Journal of Studies on Alcohol articles from July 2005

Journal of Studies on Alcohol archives from July 2005

Familial influences on alcohol use in adolescent female twins: testing for genetic and environmental interactions *.
July 1, 2005... RECENT STUDIES ON ADOLESCENTS support evidence of genetic influences on alcohol use (Han et al., 1999; Hopfer et al., 2003; Maes et al., 1999; Rhee et al., 2003). Genetic influence on alcohol use may vary by environmental risk factors, however,...

Performance of a self-report measure of the level of response to alcohol in 12- to 13-year-old adolescents *.
July 1, 2005... A LOW LEVEL OF RESPONSE (LR) to alcohol is one of several independent, genetically influenced phenotypes that contribute to the risk of alcohol-use disorders (AUDs; Schuckit, 2002; Schuckit et al., 2004b). A low LR has been shown to...

An experience sampling study of associations between affect and alcohol use and problems among college students *.
July 1, 2005... A LARGE PERCENTAGE of undergraduate college students fall between the ages of 18 and 25, the age group at greatest risk for alcohol-related problems (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2003). As many as 85% of...

Misperceiving the college drinking norm and related problems: a nationwide study of exposure to prevention information, perceived norms and student alcohol misuse.
July 1, 2005... A NUMBER OF LONGITUDINAL STUDIES have consistently reported that the majority of college students consume alcohol (Johnston et al., 2002; Wechsler et al., 2002), and other research has consistently identified a wide range of negative...

The utility of collateral informant assessment in college alcohol research: results from a longitudinal prevention trial *.
July 1, 2005... DESPITE MULTIPLE REVIEWS of the substance use-assessment literature that indicate that self-reports may be and often are accurate (Babor et al., 1987, 2000; Babor and Del Boca, 1992; Carroll, 1995; Maisto et al., 1990), researchers continue to...

Marital quality and congruent drinking *.
July 1, 2005... AFTER REACHING ITS HIGHEST LEVEL in history during the 1980s, the divorce rate in the United States has been decreasing gradually over the last decade, yet the rate is still more than twice the divorce rate of the 1960s (National Marriage...

The influence of partner status, relationship quality and relationship stability on outcomes following intensive substance-use disorder treatment *.
July 1, 2005... SOCIAL SUPPORT IS A CRUCIAL life context variable that is hypothesized to influence the onset, course and treatment of a range of addictive behaviors (e.g. Fals-Stewart and O'Farrell, 2003; Marlatt and Gordon, 1985; McCrady, 2004). In this...

Treating nondepressed smokers with alcohol dependence in sustained full remission: nicotine patch therapy tailored to baseline serum cotinine *.
July 1, 2005... THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH for patients previously treated for alcoholism is disease caused by tobacco (Hurt et al., 1996). Compared with nonalcoholic smokers, abstinent alcoholic smokers smoke more heavily and are more nicotine dependent as...

Deterioration following alcohol-use disorder treatment in project MATCH *.
July 1, 2005... PUBLISHED REPORTS OF OUTCOMES following treatment for substance-use disorders typically focus on improvements in substance use during treatment and/or the follow-up period (e.g., Donovan, 1999; Elkin et al., 1989; Project MATCH Research Group,...

Relationships of linguistic and motivation variables with drinking outcomes following two mailed brief interventions *.
July 1, 2005... MAILED BRIEF INTERVENTIONS have been shown to decrease alcohol use among at-risk college drinkers (Agostinelli et al., 1995; Collins et al., 2002; Walters et al., 2000). Establishing this causal relationship has been an important first step in...

How many drinks did you have on September 11, 2001? *.
July 1, 2005... RESEARCH ON HEALTH RISK behavior usually relies on self-report. Retrospective self-reports are the main source of information in the evaluation of risk behavior intervention trials; they inform public health and public policy decisions; they...

Moral maturity and delinquency after prenatal alcohol exposure *.
July 1, 2005... FLETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS) is caused by heavy alcohol consumption during pregnancy and is an entirely preventable developmental disability. The fact that prenatal alcohol exposure can produce adverse effects has been recognized for...

Acute alcohol intake and QT dispersion in healthy subjects.
July 1, 2005... ALCOHOL USE HAS BEEN IMPLICATED in the genesis of cardiac arrhythmias in humans. The phrase "holiday heart" describes the development of an acute atrhythmic process, generally atrial fibrillation, after an episode of heavy alcohol consumption...

Antagonism of neuropeptide Y Y1 receptors does not inhibit ethanol's effects on cortical EEG and ERPs in Wistar rats *.(electroencephalogram)(event-related potential)
July 1, 2005... A GROWING BODY OF literature indicates that neuropeptide Y (NPY) systems may be important in alcohol abuse and alcoholism (Thiele and Badia-Elder, 2003; Thorsell and Heilig, 2002). In one study, a polymorphism in the NPY gene has been reported...

Negative consequences and cognitions about drinking and driving *.
July 1, 2005... DRIVING AFTER DRINKING ALCOHOL represents a major public health problem. Alcohol played a role in 41% of fatal traffic accidents in the United States in 2002 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2003). Drinking and driving (DD) has...

Exploring drinking dynamics using interactive voice response technology *.
July 1, 2005... NEUROCOGNITIVE MODELS OF DRINKING among adults and young people suggest that the positive and negative outcomes of previous drinking events should affect current drinking behaviors (Collins and Bradizza, 2001). As suggested by expectancy...

Limited use of CK-MB as a screening parameter for acute coronary syndrome in patients with alcohol dependency.(Correspondence)
July 1, 2005... Dear Editor: Laboratory screening for acute coronary syndrome in patients with alcoholism is part of routine clinical analysis in most psychiatric hospitals and detoxification units. Especially at risk are patients heavily intoxicated at...

Overview.(methods for conducting treatment outcome research)
July 1, 2005... LITTLE IS KNOWN about the best methods for conducting treatment outcome research on combining pharmacological and behavioral interventions to develop optimal treatments for alcohol dependence. To facilitate this type of investigation, the...

Developing a baseline assessment battery: balancing patient time burden with essential clinical and research monitoring *.
July 1, 2005... THE BASELINE assessment is the foundation for any treatment research data gathering because the opportunity for measuring change over time is determined by the variables gathered at the outset. Multisite studies of complex syndromes, such as...

The COMBINE SAFTEE: a structured instrument for collecting adverse events adapted for clinical studies in the alcoholism field *.
July 1, 2005... MORE THAN 770,000 people are injured or die each year in hospitals from adverse drug events (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2001; Bates et al., 1995; Classen et al., 1997; Cullen et al., 1997; Leape et al., 1991). These adverse...