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- Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at increased risk for acquisition and transmission of HIV, due in part to specific drug use behaviors, such as injection drug use and needle sharing.
- Substance use disorders are also associated with high-risk sexual behaviors,…
- Opioid use is rapidly escalating in women in the United States, making it critical to determine if opioid replacement therapy works equally as well for women as it does as men.
- Buprenorphine/naloxone is a medication used in the treatment of opioid dependence, with numerous…
- Suicide is a serious public health issue, with evidence of an increase in the prevalence over the last ten years. In response, the National Institute of Health has begun to emphasize the importance of suicidal assessment and monitoring.
- The Concise Health Risk Tracking Scale Self-…
- Alcohol and drug use are leading causes of illness and death in the U.S., yet substance use disorders (SUDs) are greatly under-recognized in medical settings.
- Many studies have examined barriers to implementing screening for substance use in primary care, however, most of the…
- N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is an over-the-counter antioxidant with potential promise as a treatment option for substance use disorders.
- Little research has been done on NAC as a treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), however.
- This secondary analysis of data from the NIDA…
- The majority of health care resources in the U.S. are utilized by a small population characterized as high-risk, high-need persons with complex care needs (e.g., adults with multiple chronic conditions).
- Substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health disorders (MHDs) are a…
- Tobacco use is a major health risk for people with substance use disorders (SUDs).
- Clients in SUD treatment smoke at 3-4 times the rate of the general population, tend to smoke more heavily, and are less likely to quit successfully.
- In addition to persons in SUD…
- There are higher rates of menthol cigarette smoking within certain population subgroups.
- Limited research has examined menthol use among individuals in treatment for substance use disorders (SUD), a population with a high prevalence of cigarette smoking, poor smoking cessation…
- The NIDA Clinical Trials Network study, Stimulant use Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) (CTN-0037), was a randomized controlled trial comparing a 12 kcal/kg/week (KWW) exercise dose versus a health education control for the treatment of stimulant use disorder.
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- In order to advance understanding of the causes and effects of cannabis use, define excessive or problematic use, and develop effective interventions for those who need help quitting or cutting back, researchers first need a reliable system for measuring quantity and frequency of use.…
