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The Role of Mindfulness Skills in terms of Anxiety-Related Cognitive Risk Factors among College Students with Problematic Alcohol Use

Kristen M. Kraemer, MA; Emily M. O’Bryan, BS; Adrienne L. Johnson, BS; & Alison C. McLeish, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 3, 2017

“Results from the current study suggest that specific mindfulness skills are associated with greater tolerance of physiological, uncertain, and emotional states in problematic college alcohol users. These findings are important given the well-documented associations between anxiety-related risk factors and problematic alcohol use outcomes. These results lay the theoretical foundation for future studies to examine whether improvements in anxiety-related risk factors serve as the underlying mechanism for the association between mindfulness and improved alcohol use outcomes.”

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Internalized smoking stigma in relation to quit intentions, quit attempts, and current e-cigarette use

Richard J. O’Connor, PhD; Vaughan W. Rees, PhD; Cheryl Rivard, MPH; Dorothy K. Hatsukami, PhD; & K. Michael Cummings, PhD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 3, 2017

“Smokers who reported greater feelings of stigmatization about their smoking were more likely to report having made recent quit attempts and report a stronger intention quit smoking in the future, and also report more e-cigarette use which may reflect efforts by smokers to change their smoking behavior. At the same time,  is also important to recognize the potential negative consequences associated with stigmatizing smokers, who may self-segregate in ways that which make quitting smoking harder to accomplish. Behavioral interventions for smoking cessation might address stigma-related issues as part of the quitting process.”

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Opioid vs non-opioid prescribers: Variations in care for a standardized acute back pain case

Kathleen Hanley, MD; Sondra Zabar, MD; Lisa Altshuler, PhD; Hillary Lee, BA; Jasmine Ross, BA; Nicomedes Rivera; Christian Marvilli; & Colleen Gillespie, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 3, 2017

“Using a standardized case of acute back pain in a real clinical setting we uncovered wide variations and significant deficiencies in care, including both inadequate treatment of pain and unsafe opioid prescribing.  While there is increasing regulation of opioid prescribing, there is lack of guidelines and curricula to train physicians to safely prescribe opioids when indicated for acute pain, or to collaboratively develop an alternative pain management strategy.”

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Smartphone application for unhealthy alcohol use: a pilot study

Nicolas Bertholet, MD, MSc; Jean-Bernard Daeppen, MD; Jennifer McNeely, MD, MSc; Vlad Kushnir, MSc; & John A. Cunningham, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 3, 2017

“In this pilot study of a smartphone application for unhealthy alcohol use conducted in a population of internet-recruited participants with unhealthy alcohol use, we observed a decrease at 3 months in weekly alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and some alcohol-related consequences. Because the uncontrolled design does not allow us to infer causation, further study is needed to evaluate the application’s efficacy. The application appears acceptable and useful (although there is room for improvement). Reaching individuals at their convenience is one of the advantages of technology-based interventions and as such smartphones represent an opportunity to increase the delivery of evidence-based alcohol interventions at the time and place where they are most needed. Nevertheless, without some form of reminder, applications for unhealthy alcohol use may go unused.”

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Smokeless Tobacco Use Among United States Air Force Trainees

Brittany D. Linde, PhD; Jon O. Ebbert, MD; Darrell R. Schroeder, MS; Andrew C. Hanson, BS; G. Wayne Talcott, PhD; & Robert C. Klesges, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 38, Iss. 3, 2017

“Our findings identify the sociodemographic characteristics of smokeless tobacco users entering the United States Air Force. Public health and clinical approaches leveraging these factors could decrease the perpetuation of smokeless tobacco in the military.”

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