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Subjective stress and any drinking during alcohol treatment: Disentangling within and between person autoregressive effects

open access: yesNeurobiology of Stress
Alcohol use has been shown to increase stress, and there is some evidence that stress predicts subsequent alcohol use during treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), particularly among females who are more likely to report coping-motivated drinking ...
Katie Witkiewitz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clustering of Multiple Risk Behaviors Among a Sample of 18-Year-Old Australians and Associations With Mental Health Outcomes: A Latent Class Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2018
IntroductionRisk behaviors commonly co-occur, typically emerge in adolescence, and become entrenched by adulthood. This study investigated the clustering of established (physical inactivity, diet, smoking, and alcohol use) and emerging (sedentary ...
Katrina E. Champion   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recover Alaska: Healing Alaska's Alcohol Problems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This article provides an overview of the strategies being implemented by the Recover Alaska initiative in its mission to reduce excessive alcohol use and related harm in Alaska by influencing social norms and perceptions about alcohol use and abuse ...
Hall, Tiffany, Rivera, Marny
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Disparities in Tobacco Smoking by Sex and Employment Status: Results from South Africa’s First Global Adult Tobacco Survey

open access: yesSocial Sciences
Background/Objectives: Tobacco smoking is a cause of premature death and illness globally. This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with tobacco smoking among South African adults according to sex, education, and employment status among ...
Catherine O. Egbe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual Minority Women and Alcohol: Intersections between drinking, relational contexts, stress, and coping [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Few studies explore sexual-minority women\u27s experiences and perceptions of alcohol. Qualitative interviews were conducted with six sexual-minority women who reported having sought help for alcohol problems in the past and six who did not.
Condit, M.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Exploring hypermasculinity as a moderator between sexual violence victimization and adverse mental health effects among sentenced incarcerated men [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Men's Health
Sexual assault is a common occurrence among incarcerated men in correctional facilities, and severely impacts the psychological well-being of the victim.
Sebenzile Nkosi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Synergistic Impact of Excessive Alcohol Drinking and Cigarette Smoking upon Prospective Memory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The independent use of excessive amounts of alcohol or persistent cigarette smoking have been found to have a deleterious impact upon Prospective Memory (PM: remembering future intentions and activities), although to date, the effect of their concurrent ...
Hamilton, Colin   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Barriers and facilitators to scaling up medications for opioid use disorder in Kentucky: qualitative perspectives of treatment organization staff

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Background Underutilization of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) remains a persistent obstacle to addressing the opioid epidemic. This study explores MOUD agency experiences with patient census growth as well as multi-level barriers and ...
Hannah K. Knudsen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Police Alcohol-Related Services Study (PASS), Phase II: A Description of the Beliefs, Perceptions and Attitudes of Anchorage Police Department Employees [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The principal aim of the Police Alcohol-related Services Study (PASS) was to expand knowledge about the fiscal, organizational, and cultural impact of citizen alcohol use on the Anchorage Police Department (APD).
Langworthy, Robert H., Myrstol, Brad A.
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Support for tobacco endgame approaches: Results from a web-based survey of stakeholders from 28 African countries

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction The tobacco ‘endgame’ concept proposes moving beyond traditional tobacco control measures towards a tobacco-free future. The aim of this study is to investigate the perceptions of tobacco control stakeholders in Africa on their agreement ...
Catherine O. Egbe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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