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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Issue 1/2019

Content (59 Articles)

HIV prevention intervention for substance users: a review of the literature

Adel Elkbuli, Valerie Polcz, Brianna Dowd, Mark McKenney, Guillermo Prado

Open Access Opioids Research

Factors associated with health-related quality of life in a large national sample of patients receiving opioid substitution treatment in Germany: A cross-sectional study

Lisa Strada, Christiane Sybille Schmidt, Moritz Rosenkranz, Uwe Verthein, Norbert Scherbaum, Jens Reimer, Bernd Schulte

Open Access Human Immunodeficiency Virus Research

HIV knowledge and risk behaviors among drug users in three Vietnamese mountainous provinces

Tam Minh Thi Nguyen, Bach Xuan Tran, Mercedes Fleming, Manh Duc Pham, Long Thanh Nguyen, Anh Lan Thi Nguyen, Huong Thi Le, Thang Huu Nguyen, Van Hai Hoang, Xuan Thanh Thi Le, Quan Hoang Vuong, Manh Tung Ho, Van Nhue Dam, Thu Trang Vuong, Vu Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi Nguyen, Huyen Phuc Do, Phuong Linh Doan, Hai Hong Nguyen, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

Open Access Research

Treatment gap, help-seeking, stigma and magnitude of alcohol use disorder in rural Ethiopia

Selamawit Zewdu, Charlotte Hanlon, Abebaw Fekadu, Girmay Medhin, Solomon Teferra

Open Access Research

Factor associated with alcohol use among Lahu and Akha hill tribe youths, northern Thailand

Onnalin Singkorn, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Bukhari Putsa, Sudkhed Detpetukyon, Rachanee Sunsern, Phitnaree Thutsanti, Ratipark Tamornpark, Panupong Upala, Chadaporn Inta

Open Access Naloxone Debate

Higher doses of naloxone are needed in the synthetic opioid era

Ronald B. Moss, Dennis J. Carlo

Open Access Addiction Research

Clinicians’ perceptions for indicating and contra-indicating integrated treatment for SUD and comorbid PTSD, a vignette study

Germa Catherina Maria Nass, Leon Willem van Rens, Boukje Arnolda Gerdina Dijkstra

Open Access Addiction Research

Drug-induced prolonged corrected QT interval in patients with methadone and opium overdose

Davood Soroosh, Mahbubeh Neamatshahi, Bahram Zarmehri, Samaneh Nakhaee, Omid Mehrpour

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

The effects of crocin on psychological parameters in patients under methadone maintenance treatment: a randomized clinical trial

Anahita Khalatbari-mohseni, Hamid Reza Banafshe, Naghmeh Mirhosseini, Zatollah Asemi, Amir Ghaderi, Abdollah Omidi

Open Access Research

Effectiveness of a new multi-component smoking cessation service package for patients with hypertension and diabetes in northern Thailand: a randomized controlled trial (ESCAPE study)

Myo Nyein Aung, Motoyuki Yuasa, Saiyud Moolphate, Thaworn Lorga, Hirohide Yokokawa, Hiroshi Fukuda, Tsutomu Kitajima, Susumu Tanimura, Yoshimune Hiratsuka, Koichi Ono, Payom Thinuan, Kazuo Minematsu, Jitladda Deerojanawong, Yaoyanee Suya, Eiji Marui

Open Access Research

A qualitative study of drivers of psychoactive substance use among Mekelle University students, Northern Ethiopia

Znabu Hadush Kahsay, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Alessandra N. Bazzano

Open Access Research

Strengthening partnerships between substance use researchers and policy makers to take advantage of a window of opportunity

Zachary F. Meisel, Julia Mitchell, Daniel Polsky, Nada Boualam, Ellen McGeoch, Janet Weiner, Matthew Miclette, Jonathan Purtle, Bruce Schackman, Carolyn C. Cannuscio

Open Access Anesthetics Research

The exploration of factors related to treatment retention in Narcotics Anonymous members: a qualitative study

Rostam Jalali, Asie Moradi, Fateme Dehghan, Samira Merzai, Mostafa Alikhani

Open Access Review

Change in psychosocial factors connected to coping after inpatient treatment for substance use disorder: a systematic review

Dagny Adriaenssen Johannessen, Trond Nordfjærn, Amy Østertun Geirdal

Open Access Research

Family and social predictors of substance use disorder in Iran: a case-control study

Gholamhossein Shahraki, Zahra Sedaghat, Mohammad Fararouei

Open Access Research

Assessing health service satisfaction among users with substance use disorders within the municipalities in Norway

Marianne Stallvik, Grete Flemmen, Jo Arild Salthammer, Trond Nordfjærn

Open Access Research

Impact of khat price increases on consumption behavior – price elasticity analysis

Maged El-Setouhy, Rashad Alsanosy, Anwar M. Makeen, Khalid Yaser Ghailan, Abdullah Alsharqi, Kamaludin Ahmed Sheikh

Open Access Substance Abuse Research

Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting

Bach Xuan Tran, Mackenzie Moir, Carl A. Latkin, Brian J. Hall, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Giang Hai Ha, Nam Ba Nguyen, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

Open Access Care Research

Reducing barriers to trauma inquiry in substance use disorder treatment – a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Annett Lotzin, Sven Buth, Susanne Sehner, Philipp Hiller, Silke Pawils, Franka Metzner, John Read, Martin Härter, Ingo Schäfer

Open Access Short report

Combining approach bias modification with working memory training during inpatient alcohol withdrawal: an open-label pilot trial of feasibility and acceptability

Victoria Manning, Katherine Mroz, Joshua B. B. Garfield, Petra K. Staiger, Kate Hall, Dan I. Lubman, Antonio Verdejo-Garcia

Open Access Research

Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia

Habte Belete, Tesfa Mekonen, Wubalem Fekadu, Getasew Legas, Asmamaw Getnet

Open Access Review

The epidemiology of alcohol consumption in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Getinet Ayano, Kalkidan Yohannis, Mebratu Abraha, Bereket Duko

Open Access Addiction Research

Understanding the relapse process: exploring Iranian women’s substance use experiences

Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Tahereh Pashaei, Roghayeh Nouri, Parvaneh Taymoori, Koen Ponnet

Open Access Addiction Short Report

Age related medication for addiction treatment (MAT) use for opioid use disorder among Medicaid-insured patients in New York

Charles J. Neighbors, Sugy Choi, Shannon Healy, Rajeev Yerneni, Tong Sun, Liudmila Shapoval

Open Access Opioids Research

Concurrent psychiatry for patients enrolled in opioid agonist treatment: a propensity score matched cohort study in Ontario Canada

Kristen A. Morin, Joseph K. Eibl, Joseph M. Caswell, Graham Gauthier, Brian Rush, Christopher Mushquash, Nancy E. Lightfoot, David C. Marsh

Open Access Research

Current practices and perceived implementation barriers for working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: the WIRUS OHS study

Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Ingvild Kjeken, Irene Jensen, Randi Wågø Aas

Open Access Research

Comparisons of early and delayed abstainers and its effects on long-term smoking cessation in Taiwan

Yu-Chen Chang, Wei-Hsin Huang, Chia-Ying Tsai, Lee-Ching Hwang

Open Access Research

Youth smoking and anti-smoking policies in North Dakota: a system dynamics simulation study

Arielle S. Selya, Oleksandr Ivanov, Abigail Bachman, David Wheat

Open Access Short Report

Validation of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) in substance use disorder treatment organizations

Mark G. Ehrhart, Elisa M. Torres, Joyce Hwang, Marisa Sklar, Gregory A. Aarons

Open Access Care Review

Conceptualizing patient-centered care for substance use disorder treatment: findings from a systematic scoping review

Kirsten Marchand, Scott Beaumont, Jordan Westfall, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, David C. Marsh, Martin T. Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes

Open Access Mood Disorders Research

Multi-level predictors of psychological problems among methadone maintenance treatment patients in difference types of settings in Vietnam

Tuan Anh Le, Mai Quynh Thi Le, Anh Duc Dang, Anh Kim Dang, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Hai Quang Pham, Giang Thu Vu, Chi Linh Hoang, Tung Thanh Tran, Quan-Hoang Vuong, Tung Hoang Tran, Bach Xuan Tran, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho

Open Access Research

Seizures of illicit substances for personal use in two Italian provinces: analysis of trends by type and purity from 2008 to 2017

Patrizia Verri, Cecilia Rustichelli, Anna Ferrari, Filippo Marchesi, Carlo Baraldi, Manuela Licata, Daniele Vandelli, Federica Palazzoli, Francesco Potì, Enrico Silingardi

Open Access Opioids Research

Positive drug test trends in fatally-injured drivers in the United States from 2007 to 2017

Sunday Azagba, Keely Latham, Lingpeng Shan, Fares Qeadan

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Evaluation of the effects of a designated program on illegal drug cessation among adolescents who experiment with drugs

Chiu-Ching Chang, Jung-Yu Liao, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Hsiao-Pei Hsu, Chih-Che Chen, Jong-Long Guo

Open Access Opioids Correction

Correction to: Concurrent psychiatry for patients enrolled in opioid agonist treatment: a propensity score matched cohort study in Ontario Canada

Kristen A. Morin, Joseph K. Eibl, Joseph M. Caswell, Graham Gauthier, Brian Rush, Christopher Mushquash, Nancy E. Lightfoot, David C. Marsh

Open Access Research

Sexual risky behavior, cocaine and alcohol use among substance users in an outpatient facility: a cross section study

Claudia Chaves Dallelucci, Emi Carneiro Bragiato, Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco, Thiago Marques Fidalgo, Dartiu Xavier da Silveira

Open Access Research

Readiness to change among involuntarily and voluntarily admitted patients with substance use disorders

Anne Opsal, Øistein Kristensen, Thomas Clausen

Open Access Audiometry Case report

Methadone associated long term hearing loss and nephrotoxicity; a case report and literature review

Saeedeh Ghasemi, Shadi Izadpanahi, Mohammad Ali Yaghoubi, Jeffrey Brent, Omid Mehrpour

Open Access Opioids Commentary

Fentanyl assisted treatment: a possible role in the opioid overdose epidemic?

Geoff Bardwell, Evan Wood, Rupinder Brar

Open Access Research

Gambling symptoms, behaviors, and cognitive distortions in Japanese university students

Kengo Yokomitsu, Takanobu Sakai, Tomonari Irie, Jun Tayama, Hirokazu Furukawa, Mika Himachi, Junichiro Kanazawa, Munenaga Koda, Yoshihiko Kunisato, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Takuhiro Takada, Fumito Takahashi, Takahito Takahashi, Kaori Osawa

Open Access Research

Perception of alcohol policies by consumers of unrecorded alcohol - an exploratory qualitative interview study with patients of alcohol treatment facilities in Russia

Maria Neufeld, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Lori E. Ross, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Jürgen Rehm

Open Access Intoxication Research

Evaluation of methanol content of illegal beverages using GC and an easier modified Chromotropic acid method; a cross sectional study

Nasim Zamani, Ali Rafizadeh, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Alireza Akhavan-Tavakoli, Mahdi Ghorbani-Samin, Maryam Akhgari, Shahab Shariati

Open Access Levomethadone Research

Opioid use disorder in Germany: healthcare costs of patients in opioid maintenance treatment

Jens Reimer, Tobias Vogelmann, Daniel Trümper, Norbert Scherbaum

Open Access Opioids Research

Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway

Ole Jørgen Lygren, Ronny Bjørnestad, Else-Marie Løberg, Martine Lepsøy Bonnier, Vibeke Bråthen Buljovcic, Kjell Arne Johansson, Lars T. Fadnes, Christer Frode Aas, Vibeke Bråthen Buljovcic, Fatemeh Chalabianloo, Jan Tore Daltveit, Silvia Eiken Alpers, Lars T. Fadnes, Trude Fondenes Eriksen, Per Gundersen, Velinda Hille, Kristin Holmelid Håberg, Kjell Arne Johansson, Rafael Alexander Leiva, Siv-Elin Leirvåg Carlsen, Martine Lepsøy Bonnier, Lennart Lorås, Else-Marie Løberg, Mette Hegland Nordbotn, Maria Olsvold, Christian Ohldieck, Lillian Sivertsen, Hugo Torjussen, Jørn-Henrik Vold, Jan-Magnus Økland, Tone Lise Eielsen, Nancy Laura Ortega Maldonado, Ewa Joanna Wilk, Ronny Bjørnestad, Ole Jørgen Lygren, Marianne Cook Pierron, Olav Dalgard, Håvard Midgard, Svetlana Skurtveit, Peter Vickerman

Open Access Opioids Research

People who inject drugs (PWID) and HIV/aids cases in Mexico City: 1987–2015

Martha Romero Mendoza, Denize Meza-Mercado, Rosario Martínez-Martínez, Carlos Magis-Rodríguez, Arturo Ortiz Castro, Maria Elena Medina-Mora