{"title":"Research on the Connection Between Gambling and Crime in Hungary – The Third SOGS Prison Research in a 10-Year Perspective","authors":"J. Tessényi, Gergely Farkas","doi":"10.17756/jas.2021-053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17756/jas.2021-053","url":null,"abstract":"In our research we examined the connection between gambling and crime with 175 prisoners before going to prison. The main topics were gaming habits and demographic attitudes. For our research we used tests to find out the right answer. The actual habits are based on the results of the previous test between 2009 and 2014. We used the South Oaks Gambling Screen test to find out these unhealthy habits and we added specific questions as well. We have to say that the number of problematic gamblers has reduced in the past years in the Hungarian penitentiary institutions, but the dilemma is still essential. Only 11% of the respondents said that reason for the prison sentence is in connection with gambling but in terms of the gambling addicts this number is 28%.","PeriodicalId":93015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of addiction science","volume":"428 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77795666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex Elswick, Ronald Werner-Wilson, Amanda Fallin-Bennett
{"title":"Voices of Hope: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Peer- Delivered Telephone Recovery Support Program","authors":"Alex Elswick, Ronald Werner-Wilson, Amanda Fallin-Bennett","doi":"10.17756/jas.2021-052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17756/jas.2021-052","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a chronic disorder that is often inadequately managed with acute care. As treatment practices catch up with research on the chronicity of SUD, new modalities are emerging which utilize peer-delivered services to provide ongoing recovery support. One such intervention, telephone recovery support (TRS), is comprised of weekly calls from volunteers to people in recovery. TRS aims to provide support and to connect participants with recovery resources. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to explore the effects of TRS on participants’ perceived support, well-being, recovery engagement, and recovery capital.","PeriodicalId":93015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of addiction science","volume":"25 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90422928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drew Edwards, A Kenison Roy, Brent Boyett, Rajendra D Badgaiyan, Panayotis K Thanos, David Baron, Mary Hauser, Sampada Badgaiyan, Raymond Brewer, David B Siwicki, William Downs, David E Smith, Kenneth Blum
{"title":"Addiction by Any Other Name is Still Addiction: Embracing Molecular Neurogenetic/Epigenetic Basis of Reward Deficiency.","authors":"Drew Edwards, A Kenison Roy, Brent Boyett, Rajendra D Badgaiyan, Panayotis K Thanos, David Baron, Mary Hauser, Sampada Badgaiyan, Raymond Brewer, David B Siwicki, William Downs, David E Smith, Kenneth Blum","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of addiction science","volume":"6 1","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7236379/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37957371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drew Edwards, A. K. Roy, B. Boyett, R. Badgaiyan, P. Thanos, D. Baron, M. Hauser, S. Badgaiyan, R. Brewer, D. Siwicki, William B Downs, David E. Smith, K. Blum
{"title":"Addiction by Any Other Name is Still Addiction: Embracing Molecular Neurogenetic/Epigenetic Basis of Reward Deficiency","authors":"Drew Edwards, A. K. Roy, B. Boyett, R. Badgaiyan, P. Thanos, D. Baron, M. Hauser, S. Badgaiyan, R. Brewer, D. Siwicki, William B Downs, David E. Smith, K. Blum","doi":"10.17756/JAS.2020-043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17756/JAS.2020-043","url":null,"abstract":"The Human Genome Project and the database it created established a plausible observatory, so to speak, for scientists to identify the etiology of genetic variants and their expression. It is well-known that “Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms” (SNPs) which involve the cumulative presence of nucleic acids in sufficient volume and proximity along the DNA strands to create novel","PeriodicalId":93015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of addiction science","volume":"47 1","pages":"1 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73815499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in the Addiction Prevalence in Polish Population between 1990-2019: Review of Available Data","authors":"Iwona Nowakowska, Karol Lewczuk, M. Gola","doi":"10.31234/osf.io/x5dsf","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/x5dsf","url":null,"abstract":"The 1989 collapse of the socialist political system in Poland initiated an avalanche of modifications regarding healthcare policy resulting with new institutions and programs dedicated to monitoring and preventing addiction. In the current article, we look at the available data allowing to track changes in (1) the prevalence of exposure to addictive substances and behaviors, and (2) changes of addictions prevalence in Poland between 1990 and 2019. Analysis of all available studies on representative samples of Polish population conducted between 1990 and 2019 by sociological and epidemiological research companies and governmental organizations dedicated to the monitoring and treatment of addiction. Our analysis shows decrease of exposed and addicted to tobacco respectively by 13% and 15%. Conversely, we noted an opposite, increasing tendency both in alcohol consumed per capita (a rise by 2.37 litres of pure alcohol per year) and a minor rise in the prevalence of alcohol use disorder within the general population (an increase by 0.2%). The available data connected to other addictions (drugs and behavioral addictions) are more sparse; and therefore has to be interpreted with caution. The present analysis confirms the relative success of nationwide smoking-prevention initiatives introduced in Poland in the post-socialist period, as well as the lower efficiency of corresponding initiatives aimed at alcohol addiction. We identified flaws in the available data, which must be supplemented to carry out an efficient anti-addiction policy. Based on this analysis, future research directions have been formulated and critical research areas identified. The present work is also an opportunity to advocate for creating a more comprehensive and reliable addiction monitoring programs in Poland.","PeriodicalId":93015,"journal":{"name":"Journal of addiction science","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90694688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}