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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 ...
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 ...
Construct and differential item functioning in the assessment of prescription opioid use disorders among American adolescents.
(Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009-05)
OBJECTIVE:To examine the psychometric properties of diagnostic criteria for prescription
analgesic opioid use disorders (OUDs) and to identify background predictors of a latent
continuum for OUD liability. METHOD:Data were ...
Polyclonal B cell differentiation and loss of gastrointestinal tract germinal centers in the earliest stages of HIV-1 infection.
(PLoS Med, 2009-07-07)
BACKGROUND: The antibody response to HIV-1 does not appear in the plasma until approximately
2-5 weeks after transmission, and neutralizing antibodies to autologous HIV-1 generally
do not become detectable until 12 weeks ...
Genome-wide analyses of exonic copy number variants in a family-based study point to novel autism susceptibility genes.
(PLoS Genet, 2009-06)
The genetics underlying the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is complex and remains
poorly understood. Previous work has demonstrated an important role for structural
variation in a subset of cases, but has lacked the resolution ...
Mitochondrial mutations in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands.
(PLoS One, 2009-12-30)
BACKGROUND: The MitoChip v2.0 resequencing array is an array-based technique allowing
for accurate and complete sequencing of the mitochondrial genome. No studies have
investigated mitochondrial mutation in salivary gland ...