Recently added articles from Journal of Drug Issues:
THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF NICOTINE ADDICTION: CLINICAL AND PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Apr 01, 2009; ... Clinicians, social scientists, researchers, and policy makers appreciate the need to understand the neurobiology of nicotine addiction and how this information can lead to new treatments and provide support for public policy debates on parity and preventing adolescent tobacco use. In a ...
BAR PATRONAGE AFTER A SMOKING BAN
Apr 01, 2009; ... On May 1, 2005, the city of Flagstaff, Arizona enacted a smoking ban in standalone bars. All other establishments already had smoking bans in place for at least three years. Trained observers carried air monitoring equipment and counted lit cigarettes and patrons on two weekends before and four ...
DOES THE PRESENCE OF A SMOKING CESSATION CLINICAL TRIAL AFFECT STAFF PRACTICES RELATED TO SMOKING?
Apr 01, 2009; ... This study investigated whether organizational changes occurred when nicotine treatments were tested in specialty care clinics. Two intervention clinics (one drug treatment and one HIV-care) participated in clinical trials for nicotine treatment. Three clinics (two drug and one HIV-care) were ...
STAFF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES REGARDING NICOTINE DEPENDENCE DIFFER BY SETTING
Apr 01, 2009; ... This study examined smoking-related knowledge, beliefs, self-efficacy, smoking cessation practices, and barriers to providing smoking cessation services in a workforce sample. The 11 participating clinics (N=335 staff) included substance abuse treatment and HIV care clinics categorized into ...
DEVELOPMENT OF THE SMOKING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES (S-KAP) INSTRUMENT
Apr 01, 2009; ... This report describes the development and measurement characteristics of a new measure of smoking knowledge, attitudes, and practices (S-KAP) among treatment providers. Data are based on survey responses from 336 paid staff working in one of three drug abuse treatment or HIV care settings ....