Browsing by Author "Pilowsky, Daniel J"
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Alcohol use disorders and the use of treatment services among college-age young adults.
(Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2007-02)OBJECTIVES:This study examined the utilization of and the perceived need for alcohol treatment services among college-age young adults (18-22 years) according to their educational status: full-time college students, part-time ... -
Co-occurring amphetamine use and associated medical and psychiatric comorbidity among opioid-dependent adults: results from the Clinical Trials Network.
(Subst Abuse Rehabil, 2011-01-01)BACKGROUND: In response to the rising rate of treatment admissions related to illicit use of amphetamines (eg, methamphetamine), we examined the prevalence of amphetamine use among treatment-seeking, opioid-dependent adults, ... -
Depressive symptoms, substance use, and HIV-related high-risk behaviors among opioid-dependent individuals: results from the Clinical Trials Network.
(Substance use & misuse, 2011-01)The sample included 343 opioid-dependent adults enrolled in two national multisite studies of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN001-002). Opioid-dependent individuals were recruited from 12 sites ... -
High prevalence of substance use disorders among adolescents who use marijuana and inhalants.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2005-04)BACKGROUND: We examined the association between the use of inhalants, marijuana, and other drugs and recent DSM-IV substance use disorders among adolescents aged 12-17 years. METHODS: Data were drawn from 2000 to 2001 National ... -
Inhalant abuse and dependence among adolescents in the United States.
(Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2004-10)To examine the patterns of inhalant use and correlates of the progression from inhalant use to abuse and dependence among adolescents aged 12 to 17.Study data were drawn from the 2000 and 2001 National Household Surveys ... -
Injection drug use among stimulant users in a national sample.
(The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 2004-01)OBJECTIVE:This study examined the correlates of injection drug use (IDU) in a community sample of psychostimulant users. Factors related to the cessation of illicit drug use and substance abuse service utilization were also ... -
Misuse of methamphetamine and prescription stimulants among youths and young adults in the community.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2007-07)Gender differences in the prevalence and characteristics of misuse of methamphetamine (meth) and prescription stimulants were examined in a representative US sample of youths and young adults aged 16-25 (N=24,409).Stimulant ... -
Non-prescribed use of pain relievers among adolescents in the United States.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2008-04)We examined gender-specific prevalences, patterns, and correlates of non-prescribed use of pain relievers - mainly opioids - in a representative sample of American adolescents (N=18,678).Data were drawn from the public use ... -
Psychiatric symptoms and substance use disorders in a nationally representative sample of American adolescents involved with foster care.
(The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 2006-04)To ascertain the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and substance use disorders among adolescents with a lifetime history of foster care placement, using data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents.We ... -
Screening for alcohol and drug use disorders among adults in primary care: a review.
(Subst Abuse Rehabil, 2012-04)BACKGROUND: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 supports integration of substance abuse interventions and treatments into the mainstream health care system. Thus, effective screening and intervention for ... -
Screening instruments for substance use and brief interventions targeting adolescents in primary care: a literature review.
(Addictive behaviors, 2013-05)A review of the literature was conducted to examine substance use screening instruments commonly used with adolescents in medical settings, their comparative usefulness, and SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral ... -
Sexual risk behaviors and HIV risk among Americans aged 50 years or older: a review.
(Subst Abuse Rehabil, 2015)Although HIV-related sexual risk behaviors have been studied extensively in adolescents and young adults, there is limited information about these behaviors among older Americans, which make up a growing segment of the US ... -
Substance use disorders among inhalant users: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on alcohol and related conditions.
(Addictive behaviors, 2008-07)To assess the prevalence, correlates, and age of onset of DSM-IV substance use disorders (SUDs) among adult inhalant users.Analyses were based on structured psychiatric interviews of a nationally representative sample of ...
