Journal of Studies on Alcohol articles from November 2004

Journal of Studies on Alcohol archives from November 2004

A randomized trial of concurrent versus delayed smoking intervention for patients in alcohol dependence treatment *.
November 1, 2004... MULTIPLE STUDIES CONFIRM a strong positive correlation between cigarette consumption and alcohol use (Buffing and Ziff, 1988; Hughes, 1995; Kozlowski et al., 1989; Sees and Clark, 1991). The prevalence of cigarette smoking among alcohol...

Level of response to alcohol and brain response during visual working memory *.
November 1, 2004... ALCOHOLISM APPEARS to be influenced by multiple genetically mediated characteristics, including a low level of response (LR) to alcohol (Schuckit, 1994, 1998, 1999; Schuckit and Smith, 1996). Individuals who require higher doses of alcohol to...

Stress response dampening indexed by cortisol in subjects at risk for alcoholism *.
November 1, 2004... THIS STUDY ADDRESSES the stress-response-dampening (SRD) hypothesis of alcoholism, which has a long history (Cappell and Herman, 1972; Conger, 1956), from a novel vantage point. Various investigators (Conrod et al., 1995; Finn and Pihl, 1987;...

A case-crossover study of acute alcohol use and suicide attempt *.
November 1, 2004... IT IS WELL ACCEPTED that both chronic and acute alcohol use are associated with suicidal behavior (Berghmd and Ojehagen, 1998; Brismar and Bergman, 1998). However, the mechanisms and magnitude of the relationship between alcohol use and suicide...

Alcohol use, cognitive correlates of drinking and change readiness in hazardous drinkers with high versus low social anxiety.
November 1, 2004... Objective: Prevalence data and theoretical models suggest that socially anxious individuals comprise a significant subset of college hazardous drinkers and may benefit from brief interventions for both alcohol and social anxiety problems. The...

Parental substance use consequences and adolescent psychopathology *.
November 1, 2004... RESEARCH ON CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS (COAs) has consistently shown that COAs are at an increased risk for behavioral problems (Connolly et al. 1993; Loukas et al., 2001; Reich et al., 1993), psychological problems (Chassin et al., 1999: Reich et...

The effect of parity-induced copayment reductions on adolescent utilization of substance use services *.
November 1, 2004... ACCORDING TO U.S. CENSUS 2000 figures, today's adolescents make up the largest generation in American history (available at: www.census.gov). As "Generation Y" begins to enter the workforce, it is increasingly important to focus on adolescent...

Interest and participation in a college student alcohol intervention study as a function of typical drinking *.
November 1, 2004... ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE by college students is a major health issue on university campuses. Students on many campuses are invited to participate in alcohol intervention research that may help them reduce their risks of experiencing negative...

Estimated blood alcohol concentration correlation with self-reported negative consequences among college students using alcohol.
November 1, 2004... ASSESSING THE QUANTITY and frequency of alcohol consumption among drinkers, including college students, has become important to understanding the extent of problem alcohol use, its associated negative consequences and the effectiveness of...

Clinical features associated with receipt of alcohol treatment *.
November 1, 2004... THE MAIN AIM of this study is to evaluate the profile of clinical features that might be more or less associated with receipt of treatment for alcohol-related problems. Alcohol use poses numerous public health concerns in the United States and...

Isolating the effect of alcoholism treatment on medical care use *.
November 1, 2004... PERSONS WITH alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence conditions use medical care at higher rates than the general population, and a number of studies suggest that treatment may reduce excess use (Goodman et al., 1991; Holder, 1987, 1998; Holder...

Helping other alcoholics in alcoholics anonymous and drinking outcomes: findings from project MATCH *.
November 1, 2004... ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS represent a major public health problem in the United States. Approximately 7.4% of the U.S. population meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse or dependence (Grant et al., 1994), a proportion that results in...

Temporal stability of the timeline followback interview for alcohol and drug use with psychiatric outpatients *.
November 1, 2004... THE FREQUENT CO-OCCURRENCE of substance use and misuse with severe mental disorders requires that alcohol and drug use behavior be assessed in psychiatric treatment settings. Epidemiological data indicate that one third to one half of persons...

Reducing the global burden of hazardous alcohol use: a comparative cost-effectiveness analysis *.
November 1, 2004... A RECENT GLOBAL comparative risk assessment (CRA) by the World Health Organization (WHO) identified alcohol use as a leading cause of mortality and disability, contributing 58 million or 4% of all disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost...

Validation of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in urban community outreach and de-addiction center samples in North India *.
November 1, 2004... SCREENING is the procedure that identifies a disease or disorder in its early or presymptomatic stages and provides efficient identification of those users of alcohol who need a more comprehensive diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning....

Readiness to change versus readiness to seek help for alcohol problems: the development of the Treatment Readiness Tool (TReaT) *.
November 1, 2004... ONE OF THE MOST robust findings in alcohol treatment research is that motivation to change behavior is critical for achieving and sustaining drinking reduction. Motivation for change, for example, has been linked with successful self-change...