Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Kiraly DD, Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014 Dec 22. pii: /j/ijamh.ahead-of-print/ijamh-2015-5018/ijamh-2015-5018.xml. doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2015-5018. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Suicide and suicidal behaviors amongst combat veterans is an important public health issue. Exposure to military combat predisposes patients to increased levels of major depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse, and chronic pain – […]

Gutierrez A, Sher L.Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Alcohol and drug use continues to be a significant global problem with many health and economic consequences. Multiple studies have shown that the majority of adults who end up with an alcohol/drug use disorder have their first contact with […]

Ross H, Kostova D, Stoklosa M, Leon M.Nicotine Tob Res. 2014 Jan;16 Suppl 1:S37-43. AbstractINTRODUCTION: We studied the impact of cigarette excise taxes on the rates of smoking cessation with data from 3 neighboring Eastern European countries (Russia, Poland, and Ukraine) during the post-transitional period of the 1990s and 2000s.METHODS: Using Global Adult Tobacco Survey […]

Innamorati M, Pompili M, Martinotti G, Serafini G, Amore M, Lester D, Girardi P, Janiri L.Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractAIMS: To explore temporal trends since 1980 in alcohol-related death for people resident in the European Union (EU) and to examine differences between EU members admitted prior to 2004 […]

Fernando T, Gilbert JD, Carroll CM, Byard RW.J Forensic Sci. 2012 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02107.x. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractDeaths due to the ring-derivative amphetamines are not common and are usually accidental involving dehydration and hyperthermia. Suicides from 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related ring-derivative amphetamines overdose are rare. A 15-year-old female who had a history of […]

Mrnak-Meyer J, Tate SR, Tripp JC, Worley MJ, Jajodia A, McQuaid JR.Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2011 Oct;41(5):532-42. Abstract. This study examined whether widely accepted suicide risk factors are useful in predicting suicide-related hospitalization, beyond history of a suicide attempt, in high-risk treatment-seeking veterans with depression and substance dependence. Negative mood regulation expectancies were the only […]

Roncero C, Daigre C, Gonzalvo B, Valero S, Castells X, Grau-López L, Eiroa-Orosa FJ, Casas M.Eur Psychiatry. 2011 Nov 23. [Epub ahead of print] Cocaine consumption can induce transient psychotic symptoms, expressed as paranoia or hallucinations. Cocaine induced psychosis (CIP) is common but not developed in all cases. This is the first European study on […]

Hildebrandt T, Yehuda R, Alfano L.Dev Psychopathol. 2011 Aug;23(3):907-19. Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are synthetic hormones used by individuals who want to look better or perform better in athletics and at the gym. Their use raises an interesting paradox in which drug use is associated with a number of health benefits, but also the possibility of […]

Schneider B, Baumert J, Schneider A, Marten-Mittag B, Meisinger C, Erazo N, Hammer GP, Ladwig KH.Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2010 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND: Smoking and heavy alcohol use predicts suicidal behaviour. Whether the simultaneous presentation of both conditions induces an amplified effect on risk prediction has not been investigated so far. […]

Ilgen MA, Conner KR, Valenstein M, Austin K, Blow FC.Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence and the Serious Mental Illness Treatment Research and Evaluation Center, Ann Arbor Department of Veterans Affairs, 2215 Fuller Road (11H), Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105.J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2010 Jul;71(4):473-9. ABSTRACT. Objective: Substance-use disorders (SUDs) increase the risk of […]