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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a tropical setting: Patient outcome and impact of antibiotic resistance
(PLoS ONE, 2009)
Background: Most information on invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections comes from
temperate countries. There are considerable knowledge gaps in epidemiology, treatment,
drug resistance and outcome of invasive S. aureus ...
Association of MDMA/ecstasy and other substance use with self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among college-aged adults: a national study.
(Public health, 2009-08-04)
MDMA/ecstasy use among college students has increased and reportedly leads to risky
sexual behaviours. However, little is known about its association with sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs). To evaluate this public health ...
The variety of ecstasy/MDMA users: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on alcohol and related conditions.
(The American journal on addictions, 2009-11)
This study investigates the potential heterogeneity of ecstasy or MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine)
users. Data came from the 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related
Conditions (NESARC). ...
The high prevalence of substance use disorders among recent MDMA users compared with other drug users: Implications for intervention.
(Addictive behaviors, 2009-08)
In light of the resurgence in MDMA use and its association with polysubstance use,
we investigated the 12-month prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) among adult
MDMA users to determine whether they are at risk of ...
An item response theory modeling of alcohol and marijuana dependences: a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network study.
(Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 2009-05)
OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), diagnostics criteria
for alcohol and marijuana dependences among ...
Heterogeneity of stimulant dependence: a national drug abuse treatment clinical trials network study.
(The American journal on addictions, 2009-05)
We investigated the presence of DSM-IV subtyping for dependence on cocaine and amphetamines
(with versus without physical dependence) among outpatient stimulant users enrolled
in a multisite study of the Clinical Trials ...
The epidemiology of at-risk and binge drinking among middle-aged and elderly community adults: National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
(The American journal of psychiatry, 2009-10)
The purpose of this article was to estimate the prevalence, distribution, and correlates
of at-risk alcohol use (especially binge drinking) among middle-aged and elderly persons
in the United States and to compare at-risk ...
The epidemiology of substance use and disorders among middle aged and elderly community adults: national survey on drug use and health.
(The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association
for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2009-03)
To estimate the prevalence, distribution, and correlates of drug use among middle
aged and elderly persons in the United States and to compare with alcohol use in this
age group.The 2005 and 2006 National Surveys on Drug ...
Hallucinogen-related disorders in a national sample of adolescents: the influence of ecstasy/MDMA use.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2009-09)
To present the prevalence and correlates of hallucinogen use disorders (HUDs: abuse
or dependence) and subthreshold dependence.The study sample included adolescents aged
12-17 years (N=55,286) who participated in the National ...
The construct and measurement equivalence of cocaine and opioid dependences: a National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) study.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2009-08)
INTRODUCTION:Although DSM-IV criteria are widely used in making diagnoses of substance
use disorders, gaps exist regarding diagnosis classification, use of dependence criteria,
and effects of measurement bias on diagnosis ...