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The Authors’ Own Words: Willingness to Provide a Hair Sample for Drug Testing among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees

Nov 13, 2019 by AMERSA

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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.

Willingness to Provide a Hair Sample for Drug Testing among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees

Joseph J. Palamar, PhD, MPH; Alberto Salomone, PhD; Charles M. Cleland, PhD; Scott Sherman, MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“While hair collection is a non-invasive method of biological specimen collection, it is in fact a challenging method when added to street-intercept surveys. Hair testing has high utility in adding information to survey data, but future research needs to examine how to increase feasibility and response rates in such at-risk scenes.“

The Authors’ Own Words: Immediate Effects of Interoceptive Awareness Training through Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) for Women in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Nov 12, 2019 by AMERSA

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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.

Immediate Effects of Interoceptive Awareness Training through Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) for Women in Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Cynthia J. Price, PhD; Elaine A. Thompson, PhD; Sheila E. Crowell, PhD; Kenneth Pike, PhD; Sunny C. Cheng, PhD; Sara Parent, ND; Carole Hooven, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“This study shows remarkable increases in interoceptive awareness and improved capacity for emotion regulation (self-report and psychophysiology) in response to Mindful Awareness in Body-oriented Therapy (MABT) as an adjunct to usual care among women in intensive outpatient treatment for substance use disorders. MABT is an individually delivered mind-body therapy that combines manual, psychoeducation, and mindfulness approaches. These findings highlight the responsiveness to this intervention among a highly distressed sample, indicating the potential relevance of interoceptive awareness training to address the need for new strategies to improve women’s treatment outcomes. The focus on somatic awareness for improved health and regulation represents a paradigm shift in mental health care. Likewise, evidence-based complementary approaches such as MABT may facilitate the implementation of integrative care within substance use disorder treatment programs in community settings.”

The Authors’ Own Words: The Care of Patients Using Methamphetamine in the Emergency Department: Perception of Nurses, Residents, and Faculty

Nov 12, 2019 by AMERSA

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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.

The Care of Patients Using Methamphetamine in the Emergency Department: Perception of Nurses, Residents, and Faculty

John R. Richards, MD; J. Adam Hawkins, DO; Eric W. Acevedo, RN; Erik G. Laurin, MD

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“Methamphetamine use has been associated with serious medical problems such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke, and psychiatric issues such as acute psychosis, paranoia, and violent behavior. In this study, the medical personnel caring for these patients in the emergency department were surveyed and compared regarding their perception of the methamphetamine problem, resource utilization by these patients, and treatment preferences. The results confirm methamphetamine-using patients were frequently encountered, required high levels of care, and were often implicated in violence directed toward nurses and physicians. This study provides further evidence of the burden of methamphetamine use on society, emergency medical services, hospital resources, and the difficulties in caring for these patients due to the potential for unpredictable behavior.“

The Authors’ Own Words: One size fits all? Disentangling the effects of tobacco taxes, laws, and control spending on adult subgroups in the US

Nov 11, 2019 by AMERSA

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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.

One size fits all? Disentangling the effects of tobacco taxes, laws, and control spending on adult subgroups in the US

Hao Yu, PhD; John Engberg, PhD; Deborah Scharf, PhD

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“Our finding of the consistent and broad-reaching tax effect on smoking suggest that raising cigarette taxes within states may reduce smoking for the general adult population and several adult subgroups while also alleviating state budget pressure—a top concern among policymakers in many states. However, adult subgroups’ reactions to increases in state tobacco tax are diverse and mediated by tobacco control spending and SFA laws. For example, our findings suggest that states targeting young adult smoking should increase tobacco control spending and implement very strict SFA laws to discourage this group from smoking.“

The Authors’ Own Words: Socioeconomic and Geographical Disparities in Prescription and Illicit Opioid Related Overdose Deaths in Orange County, California from 2010-2014

Nov 11, 2019 by AMERSA

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Socioeconomic and Geographical Disparities in Prescription and Illicit Opioid Related Overdose Deaths in Orange County, California from 2010-2014

John R. Marshall, MD, MPH; Stephen F. Gassner, BA; Craig L. Anderson, PhD; Richelle J. Cooper, MD, MSHS; Shahram Lotfipour; MD, MPH; Bharath Chakravarthy, MD, MPH

Substance Abuse Vol. 40, Iss. 1, 2019

“Successfully combating the opioid epidemic requires a thorough understanding of the socioeconomic factors of the population targeted. This ecologic study within Orange County, California aims to establish the prevalence of opioid related overdose deaths and estimate associations with socioeconomic indicators. Recent literature found that despite down-trending death rates due to prescription opioids, overall opioid death rates have been increasing largely due to the increase in heroin use. Similar results were found in this study as well as an alarming need to address the heroin problem amongst homeless population as well as other issues such as polysubstance co-ingestion, opioid abuse in older persons, and opioid abuse in lower socioeconomic status areas. Opioid abuse is a disease that does not recognize geographic boundaries fully treat this epidemic will require expanding interventions both geographically and socioeconomically.“