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  1. Compulsory drug detention is the most frequent way to control drug use in China; however, it has often been criticized. This qualitative study aimed to investigate abstinence self-efficacy and its sources of d...

    Authors: Yan Zhang, Bing Feng, Wenxiu Geng, Laurence Owens and Juzhe Xi

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:29

    Content type: Research

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  2. A community pharmacy real-time electronic recording program, ProjectSTOP, enables Australian community pharmacists to verify pseudoephedrine requests. In Western Australia the program was available for volunta...

    Authors: Hendrika Laetitia Hattingh, Janki Varsani, Leila Ataei Kachouei and Richard Parsons

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:30

    Content type: Research

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  3. Substance use is associated with numerous undesirable short and long term consequences. The individual not only suffer from physical and psychological problems but also loses the ability to interact with famil...

    Authors: Anju Poudel, Chandrakala Sharma, Sital Gautam and Amrit Poudel

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:28

    Content type: Research

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  4. An influential study from the United States generated considerable discussion and debate. This study documented rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century,...

    Authors: Sameer Imtiaz and Jürgen Rehm

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:27

    Content type: Commentary

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  5. A common alternative treatment for substance abuse is auricular acupuncture. The aim of the study was to evaluate the short and long-term effect of auricular acupuncture on anxiety, sleep, drug use and addicti...

    Authors: Rickard Ahlberg, Kurt Skårberg, Ole Brus and Lars Kjellin

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:24

    Content type: Research

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  6. In recent years, research within the field of health psychology has made significant progress in terms of advancing and standardizing the science of developing, evaluating and reporting complex behavioral chan...

    Authors: Stephanie Dugdale, Jonathan Ward, Jan Hernen, Sarah Elison, Glyn Davies and Daniel Donkor

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:26

    Content type: Research

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  7. The involvement of service users in health care provision in general, and specifically in substance use disorder treatment, is of growing importance. This paper explores the views of patients in a therapeutic ...

    Authors: Paula Cristina Gomes Alves, Célia Maria Dias Sales and Mark Ashworth

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:25

    Content type: Short Report

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  8. The study explores differences and similarities in background and problem severity among those seeking Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), comparing those who primarily had misused "opiates", e.g. heroin, mor...

    Authors: Bodil Monwell, Per Bülow and Arne Gerdner

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:23

    Content type: Research

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  9. Dextromethorphan is a safe, effective cough suppressant, available without a prescription in the United States since 1958. Due to a perceived prevalence of abuse of dextromethorphan by teens, in 2007 the Drug ...

    Authors: David C. Spangler, Catherine M. Loyd and Emily E. Skor

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:22

    Content type: Debate

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  10. Sharing injection equipment remains an important rout of transmission of HIV and HCV infections in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Tajikistan is one of the most affected countries with high rate...

    Authors: David Otiashvili, Alisher Latypov, Irma Kirtadze, Umedjon Ibragimov and William Zule

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:21

    Content type: Research

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  11. Since the 1970s, the dominant model for U.S. federal housing policy has shifted from unit-based programs to tenant-based vouchers and certificates. Because housing vouchers allow recipients to move to apartmen...

    Authors: Julia Dickson-Gomez, Timothy McAuliffe, Chinekwu Obidoa, Katherine Quinn and Margaret Weeks

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:20

    Content type: Research

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  12. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a global problem with no boundaries, which also afflicts individuals from countries of the Arabian Peninsula. Data from this region is limited. In an effort to develop targeted ...

    Authors: Hiba Alblooshi, Gary K. Hulse, Ahmed El Kashef, Hanan Al Hashmi, Mansour Shawky, Hamad Al Ghaferi, Habiba Al Safar and Guan K. Tay

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:19

    Content type: Research

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  13. Khat (Catha Edulis Forsk) is a natural psychoactive substance that contains addictive substances such as Cathine and Cathinone which have similar structure and action to amphetamine. This substance has been su...

    Authors: Mowaffaq Awad Sallam, Kamaludin Ahmed Sheikh, Ronald Baxendale, Mohammad Nurul Azam and Maged El-Setouhy

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:18

    Content type: Research

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  14. High alcohol consumption among university students is a well-researched health concern in many countries. At universities in Denmark, policies of alcohol consumption are a new phenomenon if existing at all. Ho...

    Authors: Eva Ladekjær Larsen, Gitte Andsager Smorawski, Katrine Lund Kragbak and Christiane Stock

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:17

    Content type: Research

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  15. Despite increasing concern about the quality of life of older adults, little is known about characteristics associated with health risk behaviors among older adults in middle-income countries. This study relie...

    Authors: Emma Aguila, Erick G. Guerrero and William A. Vega

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:16

    Content type: Research

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  16. Smoking increases hospitalization and healthcare-associated infection. Our primary aim of this pilot, randomized-controlled trial was to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a tobacco cessation interve...

    Authors: Danielle M. Schulte, Megan Duster, Simone Warrack, Susan Valentine, Douglas Jorenby, Daniel Shirley, James Sosman, Sheryl Catz and Nasia Safdar

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:15

    Content type: Research

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  18. Health care organizations do not adopt best practices as often or quickly as they merit. This gap in the integration of best practices into routine practice remains a significant public health concern. The rol...

    Authors: Jemima A. Frimpong and Thomas D’Aunno

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:13

    Content type: Research

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  19. The magnitude and consequences of prescription opioid (PO) misuse and harms (including rising demand for PO disorder treatment) in Canada have been well-documented. Despite a limited evidence-base for PO depen...

    Authors: Benedikt Fischer, Paul Kurdyak, Elliot Goldner, Mark Tyndall and Jürgen Rehm

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:12

    Content type: Commentary

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  20. Doping with anabolic androgenic steroids in sports has now developed to a widespread use of these agents among young people outside the sport. This is of major concern to the society. The purpose of the use is...

    Authors: Annica Börjesson, Nina Gårevik, Marja-Liisa Dahl, Anders Rane and Lena Ekström

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:11

    Content type: Research

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  21. The editors of Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 10 (2015).

    Authors: Stephan Arndt and Janet Zwick

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:10

    Content type: Reviewer acknowledgement

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  22. Addiction treatment is an effective strategy used to reduce drug-related harm. In the wake of recent developments in novel addiction treatment modalities, we conducted a longitudinal data analysis to examine f...

    Authors: Amy Prangnell, Ben Daly-Grafstein, Huiru Dong, Seonaid Nolan, M-J Milloy, Evan Wood, Thomas Kerr and Kanna Hayashi

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:9

    Content type: Research

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  23. The purpose of this study was to estimate awareness and opinions about supervised smoking facilities (SSFs) for smoking crack cocaine and other stimulants and make comparisons with awareness and opinions about...

    Authors: Carol Strike, Nooshin Khobzi Rotondi, Tara Marie Watson, Gillian Kolla and Ahmed M. Bayoumi

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:8

    Content type: Research

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  24. Obesity is one of the main risk factors of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The use of Cyproheptadine increases body weight and the risk of becoming obese. The aim ...

    Authors: Aimée M. Lulebo, Carine D. Bavuidibo, Eric M. Mafuta, Josaphat D. Ndelo, Lievin’s Corneille M. Mputu, Dalton M. Kabundji and Paulin B. Mutombo

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:7

    Content type: Research

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  25. Community pharmacists are accessible health care professionals who encounter people with lived experience of mental illness and addictions in daily practice. Although some existing research supports that commu...

    Authors: Andrea L. Murphy, Heather Phelan, Scott Haslam, Ruth Martin-Misener, Stan P. Kutcher and David M. Gardner

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:6

    Content type: Research

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  26. In 2009, Mexico reformed its health law to partially decriminalize drug possession considered for personal use and to increase mandatory referrals to certified drug rehabilitation centers in lieu of incarcerat...

    Authors: Alicia Yolanda Harvey-Vera, Patricia González-Zúñiga, Adriana Carolina Vargas-Ojeda, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Carlos Leonardo Magis-Rodríguez, Karla Wagner, Steffanie Anne Strathdee and Daniel Werb

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:5

    Content type: Research

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  27. Since early 2000, intensive policing, wide scale street drug testing, and actions aimed at limiting the availability of specific drugs have been implemented in Georgia. Supporters of this approach argue that f...

    Authors: David Otiashvili, Mzia Tabatadze, Nino Balanchivadze and Irma Kirtadze

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:4

    Content type: Research

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  28. In British Columbia, Canada, methadone maintenance treatment formulation transitioned from the oral liquid compound Tang™-flavoured methadone to the ten-times more concentrated cherry-flavoured Methadose™ in Febr...

    Authors: Alissa M. Greer, Sherry Hu, Ashraf Amlani, Sarah Moreheart, Olivia Sampson and Jane A. Buxton

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:3

    Content type: Research

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  29. Most Brazilian schools do not have a continuous program for drug use prevention. To address this gap, the Ministry of Health adapted the European evidence-based program Unplugged to improve the drug use preventio...

    Authors: Pollyanna F. P. Medeiros, Joselaine I. Cruz, Daniela R. Schneider, Adriana Sanudo and Zila M. Sanchez

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:2

    Content type: Research

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  30. Preventing injection drug use among vulnerable youth is critical for reducing serious drug-related harms. Addiction treatment is one evidence-based intervention to decrease problematic substance use; however, ...

    Authors: Kora DeBeck, Thomas Kerr, Seonaid Nolan, Huiru Dong, Julio Montaner and Evan Wood

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2016 11:1

    Content type: Short Report

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  31. Patients suffering from major depressive disorder are more likely to suffer from alcohol use disorder. The data is inconclusive for the effectiveness of antidepressant treatment of patients suffering from both...

    Authors: Patrick Chan, Katie Yomen, Jennifer Turcios and Mark Richman

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:48

    Content type: Research

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  32. This paper reports on the feasibility and initial efficacy of a culturally sensitive, comprehensive women-centered substance use intervention for women who inject drugs in Georgia in terms of the primary and s...

    Authors: Hendrée E. Jones, Irma Kirtadze, David Otiashvili, Keryn Murphy, Kevin E. O’Grady, William Zule, Evgeny Krupitsky and Wendee M. Wechsberg

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:47

    Content type: Research

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  33. The treatment of substance use disorders is a public health priority, particularly in South Africa where the prevalence of these disorders is high. We tested two peer-counsellor delivered brief interventions (...

    Authors: K. Sorsdahl, D. J. Stein, J. Corrigall, P. Cuijpers, N. Smits, T. Naledi and B. Myers

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:46

    Content type: Research

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  34. It has been argued that recovery from substance dependence relies on a change in identity, with past research focused on ‘personal identity’. This study assessed support for a social identity model of recovery...

    Authors: E. Mawson, D. Best, M. Beckwith, G. A. Dingle and D. I. Lubman

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:45

    Content type: Research

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  35. A hybrid performance measurement system that combines patient-reported outcome data with administrative data has been developed for South African substance abuse treatment services. This paper describes the de...

    Authors: Bronwyn Myers, Rajen Govender, J. Randy Koch, Ron Manderscheid, Kim Johnson and Charles D. H. Parry

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:44

    Content type: Research

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  36. Our aim was to study the smoking cessation-related 1) attitudes & experiences and 2) consultation practices of Finnish physicians and to determine if there is a relationship between the two.

    Authors: Jaana Keto, Jari Jokelainen, Markku Timonen, Kari Linden and Tero Ylisaukko-oja

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:43

    Content type: Research

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  37. The majority of Drug Treatment Court (DTC) research has examined the impact of DTCs on criminal recidivism. Comparatively little research has addressed the association between DTC participation and engagement ...

    Authors: Stefanie N. Rezansoff, Akm Moniruzzaman, Elenore Clark and Julian M. Somers

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:42

    Content type: Research

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  38. Little is known about differences between the characteristics and psychopathological symptoms of heroin users attending TC or MMT in Asia. This study aimed to compare characteristics and prevalence of depressi...

    Authors: Vincent Chin-Hung Chen, Meng-Huan Wu, Tsang-Yaw Lin, Yi-Feng Ho, Hsin-Yi Wang and Michael Gossop

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:41

    Content type: Research

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  39. Members of racial and ethnic minority groups are most likely to experience limited access and poor engagement in addiction treatment. Research has been limited on the role of program capacity and delivery of c...

    Authors: Erick G. Guerrero, Karissa Fenwick, Yinfei Kong, Christine Grella and Thomas D’Aunno

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:40

    Content type: Research

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  40. 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) poses serious health-risks to humans. The aims of this three-stage multidisciplinary project were, for the first time, to assess the risks to the general public from fraudulent sale of ...

    Authors: Andrea Petróczi, Jorge A. Vela Ocampo, Iltaf Shah, Carl Jenkinson, Rachael New, Ricky A. James, Glenn Taylor and Declan P. Naughton

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:39

    Content type: Research

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  41. Spread of new psychoactive substances (NPS) is a worldwide problem. In Japan, NPSs with psychoactive ingredients are called as “dappou drugs” or “kiken drugs.” Their potential effect on the Japanese society canno...

    Authors: Yasuko Fuse-Nagase, Fukumi Saito, Toshie Hirohara and Happei Miyakawa

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:38

    Content type: Short Report

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  42. Despite the development of advanced drug testing systems, both deliberate and inadvertent doping in sports is increasing in elite, amateur and school sports. As a result, alternative approaches that seek to in...

    Authors: Haruna Muwonge, Robert Zavuga and Peninnah Aligawesa Kabenge

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:37

    Content type: Research

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  43. In the year 2000, the South Korean government introduced a program for separation of drug prescribing and dispensing. The goals of the program are to reduce misuse of drugs and to contain drug expenditures. Th...

    Authors: Sang Mi Yuk, Kyu-Tae Han, Sun Jung Kim, Woorim Kim, Tae Yong Sohn, Byungyool Jeon, Young-Man Kim and Eun-Cheol Park

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:36

    Content type: Research

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  44. Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) is the most widely used treatment for opioid dependence. The opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) programme represents an opportunity for people who are opioid users to minimiz...

    Authors: Arild Granerud and Helge Toft

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:35

    Content type: Research

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  45. Laws on compulsory commitment to care (CCC) in mental health, social and criminal legislation for adult persons with alcohol and/or drug dependence or misuse problems are constructed to address different scena...

    Authors: Magnus Israelsson, Kerstin Nordlöf and Arne Gerdner

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:34

    Content type: Research

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  46. Considering the recent popularity of bodybuilding and the apparent spread of anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) use amongst bodybuilding enthusiasts in Kuwait, there is a relative lack of scientific investigati...

    Authors: Ibrahim Alsaeed and Jarrah R. Alabkal

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:33

    Content type: Research

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  47. Alcohol use disorders are among the mental disorders with the lowest treatment rates. Increasing the treatment rates requires insight on the reasons why patients do not seek treatment. This study examined self...

    Authors: Charlotte Probst, Jakob Manthey, Alicia Martinez and Jürgen Rehm

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:32

    Content type: Research

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  48. HIV testing and receipt of HIV test results among individuals with substance use disorders is less than optimal. We examined rates and correlates of HIV testing and receipt of test results in one of the larges...

    Authors: Jemima A. Frimpong, Erick G. Guerrero, Yinfei Kong and Gary Tsai

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:31

    Content type: Research

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  49. Community dissemination of empirically-supported behavior therapies is fostered by collaborative design, a joint process pooling expertise of purveyors and treatment personnel to contextualize a therapy for su...

    Authors: Bryan Hartzler

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:30

    Content type: Research

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  50. Zinc chelators were shown to facilitate some opioid-withdrawal signs in animals. Zinc deficiency, which affects more than 15 % the world’s population, is also common among opioid consumers and opioid-treated a...

    Authors: Diana Ciubotariu, Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc and Cătălina Elena Lupușoru

    Citation: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2015 10:29

    Content type: Review

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