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Alcohol-related non-fatal motor vehicle crash injury in the US from 2019 to 2022 Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Nae Y. Won, Andrew J. McCabe, Linda B. Cottler
Background: Information on recent alcohol-related non-fatal motor vehicle crash (MVC) injuries is limited.Objectives: To analyze alcohol-related non-fatal MVC injuries, 2019–2022, considering COVID...
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A systematic meta-epidemiologic review on nonabstinence-inclusive interventions for substance use: inclusion of race/ethnicity and sex assigned at birth/gender Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Silvi C. Goldstein, Noam G. Newberger, Melissa R. Schick, Jewelia J. Ferguson, Susan E. Collins, Angela M. Haeny, Nicole H. Weiss
Background: Minoritized racial/ethnic and sex assigned at birth/gender groups experience disproportionate substance-related harm. Focusing on reducing substance-related harm without requiring absti...
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Medicinal cannabis use among young adults during California’s transition from legalized medical use to adult-use: a longitudinal analysis Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Janna Ataiants, Carolyn F. Wong, Omolola A. Odejimi, Ekaterina V. Fedorova, Bridgid M. Conn, Stephen E. Lankenau
Background: In 2016, California transitioned from legalized medical cannabis use to adult-use. Little is known about how this policy change affected medicinal cannabis use among young adults.Object...
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Evaluation of an online SBIRT training program Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Joseph G. Pickard, Carissa van den Berk-Clark, Sharon D. Johnson, Miriam Taylor
Background: While human ecosystem disruptions have happened in the past, the COVID-19 pandemic is the first situation to warrant such a large, world-wide transition to online education. The pandemi...
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Application of an opioid use disorder cascade of care in a large public health system Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Emily Carter, Daniel Schatz, Noah Isaacs, Juan Garcia, Brandy Henry, Noa Krawczyk, Arthur Robin Williams
Background: Over the past decade, hospitals and health systems have increasingly adopted interventions to address the needs of patients with substance use disorders. The Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) C...
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Processing abnormalities in monetary outcome evaluations among male individuals with opioid use disorder: evidence from feedback-related negativity Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ling Yang, ZhiChen Chen, LiJuan Qi, HanBing Yang, Yang Zhang
Background: Numerous studies have highlighted the pivotal role of alterations in the monetary reward system in the development and maintenance of substance use disorder (SUD). Although these altera...
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Opioid-induced hypogonadism in opioid use disorder, its role in negative reinforcement, and implications for treatment and retention Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Avery F. McGuirt, Christina A. Brezing
Hypogonadism is a highly prevalent complication of chronic opioid use associated with a constellation of affective, algesic, and cognitive symptoms as well as decreased quality of life. Given that ...
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Feasibility of a telehealth-based contingency management intervention for alcohol use disorders using the phosphatidylethanol (PEth) 16:0/18:1 alcohol biomarker: a pilot randomized trial Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Julianne D. Jett, Rachael Beck, Diana Tyutyunnyk, Jesus Sanchez, Douglas L. Weeks, Martin A. Javors, Nathalie Hill-Kapturczak, Marisa Lopez-Cruzan, Liat Kriegel, Brett C. Ginsburg, Leopoldo Cabassa, Michael G. McDonell
Background: Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) is a blood-based biomarker for alcohol consumption that can be self-collected and has high sensitivity, specificity, and a longer detection window compared to...
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Cannabis use in adolescents and anxiety symptoms and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Darby J. E. Lowe, Maryam Sorkhou, Tony P. George
Background: The use of cannabis is highly prevalent during adolescence compared to the general adult population. In addition to the high comorbidity between cannabis use and anxiety disorders, earl...
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Fiduciary assignment as a potential intervention for substance use disorder: a retrospective chart review Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Amanda von Horn, David Hathaway, Janet Richmond, Grace Chang
Background: Assignment of fiduciaries to veterans with disability payments is an intervention thought to improve quality of life; however, in veterans who use substances, a proportion of these paym...
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GxE interaction effects of HCRTR2 single nucleotide polymorphism and adverse childhood experiences on methamphetamine use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Kai-Ting Chen, Ming-Chyi Huang, Chun Lin, Hu-Ming Chang, Chung-Feng Kao
Background: Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) is a worldwide health concern. The hypothalamic orexin system regulates stress response and addictive behaviors. The genetic variation in the hypocret...
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A scoping review of health inequities in alcohol use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Shaelyn Ward, Josh Autaubo, Philo Waters, Elizabeth Garrett, Kelsi Batioja, Reece Anderson, Debra Furr-Holden, Matt Vassar
Background: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) poses a significant health burden on individuals. The burden occurs more frequently in the medically underserved, as well as racial and sexual minority popula...
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Racial and ethnic inequities in substance use treatment among women with opioid use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Joy D. Scheidell, Maya Pitre, Barbara Andraka-Christou
Background: Research describes inequities in substance use treatment, but few studies focus specifically on racial and ethnic disparities in a range of aspects of substance use treatment among wome...
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Initial evidence of reliability and validity of an implicit association test assessing attitudes toward individuals who use substances Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Erik M. Benau, Jillian H. Zavodnick, Rebecca C. Jaffe
Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs) are stigmatized conditions, with individual biases driving poor health outcomes. There are surprisingly few validated measures of bias or stigma toward in...
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Opioid overdose after extended-release buprenorphine injection: a case report Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Raluca Isenberg
Published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Encompassing All Addictive Disorders (Vol. 50, No. 1, 2024)
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Ethanol causes non-communicable disease through activation of NLRP3 inflammasome: a review on mechanism of action and potential interventions Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Ruizi Liu, Bin Zhao, Jie Zhao, Meng Zhang
Background: Ethanol exposure has been suggested to be implicated in the initiation and progression of several non-communicable diseases (NCD), including neurological disorders, diabetes mellitus, a...
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The association of alcohol consumption with the risk of sarcopenia: a dose-response meta-analysis Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Yun-Ling Bu, Cao Wang, Can Zhao, Xiang Lu, Wei Gao
Background: Sarcopenia is defined as a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass plus a decline in muscle strength and/or reduced physical performance with advancing age. The results of current stud...
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Effects of fisetin on ethanol-induced rewarding properties in mice Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Yasin Yalniz, Oruç Yunusoğlu, Mehmet Berköz, Mustafa Enes Demirel
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder associated with compulsive drinking of alcohol. Natural flavonoid fisetin affects a variety of transmitter systems relevant to...
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The impact of cannabis on non-medical opioid use among individuals receiving pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Gabriel P. A. Costa, Julio C. Nunes, Daniel L Heringer, Akhil Anand, Joao P. De Aquino
Background: The relationship between cannabis use and the risk of returning to using opioids non-medically during treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) remains unclear.Objective: We sought to qua...
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Cannabis cravings predict cigarette use in schizophrenia: a secondary analysis from two cannabis abstinence studies Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Samantha Johnstone, Maryam Sorkhou, Molly Zhang, Sarah S. Dermody, Rachel A. Rabin, Tony P. George
Background: People with schizophrenia have high rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) as well as co-use of tobacco. Tobacco may be used to alleviate cannabis cravings.Objectives: We conducted a seco...
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Expanding access to substance misuse services through emergency medical services: envisioning a novel partnership for addiction medicine clinicians Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Nicholas M. G. Friedman, Matthew J. Bivens
Emergency medical services (EMS) can be an invaluable ally of addiction medicine clinicians, but the potential role of EMS in combating the opioid epidemic has been under-realized. EMS has historic...
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Childhood trauma, intraindividual reaction time variability, baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia, and perceived relapse tendency among males with substance use disorders Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Xin Li, Mengsi Xu, Zhenhong Wang
Background: People with substance use disorders (SUDs) who have experienced serious childhood trauma may have executive function impairments contributing to relapse. Baseline respiratory sinus arrh...
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The effects of alcohol tax policies on alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders in Mainland of China: an interrupted time series analysis from 1961–2019 Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Aqian Hu, Xiaoxi Zhao, Robin Room, Wei Hao, Xiaojun Xiang, Heng Jiang
Background: Overwhelming evidence suggests that increasing alcohol taxes is an effective strategy for curbing alcohol consumption. However, research on the effects of such strategies in low- and mi...
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Alcohol protective behavioral strategies for young adults: a content analysis across drinking contexts and gender Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 McKenna Roudebush, Avanti Godbole, Lois Johnson, Kathleen L. Egan, Melissa J. Cox
Background: Protective behavioral strategies (PBS) are specific harm reduction behaviors which mitigate alcohol-related consequences among young adults. Prior work indicates PBS utilization varies ...
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Prevalence of increased alcohol use and alcohol use disorders in adult victims of terrorist attacks: a systematic and meta-analytic review Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Jesús Sanz, Timanfaya Hernández-Martínez, Patricia Castillo-Burgos, Ana Sanz-García, María Paz García-Vera
Background: Previous studies have reviewed the evidence on the increase in alcohol consumption after a terrorist attack. However, an increase does not necessarily imply the presence of an alcohol u...
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Prevalence and correlates of DSM-5 opioid withdrawal syndrome in U.S. adults with non-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national sample Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Zachary L. Mannes, Ofir Livne, Justin Knox, Deborah S. Hasin, Henry R. Kranzler
Background: In the U.S. non-medical use of prescription opioids (NMOU) is prevalent and often accompanied by opioid withdrawal syndrome (OWS). OWS has not been studied using nationally representati...
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Investigating uses of peer-operated Virtual Overdose Monitoring Services (VOMS) beyond overdose response: a qualitative study Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Nathan Rider, Fahad Safi, Tyler Marshall, Stephanie Jones, Boogyung Seo, Dylan Viste, Pamela E. Taplay, William Rioux, S. Monty Ghosh
Background: Virtual overdose monitoring services (VOMS) are novel technologies that allow remote monitoring of individuals while they use substances (especially those who use alone) electronically....
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Ancient medicine for a modern disease: traditional Amazonian medicine to treat substance use disorders Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Fernando Mendive, Cecile Giovannetti, Sara García Arce
Background: There exists an underexploited opportunity to develop innovative therapeutic approaches to SUDs based upon the complementarity between modern and traditional health systems.Objectives: ...
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Brief interventions for alcohol misuse among people living with HIV: a meta-analysis Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Abhishek Ghosh, Geetesh K. Singh, Nidhi Yadav, Pranshu Singh, Sanjana Kathiravan
Background: One-third of people living with HIV (PLHIV) have alcohol misuse or alcohol use disorders which negatively affect course and outcome of HIV.Objectives: The meta-analysis sought to evalua...
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Characterization of quality of life among individuals with current treated, untreated, and past alcohol use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 John L. Havlik, Taeho Greg Rhee, Robert A. Rosenheck
Background: Understanding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among those who seek treatment for their alcohol use disorder (AUD) and those not seeking AUD treatment is critical to decreasing mo...
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Exploring survey methods for measuring consumption quantities of cannabis flower and concentrate products Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Jacob T. Borodovsky, Cara A. Struble, Mohammad I. Habib, Deborah S. Hasin, Dvora Shmulewitz, Claire Walsh, Ofir Livne, Efrat Aharonovich, Alan J. Budney
Background: Researchers need accurate measurements of cannabis consumption quantities to assess risks and benefits. Survey methods for measuring cannabis flower and concentrate quantities remain un...
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Meta-analysis of primary care delivered buprenorphine treatment retention outcomes Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Robert L. Cooper, Ryan D. Edgerton, Julia Watson, Nicholas Conley, William A. Agee, Derek M. Wilus, Samuel A. MacMaster, Lisa Bell, Parul Patel, Amruta Godbole, Cynthia Bass-Thomas, Aramandla Ramesh, Mohammad Tabatabai
Background: Currently, the capacity to provide buprenorphine treatment (BT) is not sufficient to treat the growing number of people in the United States with opioid use disorder (OUD). We sought to...
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Six-month length of stay associated with better recovery outcomes among residents of sober living houses Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Meenakshi S. Subbaraman, Elizabeth Mahoney, Amy Mericle, Douglas Polcin
Background: Sober living houses are designed for individuals in recovery to live with others in recovery, yet no guidelines exist for the time needed in a sober living house to significantly impact...
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Addendum to “Evaluating substance use outcomes of recreational cannabis legalization using a unique co-twin control design” Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 J. Megan Ross, Hollis C. Karoly, Stephanie M. Zellers, Jarrod M. Ellingson, Robin P. Corley, William G. Iacono, John K. Hewitt, Matt McGue, Scott Vrieze, Christian J. Hopfer
An earlier version of this article was published in error. Our prior publication was missing reference to a prior study on this topic. Our prior research has not found an association between recrea...
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Tripping outside the lines: lessons from observational studies of combination psychedelic use beyond regulated clinical contexts Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Sarah Kratina, Leah M. Mayo
Published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Encompassing All Addictive Disorders (Vol. 49, No. 5, 2023)
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Open-label study of consecutive ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT assisted-therapy for trauma-exposed male Special Operations Forces Veterans: prospective data from a clinical program in Mexico Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Alan Kooi Davis, Yitong Xin, Nathan Sepeda, Lynnette A. Averill
Background: Research in psychedelic medicine has focused primarily on civilian populations. Further study is needed to understand whether these treatments are effective for Veteran populations.Obje...
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Open label trial of lofexidine-assisted non-opioid induction onto naltrexone extended-release injection for opioid use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 John J. Mariani, Cale Basaraba, Martina Pavlicova, Daniel M. Alschuler, Daniel J. Brooks, Amy L. Mahony, Christina Brezing, Nasir H. Naqvi, Frances R. Levin
Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to be major public health problem in the US and innovative medication strategies are needed. The extended-release injectable formulation of naltrexon...
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor plus pentoxifylline increases short-term survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: a network meta-analysis Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Fangfang Duan, Chen Liu, Chunyan Chang, Shanshan Song, Hang Zhai, Jun Cheng, Song Yang
Background: Optimal treatments for severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH) remain controversial. Previous network meta-analysis showed that corticosteroid (CS) combined with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was sup...
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Pivoting from in-person to phone survey assessment of alcohol and substance use: effects on representativeness in a United States prospective cohort of women living with and without HIV Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Hannah R. Tierney, Yifei Ma, Peter Bacchetti, Adaora A. Adimora, Aruna Chandran, Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Lauren F. Collins, Jack DeHovitz, Ralph J. DiClemente, Audrey L. French, Deborah L. Jones, Anjali Sharma, Amanda B. Spence, Judith A. Hahn, Jennifer C. Price, Phyllis C. Tien
Background: Many clinical and population-based research studies pivoted from in-person assessments to phone-based surveys due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of these transitions on survey res...
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Laboratory method to induce state boredom increases impulsive choice in people who use cocaine and controls Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Thomas Chao, McWelling Todman, Richard W. Foltin, Suzette M. Evans, Gillinder Bedi
Background: Impulsive choice is associated with both cocaine use and relapse. Little is known about the influence of transient states on impulsive choice in people who use cocaine (PWUC).Objective:...
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Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Defining what we mean by “polysubstance use.” Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Amanda M. Bunting, Riley Shearer, Ashley N. Linden-Carmichael, Arthur Robin Williams, Sandra D. Comer, Magdalena Cerdá, Jennifer Lorvick
The rise in drug overdoses and harms associated with the use of more than one substance has led to increased use of the term “polysubstance use” among researchers, clinicians, and public health off...
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Family history, childhood maltreatment, and adolescent binge drinking exert synergistic effects on delay discounting and future alcohol use Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Jonathan Liao, J. Hunter Allen, Mya Yorke, Charlotte A. Boettiger, Amanda Elton
Background: The transition to college is associated with a sharp increase in alcohol binge drinking. Family history (FH) of alcohol use disorder (AUD), childhood maltreatment (CM), and adolescent b...
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Use of flavored cannabis vaping products in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand: findings from the international cannabis policy study wave 4 (2021) Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Kimberly D’Mello, Gary C.K. Chan, Wayne Hall, Marta Rychert, Chris Wilkins, David Hammond
Background: Vaping is an increasingly popular mode of cannabis use. Few studies have characterized the role of flavors in cannabis e-liquids.Objectives: To explore the prevalence of flavored vaping...
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Changes in attitudes toward alcohol control policies in Lithuania: findings from two representative surveys in 2015 and 2020 Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Daumantas Stumbrys, Ilona Tamutienė, Jacek Moskalewicz, Janusz Sieroslawski
Background: A set of evidence‐based alcohol control policy measures was adopted in the period 2016–2020 in Lithuania. The present study fills a knowledge gap on how changes in alcohol control polic...
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Factors associated with not ready to stop using substances among adults with an unmet treatment need: findings from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health 2015-2019 Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Hannah S. Szlyk, Zelibeth M. Gutierrez, JaNiene Peoples, Philip Baiden, Christine Doroshenko, Xiao Li, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg
ABSTRACT Background: A better understanding of factors associated with not ready to stop using substances may inform provider engagement with clients who have an unmet treatment need. Objectives: This study explores how treatment barriers, the number of SUD symptoms, and types of substances used are associated with not ready to stop using substances among adults with an unmet treatment need. Methods:
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Opioid use disorder treatment and the role of New Jersey Medicaid policy changes: perspectives of office-based buprenorphine providers Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Anais Mahone, Michael Enich, Peter Treitler, James Lloyd, Stephen Crystal
Background: In the US, seventy percent of drug-related deaths are attributed to opioids. In response to the ongoing opioid crisis, New Jersey’s (NJ) Medicaid program implemented the MATrx model to ...
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Self-report methodology for quantifying standardized cannabis consumption in milligrams delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Sarah F. Larsen, Allegra J. Johnson, Mary E. Larimer, Stephen R. Dager, Natalia M. Kleinhans
Background: There is currently no format-independent method to determine delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in milligrams for self-report studies.Objectives: Validate self-report method for quantif...
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Responding to changes in the unregulated drug supply: the need for a dynamic approach to drug checking technologies Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Ishmam Bhuiyan, Samuel Tobias, Lianping Ti
Drug checking services provide individuals who use drugs with the ability to test samples of their drugs for the presence of highly potent substances. However, there has been recent concern about w...
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Opium, phencyclidine, and crack cocaine smoking associations with lung and upper aerodigestive tract cancers: exploratory findings from a case-control study in Los Angeles County Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Mingyan Zhang, Mia Hashibe, Jian-Yu Rao, Su Yon Jung, Donald P. Tashkin, Hal Morgenstern, Zuo-Feng Zhang
ABSTRACT Background: Illicit drug use has become a global epidemic, yet it is unclear if drug smoking increases the risk of tobacco-related cancers. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate hypothesized associations between smoking three drugs – opium, phencyclidine (PCP) and crack cocaine and lung and upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancers. Methods: A population-based case-control study with 611 lung cancer
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The hidden-zero effect in male individuals with opioid use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Ling Yang, Wenxin Liu, Jiahao Wang
ABSTRACT Background: Explicitly expressing the hidden opportunity cost in intertemporal choice significantly reduces healthy participants’ delay discounting – a phenomenon named the “hidden-zero effect,” which is undetermined in individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). Objectives: This study aimed to determine whether the hidden-zero effect occurs among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD)
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#Delta8: a retailer-driven increase in Delta-8 THC discussions on Twitter from 2020 to 2021 Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Andrew L. Walker, Cassidy LoParco, Matthew E. Rossheim, Melvin D. Livingston
ABSTRACT Background: Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has experienced significant cultivation, use, and online marketing growth in recent years. Objectives: This study utilized natural language processing on Twitter data to examine trends in public discussions regarding this novel psychoactive substance. Methods: This study analyzed the frequency of #Delta8 tweets over time, most commonly used words
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Adolescent alcohol use: use of social network analysis and cross-classified multilevel modeling to examine peer group, school, and neighborhood-level influences Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Kathryn M. Barker, Sandra Brown, Eileen V. Pitpitan, Holly Baker Shakya, Anita Raj
Background: Neighborhood-, school-, and peer-contexts play an important role in adolescent alcohol use behaviors. Methodological advances permit simultaneous modeling of these contexts to understan...
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Opioid use and COVID-19: a secondary analysis of the impact of relaxation of methadone take-home dosing guidelines on use of illicit opioids Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Victoria Panwala, Emily Thorn, Solmaz Amiri, M. Eugenia Socias, Robert Lutz, Ofer Amram
Background: An exemption to existing U.S. regulation of methadone maintenance therapy after the onset of the COVID−19 pandemic permitted increased take-home doses beginning March 2020.Objectives: W...
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Buprenorphine adherence and illicit opioid use among patients in treatment for opioid use disorder Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Elenore P. Bhatraju, Andrea C. Radick, Brian G. Leroux, Theresa W. Kim, Jeffrey H. Samet, Judith I. Tsui
ABSTRACT Background: Buprenorphine is a partial mu opioid agonist medication that has been shown to decrease non-prescribed opioid use, cravings, and opioid related morbidity and mortality. There is an assumption that full adherence is needed to achieve ideal treatment outcomes, and that non-adherence is associated with ongoing opioid use. However, literature documenting the strength of that assertion
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Comparison of the imaging and clinical characteristics between Initial and Recurrent Alcoholic Acute Pancreatitis: a retrospective cross-sectional study Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-27 Wen-Han Xu, Xing-Hui Li, Ning-Jun Yu, Zhao Tang, Chao Chen, Chao Liu, Zeng-Hui Li, Xiao-Ming Zhang
ABSTRACT Background: Patients with a first episode of Alcoholic Acute Pancreatitis (AAP) may experience Recurrent Alcoholic Acute Pancreatitis (RAAP). However, few reports have focused on RAAP imaging characteristics. Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the imaging and clinical characteristics between Initial Alcoholic Acute Pancreatitis (IAAP) and RAAP. Materials Patients with alcoholic
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Many leveled ordinal models for frequency of alcohol and drug use Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Mark S. Chambers, Christopher Drovandi
Background: The numbers of days people consume alcohol and other drugs over a fixed interval, such as 28 days, are often collected in surveys of substance use. The presence of an upper bound on the...
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Racial and ethnic disparities in monthly trends in alcohol-induced mortality among US adults from January 2018 through December 2021 Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-20 Hyunjung Lee, Gopal K. Singh
ABSTRACT Background: Historically, American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs), Blacks, and Hispanics have experienced higher alcohol-induced mortality rates. Given a disproportionate surge in unemployment rate and financial strain among racial and ethnic minorities and limited access to alcohol use disorder treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to examine monthly trends in alcohol-induced
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The global distribution and epidemiology of alcohol and drug use among street-involved children and youth: a meta-analysis Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Bahram Armoon, Mark D. Griffiths, Rasool Mohammadi, Elaheh Ahounbar
ABSTRACT Background: Street-involved children and youth (SICY) who work and live on/of the streets are more likely to inject drugs and engage in psychoactive substance use. Objectives: The present study aimed to identify the prevalence, distribution, sociodemographic determinants, and risk-taking associated with alcohol and drug use among SICY. Methods: Studies published in English related to alcohol
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Evaluating substance use outcomes of recreational cannabis legalization using a unique co-twin control design Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 J. Megan Ross, Hollis C. Karoly, Stephanie M. Zellers, Jarrod M. Ellingson, Robin P. Corley, William G. Iacono, John K. Hewitt, Matt McGue, Scott Vrieze, Christian J. Hopfer
Background: As more states pass recreational cannabis legalization (RCL), we must understand how RCL affects substance use.Objectives: The current study aims to examine the effect of RCL on lifetim...
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Weight change among patients engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder: a scoping review Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abus. (IF 2.7) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Meagan M. Carr, Raissa Lou, Grace Macdonald-Gagnon, MacKenzie R. Peltier, Melissa C. Funaro, Steve Martino, Robin M. Masheb
Background: Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is an instrumental tool in combatting opioid use and overdose. Excess weight gain associated with MOUD initiation is a potential barr...