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All Boundaries Have Two Sides: A Commentary on Bartlett and McCambridge (2024). Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Jeremy W Bray,Donald Kenkel
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The Relative Risk of Alcohol-Involved Crashes as a Function of Time of Day. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Mark B Johnson
OBJECTIVE Epidemiological research has repeatedly found that alcohol-impaired driving is associated with elevated risk of crash involvement in a dose-response fashion. While experimental studies show that alcohol impairment of cognitive and psychomotor driving skills is exacerbated by sleep deprivation, there is less evidence that the combination of drowsiness and alcohol predicts actual motor vehicle
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An intervention to reduce drinking among individuals with HIV and Hepatitis C: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Jennifer C Elliott,Mahnoor Ali,Olga Radecka,Doukessa Lerias,Noga Shalev,Malka Stohl,Efrat Aharonovich,Deborah S Hasin
OBJECTIVE Heavy drinking poses serious risks to individuals with HIV, Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and especially HIV/HCV coinfection. We adapted the NIAAA Clinician's Guide (CG) to address HIV/HCV coinfection and paired this with the "HealthCall" smartphone app to create an intervention tailored to HIV/HCV. After formative work and pretesting with HIV/HCV coinfected heavy drinkers, we conducted a pilot
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Intellectual Property of Psychedelics for Addiction Treatment: Enabling Access and Protecting Innovation Opportunities Through Preserving the Public Domain. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Sisi Li,Taylor Kurtzweil,Shahin Shams,Amanda Pratt,Sean Rudi
OBJECTIVE Recent research has shown potential for psychedelic therapeutics as addiction treatments; however, some academic institutions, commercial entities and individuals are attempting to monopolize psychedelic compounds through exploiting the patent process. METHODS This Perspective article describes efforts that have been devised to mitigate exclusionary patent practices pertinent to psychedelic
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Alcohol-related Problems as Moderators of PTSD Symptom Change During Use of a Web-based Intervention for Hazardous Drinking and PTSD. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Craig P Polizzi,Rebecca E Sistad,Nicholas A Livingston,Deborah Brief,Scott Litwack,Monica Roy,Marika Solhan,David Rosenbloom,Terence M Keane
OBJECTIVE Alcohol-related problems (e.g., physical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, impulse control, social responsibility) can impact PTSD symptoms during treatment. Evidence-based online self-help tools exist to target alcohol use and related problems and co-occurring PTSD symptoms. It is unknown to what degree individuals with varying alcohol-related problems respond differently to web-based interventions
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"Safer Drug Supply" Measures in Canada to Reduce the Drug Overdose Fatality Toll: Clarifying Concepts, Practices and Evidence Within a Public Health Intervention Framework. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Benedikt Fischer,Tessa Robinson
North America has been home to an unprecedented crisis of drug overdose deaths, driven largely by drug users' exposure to highly potent and toxic, illicit opioid drugs (e.g., fentanyl). Although a large and diverse menu of interventions (e.g., targeted prevention or treatment measures) has been implemented or expanded in Canada, these have not effectively managed to revert and reduce this excessive
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Self-reported substance use with clinician interviewers versus self-administered surveys. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Lauren Gorfinkel,Malki Stohl,Dvora Shmulewitz,Deborah Hasin
OBJECTIVE Underreporting of substance use is a frequent concern about studies based on self-report, but few robust studies have examined the agreement between different methods for capturing self-reported substance use. The current study therefore used repeated measures to compare self-reported substance use using (1) clinician interviewers and (2) self-administered computerized surveys in a sample
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Telehealth-Based Contingency Management Targeting Stimulant Abstinence: A Case Series from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Sarah E Forster,Taylor M Torres,Stuart R Steinhauer,Steven D Forman
OBJECTIVE Contingency Management (CM) is the gold standard treatment for stimulant use disorder but typically requires twice- to thrice-weekly in-person treatment visits to objectively-verify abstinence and deliver therapeutic incentives. There has been growing interest in telehealth-based delivery of CM to support broad access to this essential intervention--a need that has been emphatically underscored
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A Dual-Process Decision-Making Model Examining the Longitudinal Associations Between Alcohol-Induced Blackouts and Alcohol Use Disorder Risk Among College Student Drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Shannon D Glenn,Robert J Turrisi,Veronica L Richards,Michael A Russell,Kimberly A Mallett
OBJECTIVE Utilize a dual-process decision-making model to examine the longitudinal associations between alcohol-induced blackouts (blackouts) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) risk symptoms among college student drinkers. METHOD Undergraduate drinkers (N = 2,024; 56% female; 87% White; 5% Hispanic) at a large northeastern university completed online surveys each semester during their first (T1, T2), second
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A Longitudinal Analysis of Monthly Changes in Substance Use in Relation to Negative Consequences From Alcohol and Cannabis Use in a Community Sample of Young Adults. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Charles B Fleming,Katherine Walukevich-Dienst,Brian H Calhoun,Christine M Lee
OBJECTIVE Experiencing negative substance use consequences may deter future use, alter patterns of substance use (e.g., substituting one substance for another, combining substances), or point to a sustained pattern of engaging in heavy or frequent use. We used monthly data to examine relationships between negative alcohol and cannabis use consequences experienced in one month and changes in use the
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Change in Alcohol Consumption in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood - A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Martin Pinquart
OBJECTIVE Most young people start to drink alcohol in adolescence and increase their consumption until their early 20s. The present study meta-analyzed results of longitudinal studies across the age-range of 10 to 25 years. METHODS A systematic search in the PsycInfo, PSYNDEX and Web of Science data bases resulted in 513 studies that were included in multi level meta-analysis. RESULTS On average, alcohol
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The impacts of selling alcohol in grocery stores in Ontario, Canada: a before after study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Naomi Schwartz,Brendan T Smith,Sze Hang Fu,Daniel Myran,Erik Loewen Friesen,Erin Hobin
OBJECTIVE From 2015-19, the Government of Ontario expanded privatized sales of alcohol, licensing 450 grocery stores to sell beer, cider, and wine. The impacts of a nearby grocery store gaining an alcohol license on adults' alcohol use in Ontario are examined, including whether impacts differed by gender. METHODS Data from 2015-2019 Canadian Community Health Survey participants in Ontario (age 20+)
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Do Changes in Parent-Student Phone Call and Text Message Communication During the Transition to College Predict First-Year Drinking and Consequences? A Prospective Study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Bradley M Trager,Reed M Morgan,Sarah C Boyle,Joseph W LaBrie
OBJECTIVE We examined (a) whether changes in parent-student phone call and text messaging communication during the transition into college are associated with alcohol use and related consequences, and (b) whether pre-matriculation drinking patterns predicted these changes in parent-student communication. METHOD First-year students (n = 246; M age [SD] = 17.91 [0.39] years; 61.8% female) participated
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Managing Disruption: A Case Study of Boundary Work around Alcohol Industry Sponsored Scientific Interventions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Andrew Bartlett,Jim McCambridge
OBJECTIVES Following recent work examining alcohol industry involvements in science, this is a case study that examines the ways in which the alcohol research community engages in 'boundary work' - in which scientists define and defend the demarcation between their community of knowledge makers and others, justifying their claim to legitimacy and authority - in response to alcohol industry-sponsored
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The Impact of the Good Behavior Game on Risk for Drug Use Disorder in an Agent-Based Model of Southern Sweden. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Sara L Lönn,Mary G Krauland,Abigail A Fagan,Kristina Sundquist,Mark S Roberts,Kenneth S Kendler
OBJECTIVE Drug use disorder (DUD) is a worldwide problem, and strategies to reduce its incidence are central to decreasing its burden. This investigation seeks to provide a proof of concept for the ability of agent-based modeling to predict the impact of the introduction of an effective school-based intervention, the Good Behavior Game (GBG), on reducing DUD in Scania, Sweden, primarily through increasing
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Apologising for the alcohol industry? A response to ISFAR's defence of alcohol's purported health benefits. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Tim Stockwell,Jinhui Zhao,Tim Naimi
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Distressed Drinking: The Moderating Impact of Distress Tolerance on the Relation Between Anxiety Sensitivity, Panic Symptoms, and Alcohol Use and Problems. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Rachel B Geyer,Sarah E Dreyer-Oren,Akanksha Das,Elise M Clerkin
OBJECTIVE Undergraduate students are at particular risk for greater alcohol use, which is linked to anxiety disorders among a variety of other negative consequences. Understanding transdiagnostic factors underlying alcohol use problems and other disorders, such as anxiety and mood disorders, can help identify potential targets for intervention. METHOD The present study (N = 208 undergraduates; 76.9%
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Examining Alcohol-Related Blackouts and Drinking Motives over Time among College Women. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Rose Marie Ward,Rachel Geyer,Michael Cleveland,Emory Perlman,Terri Messman
Excessive alcohol consumption and its consequences among college women continues despite prevention efforts. One common consequence, alcohol-related blackouts (ARBs), are period of alcohol activated anterograde amnesia. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the current project is to extend the ARB and drinking motive literature by examining their relationship over time. METHOD A sample of 424 women (88.9% White)
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Disparities in Alcoholics Anonymous Participation from 2000-2020 among U.S. Residents with an Alcohol Use Disorder in the National Alcohol Survey. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Sarah E Zemore,Amy A Mericle,Priscilla Martinez,Brandon G Bergman,Katherine J Karriker-Jaffe,Deidre Patterson,Christine Timko
OBJECTIVE Mutual-help groups (MHGs) like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) are effective for resolving alcohol use disorders (AUDs), but few studies have examined disparities in MHG participation, particularly recently. We used five waves of National Alcohol Survey data to investigate whether prevalence of AA attendance among those with a lifetime AUD differed by race/ethnicity, age, and sex, directly testing
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Ayahuasca Treatment Outcome Project (ATOP): One Year Results from Takiwasi Center and Implications for Psychedelic Science Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-24 Brian Rush,Olivia Marcus,Sara García,Anja Loizaga-Velder,Ariane Spitalier,Fernando Mendive
OBJECTIVE This paper focuses on the outcomes at one-year post-treatment of a naturalistic evaluation of services provided through the Takiwasi Centre, an accredited Peruvian therapeutic community offering an ayahuasca-assisted, integrative treatment program for addiction rehabilitation. METHODS Participants (n=52) completed structured interviews and a battery of validated instruments. Outcome measures
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Adolescent Substance Use Patterns and Risk for Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Young Adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Theemeshni Govender,Jing Yu,Pablo Vidal-Ribas,Stephen E Gilman,Denise L Haynie
OBJECTIVE There is strong evidence that substance use is a risk factor for suicidality. Prior studies have focused on the suicide risk associated with using individual substances, even though substance users often use more than one substance. This study investigates the association between patterns of adolescent substance use and suicidality in young adulthood. METHOD Participants were U.S. adolescents
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Beverage- and Context-Specific Alcohol Consumption During COVID-19 in the United States: The Role of Alcohol To-Go and Delivery Purchases. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Pamela J Trangenstein,Thomas K Greenfield,Katherine J Karriker-Jaffe,William C Kerr
OBJECTIVE Alcohol delivery and to-go sales may contribute to changes in drinking patterns, including where and what people drink. This study tested whether home delivery and to-go alcohol purchases were associated with context- and beverage-specific consumption volumes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic after adjusting for pre-pandemic consumption volumes. METHOD Data from a pre-pandemic
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Economic Cost of the HealthCall Smartphone Intervention to Reduce Heavy Alcohol Drinking in Adults With HIV. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Laura E Starbird,Sarah Gutkind,Paul Teixeira,Sean Murphy,Efrat Aharonovich,Barry S Zingman,Deborah Hasin,Bruce R Schackman
OBJECTIVE Alcohol use among people living with HIV (PLWH) can reduce adherence and worsen health outcomes. We evaluated the economic cost of an effective smartphone application (HealthCall) to reduce drinking and improve antiretroviral adherence among heavy-drinking PLWH participating in a randomized trial. METHOD Participants were randomized to receive a brief drinking-reduction intervention, either
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Multilevel Effects of Environmental and Neighborhood Factors on Sober Living House Resident 12-Month Outcomes. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Meenakshi S Subbaraman,Elizabeth Mahoney,Jane Witbrodt,Katherine J Karriker-Jaffe,Amy A Mericle,Douglas L Polcin
OBJECTIVE Sober living houses (SLHs) are abstinence-based environments designed for individuals in recovery to live with others in recovery. Research shows that SLHs help some individuals maintain recovery and that certain SLH-related factors may be particularly protective. Here we assess how SLH housing and neighborhood characteristics are related to abstinence and psychiatric symptoms over time.
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Trends in Cannabis and Alcohol Use by Sexual Identity in the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Christina Dyar,Ethan Morgan,Debra Kaysen
OBJECTIVE Sexual minority individuals are at substantially elevated risk for both cannabis use disorder (CUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD). Although recent increases in the legalization of cannabis have been linked to increases in cannabis use among the general population, few studies have examined if changes in cannabis use and CUD vary by sexual identity. The purpose of the current study was to
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East Africa Needs an Alcohol Research Agenda. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Monica H Swahn,Adelaide Balenger,Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye,Joel M Francis,David Kalema
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Response to "Adolescent and Young Adult Response to Hypothetical E-Liquid Flavor Restrictions" (Sidhu et al., 2023). Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-01 Lien-Chung Wei
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Detection of Alcohol Intoxication Using Voice Features: A Controlled Laboratory Study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Brian Suffoletto,Ayman Anwar,Sean Glaister,Ervin Sejdic
OBJECTIVE Devices such as mobile phones and smart speakers could be useful to remotely identify voice alterations associated with alcohol intoxication that could be used to deliver just-in-time interventions, but data to support such approaches for the English language are lacking. In this controlled laboratory study, we compare how well English spectrographic voice features identify alcohol intoxication
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Experimental Test of Abstaining-and-Drinking Social Media Content on Adolescent and Young Adult Social Norms and Alcohol Use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Dana M Litt,Zhengyang Zhou,Anne M Fairlie,Katja A Waldron,Femke Geusens,Melissa A Lewis
OBJECTIVE Experimental research has demonstrated that when alcohol-related content is viewed on social media, adolescents and young adults tend to have favorable attitudes toward alcohol use. However, limited research focuses on social media norms for abstaining from alcohol use. The current study examined the role of descriptive and injunctive alcohol-abstaining-and-drinking norms via experimentally
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Proximity to Legal Cannabis Stores in Canada and Use of Cannabis Sources in the First Three Years of Legalization, 2019-2021. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Elle Wadsworth,Pete Driezen,Julia A Dilley,Robert Gabrys,Rebecca Jesseman,David Hammond
OBJECTIVE The accessibility of legal cannabis in Canada may influence how consumers source their cannabis. The aims of this study were to examine (a) the distance between respondents' homes and legal retail stores, (b) the cannabis sources used in the past 12 months, and (c) the association between cannabis sources used and distance to legal retail stores. METHOD Data were analyzed from Canadian respondents
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Legal Drinking Age Laws and Alcohol Consumption: Evidence From South Korea. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Yoosik Shin
OBJECTIVE In South Korea, individuals are legally allowed access to alcohol from January 1 of the year in which they turn 19. This study examined the effects of the legal drinking age laws in South Korea on alcohol consumption. METHOD This study used secondary data from the Korean Youth Panel Survey. The sample consisted of 2,711 high school graduates who were born between March 1989 and February 1990
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Examining the Moderating Role of Heavy Drinking Behaviors and Precarious Masculinity on Sexual Aggression Among Young Adult Men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Tiffany L Marcantonio,Kristen N Jozkowski,Dominic J Parrott,Lindsay S Ham
OBJECTIVE Men's heavy drinking behaviors are related to their engagement in sexual aggression and may be amplified by other factors, such as precarious masculinity (i.e., perceiving masculinity as tenuous in nature). Yet, researchers' understanding of how alcohol consumption, in combination with precarious masculinity, may increase risk of sexual aggression is lacking. The goal of this study was to
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The Relationship Between Drinking Patterns and Chronic Health Conditions: New Evidence From Two U.S. National Alcohol Surveys. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Cheryl J Cherpitel,Libo Li,William C Kerr
OBJECTIVE The association of many chronic disease conditions with alcohol consumption is well established, and research on drinking patterns following diagnosis suggests that those with a chronic condition drink less than their healthy counterparts. However, these studies have not controlled for confounding influences on this relationship. This article reports current drinking patterns of those with
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Parental Divorce and Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption in Men: A Genetically Informative Perspective. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Jessica E Salvatore,Steven H Aggen,Kenneth S Kendler
OBJECTIVE Much of what is known about parental divorce and adult alcohol outcomes comes from cross-sectional comparisons of those who did and did not experience parental divorce. In contrast, far less is known about whether and how parental divorce is associated with alcohol consumption trajectories. We used a longitudinal perspective to investigate the associations between parental divorce and men's
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New Validity Evidence of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs-Short Screener for Evaluating Internalizing/Externalizing Behaviors in Spanish Adolescents. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Víctor Martínez-Loredo,Alba González-Roz,Alba Martin-Roig,Sergio Fernández-Artamendi
OBJECTIVE The Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN-SS) is a screening instrument evaluating internalizing/externalizing behaviors. This study examines the validity evidence of the GAIN-SS in Spanish adolescents and explores sex differences in its performance. METHOD Participants were 1,547 Spanish adolescents from the community (females = 48.2%, mean [SD] age = 15.20 [0.74]). A cross-sectional
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Perceptions of Health Risks and Benefits of Cannabis Use Among College Students: Prevalence and Associations With Cannabis Use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-09 Eric D Malain,Benjamin O Ladd,Joshua L Stanz,Renee E Magnan,
OBJECTIVE Health decision-making is influenced by perceived health risks and benefits. Greater understanding of these perceptions in college students, a population engaging in high rates of risky cannabis use, is needed. The primary aim of the current study was to examine both perceived risks and benefits of cannabis for short- and long-term health consequences and how these perceptions relate to cannabis
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Safe Supply in the Midst of a Crisis of Unregulated Toxic Drug Deaths--A Commentary on Roberts and Humphreys (2023). Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Matthew Bonn,Adam Palayew,Natasha Touesnard,Thomas D Brothers,Claire Bodkin
Safe supply is an effective intervention conceptualized by people who use drugs to reduce drug toxicity deaths from the contaminated unregulated drug supply and improve the quality of life among people who use drugs during one of the deadliest but ignored public health crises. There are various forms of safe supply that have been around for decades with a wealth of evidence-based literature such as
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Recreational Marijuana Legalization, Local Retail Availability, and Alcohol and Marijuana Use and Co-Use Among California High School Students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Sharon E O'Hara,Mallie J Paschall,Joel W Grube
OBJECTIVE This study examined whether recreational marijuana legalization (RML) and local retail availability were associated with marijuana and alcohol use and co-use among adolescents. METHOD We investigated associations between RML and past-30-day marijuana and alcohol use and co-use, and moderating effects of retail availability of marijuana and alcohol, using data from the 2010-2011 to 2018-2019
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Adolescents' Views on Preventing Youth Cannabis Marketing Exposure: A Concept Mapping Approach. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Megan A Moreno,Marina C Jenkins,Pamela J Trangenstein,Jennifer M Whitehill,Zoe E Stratman,David H Jernigan
OBJECTIVE The increasing number of states legalizing recreational cannabis use has raised growing concerns about exposure and access to cannabis for youth. The objective of this study was to develop an adolescent stakeholder-driven concept map toward identifying priority areas for preventing youth cannabis marketing influence. METHOD This study used concept mapping, a validated research method that
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Adolescent Advertising Exposure to Cannabis Products in Rural Oklahoma via Medical Dispensaries. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Melvin Livingston,Caroline Barry,Andrew Walker,Bethany Livingston,Sierra L Talavera-Brown,Megan Harmon,Alexander Wagenaar,Terrence Kominsky,Kelli A Komro
OBJECTIVE We assess cannabis advertising exposure among adolescents in rural Oklahoma from medical dispensaries. METHOD Our mixed-methods study identified medical dispensaries within a 15-minute drive time of rural Oklahoma high schools. Study staff completed observational data collection forms and took photographs of each dispensary. Quantitative data from the forms and qualitative coding of photographs
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Patient-Concerned Other Dyads' 12-Step Involvement and Patients' Substance Use: A Latent Class Growth Model Analysis. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Christine Timko,Michael A Cucciare,Mai Chee Lor,Michael Stein,Noel Vest
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to inform clinical practice by identifying subgroups of patient-concerned other (CO) dyads. Patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) were characterized on Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) involvement and substance use together with COs' Al-Anon involvement. Predictors and recovery maintenance outcomes of subgroup membership were examined. METHOD Participants were 279 patient-CO
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The Relationship Between Cigarette Dependence and Cessation Methods: Implications for Smoking Cessation Among People With HIV. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Megan R Wirtz,Amelia M Stanton,Rohin Manohar,Allison K Labbe,Michael J Zvolensky,Jasper A J Smits,Bettina Hoeppner,Conall O'Cleirigh
OBJECTIVE These analyses investigate how dependence may be related to cessation method choice and how this relationship may vary by subpopulation among people with HIV (PWH) who smoke cigarettes. METHOD PWH who smoke (N = 71) were recruited from clinics in Boston, MA. The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) and Smoking History Questionnaire (SHQ) were completed to assess for cigarette dependence
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Drivers of Purchase Decisions Among Consumers of Dried Flower Cannabis Products: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Jennifer R Donnan,Karissa Johnston,Maisam Najafizada,Lisa D Bishop
OBJECTIVE Cannabis was legalized for nonmedical use in Canada in 2018. However, with a long-established illegal market, it is important to understand cannabis consumers' preferences in order to create a market that encourages purchasing cannabis through legalized channels. METHOD A survey including a discrete choice experiment was conducted to estimate preference weights for seven attributes of dried
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Contagious Transmission in a Swedish National Sample of Alcohol Use Disorders as a Function of Geographical Proximity Among Siblings and Propinquity-of-Rearing Defined Acquaintances. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Kenneth S Kendler,Henrik Ohlsson,Jan Sundquist,Kristina Sundquist
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether alcohol use disorder (AUD) can be transmitted contagiously in siblings and likely acquaintances growing up close to one another (Propinquity-of-Rearing Defined Acquaintances [PRDAs]). METHOD PRDAs were pairs of same-age subjects growing up within 1 km of each other and sharing the same school class, where one of whom (PRDA1) was first registered
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A Sociologist and the Problems of Alcohol Studies: The Life and Legacy of Selden D. Bacon. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Nicholas Allred,William Bejarano,Judit H Ward
OBJECTIVE This article introduces a new comprehensive bibliography of pioneering sociologist of alcohol Selden Bacon and highlights the relevance of his research and administrative career to substance use studies today. METHOD This article relies on the works of Selden Bacon assembled for the bibliography project, supplemented by published and unpublished documents and records from the collection of
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Cannabis Use for Medical Reasons Among Patients in a Large California Health Care System After Legalization of Nonmedical Use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Ruchir N Karmali,Monique B Does,Nancy P Gordon,Stacy A Sterling,Kelly C Young-Wolff,Stephen Sidney,Cynthia I Campbell
OBJECTIVE In 2018, California legalized the sale of cannabis for adult nonmedical use. To understand use of cannabis after legalization, we surveyed a stratified random sample of adults in a large health system (ages 19-64 years) with and without documented chronic pain about their reasons for cannabis use from November 2018 to March 2019. METHOD We compared patients with and without chronic pain on
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Associations Between Social Context and Mood During Alcohol Consumption in Young Adult Smokers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-24 Julia M Brooks,Donald Hedeker,Robin J Mermelstein
OBJECTIVE Differences in the subjective effects of alcohol in different social contexts have been well documented, but little research examines affect during drinking in real-world social contexts. This study examined differences by social context in negative affect and positive affect during alcohol consumption. We hypothesized that negative affect and positive affect with drinking would vary as a
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Naloxone Online Information Exceeds the Recommended Reading Level for Patient Education Materials. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Nhu Dang,Mihir Khunte,Anthony Zhong,Avik Chatterjee
OBJECTIVE The opioid epidemic claimed 68,630 lives in 2020 in the United States. It reached record levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public comprehension of naloxone, the reversal agent for opioid overdoses, is necessary for its broad uptake and the prevention of opioid-related deaths. This study assesses whether online patient education materials for naloxone meet national readability guidelines
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Self-Report Survey Measures of Alcohol-Impaired Driving: A Systematic Review. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Brady R Bushover,Christina A Mehranbod,Ariana N Gobaud,Charles C Branas,Qixuan Chen,Daniel P Giovenco,David K Humphreys,Christopher N Morrison
OBJECTIVE Alcohol-impaired driving is a major contributor to motor vehicle crash deaths and injury. Many survey studies include self-report measures of alcohol-impaired driving, but no guidance is available to help researchers select from among available measures. The aims of this systematic review were to compile a list of measures that researchers have used previously, to compare performance between
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Prospective Associations Between Anxiety Sensitivity, Distress Intolerance, Depressive Symptoms, and Indices of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Veterans. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Kayleigh N McCarty,Angela K Stevens,Rachel L Gunn,Brian Borsari,Jane Metrik
OBJECTIVE There is substantial evidence linking anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance to depressive symptoms, and further evidence linking depressive symptoms to alcohol and cannabis use. However, the prospective indirect associations of anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance with alcohol and cannabis use through depressive symptoms remain uncertain. Thus, the current study examined whether
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Alcohol Use Among Treatment-Seeking Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-19 Wave-Ananda Baskerville,Erica N Grodin,Johnny Lin,Karen Miotto,Larissa J Mooney,Lara A Ray
OBJECTIVE Individuals in the United States with opioid use disorder (OUD) have high rates of co-occurring alcohol use disorder. However, there is limited research on co-use patterns among opioid and alcohol use. The present study examined the relationship between alcohol and opioid use in treatment-seeking individuals with an OUD. METHOD The study used baseline assessment data from a multisite, comparative
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"Safe Supply" Initiatives: Are They a Recipe for Harm Through Reduced Health Care Input and Supply-Induced Toxicity and Overdose? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-04 Emmert Roberts,Keith Humphreys
Within the addiction field, some advocates support a suite of de-regulatory policies that aim to reduce harm by providing people who use drugs with a "safe supply" of pharmaceutical-grade medications. Such initiatives have commenced without the evidence standards normally used to label medication provision as "safe." This perspective suggests that continued debate and research in this area acknowledge
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Social Media Campaigns to Influence Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms, Attitudes, and Awareness: A Systematic Review. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Jih-Cheng Yeh,Jeff Niederdeppe,Neil A Lewis,David H Jernigan
OBJECTIVE Given social media's reach and potential, a systematic review is needed to assess their effectiveness in influencing alcohol consumption and related harms, attitudes, and awareness. METHOD We searched 12 databases from inception to December 2022, along with reference lists of eligible studies. We included studies of any design conducted in any country, reported in English, evaluating campaigns
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Momentary Craving, Craving Variability, and Cannabis Use: Associations With THC Concentrates and Sex. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Kristina T Phillips,Michael M Phillips,Trent L Lalonde,Michael D Stein
OBJECTIVE Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies are well positioned to assess the impact of craving on cannabis use in real time and may better capture its time-varying nature. The goal of this exploratory study was to examine whether momentary craving and craving variability predict subsequent use of cannabis and how baseline concentrate use status and male sex might affect these relationships
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The Impact of Minimum Unit Price on Police-Recorded Alcohol-Related Assault Rates in the Northern Territory, Australia. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Peter Miller,Kerri Coomber,Tayla Lowen,Nicholas Taylor,Michael Livingston,Debbie Scott,Penny Buykx,Richelle Mayshak,Ashlee Curtis,Ryan Baldwin,James A Smith,Sarah Clifford,Tanya Chikritzhs
OBJECTIVE From October 1, 2018, the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia introduced a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol of AU$1.30 per standard drink. The MUP was introduced to address the high alcohol consumption rates and harms within the NT. This study aimed to investigate the unique short-term impact of the MUP on alcohol-related assaults across the NT, for the NT overall and separately for
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The Clinical Relevance of Impulsivity in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Examining Within-Treatment Changes and Relationship to Psychiatric Symptoms and Cravings in a Large Inpatient Sample. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Emily E Levitt,Sarah Sousa,Mary Jean Costello,Onawa P LaBelle,Brian Rush,James MacKillop
OBJECTIVE Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct consistently associated with problematic substance use, but less is known about its relevance to clinical outcomes. The current study examined whether impulsivity changed over the course of addiction treatment and whether the changes were associated with changes in other clinical outcomes. METHOD Participants were patients in a large inpatient addiction
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Delta-8, Delta-10, HHC, THC-O, THCP, and THCV: What Should We Call These Products? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Matthew E Rossheim,Cassidy R LoParco,Doug Henry,Pamela J Trangenstein,Scott T Walters
The 2018 U.S. Federal Agriculture Improvement Act ("Farm Bill") resulted in what some have called a "legal loophole" in cannabis regulation. As different types of cannabis products proliferate, so has the terminology used to attempt to categorize them. This article presents a variety of potential descriptors to encourage dialogue about the language used to classify the multitude of psychoactive cannabinoid
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Beer Goggles or Liquid Courage? Alcohol, Attractiveness Perceptions, and Partner Selection Among Men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Molly A Bowdring,Michael A Sayette
OBJECTIVE Perception of physical attractiveness (PPA) is a fundamental aspect of human relationships and may help explain alcohol's rewarding and harmful effects. Yet PPA is rarely studied in relation to alcohol, and existing approaches often rely on simple attractiveness ratings. The present study added an element of realism to the attractiveness assessment by asking participants to select four images
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How Policy Influences Aggression in Nightlife Spaces: A Proposed Core Aggression Cycle. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Nicholas Taylor,Peter Miller,Renee Zahnow,Richelle Mayshak,Jason Ferris,Kerri Coomber
OBJECTIVE This theoretical review examines prior theories that aim to explain the disproportionate amount of violence in Nighttime Entertainment Precincts (NEPs) and proposes a comprehensive model that links violence to policy and environmental changes. METHOD To understand why this violence occurs and better inform prevention and intervention, a theoretical review using a "people" in "places" approach
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Pennsylvania's Community Coordination Strategy to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-05 Renee M Cloutier,Arnie Aldridge,Glenn Hoffman,Kristina L Boyd,Erh-Hsuan Wang,Kiandra Foster,Karley Snyder,William Dowd,Janice L Pringle
OBJECTIVE The Pennsylvania Opioid Overdose Reduction Technical Assistance Center (ORTAC) was developed to provide community-level support across Pennsylvania with the goal of reducing the opioid-related overdose death (ODD) rate via coalition building/coordination and tailored technical assistance. This study evaluates the initial effects of ORTAC engagement on county-level opioid ODD reductions. METHOD