Journal of Addictive Diseases Volume 29 Issue 4

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Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use Among College Students: Why We Need to Do Something and What We Need to Do

Arria, Amelia M.; DuPont, Robert L.

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509273 pmid:20924877

This article summarizes recent research findings on nonmedical use of prescription stimulants and outlines a multi-pronged strategic approach for responding to this unique problem among college students. Students, health professionals, parents, the pharmaceutical industry, and institutions of...

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Differences Between Adolescents Who Complete and Fail to Complete Residential Substance Abuse Treatment

Neumann, Anne; Ojong, Tambetta N.; Yanes, Paula K.; Tumiel-Berhalter, Laurene; Daigler, Gerald E.;

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509276 pmid:20924878

This study examined the admission characteristics associated with failure to complete residential substance abuse treatment among male adolescents. Of 160 admissions, 48 (30%) completed treatment. Having commercial health insurance (P= .005), having a family history of a substance use disorder...

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Advanced Urine Toxicology Testing

Tenore, Peter L.

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509277 pmid:20924879

Urine toxicology screening testing is an important standard of care in the addiction and pain treatment setting, offering a reproducible, unbiased, and accurate laboratory test to monitor patients and provide objective support for clinical observations. It has been shown that physicians do not...

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Effect of Ultra-Rapid Opiate Detoxification on Withdrawal Syndrome

Safari, Farhad; Mottaghi, Kamran; Malek, Saeed; Salimi, Alireza

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509278 pmid:20924880

The aim of study was determine the effect of ultra-rapid opiate detoxification (UROD) on the presence or absence of withdrawal syndrome in a group of patients with opiate dependency. In this study, withdrawal syndrome of 173 patients with opiate addiction was evaluated before and after UROD...

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Erectile Dysfunction in Opioid Users: Lack of Association with Serum Testosterone

Cioe, Patricia A.; Friedmann, Peter D.; Stein, Michael D.

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509279 pmid:20924881

This study describes the prevalence of erectile dysfunction (ED) among 57 men using illicit opioids who presented to a primary care program for buprenorphine therapy. Participants’ mean age was 40 years and 34% reported ED. Low total testosterone was detected in 17% of those reporting ED, but...

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Low Rates of Hepatitis A and B Vaccination in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C at an Urban Methadone Maintenance Program

Felsen, Uriel R.; Fishbein, Dawn A.; Litwin, Alain H.

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509281 pmid:20924882

Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at increased risk for complications of liver disease if they become infected with the hepatitis A (HAV) or hepatitis B (HBV) viruses. The authors examined the rates of testing for HAV, HBV, and HCV, as well as rates of vaccination against HAV and...

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Socioeconomic Risk Factors and Depressive Symptoms in Alcohol Use Disorders Among Male Suicides in South Tirol, Italy

Giupponi, Giancarlo; Bizzarri, Jacopo; Pycha, Roger; Innamorati, Marco; Lester, David;

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509272 pmid:20924883

The aim of the current study was to evaluate whether socioeconomics risk factors and depressive symptoms are associated with suicide in men with alcohol use disorders in South Tirol, Italy. The authors hypothesize that socioeconomics inequalities interact with greater psychopathology in men with...

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Population-Based Case-Control Study of DRD2 Gene Polymorphisms and Alcoholism

Bhaskar, L. V. K. S.; Thangaraj, K.; Non, A. L.; Singh, Lalji; Rao, V. R.

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509274 pmid:20924884

Several independent lines of evidence for genetic contributions to vulnerability to alcoholism exist. Dopamine is thought to play a major role in the mechanism of reward and reinforcement in response to alcohol. D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) gene has been among the stronger candidate genes...

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Injection-Related Venous Disease and Walking Mobility

Pieper, Barbara; Templin, Thomas N.; Kirsner, Robert S.; Birk, Thomas J.

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509275 pmid:20924885

Injection users are at risk for vascular injuries resulting in chronic venous disease (CVD). The authors examined walking mobility in relation to CVD for 713 individuals in methadone treatment. The authors used a cross-sectional, comparative design that was stratified on age, sex, ethnicity, and...

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Does Breath Carbon Monoxide Measure Nicotine Dependence?

Kapusta, Nestor D.; Pietschnig, Jakob; Plener, Paul L.; Blüml, Victor; Lesch, Otto M.;

2010 Journal Of Addictive Diseases

doi:10.1080/10550887.2010.509280 pmid:20924886

The aim of the current study was the examination of exhaled breath carbon monoxide levels as a predictor for heaviness of smoking. In this regard, nicotine dependence was assessed among a representative sample of 1,870 Austrian male military conscripts in a cross-sectional setting. Participants...

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