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Research
Active consideration of effective medications to treat alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a consensus standard of care, yet knowledge and use of these medications are very low across diverse settings. This study ev...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:15
Published on: 15 September 2016
Research
Social networks play positive and negative roles in the lives of homeless people influencing their alcohol and/or other drug (AOD) and HIV risk behaviors.
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:14
Published on: 7 September 2016
Research
Alcohol use can have a significant negative impact on young adults in mental health treatment. This cross-sectional study examined prevalence and factors associated with hazardous drinking among young adults s...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:12
Published on: 9 August 2016
Research
In 2009, a university adopted a policy of emergency department transport of students appearing intoxicated on campus. The objective was to describe the change in ED referrals after policy initiation and descr...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:11
Published on: 8 June 2016
Study Protocol
Russia and Eastern Europe have one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the world. While countries in this region have implemented HIV testing within addiction treatment systems, linkage to HIV care from th...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:10
Published on: 4 May 2016
Review
Sleep abnormalities are associated with acute and chronic use of addictive substances. Although sleep complaints associated with use and abstinence from addictive substances are widely recognized, familiarity ...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:9
Published on: 26 April 2016
Study Protocol
Brief interventions such as Screening, a single session of Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) have shown mixed effectiveness in primary care. However, there are indications that multi-sessio...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:8
Published on: 18 April 2016
Study Protocol
Young adult veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represent a population at-risk for heavy and problematic alcohol use. Unfortunately, few seek treatment for alcohol concerns and those that do seek c...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:6
Published on: 31 March 2016
Study Protocol
Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol is a major public health concern, and many individuals continue to drink and drive even after being convicted of a DUI offense. Latinos, in particular, are dispropo...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:7
Published on: 31 March 2016
Reviewer acknowledgement
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:5
Published on: 21 March 2016
Study Protocol
Individuals transitioning from homelessness to housing face challenges to reducing alcohol, drug and HIV risk behaviors. To aid in this transition, this study developed and will test a computer-assisted interv...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:4
Published on: 15 March 2016
Case study
Patients, providers, communities and health systems have struggled to achieve balance between access to opioid treatment for chronic pain and its potential harmful consequences: especially misuse, addiction an...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:3
Published on: 28 January 2016
Study Protocol
Pragmatic trials of empirically-supported behavior therapies may inform clinical and policy decisions concerning therapy sustainment. This retrospective trial design paper describes and discusses pragmatic fea...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:2
Published on: 22 January 2016
Research
Effective counseling and pharmacotherapy for unhealthy alcohol use are rarely provided in HIV treatment settings to patients. Our goal was to describe factors influencing implementation of a stepped care mode...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2016 11:1
Published on: 13 January 2016
Research
Unhealthy alcohol use is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and injury. The US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended alcohol screening and intervention in general medical settings sin...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:26
Published on: 19 November 2015
Methodology
Alcohol use patterns that are hazardous for one’s health is prevalent among DWI (driving while intoxicated) offenders and is a key predictor of recidivism. The aim of this program evaluation was to determine t...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:25
Published on: 9 November 2015
Research
Computer technologies hold promise for implementing tobacco screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT). This study aims to evaluate a computerized tobacco SBIRT system called the Health E...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:24
Published on: 5 November 2015
Research
Heroin has emerged as the primary drug of concern in China, with as many as three million contemporary users. Once a Chinese citizen has been identified by Chinese law enforcement as a ‘drug addict’, that indi...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:23
Published on: 4 November 2015
Research
In order to monitor and ultimately improve the quality of addiction treatment, professional societies, health care systems, and addiction treatment programs must establish clinical practice standards and then ...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:22
Published on: 31 October 2015
Research
Keeping substance use disorder patients actively engaged in treatment is a challenge. Horse-assisted therapy (HAT) is increasingly used as a complementary therapy, with claimed motivational and other benefits ...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:21
Published on: 14 October 2015
Research
The magnitude of the effect of hepatitis C viral infection on survival is still not fully understood. The objective of this study was to determine whether the presence of hepatitis C viral antibodies in 1991 w...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:20
Published on: 13 October 2015
Research
The heritability of opioid use disorder has been widely investigated; however, the influence of specific genes on methadone treatment outcomes is not well understood. The association between response to methad...
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10:19
Published on: 6 October 2015
Poster presentation
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10(Suppl 2):P3
Published on: 24 September 2015
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 2
Oral presentation
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10(Suppl 2):O9
Published on: 24 September 2015
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 2
Oral presentation
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2015 10(Suppl 2):O15
Published on: 24 September 2015
This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 10 Supplement 2
