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July 21, 2012 | Journal Article
Although the prevalence and risk factors related to the nonmedical use of opioids are similar among rural and urban U.S. residents, there are differences in the drugs used, as well as notable demographic patterns. Abuse of prescription drugs, i.e., ...
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Quality improvement training for mid-sized public health departments is most effective when it includes both didactic training and opportunities for application, according to this evaluation of the effectiveness of training modalities.
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study to determine whether exposure to references to cannabis in popular music is associated with cannabis use in urban adolescents found an independent association between exposure and early use.
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between local drug policy, and adolescent attitudes toward and use of marijuana. More severe local drug policy on marijuana use is associated with a decreased likelihood that adolescents will use the drug and an increased likelihood that they will disapprove of marijuana consumption and perceive it as a risky behavior.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Inappropriate patterns of antibiotic use are highly prevalent among injection drug users. This qualitative study constitutes initial research towards developing an intervention to improve antibiotic use behaviors. The study recruited focus group participants from syringe exchange facilities in Philadelphia.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
cq5dam.thumbnail.319.319 Read article There is no significant increase in serious crime around methadone treatment centers, according to this fine-grained geographic analysis in one city.
May 9, 2012 | Journal Article
Drug withdrawal in infants born to opiate-abusing mothers—Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)—is increasingly prevalent. The study examines the dramatic rise in NAS, and the increase in hospital charges over a 10-year period.
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Amid calls for physicians to become better stewards of the nation's health care resources, it is important to gain insight into how physicians think about the cost-effectiveness of new treatments.
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
States play a role in promoting the adoption of medications for substance-use disorders and dependence.
June 8, 2011 | Journal Article
More stringent evaluation of orphan drug trials is recommended to ensure safety and efficacy.