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.

Genetic Variants May Predict Dropout Rates from Methadone Treatment

Crist, RC, et al.

Crist RC, et al. Pharmacogenetic Analysis of Opioid Dependence Treatment Dose and Dropout Rate. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2018;44(4):431-440.

Published: January 7, 2018

Frequency of Cannabis Use and Behavioral Health Conditions in Primary Care Patients in WA

Lapham GT, et al.

Lapham GT, et al. Prevalence of behavioral health conditions across frequency of cannabis use among adult primary care patients in Washington State. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2018 (in press). [doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4558-8]

Published: January 8, 2018

Combining Urine Tests with Self-Report May Be More Accurate for Measuring Cannabis Abstinence

Baker NL, et al.

Baker NL, et al. Biological Correlates of Self-Reported New and Continued Abstinence in Cannabis Cessation Treatment Clinical Trials. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2018;178:270-277.

Published: January 8, 2018

What Factors Help Shape Long-Term Abstinence from Opioids?

Zhu Y, et al.

Zhu Y, et al. Correlates of Long-Term Opioid Abstinence After Randomization to Methadone Versus Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Multi-Site Trial. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 2018 (in press)

Published: January 9, 2018

Gender Differences in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder Receiving Inpatient Care

Campbell ANC, et al.

Campbell ANC, et al. Brief Report: Gender differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with opioid use disorder entering a comparative effectiveness medication trial. American Journal on Addictions 2018 (in press).

Published: January 9, 2018

Rates and Reasons for Use of Tobacco Products by Clients in SUD Treatment

Campbell, BK, et al.

Campbell BK, et al. Health Risk Perceptions and Reasons for Use of Tobacco Products Among Clients in Addictions Treatment. Addictive Behaviors 2018 (in press). [doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.037]

Published: January 10, 2018

Internet-Delivered Intervention Equally Effective for People with Diverse Cognitive Function

Shulman M, et al.

Shulman M, et al. Cognitive Functioning and Treatment Outcomes in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Internet-Delivered Drug and Alcohol Treatment. American Journal on Addictions 2018 (in press).

Published: January 10, 2018

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