention region. Moreover, results demon... Adolescent alcohol use trajectories: Predictors and subsequent problems. This study aimed at identifying different alcohol drinking trajectories in early to late adolescence. We also examined whether certain factors predicted membership of a specific trajectory and to what extent trajectory membership was linked to later negative consequences. Data were drawn from a longitudinal cohort study starting with 1923 adolescents including all seventh grade students in six school districts in Stockholm, Sweden 2001 (age 14), with follow-up in 2002, 2003, and 2006 (age 19). Cluster- and multinomial logistic regression analyses revealed four developmental pathways: low, gradually increasing, high, and suddenly increasing consumption. "High consumers" and "sudden increasers" reported higher levels of alcohol consumption, heavy episodic drinking, and alcohol-related proble...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Girls More Vulnerable to Substance Abuse? (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Cost-effectiveness of extended buprenorphine–naloxone treatment for opioid-dependent youth: data from a randomized trial Conclusions Extended BUP treatment relative to brief detoxification is cost effective in the US health-care system for the outpatient treatment of opioid-dependent youth. (Source: Addiction) Legalization Could Cut Marijuana Prices 80 Percent, RAND Estimates A study on the expected impact of marijuana legalization in California predicts that the price of the drug would drop steeply. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Legalization Would Cut Marijuana Prices 80 Percent, RAND Estimates A study on the expected impact of marijuana legalization in California predicts that the price of the drug would drop steeply. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Addiction, Mental Illness Lead to Millions of ER Visits Patients with addiction or mental-health related problems accounted for 12.5 percent of all hospital emergency-room visits by adults in 2007, according to a report from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> San Francisco Regulates Marijuana Foods The San Francisco Department of Public Health has issued the nation’s first regulations on the labeling and sale of marijuana-infused edibles. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) $21 Million Awarded to Fla. Smoker with COPD Philip Morris USA was ordered by a Florida jury to pay $21 million in damages to a smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Estimating the risk of fatal arrhythmia in patients in methadone maintenance treatment for heroin addiction Conclusions. The risk of fatal cardiac arrhythmia in methadone maintenance patients appears to be low. The major risk factor for death was use of prescription drugs, and methamphetamine, in addition to methadone.[Butler B, Rubin G, Lawrance A, Batey R, Bell J. Estimating the risk of fatal arrhythmia in patients in methadone maintenance treatment for heroin addiction. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review) Illicit drug use before and during pregnancy at a tertiary maternity hospital 2000–2006 Conclusions. The prevalence of illicit drug use by young women prior to becoming pregnant is of concern. While pregnancy appears to be a strong motivator for women to cease substance use, there is a need to study whether women resume drug use after their baby is born.[Hayatbakhsh MR, Kingsbury AM, Flenady V, Gilshenan KS, Hutchinson DM, Najman JM. Illicit drug use before and during pregnancy at a tertiary maternity hospital 2000[ndash]2006. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review) Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among Australian prisoners Conclusion. The results highlight the high prevalence of co-occurring substance use and mental illness among prisoners. These results indicate that mental health services in prisons need to be adequately resourced to address co-occurring mental health and substance use problems, and these services need to be appropriately structured to effectively screen, manage and treat this group.[Butler T, Indig D, Allnutt S, Mamoon H. Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among Australian prisoners. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> A mixed methods approach to delineating and understanding injection practices among clientele of a Victoria, British Columbia needle exchange program Conclusions. The importance of housing status points to the need to combine harm reduction services, for example needle exchange and appropriate housing and highlights the benefits of including IDUs in data interpretation.[Gibson EK, Exner H, Stone R, Lindquist J, Cowen L, Roth EA. A mixed methods approach to delineating and understanding injection practices among clientele of a Victoria, British Columbia needle exchange program. Drug Alcohol Rev 2010] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Review) Nation's Addicts Are Getting Older (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Alcohol in the News (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Schumer Calls for FTC to Investigate Alcoholic Energy Drink Marketing Certain brands of alcoholic energy drinks are marketed with the intent of appealing to underage drinkers, charged Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) in calling for an investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Coalition Seeks Calif. NAACP Leader's Ouster for Supporting Legalization The California State Conference of the NAACP's president, Alice Huffman, has aroused the ire of some African-American religious and community leaders for endorsing a statewide marijuana-legalization ballot item. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> More Californians Oppose Marijuana Legalization A slight majority of California residents now opposes a ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana in the state. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Progress Against Teen Smoking Has Slowed, CDC Reports Major declines in adolescent smoking achieved in the late 1990s and early 2000s slowed to a crawl between 2003 and 2009, the U.S. Centers on Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its biennial report on high-school smoking. (Source: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs News) Thinking of Suicide? Reach Out For Help. Image © Sanja Gjenero
New research reveals the shocking extent to which young women are attempting to take their own lives through drug overdoses.
SAMHSA, who conducted the series of studies, and already sponsor the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) 1-800-273-TALK (8255), are urging young people thinking of suicide to visit their online resource, http://us.reachout.com....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Addictions) Proposed Alcohol Dietary Guidelines Questioned (Source: About.com Alcoholism) Using the internet to research hidden populations of illicit drug users: a review Conclusions Internet research is successful at accessing hidden populations of illicit drugs users, when appropriately targeted and provides unprecedented opportunities for research across a wide range of topics within the addictions field. Findings are unlikely to be generalisable to the general public, but appropriate for describing target populations. (Source: Addiction)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Were the changes to Sweden's maintenance treatment policy 2000–06 related to changes in opiate-related mortality and morbidity? Conclusions The liberalization of Sweden's drug policy correlated with an increase in maintenance treatment, a decrease in opiate-related mortality and inpatient care and an increase in deaths with methadone and buprenorphine in the tissues. (Source: Addiction) Behavioral economic analysis of cue-elicited craving for alcohol Conclusions These findings support the potential utility of a behavioral economic approach to understanding the role of environmental stimuli in alcohol-related decision making. Specifically, they suggest that the behavioral economic indices of demand may provide complementary motivational information that is related to though not entirely redundant with measures of subjective craving. (Source: Addiction) The influence of cultural orientation, alcohol expectancies and self-efficacy on adolescent drinking behavior in Beijing Conclusions Results indicate that cultural orientation influences adolescent drinking and this influence is mediated partially through cultural orientation influences on adolescent drinking expectancies and self-efficacy. Having more western and less traditional Chinese cultural orientation leads to more drinking, lower self-efficacy for regulating drinking and more risk-promoting alcohol expectancies. (Source: Addiction) Conversation with Roger E. Meyer (Source: Addiction) The Global Diversion of Pharmaceutical Drugs Conclusion Clinical guidelines and clinical audit to enhance compliance with guidelines are helpful in maintaining the quality and integrity of the treatment system, and can contribute to keeping diversion within acceptable levels. (Source: Addiction)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Register for<b><a href="http://www.medmatcha.com" target ="_self">MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network</a></b>, and receive $5 free advertising.</p></div> Community reinforcement and family training: an effective option to engage treatment-resistant substance-abusing individuals in treatment Conclusion CRAFT has been found to be superior in engaging treatment-resistant substance-abusing individuals compared with the traditional programmes. (Source: Addiction) The impact of eliminating the global illicit cigarette trade on health and revenue Conclusions The burden of deaths and lost revenue caused by the illicit cigarette trade falls disproportionately on low- and middle-income countries. Eliminating this trade would avoid millions of premature deaths, and recover billions of dollars for governments. (Source: Addiction) Addiction Research Centres and the Nurturing of Creativity In September 1989, amid an emotional and ideological debate regarding problematic drug use in the United States and the 'war on drugs', RAND's Drug Policy Research Center (DPRC) was created through private foundation funds. The purpose of this new research center was to provide objective empirical analysis on which to base sound drug policy. Twenty years later, RAND's DPRC continues its work, drawing on a broad range of analytical expertise to evaluate, compare and assess the effectiveness of a similarly broad range of drug policies. More than 60 affiliated researchers in the United States and Europe make up the Center, which attempts to provide objective empirical analyses to better inform drug policies within the United States and abroad. This paper provides a look back at the creation, ... Recovery Association Project (RAP), Portland, Oregon (Source: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly)
