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Brian Borsari Erica Eaton Short Nadine R. Mastroleo John T.P. Hustad Tracy O’Leary Tevyaw Nancy P. Barnett Christopher W. Kahler Peter M. Monti 《Journal of substance abuse treatment》2014
Objective
Across the United States, tens of thousands of college students are mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following an alcohol policy violation. Telephone interventions may be an efficient method to provide mandated students with an intervention, especially when they are away from campus during summer vacation. However, little is known about the utility of telephone-delivered brief motivational interventions.Method
Participants in the study (N = 57) were college students mandated to attend an alcohol program following a campus-based alcohol citation. Participants were randomized to a brief motivational phone intervention (pBMI) (n = 36) or assessment only (n = 21). Ten participants (27.8%) randomized to the pBMI did not complete the intervention. Follow-up assessments were conducted 3, 6, and 9 months post-intervention.Results
Results indicated the pBMI significantly reduced the number of alcohol-related problems compared to the assessment-only group. Participants who did not complete the pBMI appeared to be lighter drinkers at baseline and randomization, suggesting the presence of alternate influences on alcohol-related problems.Conclusion
Phone BMIs may be an efficient and cost-effective method to reduce harms associated with alcohol use by heavy-drinking mandated students during the summer months. 相似文献2.
David W. Oslin Mark CaryValarie Slaymaker Carol ColleranFrederic C. Blow 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2009
Background
Both depressive symptoms and alcohol craving have been postulated as important predictors of relapse in patients with addictive disorders. The purpose of this study was to examine the course of affective symptoms and cravings for alcohol use during the initial 25 days of residential treatment for middle aged and older adults addicted to alcohol and the relationship between these symptoms and recovery outcomes.Methods
95 alcohol-dependent subjects were enrolled in this observational study. Participants completed a daily diary of alcohol craving, positive affect, and negative affect during residential treatment. Participants were interviewed 1 and 6 months after discharge to assess clinical symptoms of relapse and functioning.Results
Latent class analysis identified three groups of individuals for each of the three daily measures. For alcohol craving, 17 subjects reported elevated cravings during the entire treatment stay, 37 subjects reported initially elevated but then a slight improvement in craving, and 41 subjects reported relatively low craving from the time of admission to the end of residential treatment. Alcohol craving class was associated with negative affect but not positive affect. Alcohol craving class but not affective class was predictive of time to relapse to any drinking in the 6 months after residential treatment (p < 0.05).Conclusion
Results suggest that non-cue induced alcohol craving may define a subtype of alcohol dependence that is less responsive to treatment and may explain heterogeneity in treatment outcomes. These results also may suggest a role for differential treatment programming to address high states of craving for alcohol. 相似文献3.
Background
New models of the development and maintenance of substance abuse give increasing importance to the role of deficits in inhibitory function. Much of the evidence to support this claim comes from male participants, despite some researchers showing greater disinhibition in females. Clearly, more research on female heavy drinkers is warranted. In this study, we examine behavioural and psychophysiological measures of inhibitory function in female young adults who do and do not regularly drink heavily.Methods
Participants were thirty female young adults (aged 18–21) who drink heavily (four or more standard drinks per occasion) at least once a month (n = 13) or who drink heavily less often than this (n = 17); none regularly used any other drugs, including tobacco. They underwent interviews assessing prior use of alcohol, before completing a stop-signal task while brain electrical activity was recorded.Results
Regular heavy drinkers displayed a longer stop-signal reaction time (the time required to stop an inappropriate response), and a larger P3 increase for successful compared to failed inhibition trials. Heavy drinkers also displayed a smaller error-related negativity (ERN) amplitude, indexing a deficit in performance monitoring.Conclusion
These results indicate that large deficits in inhibitory processing and performance monitoring occur in young female heavy drinkers, and that heavy drinkers may have to work harder in order to successfully inhibit a response. Future research may determine whether these deficits pre-date or are caused by alcohol abuse. 相似文献4.
Arpana Agrawal Leah Wetherill Kathleen K. Bucholz John Kramer Samuel Kuperman Michael T. Lynskey John I Nurnberger Jr. Marc Schuckit Jay A. Tischfield Howard J. Edenberg Tatiana Foroud Laura J. Bierut 《Addictive behaviors》2013
Introduction
Craving is being considered for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) DSM-5. However, little is known of its genetic underpinnings — specifically, whether genetic influences on craving are distinct from those influencing DSM-IV alcohol dependence.Method
Analyses were conducted in a sample of unrelated adults ascertained for alcohol dependence (N = 3976). Factor analysis was performed to examine how alcohol craving loaded with the existing DSM-IV alcohol dependence criteria. For genetic analyses, we first examined whether genes in the dopamine pathway, including dopamine receptor genes (DRD1, DRD2, DRD3, DRD4) and the dopamine transporter gene (SLC6A3), which have been implicated in neurobiological studies of craving, as well as alpha-synuclein (SNCA), which has been previously found to be associated with craving, were associated with alcohol craving in this sample. Second, in an effort to identify novel genetic variants associated with craving, we conducted a genomewide association study (GWAS). For variants that were implicated in the primary analysis of craving, we conducted additional comparisons — to determine if these variants were uniquely associated with alcohol craving as compared with alcohol dependence. We contrasted our results to those obtained for DSM-IV alcohol dependence, and also compared alcohol dependent individuals without craving to non-dependent individuals who also did not crave alcohol.Results
Twenty-one percent of the full sample reported craving alcohol. Of those reporting craving, 97.3% met criteria for DSM-IV alcohol dependence with 48% endorsing all 7 dependence criteria. Factor analysis found a high factor loading (0.89) for alcohol craving. When examining genes in the dopamine pathway, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DRD3 and SNCA were associated with craving (p < 0.05). There was evidence for association of these SNPs with DSM-IV alcohol dependence (p < 0.05) but less evidence for dependence without craving (p > 0.05), suggesting that the association was due in part to craving. In the GWAS, the greatest evidence of association with craving was for a SNP in the integrin alpha D (ITGAD) gene on chromosome 7 (rs2454908; p = 1.8 × 10− 6). The corresponding p-value for this SNP with DSM-IV alcohol dependence was similar (p = 4.0 × 10− 5) but was far less with dependence without craving (p = 0.02), again suggesting the association was due to alcohol craving. Adjusting for dependence severity (number of endorsed criteria) attenuated p-values but did not eliminate association.Conclusions
Craving is frequently reported by those who report multiple other alcohol dependence symptoms. We found that genes providing evidence of association with craving were also associated with alcohol dependence; however, these same SNPs were not associated with alcohol dependence in the absence of alcohol craving. These results suggest that there may be unique genetic factors affecting craving among those with alcohol dependence. 相似文献5.
Objective
Although research utilizing the Internet to intervene with college student drinkers is growing, this study is the first to investigate the use of a theoretically-based and empirically supported personalized feedback form delivered via a single e-mail to college students.Method
Students (n = 191) completed measures of their alcohol use, related consequences, and peer perceptions at baseline and 6 weeks after the intervention. Students were randomly assigned to receive either e-mailed personalized feedback or e-mailed generic feedback.Results
Students who received e-mailed personalized feedback reported consuming significantly fewer drinks in a given week, as well as a fewer number of days being drunk in the previous 30 days. They also exhibited a significant reduction in the number of days they perceived their peers to have drunk alcohol and in the amount of alcohol they perceived their peers to consume per drinking occasion.Conclusion
e-Mailed personalized feedback appears to help students become more aware of normative drinking behavior and reduce the quantity of alcohol they consume. Furthermore, e-mailed personalized feedback may be a cost-effective manner in which to intervene with college student drinkers. 相似文献6.
Aims
This study aims to assess the relationships between age, sex, drinking behaviour and self-reported alcohol-related problem behaviour.Design
Cross-sectional population survey.Setting and participants
Interviews were undertaken in 2004, with a representative sample of Australian residents aged 12 and over (N = 29,445).Measurements
Alcohol use was measured using graduated frequency questions and, using these questions, estimates of total annual intake and frequency of heavy drinking occasions were derived. Alcohol-related problems were measured using a 10-item scale, relating to behaviour in the 12 months prior to the survey.Findings
Alcohol-related problem behaviours clustered into two groups: hazardous behaviour and delinquent behaviour. Rates of problem behaviours and drinking followed similar patterns for males and females, with peaks in early adulthood and a subsequent decline with age. Males drank at higher levels than females and behaved more problematically. Once alcohol consumption and drinking pattern were controlled for, male and female rates of problem behaviours were not markedly different. However, there were substantial differences by age, with young people behaving significantly more problematically than older people with the drinking variables controlled for.Conclusions
The results of this study provide strong evidence that young drinkers behave more problematically than older drinkers with drinking behaviour controlled for. The study also provides further evidence that women and men do not report substantially different rates of alcohol-related problems for similar amounts or patterns of drinking. The study has implications for public health messages that focus on the risk of harm from drinking, clearly demonstrating that young drinkers are more likely to report problems for a given amount of drinking. 相似文献7.
Jennis Freyer-Adam Beate Gaertner Hans-Jürgen Rumpf Ulrich John Ulfert Hapke 《Addictive behaviors》2010
Aim
The aims were to investigate differences between alcohol dependent inpatients who seek alcohol treatment and those who do not seek alcohol specific but general hospital treatment, and to investigate problem drinking 12 months after hospitalization.Methods
Two samples of alcohol dependent inpatients were recruited: N = 571 at general hospitals and N = 473 at psychiatric alcohol detoxification units, and were followed-up 12 months later.Results
Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that higher age, living alone, being employed, previous help-seeking, increased severity of dependence, increased adverse consequences from drinking and increased motivation were significant predictors of receiving alcohol detoxification vs. general hospital treatment. A composite assessment of motivation to change and to seek help was the strongest predictor of positive outcome 12 months later.Conclusions
Alcohol dependent individuals who receive detoxification in psychiatric care have a more severe alcohol problem and fewer social resources than those treated in general hospitals. Interventions targeting at enhancing motivation to change and to seek help should be part of routine general hospital care and of detoxification treatment in psychiatric care. 相似文献8.
Damaris J. Rohsenow Jonathan Howland Luisa Alvarez Kerrie Nelson Breanne Langlois Joris C. Verster Heather Sherrard J. Todd Arnedt 《Addictive behaviors》2014
Aims
Beliefs about the effects of mixing caffeine and alcohol on hangover or sleep may play a role in motivation to consume these mixtures; therefore, information is needed about actual effects. We investigated whether intoxication with caffeinated vs. non-caffeinated beer differentially affected perceived sleep quality, sleepiness, and hangover incidence and severity the next morning.Methods
University students (89%) and recent graduate drinkers were randomized to receive: (1) beer with the equivalent of 69 mg caffeine/12 oz glass of regular beer (n = 28) or (2) beer without caffeine (n = 36), in sufficient quantity to attain a BrAC of 0.12 g%. After an 8-h supervised sleep period, participants completed measures of hangover, sleep quality, sleep latency and time asleep, and sleepiness.Results
While caffeinated beer improved perceived sleep quality, effect sizes were greater for morning alertness than for quality while sleeping, with no effect on sleep latency or total sleep time. No effects were seen on hangover incidence or severity.Conclusions
Mixing caffeine and alcohol does not significantly impair amount of sleep or sleep latency, hangover, or sleepiness the morning after drinking to intoxication in this population. 相似文献9.
Javier A. Cepeda Linda M. Niccolai Ksenia Eritsyan Robert Heimer Olga Levina 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013
Background
In Russia, injection drug use and transmission of blood-borne pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are inextricably linked, however the burden of alcohol use remains unexplored among injection drug users (IDUs).Methods
Individuals who were 18 years of age and older and had injected drugs in the previous 30 days were recruited in the cities of Novosibirsk and Ivanovo by respondent driven sampling. Consenting individuals were administered a quantitative survey instrument and provided blood samples for serological testing.Results
In Novosibirsk and Ivanovo, 29% and 35% of respondents were categorized as moderate/heavy drinkers, respectively. Individuals reported problems related to alcohol use that affected their physical health (23%), family (55%), and induced financial hardships (43%). In the multivariate analysis, we found that methamphetamine injection in the past 12 months was a strong and significant correlate of moderate/heavy drinking in Novosibirsk (aOR = 5.63 95% CI: [1.01–31.47]) and Ivanovo (aOR = 3.81 95% CI: [2.20–6.62]). There was poor agreement between self-reported HCV status and HCV test results (κ = −0.05 and 0.26 in Novosibirsk and Ivanovo, respectively). IDUs who correctly knew their HCV seropositive status in Novosibirsk and IDUs who correctly knew their HCV seronegative status in Ivanovo were significantly more likely to be moderate/heavy drinkers.Conclusion
Alcohol use is problematic among IDUs who are at high risk for HCV. Future interventions should target IDUs who are moderate/heavy drinkers in order to prevent liver complications resulting from HCV infection. 相似文献10.
Aims
Self-reports remain the most common means of assessing alcohol consumption despite concern for their validity. The objective of this research is to assess the extent to which social desirability biases relate to self-reported consumption, hazardous use, and harms.Methods
In each of two studies presented, undergraduate students (N = 391 and N = 177) who reported that they had consumed alcohol in the past year completed online confidential surveys.Results
Both studies show consistent associations between impression management bias and self-reported consumption such that high impression managers report 20 to 33% less consumption and are about 50% less likely to report risky drinking. No significant correlations involving consumption were found for self-deception bias. Study 2 also indicated that high impression managers report 30–50% fewer acute harms following a drinking episode, and that these effects are maintained after controlling statistically for trait impulsivity/constraint.Conclusions
Impression management bias represents a significant threat to the validity of self-reported alcohol use and harms. Such bias may lead to misspecification of models and under-estimates of harmful or hazardous use. 相似文献11.
Xiaoyu Liu Runze Li Stephanie T. Lanza Sara A. Vasilenko Megan Piper 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013
Background
To understand the dynamic process of cessation fatigue (i.e., the tiredness of trying to quit smoking) with respect to its average trend, effect on relapse, time-varying relations with craving and negative affect, and differences among genders and treatment groups.Method
Randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Participants received either placebo, monotherapy (bupropion SR, nicotine patch, nicotine lozenge), or combined pharmacotherapy (bupropion SR + nicotine lozenge, nicotine patch + nicotine lozenge). Data were collected from 1504 daily smokers who were motivated to quit smoking. The participants completed baseline assessments and ecological momentary assessments for 2 weeks post-quit.Results
Cessation fatigue reduced the likelihood of 6-month post-quit abstinence (OR = 0.97, 95% CI (0.95, 0.99)), and was positively associated with craving and negative affect. After controlling for these two factors, average cessation fatigue increased over time. Compared to men, women experienced greater fatigue (t = −10.69, p < 0.0001) and a stronger relation between fatigue and craving (t = −8.80, p < 0.0001). The relationship between fatigue and negative affect was significantly stronger in men (t = 5.73, p < 0.0001). Cessation fatigue was significantly reduced by combined pharmacotherapy (t = −13.4, p < 0.0001), as well as monotherapy (t = −6.2, p < 0.0001).Conclusions
Cessation fatigue was closely related to craving, negative affect, and cessation outcomes. Women reported greater cessation fatigue than men. Current treatments appeared to reduce fatigue and weaken its relations with craving and negative affect. 相似文献12.
Surinporn Likhitsathian Kanok Uttawichai Hathaichonnee Booncharoen Apisak Wittayanookulluk Chaisiri Angkurawaranon Manit Srisurapanont 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013
Background
Initiation of a relapse prevention medication is crucial at the end of alcohol detoxification. This study aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of topiramate for alcoholism in patients receiving a residential treatment program of alcohol detoxification and post-acute treatment.Methods
This was a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of topiramate for alcoholism in patients receiving a residential treatment program. Individuals with DSM-IV alcohol dependence with minimal withdrawal were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either 100–300 mg/day of topiramate or placebo. Primary outcomes were given as percentages of heavy drinking days and time to first day of heavy drinking. Other drinking outcomes, craving, and health-related quality of life were evaluated.Results
A total of 106 participants were randomized to receive topiramate (n = 53) or placebo (n = 53). Twenty-eight participants of the topiramate group (52.8%) and 25 participants of the placebo group (47.2%) completed the study. Averaged over the trial period, there was no significant difference between groups on the mean percentages of heavy drinking days [1.96 (−1.62 to 5.54), p = .28]. Log rank survival analysis found no difference of time to first day of heavy drinking between topiramate and placebo groups (61.8 vs. 57.5 days, respectively; χ2 = 0.61, d.f. = 1, p = .81). Other secondary outcomes were not significantly different between groups.Conclusions
By using a conservative model for data analysis, we could not detect the effectiveness of topiramate in this particular population. As the sensitivity analysis showed a trend of its benefit, further studies in larger sample sizes are still warranted. 相似文献13.
Xingbao Li Robert J. Malcolm Kristina Huebner Colleen A. Hanlon Joseph J. Taylor Kathleen T. Brady Mark S. George Ronald E. See 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013
Background
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can temporarily interrupt or facilitate activity in a focal brain region. Several lines of evidence suggest that rTMS of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) can affect processes involved in drug addiction. We hypothesized that a single session of low-frequency rTMS of the left DLPFC would modulate cue-induced craving for methamphetamine (MA) when compared to a sham rTMS session.Methods
In this single-blind, sham-controlled crossover study, 10 non-treatment seeking MA-dependent users and 8 healthy controls were randomized to receive 15 min of sham and real (1 Hz) DLPFC rTMS in two experimental sessions separated by 1 h. During each rTMS session, participants were exposed to blocks of neutral cues and MA-associated cues. Participants rated their craving after each cue block.Results
In MA users, real rTMS over the left DLPFC increased self-reported craving as compared to sham stimulation (17.86 ± 1.46 vs. 24.85 ± 1.57, p = 0.001). rTMS had no effect on craving in healthy controls. One Hertz rTMS of the left DLPFC was safe and tolerable for all participants.Conclusions
Low frequency rTMS of the left DLPFC transiently increased cue-induced craving in MA participants. These preliminary results suggest that 1 Hz rTMS of the left DLPFC may increase craving by inhibiting the prefrontal cortex or indirectly activating subcortical regions involved in craving. 相似文献14.
Kelly C. Young-Wolff Andrew J. Hyland Rani Desai Jody Sindelar Corey E. Pilver Sherry A. McKee 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013
Background
Smoke-free legislation prohibiting smoking in indoor public venues, including bars and restaurants, is an effective means of reducing tobacco use and tobacco-related disease. Given the high comorbidity between heavy drinking and smoking, it is possible that the public health benefits of smoke-free policies extend to drinking behaviors. However, no prior study has examined whether tobacco legislation impacts the likelihood of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) over time. The current study addresses this gap in the literature using a large, prospective U.S. sample.Method
Using data from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), we utilized logistic regression to examine whether the implementation of state-wide smoke-free legislation in bars and restaurants between Waves I (2001–2002) and II (2004–2005) predicted changes in DSM-IV AUD status (remission, onset, recurrence) in current drinkers at Wave I (n = 19,763) and participants who drank in public ≥once per month (n = 5913).Results
Individuals in states that implemented smoke-free legislation in drinking venues had a higher likelihood of AUD remission compared to participants in states without such legislation. Among public drinkers, smoke-free legislation was associated with a greater likelihood of AUD remission and a lower likelihood of AUD onset. These findings were especially pronounced among smokers, men, and younger age groups.Discussion
These results demonstrated the protective effects of smoke-free bar and restaurant policies on the likelihood of AUDs; furthermore, these findings call attention to an innovative legislative approach to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with AUDs. 相似文献15.
Noreen L. Watson Matthew J. Carpenter Michael E. Saladin Kevin M. Gray Himanshu P. Upadhyaya 《Addictive behaviors》2010
Introduction
Cue reactivity paradigms are well-established laboratory procedures used to examine subjective craving in response to substance-related cues. For smokers, the relationship between nicotine dependence and cue reactivity has not been clearly established. The main aim of the present study was to further examine this relationship.Methods
Participants (N = 90) were between the ages 18–40 and smoked ≥10 cigarettes per day. Average nicotine dependence (Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; FTND) at baseline was 4.9 (SD = 2.1). Participants completed four cue reactivity sessions consisting of two in vivo cues (smoking and neutral) and two affective imagery cues (stressful and relaxed), all counterbalanced. Craving in response to cues was assessed following each cue exposure using the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Brief (QSU-B). Differential cue reactivity was operationally defined as the difference in QSU scores between the smoking and neutral cues, and between the stressful and relaxed cues.Results
Nicotine dependence was significantly and negatively associated with differential cue reactivity scores in regard to hedonic craving (QSU factor 1) for both in vivo and imagery cues, such that those who had low FTND scores demonstrated greater differential cue reactivity than those with higher FTND scores (β = −.082; p = .037; β = −.101; p = .023, respectively). Similar trends were found for the Total QSU and for negative reinforcement craving (QSU factor 2), but did not reach statistical significance.Discussion
Under partially sated conditions, less dependent smokers may be more differentially cue reactive to smoking cues as compared to heavily dependent smokers. These findings offer methodological and interpretative implications for cue reactivity studies. 相似文献16.
Objective
In the search for optimal biomarkers of excessive drinking, a central limitation has been the lack of sensitivity of measures. Many patients have apparently normal values of liver markers despite a considerable alcohol intake. This study aimed to test a novel combined indicator of alcohol drinking.Material and methods
Concentrations of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (%CDT), γ glutamyl transferase (γGT), aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT), and mean corpuscular volume (MCV), together with a combined index of the %CDT and γGT, the Antilla Index (AI), were studied in 104 homeless patients with (n = 87) or without (n = 24) problem drinking according to the Fast Alcohol Screening Test.Results
Concentrations of all markers were significantly higher in the alcoholic patients than in other homeless patients. The best agreement between liver markers and self-reported status was found between the combined %CDT and γGT index (kappa = 0.61, p < 0.001, sensitivity = 63%, specificity = 94%).Conclusions
The combined AI is a relatively efficient measure of current drinking in homeless populations. 相似文献17.
Jennifer G. Plebani Kevin G. LynchLior Rennert Helen M. PettinatiCharles P. O’Brien Kyle M. Kampman 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013
Background
Alcohol use, abuse and dependence remain a pressing public health problem. Based on its mechanism of action, varenicline seemed to be a likely candidate for treating alcohol dependence.Methods
Alcohol dependent subjects (n = 40) were enrolled in a 13-week double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial. Subject visits were once per week. At each visit, subjects were tested for breath alcohol levels, provided self-report data on alcohol and nicotine use, and on mood and craving. In addition, subjects received once a week medical management (MM).Results
There was no difference between varenicline and placebo treated groups on any of the drinking outcomes. Compared to placebo-treated subjects, varenicline treated subjects had decreased rates of alcohol craving and cigarette smoking, as well as greater mood improvements during the later part of the study (weeks 6–13). In addition, among subjects who were cigarette smokers, those treated with varenicline were significantly less likely to report heavy drinking during the trial.Conclusions
Although varenicline was not significantly more effective than placebo at reducing drinking during the trial, its effects on alcohol craving and mood suggest that future investigation of the mechanism of action of varenicline, as well as additional clinical studies may be warranted. In particular, the findings regarding the influence of smoking status on heavy drinking among varenicline-treated subjects should be investigated in future studies. 相似文献18.
Jeannet Kramer Heleen Riper Lex Lemmers Barbara Conijn Annemieke van Straten Filip Smit 《Addictive behaviors》2009
Objectives
To test the effectiveness of a television-supported self-help intervention for problem drinking.Methods
Dutch television viewers (N = 181) drinking in excess of the guidelines for low-risk alcohol use were randomly assigned either to the Drinking Less TV self-help course (consisting of five televised sessions supplemented by a self-help manual and a self-help website) or to a waitlisted control group. To ensure trial integrity, intervention delivery was mimicked beforehand by sending intervention participants weekly DVDs in advance of the actual telecasts in 2006. Pre-post assessments were carried out on both groups, as well as a 3-month follow-up assessment on the intervention group to study effect maintenance. The primary outcome measure was low-risk drinking.Results
The intervention group was more successful than the waitlist group in achieving low-risk drinking at post-intervention (OR = 9.4); the effects were maintained in the intervention group at 3-month follow-up.Conclusions
The low-threshold television-based course Drinking Less appears effective in reducing problem drinking. 相似文献19.
Background
Among alcohol-dependent subjects tobacco smoking is very common and causes a variety of health risks. Therefore, it is necessary to reach this high-risk population early with appropriate smoking interventions.Methods
Smokers in alcohol detoxification treatment were offered to participate in a smoking cessation study. A total of 103 patients was enrolled and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (EG) receiving a cognitive behavioral smoking cessation treatment (CBT) or the control group (CG) receiving autogenic training. Smoking outcomes were measured by self-report and carbon monoxide levels, directly after intervention and 6 months later, where additionally alcohol outcomes were recorded.Results
There were no differences in smoking quit rates directly after intervention. However, patients in the EG were significantly more likely to reduce their daily cigarette use compared to CG (p = .046). Sub-group analyses revealed that heavy smokers (FTND score ≥ 7) seemed to profit most in the EG regarding cigarette reduction. After 6 months, these positive effects had leveled out. No evidence was found that smoking cessation might jeopardize alcohol outcomes.Conclusions
Results suggest that alcohol-dependent smokers are interested in smoking interventions even during alcohol detoxification. CBT is promising in short-term smoking outcomes and in the approach of harm reduction, however, long-term effects are desirable. These findings underline the feasibility and the importance to provide smoking cessation interventions to patients in alcohol detoxification treatments. 相似文献20.
Evgeny Krupitsky Edwin Zvartau Elena Blokhina Elena Verbitskaya Marina Tsoy Valentina Wahlgren Andrey Burakov Dimitry Masalov Tatyana N. Romanova Vladimir Palatkin Arina Tyurina Tatyana Yaroslavtseva Rajita Sinha Thomas R. Kosten 《Drug and alcohol dependence》2013