Contemporary Drug Problems articles from September 2005

Contemporary Drug Problems archives from September 2005

Availability and sales of alcohol in four Canadian provinces: a time-series analysis.(Canada)
September 22, 2005... Increased availability of alcohol has had a tendency to result in increased consumption, which in turn usually affects alcohol-related problems. Availability of alcohol is usually divided into two main categories: economic availability in terms...

The effect of smoking on the relationship between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality in Canadian women.
September 22, 2005... There is substantial evidence that alcohol consumption can be detrimental to both health and social life (for overviews see Rehm et al., 2004; Babor et al., 2003; Ezzati et al., 2002; Klingemann & Gmel, 2001; United States Department of Health...

Alcohol problems and blood alcohol concentration among Swedish drivers suspected of driving under the influence.(Sweden)
September 22, 2005... The reported prevalence of alcohol problems among samples of offenders charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) varies as much as between 4% and 87% in different investigations, depending on the definition of alcohol problems...

How many people does the U.S. imprison for drug use, and who are they?
September 22, 2005... Incarceration for drug-law violations in the United States has grown tenfold since 1980 (Blumstein and Beck, 1999; Greenberg and West, 2001; Caulkins and Chandler, in submission), contributing substantially to the overall growth in U.S....

From enabling to bootstrapping: welfare workers' views of substance abuse and welfare reform.
September 22, 2005... In the United States, public policies related to poverty relief have long been shaped by an ideological distinction between a "deserving" and an "undeserving" poor (Katz 1989). Poor people with substance use problems have generally been...

"Yes, I've received treatment": what does this mean in the context of epidemiological surveys for alcohol problems?
September 22, 2005... Determining treatment status is an important issue in natural-history research about alcohol problems. When examining pathways to change, it is essential to be able to identify those who recovered with or without substance abuse treatment. In...

Script(ing) treatment: representations of recovery from addiction in Hollywood film.
September 22, 2005... Addiction and recovery have been topics of Hollywood films and movies of the week and are increasingly integrated into mainstream television shows through the inclusion of addicted characters. Now the producers of reality shows have entered the...