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Since 2005, the Australian Government has subsidized the production and distribution of Low Aromatic Fuel (LAF) as a deterrent against petrol (gasoline) sniffing in remote Indigenous communities. LAF is used i...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:38
Published on: 17 August 2017
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Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major risk factor in the acquisition and transmission of HIV. Clinical practice guidelines call for the integration of HIV services in OUD treatment. This mixed methods study des...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:37
Published on: 16 August 2017
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The crisis of prescription opioid (PO) related harms has focused attention toward identifying and treating high-risk populations. This review aims to synthesize systematic reviews on the epidemiology and clini...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:36
Published on: 15 August 2017
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Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients face unique costs associated with their healthcare expenditures. As such, it is important that these patients have access to health insurance (HI) to help them pa...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:35
Published on: 17 July 2017
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Individual health beliefs are likely to play a key role in how people respond to knowledge and information about the potential harm from smoking and alcohol abuse. The objectives of the study were to 1) explor...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:34
Published on: 12 July 2017
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Heavy drinking among university students has been globally recognized as a major public health burden. In the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, studies on this issue have been scant, count...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:32
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Social support has been considered one of the most important factors of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) evaluations among different populations; however, few studies have explored the relationships of b...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:33
Published on: 26 June 2017
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Medication adherence is essential to achieve successful methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). However, treatment adherence among MMT patients in the mountainous setting in Vietnam has not been yet investigate...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:31
Published on: 8 June 2017
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This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Mandarin Chinese version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-20) among adolescents, as well as examining the test’s predictability with re...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:30
Published on: 6 June 2017
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People who inject drugs (PWID) often have poor health and lack access to health care. The aim of this study was to examine whether PWID engage in self-treatment through nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPO...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:29
Published on: 30 May 2017
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Drug use-related visits to the emergency department (ED) can undermine discharge planning and lead to recurrent use of acute services. Yet, little is known about where patients go post discharge. We explored t...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:28
Published on: 30 May 2017
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Co-occurring severe mental and substance use disorders are associated with physical, psychological and social complications such as homelessness and unemployment. People with severe mental and substance use di...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:26
Published on: 25 May 2017
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Medicaid has become the largest payer of substance use disorder treatment and may enhance access to quality care and reduce disparities. We tested whether treatment programs’ acceptance of Medicaid payments wa...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:27
Published on: 25 May 2017
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To test whether there are gender differences in treatment outcomes among patients receiving injectable opioids for the treatment of long-term opioid-dependence. The study additionally explores whether men and ...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:25
Published on: 19 May 2017
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The STTR treatment cascade provides a framework for research aimed at improving the delivery of services, care and outcomes of PLWH. The development of effective approaches to increase HIV diagnoses and engage...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:24
Published on: 16 May 2017
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Previous research has found strong associations between adolescents’ hazardous alcohol use and their perception of peer behavior, as well as own spending money and a range of antisocial behaviors. However, the...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:23
Published on: 15 May 2017
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Opioids can impair psychomotor performance, and driving under the influence of opioids is associated with an increased risk of accidents. The goals of this study were i) to determine the prevalence of opioids ...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:22
Published on: 10 May 2017
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Alcohol-related problems at professional sporting events are of increasing concern and alarming reports are often reported in international media. Although alcohol consumption increases the risk for interperso...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:21
Published on: 8 May 2017
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Within alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, staff attitudes and beliefs are important influences determining provision of smoking cessation care. This study of AOD staff aimed to examine: a) current attitude...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:20
Published on: 2 May 2017
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There is a growing body of research highlighting the potential benefits of integrated care as a way of addressing the needs of people with alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems, given the broad range of other ...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:19
Published on: 7 April 2017
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Illicit drug use among university students has been recognized as a global public health issue in recent years. It may lead to poor academic performance that in turn leads to poor productivity in their later l...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:9
Published on: 6 April 2017
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Alcohol use and subsequent consequences are harmful for individual college students. Other students and the university can also be negatively impacted by the consequences of alcohol use.
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:10
Published on: 30 March 2017
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Against the background that crystal methamphetamine (colloquially known as “tik”) is extensively used by the emerging working class Coloured youth in Cape Town, South Africa, this exploratory qualitative study...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:18
Published on: 27 March 2017
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Khat is a psycho-stimulant herb, which has been in use in traditional societies in East Africa and the Middle East over many centuries. Although khat is reported to cause various health problems, what constitu...
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:17
Published on: 21 March 2017
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Sleep disturbance is common and may adversely affect treatment outcome, mental health, and quality of life in heroin-dependent patients.
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2017 12:16
Published on: 20 March 2017
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