Addiction Science Made Easy (ASME)

Research Brief Catalog

Addiction Science Made Easy, currently written by Meg Brunner, MLIS (Northwest ATTC and the NIDA CTN Dissemination Library), features two research papers per month, explaining the science in clear language and putting the findings in context for addiction workforce members. One paper typically comes from NIDA’s National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN), the other from a SAMHSA-funded project.

Recovering alcoholics with poor sleep perceptions will likely relapse

Arnedt, J. T.; Brower, K. J.; Strobbe, S.; Consens, F.; Hoffman, R.; and Armitage, R

Arnedt, J. T.; Brower, K. J.; Strobbe, S.; Consens, F.; Hoffman, R.; and Armitage, R. (November 2006). Perception of sleep in recovering alcohol dependent patients with insomnia: relationship to future drinking. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER). 30(11):

Published: December 1, 2006

Prenatal alcohol exposure appears to increase an infants stress response

Handmaker, N.; Lowe, J. (November 2006)

Handmaker, N.; Lowe, J. (November 2006). Infant stress reactivity and prenatal alcohol exposure. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER). 30(11):