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The Authors’ Own Words: Country-wide distance training for delivery of screening and brief intervention for problematic substance use: A pilot evaluation of participant experiences and patient outcomes

Dec 11, 2019 by AMERSA

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Country-wide distance training for delivery of screening and brief intervention for problematic substance use: A pilot evaluation of participant experiences and patient outcomes

Ana Paula Leal Carneiro, PhD & Maria Lucia Oliveira Souza-Formigoni, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“Although Screening and Brief Interventions directed to substance users (SBI) have shown satisfactory results when applied by health professionals trained face-to-face, there are few data on its effectiveness when applied by professionals trained through Distance Learning (DL) courses. In this manuscript we showed that health professionals or social workers evaluated some years after having completed the Distance Learning (DL) course SUPERA had incorporated SBI in their work setting and were feeling very motivated to do it. Patients who had received SBI applied by those professionals showed a significant reduction in alcohol, tobacco and cocaine/crack related problems (reduction in WHO-ASSIST scores) three months after the intervention, indicating the effectiveness of the SBI applied. Providing an effective DL training on SBI techniques can have a significant impact on reducing substance use related problems, mainly in continental countries where the cost of massive face-to-face training is very high.”

The Authors’ Own Words: The willingness of people who inject drugs in Boston to use a supervised injection facility

Dec 10, 2019 by AMERSA

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The willingness of people who inject drugs in Boston to use a supervised injection facility

Casey León, MPH; Lena Cardoso, BA; Sarah Mackin, MPH; Barry Bock, RN; & Jessie M. Gaeta, MD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“This manuscript identifies characteristics associated with willingness to use supervised injection facilities by self-report of people who use injection drugs. The results of this study suggest that a supervised injection facility (SIF) in an urban area in the United States would be well accepted by people who inject drugs, as the overwhelming majority of study participants reported willingness to use such a facility. People at high risk for overdose and people who contribute to the public burden of injection drug use were significantly more likely to be willing to use a SIF – suggesting that the ideal target population for supervised injection would be those most willing to use a SIF. The information can directly influence the policy, advocacy, and implementation of a SIF in the United States.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Interprofessional Prescription Opioid Abuse Communication among Prescribers and Pharmacists: A Qualitative Analysis

Dec 10, 2019 by AMERSA

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Interprofessional Prescription Opioid Abuse Communication among Prescribers and Pharmacists: A Qualitative Analysis

Nicholas E. Hagemeier, PharmD, PhD; Fred Tudiver, MD; Scott Brewster, PharmD; Elizabeth J. Hagy, PharmD; Brittany Ratliff, Angela Hagaman, MA; & Robert P. Pack, MPH, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“Prescription opioid-related default communication behaviors among and between prescribers and community pharmacists were routinely not patient-centered in our study. Hopefully, this qualitative study will inform future work and lead to increased emphasis on communication skill building among prescribers and pharmacists. The extent to which the prescription monitoring program has replaced verbal interprofessional communication was noteworthy, as was the extent to which indirect interprofessional communication occurs via patients. In my opinion, top-notch communication skills are often assumed to be factory installed in health providers. This study indicates we have some work to do.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Interest in using mobile technology to help self-manage alcohol use among persons living with HIV: A Florida Cohort cross-sectional study

Dec 9, 2019 by AMERSA

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Interest in using mobile technology to help self-manage alcohol use among persons living with HIV: A Florida Cohort cross-sectional study

J. Danielle Sharpe, MS; Zhi Zhou, DDS, MPH; César G. Escobar-Viera, MD, PhD; Jamie P. Morano, MD, MPH; Robert J. Lucero, PhD, MPH, RN; Gladys E. Ibañez, PhD; Mark Hart, EdD, MALS; Christa L. Cook, PhD, MSN, RN; & Robert L. Cook, MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“Our manuscript contributes to the literature in regards to informing the development of mobile technology-based interventions for persons living with HIV who have hazardous alcohol use issues. To the knowledge of my co-authors and I, no previous research has explored mobile technology usage and the interest of PLWH who drink to use mobile technology for alcohol-related health interventions, and our study is the first to explore this. Our study found that PLWH who drink demonstrated moderate mobile technology use and were fairly willing to use a cell phone app to manage alcohol use, indicating that a portion of PLWH who drink have the interest and technological capacity for a mobile technology-based intervention to reduce alcohol consumption. These findings will be useful to researchers who are designing mobile technology-based interventions aimed at helping PLWH self-manage their alcohol use behavior to improve their HIV health outcomes.”

The Authors’ Own Words: Increasing availability of benzodiazepines among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting

Dec 9, 2019 by AMERSA

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Increasing availability of benzodiazepines among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting

Geoffrey Walton, MD; Huiru Dong, MSc; M. J. Milloy, PhD; Kora DeBeck, PhD; Thomas Kerr, PhD; Evan Wood, MD, PhD; & Kanna Hayashi, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 39, Iss. 1, 2018

“Among our large community-recruited sample of people who inject drugs in Vancouver, benzodiazepine availability has significantly increased between 2012 and 2015. We also found that incarceration, and engagement in methadone maintenance therapy were independently associated with more immediate access to benzodiazepines. These findings highlight the need to educate physicians and patients regarding the harms of benzodiazepine use in the groups identified and suggest that further research is needed to investigate the reasons behind these associations including where people who inject drugs are securing their benzodiazepines.”