A proof of concept randomised placebo controlled factorial trial to examine the efficacy of St John’s wort for smoking cessation and chromium to prevent weight gain on smoking cessation
Publication year: 2009Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 27 March 2009Amanda, Parsons , Jackie, Ingram , Jennie, Inglis , Paul, Aveyard , Elaine, Johnstone , …
Background: St John’s wort is an effective antidepressant that can reduce tobacco withdrawal symptoms, but it is not known whether it assists [...]
Factors associated with event-level stimulant use during sex in a sample of older, low-income men who have sex with men in Los Angeles
Publication year: 2009Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 26 March 2009Allison, Ober , Steve, Shoptaw , Pin-Chieh, Wang , Pamina, Gorbach , Robert E., Weiss
Prior research shows that stimulant use is consistently associated with high-risk sexual behavior in samples of men who have sex with men [...]
The cost-effectiveness of prize-based and voucher-based contingency management in a population of cocaine- or opioid-dependent outpatients
Publication year: 2009Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 25 March 2009Todd A., Olmstead , Nancy M., Petry
Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using prize-based and voucher-based contingency management (CM) as additions to standard treatment for cocaine- or heroin-dependent outpatients in community treatment centers. Methods: This cost-effectiveness analysis is based on a randomized [...]
New NAPHS Annual Survey Tracks Behavioral Treatment Trends
Behavioral healthcare systems are playing a major role in responding to the needs of the millions of Americans of all ages who experience psychiatric and substance use conditions each year, according to the latest annual survey from the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS) released. The 2008 NAPHS Annual Survey provides [...]
The Alcohol Flushing Response: An Unrecognized Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer from Alcohol Consumption
Philip Brooks and colleagues discuss evidence linking the alcohol flushing response (predominantly due to ALDH2 deficiency) with a much higher risk of esophageal cancer from alcohol consumption. (Source: PLoS Medicine)
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2: Isopropyl Alcohol Ingestion Presenting as Pseudo-Renal Failure Due to Acetone Interference
(Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases)
Inflammation, Hemostasis, and the Risk of Kidney Function Decline in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Conclusions: Markers of inflammation and hemostasis are associated with greater risk of kidney function decrease. Findings suggest that inflammation and hemostasis are antecedent pathways for CKD. (Source: American Journal of Kidney Diseases)
No more business as usual: enticing companies to sharply lower the public health costs of the products they sell. - Sugarman S.
Cigarettes, alcohol, junk food and motor vehicles cause a staggeringly high level of death, injury and disease. Business leaders from the industries that make these products currently try to frame these negative outcomes as ‘collateral damage’ that is some… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Influence of motivational interviewing on explicit and implicit alcohol-related cognition and alcohol use in at-risk adolescents. - Thush C, Wiers RW, Moerbeek M, Ames SL, Grenard JL, Sussman S, Stacy AW.
This study investigated the influence of a single-session motivational interview (MI) on implicit and explicit alcohol-related cognition and whether this… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Movie exposure to alcohol cues and adolescent alcohol problems: A longitudinal analysis in a national sample. - Wills TA, Sargent JD, Gibbons FX, Gerrard M, Stoolmiller M.
The authors tested a theoretical model of how exposure to alcohol cues in movies predicts level of alcohol use (ever use plus ever and recent binge drinking) and alcohol-related problems. A national sample of younger adolescents was interviewed by telephon… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
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