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Addiction and Substance Abuse

Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.

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Upcoming Webinar: Translating Research into Practice

November 23, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative will host a webinar on November 28, where INQRI grantees will discuss their research and future implications of their work.

Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas

September 18, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post

Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas examines the ways that the gambling industry has designed gambling machines that encourage addiction.

Caught in the Gambling Zone

September 17, 2012 | Story

RWJF Scholar examines modern slot devices, the ‘machinery of addiction,’ in a new book.

Factors Associated with Complicated Buprenorphine Inductions

July 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This article reports factors that cause complications in buprenorphine treatment for opioid addictions. Buprenorphine induction, the first few days of treatment, has caused severe withdrawal symptoms in some patients. The study took place at a South Bronx community health center.

Health & Society Scholar Alum Interviewed On "60 Minutes"

January 12, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post

RWJF Health & Society Scholars program alum (2003-2005) Natasha Schull, Ph.D., M.A., was interviewed by Lesley Stahl for the January 9, 2011 edition of “60 minutes” on CBS. Her topic: a new generation of slot machines that is contributing to gamblin ...

Medications Work for Severely Addicted Smokers

January 1, 2005 | Commentary

Previous research has demonstrated that individuals who are severely addicted to cigarettes may have more difficulty quitting, higher rates of relapse and greater risk of smoking-related diseases than lighter smokers. The effectiveness of current to ...

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.

Provision of On-Site Medical Care to Patients with Hepatitis C in Drug Treatment Units

January 1, 2004 | Journal Article

The objective of the study was to explore what characteristics of patients and drug treatment units were related to providing either on-site medical care or a referral for treatment of Hepatitis C viral (HCV). A random sample of drug treatment units ...

Validity of a Self-Reported History of a Positive Tuberculin Skin Test

October 1, 2004 | Journal Article

The purpose of the current study was to investigate if an individual's actual purified protein derivative (PPD) status could be predicted by their reports of their PPD status and what factors were related to any discordance between actual and report ...

Validity of the CRAFFT in American-Indian and Alaska-Native Adolescents

September 1, 2003 | Journal Article

Screening for Drug and Alcohol Risk

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