{"title":"Examining Childhood Behavior Problems as Predictors of Alcohol Dependency in Emerging Adulthood: A Latent Class Analysis Approach","authors":"Thomas Wojciechowski","doi":"10.1177/00220426241252347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241252347","url":null,"abstract":"There is limited research on within-person clustering of early-life behavioral issues and risk for alcohol use issues. This study examined the relevance of childhood behavior problem clusters for predicting alcohol problems in emerging adulthood. This study examined full behavioral profiles as predictors of alcohol-related problems, rather than individual behaviors. The Pathways to Desistance dataset comprised of 1354 justice-involved youth followed across seven years post-adjudication collected from Maricopa County, Arizona and Philadelphia Pennsylvania were analyzed. Latent class analysis was used to identify clusters of childhood behavioral problems (cheating, disturbing class, getting drunk/stoned, stealing, fighting). Regression modeling was used to examine various alcohol use outcomes. Findings indicated that a three-class model best fit the data (Low; FDC; High). Assignment to the High class predicted greater social consequences of alcohol use, but this effect was only marginally significant. No significant effects were observed for either alcohol dependence measure.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"154 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140926427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisa A. Kort-Butler, Kimberly A. Tyler, Cindy Mays
{"title":"Drug Use Stigma and Public Preferences for Public Health Versus Legal System Responses","authors":"Lisa A. Kort-Butler, Kimberly A. Tyler, Cindy Mays","doi":"10.1177/00220426241246724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241246724","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored what perceptions and beliefs about substances and substance users, personal experiences, and network experiences with substance use were related to people’s preferences for public health and legal system responses to substance use. Social context was also considered, including location of residence, political ideology, and a sense of insecurity. Data were from the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey, a cross-sectional omnibus mail survey of public attitudes in Nebraska, conducted in fall 2021. Approximately 1700 adults completed the survey. Controlling for demographic characteristics, the study found stigmatized attitudes about substance use, limited or no personal history with substance use, rural residence, and political conservatism were associated with more support for legal system responses. In contrast, less stigmatized attitudes about substance use, personal history of marijuana use, urban residence, political liberalism, and a sense of security were all associated with more support for public health responses.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"100 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140623619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bruno M. Malagodi, Márcia Greguol, Vagner D. O. Tavares, Julia L. Froldi, Sionaldo E. Ferreira, Helio Serassuelo Junior
{"title":"Can Different Types of Acute Physical Exercise at Moderate Intensity Influence the Inhibitory Control and Craving Levels in Individuals with Substance Use Disorder?","authors":"Bruno M. Malagodi, Márcia Greguol, Vagner D. O. Tavares, Julia L. Froldi, Sionaldo E. Ferreira, Helio Serassuelo Junior","doi":"10.1177/00220426241248355","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241248355","url":null,"abstract":"Substance use disorder (SUD) is recognized as a serious public health problem, leading to long-term neurological impairments that interfere with cognitive function. The purpose of this study was to verify the acute influence of two types of physical exercises on the inhibitory control (IC) and craving level in individuals with SUD. For this, 43 individuals underwent two physical exercise sessions (aerobic and functional) and a control session. Before and after each session, the individuals answered a questionnaire about their level of craving and inhibitory control was analyzed using the Go-NoGo protocol. Generalized estimating equations were used to assess the effect of timing and session on the variables. Significant improvements were observed in the IC and in the craving level after both physical exercise sessions when compared to the control session. It was found that both sessions of moderate physical exercise can be beneficial alternatives for individuals undergoing treatment for SUD.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"60 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140623617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Journal of Drug IssuesPub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2023-02-14DOI: 10.1177/00220426231155664
Laura J Holt, Susan W Langdon, Richard S Feinn
{"title":"Who Persists and Who Desists? A Prospective Study of Prescription Stimulant Misuse in College Graduates.","authors":"Laura J Holt, Susan W Langdon, Richard S Feinn","doi":"10.1177/00220426231155664","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00220426231155664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prescription stimulant misuse (PSM) has been studied extensively in college populations, but few studies have examined how PSM changes after graduation. We used a longitudinal design to follow individuals at risk for PSM two years after college graduation to document PSM prevalence, motives, and predictors of PSM persistence. Participants from two small, private colleges completed online surveys focused on intrapersonal, interpersonal, and sociocultural predictors of PSM. Overall, PSM declined over time. Lack of premeditation, perceived peer norms, positive expectancies, media exposure, and other substance use were associated with continued PSM; however, only lack of premeditation, descriptive norms, and other substance use predicted PSM in a multivariate model. This preliminary study suggests dispositional and behavioral risk factors may help to explain why PSM persists after college. Interventions that enhance decision-making skills, correct misperceptions about peers' PSM, and reduce polysubstance use may be effective in curbing PSM in college graduates.</p>","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"1 1","pages":"151-166"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10923360/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"64941527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frequent Use of Contingency Management and Opioid Treatment Programs that Provide Treatment for More than Only Opioid Use Disorder","authors":"Orrin D. Ware, Matthew D. Novak, Forrest Toegel","doi":"10.1177/00220426241238957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241238957","url":null,"abstract":"Contingency management is an effective behavioral intervention for treating substance use disorders that provides patients with incentives for objective verification of completed targeted recovery behaviors including abstinence from substances, attending treatment, and medication adherence. Accredited/licensed opioid treatment programs provide effective, medications for opioid use disorder. This study evaluated the prevalence of frequent contingency management use among a national sample of opioid treatment programs in the U.S. ( N = 672). A binary logistic regression model examined factors associated with providing contingency management, including state-level fatal overdoses, number of pharmacotherapies, outpatient treatment, facility ownership, and residential treatment. Most evaluated facilities provided contingency management ( n = 440; 65.5%). Facilities that prescribed more pharmacotherapies, were located in states with high drug overdose death rates, and for-profit (compared to nonprofit) providers were more likely to offer contingency management. Because contingency management effectively treats substance use disorders, contingency management should be offered more broadly across opioid treatment programs.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140105123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
George Pro, Camille Richoux, Mackenzie Bolt, Amber Kincade, Rahem White, Clay Kasper, Nick Zaller
{"title":"Factors Associated With Self-Reported Overdose Reversals Using Naloxone in Little Rock, Arkansas: Implications for Harm Reduction Service Delivery in the US South","authors":"George Pro, Camille Richoux, Mackenzie Bolt, Amber Kincade, Rahem White, Clay Kasper, Nick Zaller","doi":"10.1177/00220426241236686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241236686","url":null,"abstract":"Background. The Central Arkansas Harm Reduction Project (CAHR) is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is the only harm reduction service provider in the city. This quality improvement study was conducted to inform harm reduction programming decisions. Methods. We used CAHR data among clients who reported methamphetamine and/or opioid use (2021-2022; N = 459). We used an explanatory mixed methods design to identify factors associated with self-reported overdose reversals using naloxone. Results. The average number of reversals was 3.27. Nearly all clients (95%) reported methamphetamine use. The use of both methamphetamine and opioids (vs. opioids only; [Formula: see text] = 0.26, p = .04) was positively associated with a higher number of reversals. Our qualitative analysis provided additional context around methamphetamine and overdose, including leveraging community members connected to large networks of people who use drugs. Conclusion. Future CAHR initiatives will focus on expanding public health education around naloxone and fentanyl for a population increasingly using methamphetamine.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140070207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frederick Vinckenbosch, Eef Theunissen, Agnieszka Stelling, Charles Goldenbeld, Johannes G. Ramaekers
{"title":"Recreational Nitrous Oxide Dosing and Administration and Its Use in Traffic: An Online Survey","authors":"Frederick Vinckenbosch, Eef Theunissen, Agnieszka Stelling, Charles Goldenbeld, Johannes G. Ramaekers","doi":"10.1177/00220426241233193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241233193","url":null,"abstract":"Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a popular recreational intoxicant and associated paraphernalia are increasingly being found at road traffic accident scenes in the Netherlands, suggesting that N<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O intoxication causally contributes to the occurrence of a significant number of road traffic accidents. However, information on the pharmacodynamics- and kinetic characteristics of recreational N2O use is limited, impeding policy making and enforcement. This investigation aimed to determine a representative dosing method for recreational N2O use and establish a relevant timeframe for assessing psychomotoric functioning in future research. Online survey responses of 511 N2O users revealed that the majority inhaled N2O from party balloons filled with 4–14 L of N2O. Inhalation typically involved a repetitive “rebreathing” technique with 20–30 second breaks every six cycles, or without breaks, for approximately 12 cycles in total. 10.3% of respondents admitted to have inhaled N2O during driving in the past. Driving departure within 1 hour of inhalation was common, providing a relevant timeframe for the investigation of psychomotoric effects of recreational N2O use in future research.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"242 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139957035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arsen Davitadze, Peter Meylakhs, Tatiana Rodionova, Aleksey Lakhov
{"title":"Implementing Harm Reduction-Based Medical Assistance via an Online Platform for People Who Use Drugs in Russia: A Qualitative Study","authors":"Arsen Davitadze, Peter Meylakhs, Tatiana Rodionova, Aleksey Lakhov","doi":"10.1177/00220426241234819","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241234819","url":null,"abstract":"Although people who use drugs (PWUD) in Russia could benefit from harm reduction services, these services do not always reach them. Harm reduction organizations are adapting to these conditions with mHealth initiatives. The newest one involves a doctor providing medical assistance anonymously and free-of-charge to PWUD in an instant messenger (Telegram). Thematic analysis was applied to 161 anonymized text conversations between PWUD and the doctor to explore the needs of PWUD and the services provided to them. Theme 1 included needs for online only medical assistance: PWUD asked for help with drug-related health problems and consultations on drug consumption. Theme 2 consisted of needs for online and offline medical assistance: PWUD wanted to get help with more severe health problems and treat their substance misuse. The doctor helped most PWUD online by instructing them how to manage their problems by themselves, while he helped connect others to ambulances and hospitals.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139955666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Candela Sofía Carreira Caro, Ángel Emanuel Lietti, Gustavo Ezequiel Buján, Jesica Formoso, Angelina Pilatti, Laura Ruth Guelman, Sonia Jazmín Molina
{"title":"Physical and Social Drinking Contexts Changes Due to the Lockdown During the COVID-19 Pandemic Modified Alcohol Consumption in a Sample of Argentine College Students","authors":"Candela Sofía Carreira Caro, Ángel Emanuel Lietti, Gustavo Ezequiel Buján, Jesica Formoso, Angelina Pilatti, Laura Ruth Guelman, Sonia Jazmín Molina","doi":"10.1177/00220426241235159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241235159","url":null,"abstract":"Alcohol consumption is highly prevalent in college students, being important to identify risk factors for alcohol consumption. Thus, this work explored students' alcohol consumption and the influence of drinking contexts and how the lockdown modified drinking contexts and its influence on alcohol consumption. Argentinean college students ( N = 1762; 74.8% women; Mean age = 23.25 ± 2.64) completed a survey that assessed alcohol consumption and related contexts before and during the lockdown. Latent Class Analysis identified 5 context-classes that showed different alcohol consumption patterns. A high percent of students drink alcohol in various contexts, but especially those related with social encounters with peers. Moreover, students who consume alcohol at social events with peers tend to have higher consumption rates per occasion and on a monthly basis. The confinement measures could have an effect on reducing alcohol use in college students, probably by modifying the drinking context of some students. college students consume alcohol extensively, which is worrying considering the health disturbances that it produces. Moreover, it is important to consider special situations such as the lockdown -that could modify contexts and its influence on consumption-to devise intervention strategies to reduce alcohol consumption.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139955668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ozden Ozbay, Ozge Zeybekoglu Akbas, Gokhan V. Kokturk
{"title":"Tests of Social Bonding, Differential Association/Social Learning, Strain Theories, and Cigarette Use Among Adolescents in Türkiye","authors":"Ozden Ozbay, Ozge Zeybekoglu Akbas, Gokhan V. Kokturk","doi":"10.1177/00220426241234816","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426241234816","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Only a few studies have tested the effects of social bonding, differential association/social learning, and strain theories on cigarette smoking by adolescents in the West/the U.S. and Türkiye. Objectives: Using data collected from adolescents (N = 1.710) living in central Ankara (the capital of Türkiye) in 2001, this study explored whether social bonding, differential association/social learning, and strain theories had any effect on adolescent cigarette use and whether the link between these theories and cigarette smoking varied by gender. Results: While family supervision was negatively associated with the likelihood of cigarette smoking, substance use by close friends, having delinquent friends, definitions favorable to smoking, school failure and punishment at school were positively related to the likelihood of cigarette smoking. Conclusion: Social bonding, differential association/social learning, and strain theories are generally associated with smoking in the theoretically expected direction. However, the data also indicate that variables from social learning theory have a greater impact on cigarette smoking by adolescents, followed by variables from strain and social bonding theories. Finally, the three theories appear to play more important roles in female than male adolescent smoking behaviors.","PeriodicalId":15626,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Drug Issues","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139956266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}