Showing papers in "Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment in 2014"

TL;DR: Preliminary evidence suggests that impulsive/risky decision-making is unrelated to premature treatment drop-out among individuals with a substance use disorder, and indices of motor disinhibition appear to be unrelated to abstinence levels.

TL;DR: Results highlight the importance of physical pain as a reason for opioid use among patients with chronic pain, and highlight the need for research on this population.

TL;DR: Replacing a portion of standard treatment with TES resulted in significantly greater rates of objectively measured opioid abstinence, and this result was robust and was evident despite how opioid abstinence was operationally defined and evaluated.

TL;DR: Compared to older adults, emerging adults remained in treatment at a significantly lower rate at 3 months and 12 months, and were significantly more likely to test positive for illicit opioids, relapse, or drop out of treatment.

TL;DR: Results suggest promise for application of the TPB to treatment completion and support use of the intention component as a screener, though some refinements are suggested.

TL;DR: Manuscripts in this special issue of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment focus on the application of technology to the delivery of interventions for the treatment and recovery management of substance use disorders.

TL;DR: A systematic review and meta-analysis of available evidence indicating the prevalence of pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment suggests around 14% of patients that demonstrate comorbid pathological gambling.

TL;DR: The results support the feasibility and acceptability of Web-based counseling as a good method to extend access to individual substance abuse counseling when compared to in-person counseling for patients that are able to maintain a computer and Internet connection for reliable communication.

TL;DR: Rates of abuse and diversion of three sublingual buprenorphine formulations (single ingredient tablets; naloxone combination tablets and film) were compared and no geographic pattern could be discerned.

TL;DR: Improved financial access through the Affordable Care Act and parity legislation and integration of mental health and substance use disorder services may help to reduce treatment barriers among individuals with comorbid mental health or substance use disorders.

TL;DR: Whether patients' initial treatment duration intentions prospectively predict retention and patients' reasons for leaving treatment are examined are examined to examine patient-centered models of buprenorphine treatment that could improve retention.

TL;DR: This trial was designed to replicate previous findings from a single 20-minute e-SBI for drug use among postpartum women, but fails to show durable effects.

TL;DR: In this article, a 12-week moderate-intensity, group aerobic exercise intervention (AE) and a brief advice-to-exercise intervention (BA-E) were compared.

TL;DR: The Affordable Care Act and Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act are expected to transform substance abuse prevention and treatment in the United States, and the potential disruption to the existing specialty care delivery system is outlined.

TL;DR: Results of a randomized controlled trial comparing a novel smoking cessation treatment using mindfulness training to a matched control based on the American Lung Association's Freedom From Smoking program resulted in positive outcomes.

TL;DR: A Bayesian network model was constructed using responses on 2,934 weekly surveys from 152 alcohol-dependent individuals who recently completed residential treatment to offer targeted support to patients who are at risk of lapses within the coming week.

TL;DR: The ACASI ASSIST has good test-retest reliability, and warrants additional study to evaluate its validity for detecting unhealthy substance use, in an adult primary care population.

TL;DR: The extent to which US MMT programs have made changes in the past 23 years to provide adequate methadone doses is examined; factors associated with variation in program performance are identified; and random effects models show that programs that serve a higher proportion of African-American or Hispanic patients were more likely to report low-dose care.

TL;DR: Results show that continuing care can provide at least modest benefit after initial treatment, and several proposed moderators (intervention duration, intensity, modality, and setting) of that effect are tested.

TL;DR: While high levels of moderate-intensity exercise appeared to facilitate alcohol recovery regardless of intervention arm, attending the group-based AE intervention seemed to further enhance the positive effects of exercise on alcohol use.

TL;DR: Findings from this pilot aftercare study suggest that mobile texting could provide a feasible way to engage youth in recovery after substance abuse treatment to aid with reducing relapse and promoting lifestyle behavior change.

TL;DR: Though B-MAT adherence requires increased pharmacy utilization, adherent individuals were shown to use fewer expensive health care services, resulting in overall reduced healthcare expenditure compared to non-adherent patients.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the patient-centered policies associated with the New Jersey Medication Assisted Treatment Initiative increased treatment participation by high severity, socially disenfranchised patients who were not likely to receive OAT.

TL;DR: The best approach seems to be an initial focus on both conditions followed by additional integrated- or alcohol-focused sessions, which tended to be more effective in reducing depression and improving functioning in the long-term, and in improving alcohol consumption in the short-term.

TL;DR: Results from the present study demonstrate the importance of routinely assessing IPV in patients in substance abuse treatment and demonstrate that clinicians should be particularly alert for IPVs in patients with specific substance use disorder combinations.

TL;DR: The data offer clear indication that further effectiveness testing is warranted and potentially valuable, however the sustainability of this model was not supported due to the lack of obtaining insurance information, authorization and reimbursement.

TL;DR: A two-session, web-based intervention to increase motivation for substance abuse treatment among clients using illicit substances using MAPIT, which integrates the extended parallel process model, motivational interviewing, and social cognitive theory.

TL;DR: The process analysis shows that TxText is acceptable and feasible for substance abusers with HIV, and may serve as a complement to HIV medical care.

TL;DR: A therapeutic workplace social business can maintain long-term abstinence and employment, but additional intervention may be required to sustain effects.

TL;DR: Data from an MI booster delivered to alternative high school students immediately after a universal classroom-based drug abuse prevention program is used to support change talk as an active ingredient of MI and provide new empirical support for the micro-skills of MI.