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Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine Dependence
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Pharmacotherapies for smoking reduction and cessation can play a vital role in helping individuals quit smoking. This article summarizes the current rates of smoking and smoking-related disease in the United States, outlines the projected benefits o ...
Estimating the Potential of Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Consumption and Generate Revenue
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A penny-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could improve public health by reducing obesity.
Enforcement of Underage Sales Laws as a Predictor of Daily Smoking Among Adolescents
April 17, 2009 | Journal Article
In 1996, the federal government mandated that states enforce laws that prohibit the sale of cigarettes to minors. This research assesses whether increased enforcement helped lower the rate of smoking among youths.
Changes in Drug Use Prevalence in Rap Music Songs, 1979-1997
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
This article explores the role of changing images of drug use in rap music from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Drug Testing Welfare Recipients
January 1, 2002 | Journal Article
False Positives, False Negatives, Unanticipated Opportunities.
Public Health Advocacy in the Courts
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Public health advocacy in the courts should be an important tool and there are several strategies to accomplish goals however, public health agendas will only be advanced in courts when public health experts partner with legal advocacy experts.
Alcohol Environments and Disparities in Exposure Associated With Adolescent Drinking in California
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking.
Automating Addiction Treatment
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article focuses on the need to envision a more technologically enabled addiction treatment system in the year 2020, describes how this vision of the future might work, and offers ideas about how to achieve such a system.
Longitudinal Trends in Hospital Admissions with Co-Occurring Alcohol/Drug Diagnoses, 1994-2002
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Although the number of patients admitted to the hospital with concurrent diagnoses of alcohol and drug addiction (ADAA) rose, as did the costs associated with these hospitalizations, U.S. spending on ADAA treatment fell. Medicaid and Medicare bore the brunt of this spending, paying for 70 percent of hospitalizations with a concurrent ADAA diagnosis.
Welfare Receipt and Substance-Abuse Treatment Among Low-Income Mothers
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In this study, the authors explored changing relations between substance use, welfare receipt and substance-abuse treatment among low-income mothers before and after welfare reform. Annual data were examined from mothers aged 18 to 49 years in the 1 ...