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Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients Entering Substance Abuse Treatment: Comparisons to Heterosexual Clients [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: This study evaluated whether sexual orientation-specific differences in substance use behaviors exist among adults entering substance abuse treatment. Method: Admissions records (July 2007–December 2009) were examined for treatment programs in
Flentje, Annesa, Heck, Nicholas C., Sorensen, James L.   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Breakthrough Solution for Antimicrobial Resistance Detection: Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy‐based on Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView., 2023
This review discusses the use of Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) combined with Artificial Intelligence (AI) for detecting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Various SERS studies used with AI techniques, including machine learning and deep learning, are analyzed for their advantages and limitations.
Zakarya Al‐Shaebi, Munevver Akdeniz, Awel Olsido Ahmed, Mine Altunbek, Omer Aydin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Initial Feasibility of a Woman-Focused Intervention for Pregnant African-American Women

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
African-American women who use crack are vulnerable to HIV because of the complex social circumstances in which they live. Drug-abuse treatment for these women during pregnancy may provide time for changing risk behaviors.
Hendrée E. Jones, Nancy D. Berkman, Tracy L. Kline, Rachel Middlesteadt Ellerson, Felicia A. Browne, Winona Poulton, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women in Cape Town, South Africa: Drug Use, Sexual Behavior, and the Need for Comprehensive Services

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
The multiple risks associated with methamphetamine use are of serious concern for women. These risks and consequences are magnified during pregnancy. This secondary analysis of a parent study compared 26 pregnant to 356 nonpregnant women in Cape Town ...
Hendrée E. Jones, Felicia A. Browne, Bronwyn J. Myers, Tara Carney, Rachel Middlesteadt Ellerson, Tracy L. Kline, Winona Poulton, William A. Zule, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brain potentials predict substance abuse treatment completion in a prison sample

Brain and Behavior, 2016
National estimates suggest that up to 80% of prison inmates meet diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder. Because more substance abuse treatment while incarcerated is associated with better post‐release outcomes, including a reduced risk of ...
Brandi C. Fink, V. Steele, Michael J. Maurer, Samantha J. Fede, V. Calhoun, K. Kiehl   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mixed methods to explore factors associated with the decline of patients in the methadone maintenance treatment program in Shanghai, China

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background This study was to characterize the Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) in Shanghai, China, and to explore factors associated with the decline of patients in MMT during 2005–2016. Methods Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in
Lei Zhang, Jiayi Bao, Amy Harrington, Xiaoduo Fan, Zhen Ning, Jingying Zhang, Daqing Shi, Manji Hu, Zhirong Zhou, Zhengyi Cai, Min Zhao, Jiang Du   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Harm reduction behaviors are associated with carrying naloxone among patients on methadone treatment

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Despite the widespread availability of naloxone, US opioid overdose rates continue to rise. The “Cascade of Care” (CoC) is a public health approach that identifies steps in achieving specific outcomes and has been used to identify gaps in ...
Zofia Kozak, Daniel Ciccarone, Johannes Thrul, Thomas O. Cole, Alexander L. Pappas, Aaron D. Greenblatt, Christopher Welsh, Mark Yoon, Donald Gann, E. Erin Artigiani, Eric D. Wish, Annabelle M. Belcher   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Dropout From Inpatient Substance Use Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2018
Introduction: Dropout from inpatient treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) is an ongoing challenge. The aim of this study was to identify demographic, substance use, and psychological factors that predict dropout from postdetoxification inpatient ...
Helle Wessel Andersson, Aslak Steinsbekk, Espen Walderhaug, Eli Otterholt, Trond Nordfjærn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Partnering with persons in long-term recovery from substance use disorder: experiences from a collaborative research project

Harm Reduction Journal, 2019
Background Traditional research about substance use disorder (SUD) treatment is considered, among an increasing number of service users, to be disempowering and poorly reflective of their priorities.
Henning Pettersen, Morten Brodahl, Jeanette Rundgren, Larry Davidson, Ingrid Amalia Havnes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Confronting the opioid epidemic: public opinion toward the expansion of treatment services in Virginia

Health & Justice, 2019
Background Public opinion polls have consistently shown Americans prefer treatment over arrest policies for opioid users. As the opioid epidemic remains a major health problem in the United States, it is important to determine the type of treatment ...
Amy Kyle Cook, Nicola Worcman
doaj   +1 more source