Mindfulness-based treatment of addiction: current state of the field and envisioning the next wave of research

Contemporary advances in addiction neuroscience have paralleled increasing interest in the ancient mental training practice of mindfulness meditation as a potential therapy for addiction. In the past decade, ...

Authors: Eric L. Garland and Matthew O. Howard

Barriers and facilitators affecting the implementation of substance use screening in primary care clinics: a qualitative study of patients, providers, and staff

Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality that frequently go unidentified in medical settings. As part of a multi-phase study to implement electronic health record-integrated substanc...

Authors: Jennifer McNeely, Pritika C. Kumar, Traci Rieckmann, Erica Sedlander, Sarah Farkas, Christine Chollak, Joseph L. Kannry, Aida Vega, Eva A. Waite, Lauren A. Peccoralo, Richard N. Rosenthal, Dennis McCarty and John Rotrosen

Adherence intervention for HIV-infected persons who use drugs: adaptation, open trial, and pilot randomized hybrid type 1 trial protocol

HIV-infected people who use drugs (PWUD) exhibit the highest rates of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV. This contributes to poor treatment outcomes, increased morbidit...

Authors: Kasey Claborn, Sara Becker, Don Operario, Steve Safren, Josiah D. Rich and Susan Ramsey

Standardised alcohol screening in primary health care services targeting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) around Australia have been asked to standardise screening for unhealthy drinking. Accordingly, screening with the 3-item AUD...

Authors: M. Mofizul Islam, Helen T. Oni, K. S. Kylie Lee, Noel Hayman, Scott Wilson, Kristie Harrison, Beth Hummerston, Rowena Ivers and Katherine M. Conigrave

Evaluation of the effect of methamphetamine on traumatic injury complications and outcomes

This study investigates the impact of methamphetamine use on trauma patient outcomes.

Authors: Michael M. Neeki, Fanglong Dong, Lidia Liang, Jake Toy, Braeden Carrico, Nina Jabourian, Arnold Sin, Farabi Hussain, Sharon Brown, Keyvan Safdari, Rodney Borger and David Wong

How do people with mood and anxiety disorders perceive and interpret the Drinking Motives Questionnaire? A think-aloud study in a clinical setting

Research has identified drinking motives as the final common pathway to alcohol use, and associations between specific drinking motives and drinking patterns have consistently been demonstrated. Data on drinki...

Authors: Christina Nehlin, Margareta Wennberg and Caisa Öster

Substance use and the HIV care continuum: important advances

Authors: P. Todd Korthuis and E. Jennifer Edelman

Development and differentiability of three brief interventions for risky alcohol use that include varying doses of motivational interviewing

While brief intervention (BI) for risky alcohol use generally yields positive effects among those identified by screening, effect sizes are small and there is unexplained heterogeneity in outcome. The heterog...

Authors: Jennifer E. Hettema, Stephanie A. Cockrell, Abigail Reeves, Karen S. Ingersoll, Paula J. Lum, Richard Saitz, Cristina M. Murray-Krezan and Valerie A. Carrejo

Correction to: Testing the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing-based brief intervention for substance use as an adjunct to usual care in community-based AIDS service organizations: study protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial

Upon publication of the original article

Authors: Bryan R. Garner, Heather J. Gotham, Stephen J. Tueller, Elizabeth L. Ball, David Kaiser, Patricia Stilen, Kathryn Speck, Denna Vandersloot, Traci R. Rieckmann, Michael Chaple, Erika G. Martin and Steve Martino

Eligibility for heroin-assisted treatment (HAT) among people who inject opioids and are living with HIV in a Canadian setting

A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of injectable diacetylmorphine (i.e., heroin) for individuals with treatment-refractory opioid use disorder. Despite this evidence, and the increasing toll...

Authors: Jan Klimas, Huiru Dong, Nadia Fairbairn, Eugenia Socías, Rolando Barrios, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr, Julio Montaner and M.-J. Milloy

Racial/ethnic differences in the association between alcohol use and mortality among men living with HIV

Increasing alcohol use is associated with increased risk of mortality among patients living with HIV (PLWH). This association varies by race/ethnicity among general outpatients, but racial/ethnic variation ha...

Authors: Kara M. Bensley, Kathleen A. McGinnis, David A. Fiellin, Adam J. Gordon, Kevin L. Kraemer, Kendall J. Bryant, E. Jennifer Edelman, Stephen Crystal, Julie R. Gaither, P. Todd Korthuis, Brandon D. L. Marshall, India J. Ornelas, K. C. Gary Chan, Julia C. Dombrowski, John C. Fortney, Amy C. Justice…

Effect of exercise versus cognitive behavioural therapy or no intervention on anxiety, depression, fitness and quality of life in adults with previous methamphetamine dependency: a systematic review

Methamphetamine (MA) is a highly addictive psychostimulant used by approximately 52 million people worldwide. Chronic MA abuse leads to detrimental physiological and neurological changes, as well as increases ...

Authors: Linzette Morris, Jessica Stander, Wardah Ebrahim, Stephanie Eksteen, Orissa Anna Meaden, Ané Ras and Annemarie Wessels

Substance use patterns and in-hospital care of adolescents and young adults attending music concerts

Few studies describe medical complaints and substance use patterns related to attending music concerts. As such, the objective of this study is to describe patient demographics, substance use and intoxication ...

Authors: Stephanie M. Ruest, Alexander M. Stephan, Peter T. Masiakos, Paul D. Biddinger, Carlos A. Camargo and Sigmund Kharasch

Developing adaptive interventions for adolescent substance use treatment settings: protocol of an observational, mixed-methods project

Over 1.6 million adolescents in the United States meet criteria for substance use disorders (SUDs). While there are promising treatments for SUDs, adolescents respond to these treatments differentially in part...

Authors: Sean Grant, Denis Agniel, Daniel Almirall, Q. Burkhart, Sarah B. Hunter, Daniel F. McCaffrey, Eric R. Pedersen, Rajeev Ramchand and Beth Ann Griffin

Changes in Specific Substance Involvement Scores among SBIRT recipients in an HIV primary care setting

Substance use is common among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and is associated with worse outcomes along the HIV care continuum. One potentially effective clinic-based approach to addressing unhealthy substanc...

Authors: Carol Dawson-Rose, Jessica E. Draughon, Yvette Cuca, Roland Zepf, Emily Huang, Bruce A. Cooper and Paula J. Lum

Delivery of screening and brief intervention for unhealthy alcohol use in an urban academic Federally Qualified Health Center

Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for unhealthy drinking has not been widely implemented in primary care partly due to reliance on physicians to perform it.

Authors: Marcus A. Bachhuber, Megan A. O’Grady, Henry Chung, Charles J. Neighbors, Joseph DeLuca, Elenita M. D’Aloia, Arelis Diaz and Chinazo O. Cunningham

Patterns of HIV testing, drug use, and sexual behaviors in people who use drugs: findings from a community-based outreach program in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

People who use drugs are an important priority for HIV programs. However, data related to their utilization of HIV services are limited. This paper reports patterns of HIV testing, drug use, and risk and servi...

Authors: Gitau Mburu, Chanrith Ngin, Sovannary Tuot, Pheak Chhoun, Khuondyla Pal and Siyan Yi

Role of substance use in HIV care cascade outcomes among people who inject drugs in Russia

Engaging people who drink alcohol or inject drugs in HIV care can be challenging, particularly in Eastern Europe. Healthcare facilities in Russia are organized by specialty; therefore linking patients from add...

Authors: Bulat Idrisov, Karsten Lunze, Debbie M. Cheng, Elena Blokhina, Natalia Gnatienko, Emily Quinn, Carly Bridden, Alexander Y. Walley, Kendall J. Bryant, Dmitry Lioznov, Evgeny Krupitsky and Jeffrey H. Samet

Screening in Trauma for Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOMP): study protocol for the development of an opioid risk screening tool for victims of injury

Opioid addiction and overdose are epidemic in the U.S. Victims of traumatic injury are at greater than average risk for opioid misuse and related complications. Potential risk screens and preventive intervent...

Authors: Randall Brown, Brienna Deyo, Chelsea Riley, Andrew Quanbeck, Joseph E. Glass, Rebecca Turpin, Scott Hetzel, Christopher Nicholas, Maireni Cruz and Suresh Agarwal

Testing the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing-based brief intervention for substance use as an adjunct to usual care in community-based AIDS service organizations: study protocol for a multisite randomized controlled trial

In 2010, the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States was released and included three goals: (1) reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV, (2) increasing access to...

Authors: Bryan R. Garner, Heather J. Gotham, Stephen J. Tueller, Elizabeth L. Ball, David Kaiser, Patricia Stilen, Kathryn Speck, Denna Vandersloot, Traci R. Rieckmann, Michael Chaple, Erika G. Martin and Steve Martino

Testing the implementation and sustainment facilitation (ISF) strategy as an effective adjunct to the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) strategy: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Improving the extent to which evidence-based practices (EBPs)—treatments that have been empirically shown to be efficacious or effective—are integrated within routine practice is a well-documented challenge ac...

Authors: Bryan R. Garner, Mark Zehner, Mathew R. Roosa, Steve Martino, Heather J. Gotham, Elizabeth L. Ball, Patricia Stilen, Kathryn Speck, Denna Vandersloot, Traci R. Rieckmann, Michael Chaple, Erika G. Martin, David Kaiser and James H. Ford II

More beds are not the answer: transforming detoxification units into medication induction centers to address the opioid epidemic

Authors: Peter D. Friedmann and Joji Suzuki

Factors influencing the long-term sustainment of quality improvements made in addiction treatment facilities: a qualitative study

A greater understanding of the factors that influence long-term sustainment of quality improvement (QI) initiatives is needed to promote organizational ability to sustain QI practices over time, help improve f...

Authors: Scott P. Stumbo, James H. Ford II and Carla A. Green

Convenience without disclosure: a formative research study of a proposed integrated methadone and antiretroviral therapy service delivery model in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Though timely initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a vital component of effective HIV prevention, care and treatment, people who inject drugs are less likely to receive ART than their non-drug using c...

Authors: Alexis Cooke, Haneefa Saleem, Dorothy Mushi, Jessie Mbwambo, Saria Hassan and Barrot H. Lambdin

Barriers and facilitators of the HIV care continuum in Southern New England for people with drug or alcohol use and living with HIV/AIDS: perspectives of HIV surveillance experts and service providers

Contemporary studies about HIV care continuum (HCC) outcomes within substance using populations primarily focus on individual risk factors rather than provider- or systems-level influences. Over 25% of people...

Authors: Lauretta E. Grau, Abbie Griffiths-Kundishora, Robert Heimer, Marguerite Hutcheson, Amy Nunn, Caitlin Towey and Thomas J. Stopka