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The Authors’ Own Words: BSAFER: A Web-based intervention for drug use and intimate partner violence demonstrates feasibility and acceptability among women in the emergency department

Sep 29, 2016 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

BSAFER: A Web-based intervention for drug use and intimate partner violence demonstrates feasibility and acceptability among women in the emergency department
Esther K. Choo, Caron Zlotnick, David R. Strong, Daniel D. Squires, Chantal Tapé, and Michael J. Mello
Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 3,2016

This pilot study established the feasibility and acceptability of a novel Web-based brief intervention targeting women with substance use disorders and intimate partner violence (IPV) presenting to the emergency care setting.

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Our newly released issue is now online —> July-September 2016.
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The Authors’ Own Words: Perceptions of alcohol use by friends compared to peers: Associations with middle adolescents’ own use

Sep 23, 2016 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Perceptions of alcohol use by friends compared to peers: Associations with middle adolescents’ own use
Jonathon J. Beckmeyer and Elizabeth H. Weybright
Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 3,2016

Based on our results, we believe that social norming approaches to alcohol prevention may be more impactful by targeting beliefs about alcohol use among friends rather than focusing on the broader peer group. It may also be beneficial to use adolescents’ perceptions of alcohol use by friends to identify those who may be at greater risk current for future alcohol use. Finally, efforts to prevent or reduce adolescent drinking may also want to reduce opportunities for alcohol use with friends.

Left, Right, and Meeting in the Middle: Addressing Addiction is Something We Can Agree About

Sep 21, 2016 by AMERSA

Our upcoming issue 37.4 features the following editorial on the United States’ addiction crisis and the 2016 Presidential Election. Our hope is to spark conversation about utilizing all the evidence-based tools at our nation’s disposal to aid prevention and treatment.

Please read and distribute widely.

Left, Right, and Meeting in the Middle: Addressing Addiction is Something We Can Agree About
Arthi K. Narayanan, John D. Harding Jr, Shaddy K. Saba, James Conley, and Adam J. Gordon
Substance Abuse

Abstract: The United States faces an addiction health crisis. Presidential election cycles in the United States are cause for creation of political party platforms. These platforms provide general stances and specific policies on a variety of issues. We undertook a review of the addiction policies of the 2016 Republican and Democratic platforms. Despite differences in focus, we found more similarities than differences between the two. We call upon those in political power to use every evidence-based policy at their disposal to promote addiction treatment and prevention.

The Authors’ Own Words: Participants’ perception of a unique community of practice for substance abuse education in the Caribbean

Sep 9, 2016 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Participants’ perception of a unique community of practice for substance abuse education in the Caribbean
Sandra D. Reid, Erica Downes, and Akwatu Khenti
Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 3,2016

In the Caribbean, increased substance abuse and associated harms demand effective training for health and allied professionals. CARIAD is the first ever reported substance abuse training programme based on the principles of a community of practice. CARIAD also has a unique Caribbean cultural component, which gives participants an opportunity to provide cultural insights into local and regional expressions of substance abuse and its management, intentionally generating local knowledge that is important in the understanding and management of substance use disorders. Participants report effective learning and dissemination of knowledge; a positive impact on personal attitudes, collective commitment and motivation; and empowerment in professional practice. This process of learning can be recommended to countries where socio-culturally relevant research is not prioritized and evidence-driven interventions are not always available.

The Authors’ Own Words: Teaching residents screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) skills for alcohol use: Using chart-stimulated recall to assess curricular impact

Sep 7, 2016 by AMERSA

We ask authors to describe their impressions regarding the implications of their accepted work, how their findings will change practice, and what is noteworthy about the work.

Teaching residents screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) skills for alcohol use: Using chart-stimulated recall to assess curricular impact

Maria A. Wamsley, Scott Steiger, Katherine A. Julian, Nathaniel Gleason, Patricia S. O’Sullivan, Michelle Guy, and Jason M. Satterfield

Substance Abuse Vol. 37 , Iss. 3,2016

This study is a prospective cohort study that used chart-stimulated recall to assess primary care internal medicine residents’ use of SBIRT skills and electronic tools to facilitate documentation of alcohol assessment and brief intervention.This article is timely given the increasing focus on integrating substance abuse competencies into internal medicine residency training. Given the widespread adoption of the electronic health record, decision support tools offer promise in reinforcing application of SBIRT skills. Study findings suggest that in order for resident learners to fully benefit from the use of decision support tools, these need to be better integrated into their workflow and their use should be reinforced by teaching faculty. Finally, chart-stimulated recall was a useful tool for better understanding what took place in clinical encounters and how SBIRT was being integrated into clinical practice by residents.
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Our newly released issue is now online —> July-September 2016.
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