Recognizes historical and contemporary patterns of substance use and abuse and points out error in believing psychoactive natural substances to be reasonably safe. Presents diverse genera and species of plants which are now in use and which produce psychoactive effects. Recommends that practitioners be aware of chemicals from natural sources and…

Describes current research on prevalence and patterns of substance use and abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations. Examines potential risk and protective factors associated with substance abuse in these populations and discusses implications for prevention, including prevention research. (Contains 160 references.) (GCP)

Presents a comprehensive, unannotated bibliography concerning child and adolescent substance abuse from a variety of disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, and public health. References are provided for each of the following categories for 1993 and 1994: discussion and review papers, assessment, epidemiology, and intervention and…

Assessed sensation seeking, substance abuse severity, and psychiatric disorders in clinical and community sample of 335 cocaine abusers. In contrast to low-sensation-seeking subjects, high-sensation seekers exhibited more severe symptoms of substance abuse, exhibited more severe psychosocial impairment, were more likely to be polysubstance…

Lists articles published in 1992-93 focusing on current clinical and research activities on child and adolescent substance abuse. Categorizes articles as either discussion and review papers, assessment, epidemiology, intervention, or prevention. List includes 123 articles. (Author/CRR)

Presents the purpose and practical use of metaphors for bypassing client resistance and presenting new ways to visualize problems in twelve step recovery models. Metaphors for substance abuse examples are presented to encourage and assist counselors in the development of their own creative use of metaphors with these and other clients. (Author)

In the United States, 42% of adults say they experience pain daily, the majority often relying on self-treatment. In addition, an increasing number of people are seeking complementary/alternative therapies, often without informing their health care providers. Purpose: To explore the occurrence of pain and the modalities of self-treatment used by…

Passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) has created interest in how the legislation will affect access to prescription drugs among rural beneficiaries. Policy attention has focused to a much lesser degree on the implications of the MMA for the financial viability of rural pharmacies. This article…

The AISD Student Substance Use and Safety Survey, administered annually to a random, representative sample of AISD students, provides self-report data on student knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to substance use and school safety issues. This report summarizes results from the 2010-2011 school year.

Using H. J. Eysenck's (1957,1967) theory of temperament, this study examined the relationship between drug preference, drug use, and personality among incarcerated inmates. Analysis indicated a general preference for marijuana and alcohol over 8 other commonly used drugs across different personality types. Theoretical and clinical implications are…

The authors compared college adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and non-ACOAs using the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-3 (F.G. Miller, 1999).The results failed to support the hypothesis that ACOAs have higher rates of substance dependence, defensiveness, and codependency than do non-ACOAs. Practical implications are offered for…

Objective: Our goal is to assess the effect of caregiver vulnerabilities, singly and in combination, on the substantiation of child abuse (physical, sexual) and neglect, while controlling for relevant background variables. We test the moderator role of adult partner violence in qualifying the relationship between caregiver vulnerabilities and…

Prevention researchers and school personnel lack a common understanding concerning the opportunities and burdens of school-based drug prevention research. In this article, we review issues related to researching substance abuse prevention programs in school settings, and assess challenges related to recruitment, communication, research design,…

This article discusses the importance of archiving state commission papers, documenting the formation of public policy, and allowing the public access to an organized collection of the data gathered by the Florida Commission on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Florida's citizens with mental illnesses or substance abuse disorders face a myriad of…

This article suggests that evidence based practice instruction should be preceded by an introduction to the 3 types of knowledge about addiction: experiential, professional and research. Each knowledge base should be defined and critiqued. This introduction can create a climate for acceptance of evidence-based practices. The article outlines the…