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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Polysubstance Use"”.
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Recovery Outcomes and Temporal Correlates in Individuals with Polysubstance Use
Polysubstance use disorder (polySUD) presents a significant challenge in the field of addicition due to its high prevalence, variability in recovery trajectories, and poorer treatment outcomes. This dissertation introduces and validates a novel construct—proportion of remission (PrR)—as a …
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Compositional Associations of Time Spent in Sleep, Screen Time, and Physical Activity with Polysubstance Use in Adolescents
… sleep, screen time, and physical activity) and polysubstance use in adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study examined 14,701 Canadian adolescents in grades 6-10. The independent variable was the composition of time spent in physical activity, screen time, and sleep. The dependent …
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Ethical Considerations in Goals of Care for Patients with Polysubstance Use and Medical Complications in the Era of Xylazine
… in Philadelphia has evolved into a complex polysubstance crisis with the emergence of xylazine alongside fentanyl, reshaping substance use dynamics. Xylazine's rising prevalence introduces unique health risks due to its sedative properties, compounded when combined with fentanyl, leading to …
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Longitudinal Associations among Adolescent Socioeconomic Status, Delay Discounting, and Substance Use
… is a period of heightened risk for substance use and heightened vulnerability to substance exposure. Yet, little is known about how socioeconomic status (SES) influences adolescent decision making and behavior across development to add to these risks. This prospective longitudinal study used …
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Cluster analysis of disorders characterized by impulsivity in patients with methamphetamine use disorder
Background Individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) frequently present with psychiatric comorbidities with impulsive features. Little research has been conducted on comorbidity with impulsive features in MUD. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to delineate comorbid disorders …
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The experience of drug loss among college students in treatment for cannabis abuse
… symptoms among people in recovery from drug abuse have been acknowledged in the substance abuse literature. However, there is no existing theory to explain the phenomenon of grief reactions to discontinued drug use. In an attempt to contribute to the developing Drug Loss Theory (Matheson, in …
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Validation of the motivational inventory underlying substance use engagement (MI-USE)
… growing number of fatalities associated with the use of multiple types of drugs, there is an urgent need for a tool that allows clinicians and researchers to quickly assess diverse reasons for substance use. Here, we sought to validate the Motivational Inventory Underlying Substance Engagement …
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Gabapentin Discriminative Stimulus Effects
… site, gabapentin is widely thought to have low abuse potential, and therefore has had increasing prescription rates. Increasing overall use of gabapentin has led to concerns of recreational abuse and polysubstance use with alcohol and opioids. The interoceptive effect similarities between …
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The occurrence of childhood trauma in patients with severe mental illness with and without co-occurring substance disorders
… been associated with development of substance use disorders (SUDs) and severe mental illness (SMI) in community cohorts. There is a paucity of data on correlates of CT in dually diagnosed clinical populations in South Africa. We investigated the association among mono-substance use, …
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Strain, depression, and adolescent substance use: A temporal-ordering analysis
… outcome measures: depression, illicit substance use, and polysubstance use. Previous research highlights the co-occurring or comorbid roles of depression and substance use, particularly among adolescents and those transitioning into adulthood. Relatedly, the literature suggests gender …
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Evaluating the Effects of Pharmaceutical Interventions, Social Policies, and Exogeneous Shocks on People's Health and Behavior
… individuals, multigenerational households). In such circumstances, pharmaceutical interventions may not be readily available, forcing governments to implement socio-behavioral policies such as lockdowns and mask-wearing mandates and companies to adopt remote and hybrid work …