Recently added articles from Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs:
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 ...
Subjective stimulant and sedative effects of alcohol during early drinking experiences predict alcohol involvement in treated adolescents.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... INITIAL OR "INNATE" SENSITIVITY refers to an individual's level of response to alcohol during initial and very early drinking episodes. Low initial response to early drinking episodes, that is, the need to consume more alcohol to feel specific effects, has been described as "innate ...
Predictors of attempted suicide among Swiss patients with alcohol-use disorders.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE IS ASSOCIATED with a high risk for suicidal behavior. In a review by Sher (2006), the author notes that up to 40% of individuals with alcoholism attempt suicide at some time in their lives, and 7% end their lives by committing suicide. In Switzerland, suicide is ...
Intergenerational transmission of alcohol expectancies in a high-risk sample.(Report)
Sep 01, 2009; ... ALCOHOL EXPECTANCIES, or beliefs that individuals have concerning the positive and negative effects of alcohol, have been repeatedly associated both concurrently and prospectively with drinking among adolescents and adults (Brown et al., 1985; Jones et al., 2001; Mann et al., 1987; Sher et ...