Literature Update for CERGA

The following journals were reviewed for March-May 2008.

Addiction

Drug and Alcohol review

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Journal of Public Health

National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse

Drug and Alcohol Dependency

International Journal of Drug Policy

Addiction Research and Theory

Addictive Disorders and their Treatment

Addictive behaviours

Alcoholism

American Journal on addictions

Drugs and alcohol today

The titles of articles of potential interest are listed below under topic headings: epidemiology and demography, opiate treatment, treatment organisation, psychostimulants, benzodiazepines, co-morbidity, harm reduction and alcohol. Only titles are given here – if papers or abstracts of any of these are wanted let Catriona know. All abstracts are available on the web, under the journal title but not all full papers.

Epidemiology and Patient Demography

1.  Substance Misuse Among Older Adults: A Neglected But Treatable Problem (Editorial) Michael Gossop And Rudolf Moos Addiction 103(5) 347–348

2.  The Natural Course Of Cannabis Use, Abuse And Dependence During The First Decades Of Life. Axel Perkonigg, Et Al Addiction 103(5), Pages 439–449

3.  Meta-Analysis Of Depression And Substance Use And Impairment Among Intravenous Drug Users (Idus) Kenneth R. Conner, Martin Pinquart & Paul R. Duberstein Addiction 103(4) Pages 524–534

4.  Trends In Overdose Deaths From Drug Misuse In Europe: What Do The Data Tell Us? Oliver Morgan, Julian Vicente, Paul Griffiths & Matthew Hickman Addiction 103(5) pages 699–700

5.  Acute risk of drug-related death among newly released prisoners in England and Wales Michael Farrell & John Marsden, Addiction 103(2) pages 251–255

6.  Different needs: Women's drug use and treatment in the UK, 03 January 2008
Mark Simpson, Julie McNulty Int J Drug Policy, 19(2) 169-175.

  1. Policy and practice implications of epidemiological surveys on co-occurring mental and substance use disorders H. Westley Clark et al J substance abuse Treatment vol 34(1)Pages 3-13.
  1. Drug use over the youth-adult transition in a west of Scotland cohort: Prevalence, pathways and socio-demographic correlates Helen N. Sweeting; Patrick B. West Addiction Research and Theory, vol 16(2)

Opiate treatment

9.  Intranasal naloxone for the treatment of suspected heroin overdose Debra Kerr, Paul Dietze & Anne-Maree Kelly Addiction 103(5) pages 379–386

10.  Exposure to opioid maintenance treatment reduces long-term mortality Amy Gibson, et al Addiction 103(5) pages 462–468

11.  Estimating heroin epidemics with data of patients in methadone maintenance treatment, collected during a single treatment day Carlos Nordt & Rudolf Stohler Addiction 103(4) pages 591–597

12.  Predictors of 4-year outcome of community residential treatment for patients with substance use disorders Charlene Laffaye, John D. McKellar, Mark A. Ilgen & Rudolf H. Moos Addiction 103(4) pages 671–680

13.  Contingency management reduces injection-related HIV risk behaviors in heroin and cocaine using outpatients Udi E. Ghitza, David H. Epstein, Kenzie L. Preston
Addictive Behaviours vol 33(4) 593-604

  1. Long-Term Treatment with Buprenorphine/Naloxone in Primary Care: Results at 2-5 Years David A. Fiellin et al American J of Addictions 16(2) 116 – 120

15.  Markers for hepatitis A, B and C in methadone maintained patients: an unexpectedly high co-infection with silent hepatitis B. Gavin Bart et al Addiction 103(4) pages 681–686

16.  Does following research-derived practice guidelines improve opiate-dependent patients' outcomes under everyday practice conditions Results of the Multisite Opiate Substitution Treatment study. Keith Humphreys, Jodie A. Trafton, Elizabeth M. Oliva, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 34(3),Pages 173-179

  1. The effect of methadone maintenance treatment on alcohol consumption: A systematic review Anita Srivastava, Meldon Kahan, Sue Ross Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 34(3) Pages 215-223

18.  Neuropsychological predictors of clinical outcome in opiate addiction
F. Passetti, L. Clark, M.A. Mehta, E. Joyce, M. King Drug & Alc Dep 94 Pages 82-91

Treatment Organisation

  1. Drug treatment and the achievement of paid employment James McIntosh; Michael Bloor; Michele Robertson Addiction Research and Theory, 16(1) 37 – 45

20.  [Commentary] Why And How Do Substance Abuse Treatments Work? Investigating Mediated Change Katie Witkiewitz & G. Alan Marlatt Addiction 103(4) pages 649–650

21.  Active ingredients of substance use-focused self-help groups Rudolf H. Moos Addiction 103(5), pages 387–396

  1. Treatment retention in the Drug Intervention Programme: Do primary drug users fare better than primary offenders? David Best et al Drugs Education Prevention Policy 15(2) 201 – 209

23.  Family carers and the prevention of heroin overdose deaths: Unmet training need and overlooked intervention opportunity of resuscitation training and supply of naloxone John Strang et al. Drugs Education Prevention Policy 15(2) 211-218

24.  The impact of worker values on client outcomes within a drug treatment service, 07 January 2008 Rosie Phillips, Humphrey Bourne Int J Drug Policy 19(1) 33-41

Psychostimulants

Drug and Alcohol Review – volume 2008 was a special edition on methamphetamine.

25.  Methamphetamine precursor regulation: are we controlling or diverting the drug problem? Editorial REBECCA MCKETIN Addiction 103(4) pages 521–523

26.  Longitudinal changes in methamphetamine and cocaine use in untreated rural stimulant users: racial differences and the impact of methamphetamine legislation Tyrone F. Borders et al Addiction 103(5)

Benzodiazepines

27.  Long-term effectiveness of computer-generated tailored patient education on benzodiazepines: a randomized controlled trial

28.  Geeske Brecht Ten Wolde, et al Addiction 103(4) pages 662–670

29.  Psychiatric comorbidity in young cocaine users: induced versus independent disorders M. Jesús Herrero, Antonia Domingo-Salvany, Marta Torrens, M. Teresa Brugal & the ITINERE Investigators* Addiction, 103 (2) pages 284–293

Co-morbidity

  1. A systematic review of psychosocial research on psychosocial interventions for people with co-occurring severe mental and substance use disorders Robert E. Drake, Erica L. O'Neal, Michael A. Wallach J Substance Abuse Treatment 34(1) Pages 123-138

Harm Reduction

31.  April Supplement of Int J Drug Policy was a special edition on coverage of harm reduction programmes

32.  Contingency management reduces injection-related HIV risk behaviors in heroin and cocaine using outpatients Udi E. Ghitza, David H. Epstein, Kenzie L. Preston
Addictive Behaviours vol 33(4) 593-604

33.  Markers for hepatitis A, B and C in methadone maintained patients: an unexpectedly high co-infection with silent hepatitis B. Gavin Bart et al Addiction 103(4) pages 681–686

34. Alcohol

35.  Lifecourse socioeconomic predictors of midlife drinking patterns, problems and abstention: Findings from the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study T.M. Caldwell, B. Rodgers, C. Clark, B.J.M.H. Jefferis, S.A. Stansfeld, C. Power
Drug and Alc Dep 95(3)Pages 269-278

  1. Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions for general practice patients with problematic drinking behavior and comorbid anxiety or depressive disorders Janina M. Grothues et al Drug & Alc Dep 94 Pages 214-220,

37.  Systematic review and meta-analyses of strategies targeting alcohol problems in emergency departments: interventions reduce alcohol-related injuries Alys Havard, Anthony Shakeshaft & Rob Sanson-Fisher Addiction 103(5)pages 368–376

38.  [Commentary] A Meta-Analysis Of Brief Alcohol Interventions In Emergency Departments: Few Answers, Many Questions Jean-Bernard Daeppen Addiction 103(5) pages 377–378

39.  Longitudinal analysis of alcohol consumption and health of middle-aged women in Australia Jennifer R. Powers & Anne F. Young Addiction 103(5)pages 424–432

40.  Self-help smoking cessation interventions in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis Felix Naughton, A. Toby Prevost & Stephen Sutton Addiction 103(4) pages 566–579

41.  [Commentary] Modern-Day Miracles: Declining Per Capita Consumption And Increased Awareness Of Alcohol's Damage In A Drinking-Oriented Society Norman Giesbrecht Addiction 103(4) pages 604–605

42.  Alcohol outlet density and assault: a spatial analysis Michael Livingston Addiction 103(4) pages 619–628

43.  Adult Transition From At-Risk Drinking to Alcohol Dependence: The Relationship of Family History and Drinking Motives Cheryl L. Beseler, Efrat Aharonovich, Katherine M. Keyes, and Deborah S. Hasin Alcoholism 32(4) 607–616

44.  The world of drinking: national alcohol control experiences in 18 countries THOMAS F. BABOR and ERIN L. WINSTANLEY Addiction 103(5) pages 721–725

45.  Social cognition in alcoholism: a link to prefrontal cortex dysfunction? Jennifer Uekermann & Irene Daum Addiction 103(5) pages 726–735

46.  [Commentary] ALCOHOL AND FRONTAL LOBE IMPAIRMENT: FASCINATING FINDINGS MICHAEL D. KOPELMAN Addiction 103(5) pages 736–737

47.  The joint association of average volume of alcohol and binge drinking with hazardous driving behaviour and traffic crashes José Lorenzo Valencia-Martín, Iñaki Galán & Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo Addiction 103(5) pages 749–757

48.  The incidence and severity of hangover the morning after moderate alcohol intoxication Jonathan Howland et al Addiction 103(5) pages 758–765

49.  Low identification of alcohol use disorders in general practice in England Survjit Cheeta, Colin Drummond, Adenekan Oyefeso, Tom Phillips, Paolo Deluca, Katherine Perryman & Simon Coulton Addiction 103(5) pages 766–773

50.  On treatment mechanisms—what can we learn from the COMBINE study? Anders Bergmark Addiction 103(5)pages 703–705

51.  [Commentary] Interpretation Of The Outcome Of The Combine Study: A Response To The Commentaries Anders Bergmark Addiction 103(5) pages 710–710

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