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<title>Addiction Journal - Key Findings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recent key findings from the Addiction Journal.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:32:58 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Are the 1976�1985 birth cohorts heavier drinkers? Age-period-cohort analyses of the National Alcohol Surveys 1979�2010</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/are-the-19761985-birth-cohorts-heavier-drinkers-age-period-cohort-analyses-of-</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the USA, men born between 1976 and 1985, and women born between 1981 and 1985 drink more heavily than those born earlier or later.
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<title>Population drinking and drink driving in Norway and Sweden: an analysis of historical data 1957�89</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/population-drinking-and-drink-driving-in-norway-and-sweden-an-analysis-of-histo</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Norway and Sweden, as the total population level of alcohol consumption increases or decreases, so does drink driving.
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<title>The relationship between minimum alcohol prices, outlet densities and alcohol-attributable deaths in British Columbia, 2002�09</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/the-relationship-between-minimum-alcohol-prices-outlet-densities-and-alcohol-at</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In British Columbia, Canada, between 2002 and 2009, increases in the minimum price of alcohol were associated with decreased alcohol-attributable mortality, while increases in the density of private liquor stores was associated with increased alcohol-attributable mortality.

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<title>Decline in incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus infection among injecting drug users in Amsterdam; evidence for harm reduction?</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/decline-in-incidence-of-hiv-and-hepatitis-c-virus-infection-among-injecting-drug</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Marked decreases in HIV and HCV incidence in Amsterdam since 1990 could be attributable largely to changes in the population of injecting drug users arising from HIV-related deaths.

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<title>A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of venlafaxine-extended release for co-occurring cannabis dependence and depressive disorders</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/a-randomized-double-blind-placebo-controlled-trial-of-venlafaxine-extended-rele</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For depressed, cannabis-dependent patients, the extended release form of the antidepressant venlafaxine does not appear to reduce depression and may increase cannabis use.

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<title>A comparison among tapentadol tamper-resistant formulations (TRF) and OxyContin (non-TRF) in prescription opioid abusers</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/a-comparison-among-tapentadol-tamper-resistant-formulations-trf-and-oxycontin-</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tamper-resistant forms of taptentadol (pain relief) tablets do not appear to be well-liked by people who tamper regularly with extended-release oxycodone tablets. 
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<title>A prospective study of neurocognitive changes 15 years after chronic inhalant abuse</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/a-prospective-study-of-neurocognitive-changes-15-years-after-chronic-inhalant-ab</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some inhalant abusers experience severe and persistent neurological impairments, suggesting permanent damage possibly attributable to lead poisoning. 

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<title> �Vaping� profiles and preferences: an online survey of electronic cigarette users</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/-vaping-profiles-and-preferences-an-online-survey-of-electronic-cigarette-use</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[E-cigarettes are used primarily for smoking cessation, but for a longer duration than nicotine replacement therapy, and users believe them to be safer than smoking.

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<title>Tobacco Dependence Diagnosis and Treatment in Veterans Health Administration Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/tobacco-dependence-diagnosis-and-treatment-in-veterans-health-administration-res</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most veterans in Veterans Health Administration substance use disorders residential treatment programs appear to use tobacco, yet only one in ten receives a documented ICD-9 tobacco dependence diagnosis and pharmacotherapy while in treatment.

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<title>Motivational interviewing to enhance nicotine patch treatment for smoking cessation among homeless smokers: a randomized controlled trial</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/motivational-interviewing-to-enhance-nicotine-patch-treatment-for-smoking-cessat</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Adding motivational interviewing counselling to nicotine patches does not significantly increase smoking rates among homeless smokers at 26-week follow-up.

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<title>Which elements of improvement collaboratives are most effective? A cluster-randomized trial</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/which-elements-of-improvement-collaboratives-are-most-effective-a-cluster-rando</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Clinic-level coaching appears to improve waiting time and increase the number of new patients in outpatient addiction clinics in the United States.
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<title>Efficacy combined with specified ingredients: a new direction for empirically supported addiction treatment</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/efficacy-combined-with-specified-ingredients-a-new-direction-for-empirically-su</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We are moving to a phase in the science of addiction where it is not enough to know whether an intervention is effective; it is essential to be able to identify its ingredients to build our understanding of why it works or does not so that its generalisability can be assessed and interventions can be improved upon
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<title>Local government alcohol policy development: case studies in three New Zealand communities</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/local-government-alcohol-policy-development-case-studies-in-three-new-zealand-c</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In New Zealand, the adoption of local policies to reduce alcohol-related harm can be helped by 1) competitive local government elections around alcohol issues, 2) preventing �gate-keepers� from setting the policy agenda, and 3) fewer legislative restrictions by central government.   

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<title>A randomized study of cellphone technology to reinforce alcohol abstinence in the natural environment</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/a-randomized-study-of-cellphone-technology-to-reinforce-alcohol-abstinence-in-th</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Cellphone technology may be useful for applying contingency management (which uses tangible incentives to reinforce abstinence) to treatment for alcohol problems.

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<title>Global alcohol exposure estimates by country, territory and region for 2005�a contribution to the Comparative Risk Assessment for the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/global-alcohol-exposure-estimates-by-country-territory-and-region-for-2005a-co</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[About 40% of the world\'s adult population consumes alcohol, and the average consumption per drinker is 17.1 litres per year. Eastern Europe and Southern sub-Saharan Africa had the most detrimental pattern of drinking scores in 2005, while drinkers in Eastern and Central Europe and Southern and West sub-Saharan Africa consumed the most alcohol.
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<title>Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among illicit psychostimulant users: a hidden disorder?</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd-among-illicit-psychostimulant-us</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Undiagnosed attention deficit disorder may be common in psychostimulant users.

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<title>The dynamic relationship between social norms and behaviors: the results of an HIV prevention network intervention for injection drug users</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/the-dynamic-relationship-between-social-norms-and-behaviors-the-results-of-an-h</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Peer-based social network interventions can change injection drug users� injection risk behaviours.
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<title>High rates of midazolam injection and associated harms in Bangkok, Thailand</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/high-rates-of-midazolam-injection-and-associated-harms-in-bangkok-thailand</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Misuse of midazolam, a benzodiazepine often used as a premedication for sedation, is increasing among injecting drug users in Bangkok and appears to be used primarily as a substitute for heroin. 

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<title>The D2/3 dopamine receptor in pathological gambling: a positron emission tomography study with [11C]-(+)-propyl-hexahydro-naphtho-oxazin and [11C]raclopride</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/the-d23-dopamine-receptor-in-pathological-gambling-a-positron-emission-tomogra</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There does not appear to be a link between low levels of D2/D3 dopamine receptors and pathological gambling. 

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<title>A randomized controlled trial of a smoking cessation intervention conducted among prisoners</title>
<link>http://addiction.dns-systems.net/key-findings/a-randomized-controlled-trial-of-a-smoking-cessation-intervention-conducted-amon</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Adding the antidepressant nortriptyline to stop-smoking behavioural support and nicotine replacement therapy does not appear to improve long-term abstinence rates in male prisoners.
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