Drug and alcohol dependence
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Drug Alcohol Depend · Nov 2020
Prospective associations of e-cigarette use with cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, and nonmedical prescription drug use among US adolescents.
As e-cigarette use continues to increase in the U.S., research is needed to understand its prospective risk for cigarette smoking and other substance use in young adulthood, including alcohol, marijuana, and nonmedical prescription drugs (NMPDs). ⋯ This study suggests that e-cigarette use may be an indicator of future substance use risk in young adulthood. Adolescent e-cigarette users may benefit from secondary prevention efforts to mitigate this risk.
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Drug Alcohol Depend · Nov 2020
Evaluating the impact of COVID-19: A cohort comparison study of drug use and risky sexual behavior among sexual minority men in the U.S.A.
Sexual minority men who use drugs have high sexual HIV transmission risk. Sexual interactions may also increase COVID-19 risk.This study compared marijuana use, other illegal drugs use (i.e. cocaine/crack, methamphetamine, MDMA/ecstasy, GHB, and ketamine) and sexual behavior with casual partners among sexual minority cismen active on social networking and dating applications before and during the COVID-19 epidemic. ⋯ While the proportion of participants reporting drug use and condomless anal sex with casual partners declined in the COVID cohort, the association between drug use and sexual behavior was magnified. Sexual minority men who use drugs are significantly more likely to engage in sexual behaviors that place them at risk for HIV and COVID-19 transmission.
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Drug Alcohol Depend · Nov 2020
State pain management clinic policies and county opioid prescribing: A fixed effects analysis.
The U.S. has seen an unprecedented rise in opioid-related morbidity and mortality, and states have passed numerous laws in response. Researchers have not comprehensively established the effectiveness of pain management clinic regulations to reduce opioid prescribing using national data. ⋯ Implementation of pain management clinic laws reduced county-level opioid prescribing. States should review specific components to determine which forms of law are most efficacious.