Recently added articles from Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs:
Alcohol use among older adults in the National Epidemiologic Survey on alcohol and related conditions: a latent class analysis.(Report)(Survey)
Nov 01, 2009; ... ALCOHOL MISUSE BY OLDER ADULTS is an important public health concern with significant consequences. It is associated with poor mental health functioning (Blow et al., 2000), increased odds of suicide (Sorock et al., 2006; Waern, 2003), and increased risk of accidental and recurrent falls ...
Item Response Theory analysis of lifetime cannabis-use disorder symptom severity in an American Indian community sample.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... EARLY AGE AT FIRST CANNABIS USE, male gender, and presence of co-morbid childhood conduct disorder are all associated with increased risk for developing cannabis-use disorders (CUDs; Clark et al., 1998; Compton et al., 2004, 2005; Ehlers et al., 2007; Goldstein et al., 2007; Marmorstein ...
Risk profile of male college athletes who use performance-enhancing substances.(Report)
Nov 01, 2009; ... THE LIST OF LICIT AND ILLICIT SUBSTANCES that are touted to enhance athletic performance by increasing strength, combating fatigue, facilitating injury recovery, controlling body fat, or improving concentration is extensive. The use of these performance-enhancing substances (PESs) among ...
Seven years later: developmental transitions and delinquent behavior for male adolescents who received long-term substance treatment.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... MANY YOUNG PEOPLE EXHIBIT delinquent behaviors, including using substances and committing minor offenses (e.g., petty theft); however, for the majority of youth, these behaviors desist as they transition into adulthood (Hirschi and Gottfredson, 1983; Laub and Sampson, 2001). Specifically, ...
Ocular imaging of attentional bias among college students: automatic and controlled processing of alcohol-related scenes.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING IN COLLEGE is a major concern in our society. A recent review of the drinking assessment literature (Devos-Comby and Lange, 2008) reports that at least 40%-45% of college students engage in heavy drinking each year, with around 12%-31% qualifying for a clinical ...