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Latt NNN, Putdivarnichapong W, Phetrasuwan S, Vongsirimas N. Factors predicting the intention of drug abuse avoidance among adolescents in Pinlaung Township, Myanmar: predictive correlational design. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:8. [PMID: 38166869 PMCID: PMC10759472 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17419-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescence is a critical transition period and is at high risk for drug/substance abuse. In Myanmar, drug use is common among adolescents and is a public health concern. There are no studies of drug abuse prevention among Myanmar adolescents. Intentions to avoid drug abuse can be a protective factor for preventing drug abuse among adolescents. This study investigated the effects of sex, parental history of drug/alcohol abuse, self-efficacy, parental marital status, and family functioning on the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents. METHODS This is a predictive correlational study. The Biopsychosocial model was used as the theoretical framework of this study. A convenient sampling method was used to collect data from 157 students aged 13-18 years in a government school, middle school level and high school level, Pinlaung Town, Southern Shan State, Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic and political protests. G* power software was used to calculate the sample size. Data was collected by four self-administered questionnaires: a socio-demographic questionnaire, Thai Family Functioning Scale (TFFS), General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and Intention of Drug Avoidance Scale (IDAS). Multiple linear regression was employed to analyze the data. RESULTS Five predictors, including biological sex, parental history without drug/alcohol abuse, self-efficacy, parental marital status, and family functioning, explained 24.4% of the variance in the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents (R 2 = .244, F (5,151) = 9.738, p = .000). In addition, only three factors, family functioning (β = .31, p < .001), biological sex (β = -.25, p < .01), and self-efficacy (β = .16, p < .05) statistically and significantly predicted the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents. CONCLUSIONS Family functioning, female gender, and self-efficacy predicted the intention of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents in Pinlaung Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STUDY The results of this study have implications for all stakeholders through research, education, practice, and policymaking leading to improve the intentions of drug abuse avoidance among Myanmar adolescents. Furthermore, the results of this study specifically contribute to create psychoeducational intervention programs for increasing intention to avoid substance use by promoting family functioning and self-efficacy of adolescents. This is especially proper for male adolescents who have less intention to avoid substance use.
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- Nang Nwe Nwe Latt
- Student of Master of Nursing Science Program (International Program), Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand.
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- Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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- Department of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10700, Thailand
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Xie S, Minami H, Kumar DS, Hecht J, Bloom EL, Kahler C, Abrantes A, Price LH, Ondersma S, Brown RA. Readiness to Quit Smoking among Smokers in Substance Use Treatment: Associations with Stress, Substance Use Severity, Relapse Concerns and Gender. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2021; 26:669-676. [PMID: 34899051 DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2021.1879295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Smoking prevalence among individuals in substance use treatment remains higher than in the general population. Given that many smokers in substance use treatment are reluctant to quit smoking, it is important to understand the factors that impede smokers' readiness to quit. The current study used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial involving 60 adult smokers receiving substance use treatment to investigate relations between the severity of substance use problems (SSUP), perceived stress (PS), concerns about relapse (i.e., concerns that quitting smoking would hurt one's recovery process (CR)), and readiness to quit smoking. This study also investigated moderating roles of concerns about relapse and gender. Regression analyses showed a significant main effect of concerns about relapse on readiness to quit in the next 30 days, but no effect for either severity of substance use problems, perceived stress, or the SSUPxCR interaction. There were significant interaction effects between PS and both gender and CR. Among men and those with lower concerns about relapse, higher perceived stress was significantly associated with lower readiness to quit. Findings suggest that psychoeducation to alleviate concerns that quitting smoking could limit substance use recovery could be beneficial. Stress management interventions may be especially beneficial to men.
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- Siwen Xie
- Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road, Dealy Hall, Bronx, NY 10458
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- Fordham University, 441 East Fordham Road, Dealy Hall, Bronx, NY 10458
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- University of Texas at Austin, 110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705
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- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02912
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- Butler Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI 02906
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- Butler Hospital and Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd., Providence, RI 02906
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- Wayne State University, 71 E. Ferry Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
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- University of Texas at Austin, 110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705
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Three-month effects of Project EX: A smoking intervention pilot program with Korean adolescents. Addict Behav Rep 2018; 9:100152. [PMID: 31193802 PMCID: PMC6542411 DOI: 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Despite current prevention and cessation efforts, adolescent smoking remains a pressing issue worldwide, including in Korea. The current study evaluates Project EX-Korea, a teen tobacco use cessation program, three months after baseline. The quasi-experimental trial intervention involved 160 smokers in 10th to 12th grade, 85 from the program condition schools and 75 from the control. At three-month follow-up, the intent-to-treat (ITT) quit rate in the program group (30.2%) was 3.6 times that of the rate in the standard care control group (9.2%; p < 0.05). Among those who did not quit, those in the program group smoked less on average than those in the control group, but there was no difference in follow-up mFTQ scores between the two non-quitter groups. As teen tobacco use cessation programming is much needed in Korea, Project EX is a plausible program to implement among Korean adolescents. Teen tobacco use cessation programming is still much needed in Korea and worldwide. Project EX is a credible tobacco cessation program to help Korean adolescents quit. The program group's quit rate was 3.6 times that of the control group's quit rate. Non-quitters in the program group smoked less than those in the control group.
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Nohlert E, Öhrvik J, Helgason ÁR. Self-perceived ability to cope with stress and depressive mood without smoking predicts successful smoking cessation 12 months later in a quitline setting: a secondary analysis of a randomized trial. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:1066. [PMID: 30153814 PMCID: PMC6114486 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5973-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Telephone-based smoking cessation services (‘quitlines’) are both effective and cost-effective. Knowledge of modifiable baseline factors in real-life settings with heterogeneous participants is essential for the development and improvement of treatment protocols to assist in telephone-based smoking cessation. The aim was to assess if self-perceived abilities to cope measured at baseline, would predict abstinence at the 12-month follow-up at the Swedish National Tobacco Quitline (SNTQ). Methods The data were retrieved from a previous randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of proactive and reactive service at the SNTQ. Included were 612 clients calling the SNTQ between February 2009 and September 2010. Outcome measures were self-reported point prevalence and 6-month continuous abstinence at the 12-month follow-up. Plausible predictors of smoking cessation were assessed at the first call and in a baseline questionnaire. Self-perceived abilities at baseline were measured by two questions: (1) How likely is it that you will be smoke-free in one year? and (2) How likely are you to be able to handle stress and depressive mood without smoking? The associations between potential predictors and outcome (smoke-free at 12-month follow-up) were assessed by logistic regression analysis. Results Of the two potential predictors for abstinence at 12-month follow-up, only the perceived ability to handle stress and depressive mood without smoking remained significant in the adjusted analyses (Odds Ratio, OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.00–1.27 for point prevalence and OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.01–1.33 for 6-month continuous abstinence according to intention-to-treat). The overall strongest predictor in the adjusted analyses was smoking status in the week before baseline (OR 3.30, 95% CI 1.79–6.09 for point prevalence and OR 3.97, 95% CI 2.01–7.83 for 6-month continuous abstinence). Conclusions The perceived ability to handle stress and depressive mood without smoking at baseline predicted the subjects’ abstinence at the 12-month follow-up. An assessment of/adjustment for stress and depressive mood coping skills may be appropriate in future smoking cessation treatment and research. The treatment protocol can be tailored to individual differences and needs for optimal support. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02085616. Registered March 10, 2014, ‘retrospectively registered’.
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- Eva Nohlert
- Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Hospital of Vastmanland Vasteras, 721 89, Vasteras, Sweden.
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Uppsala University, Hospital of Vastmanland Vasteras, 721 89, Vasteras, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Social Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Reykjavik University and Icelandic Cancer Society, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Minami H, Bloom EL, Brinkman HR, Abrantes AM, Young CC, Brown RA. Factors related to cigarette smoking and intent to quit among adolescent inpatients with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Drug Alcohol Depend 2018; 186:215-218. [PMID: 29609133 PMCID: PMC6001311 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Smoking behaviors and intent to quit have not been well studied among adolescent psychiatric patients. The current study examined the relationships between smoking-related variables (smoking status/heaviness and intent to quit), psychiatric diagnoses and symptomatology, and substance use among adolescents receiving psychiatric inpatient care. METHODS Baseline data from a randomized controlled trial, testing the effect of a brief intervention on substance use, with 151 psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents with comorbid psychiatric and substance use disorders (diagnosed using semi-structured interviews) were examined for this study. RESULTS Of 151 inpatients aged 13-17 years, 112 (74.2%) were smokers (self-report), of whom 59 (52.7%) expressed intent to quit within 3 months and 36 (32.1%) within 30 days. There were no differences in psychiatric diagnoses or alcohol, marijuana, or any drug use among smokers and nonsmokers. On the other hand, smokers reported significantly greater occurrences of negative consequences from alcohol use, drug use, and total substance use than nonsmokers. Separate analyses also revealed that heavier smokers reported greater negative consequences from alcohol/drug/total use. Similarly, while no difference in externalizing or internalizing symptoms was observed across smokers vs. nonsmokers, heavier smokers reported significantly more severe externalizing symptoms, but not internalizing symptoms, than lighter smokers. Intention to quit smoking did not vary as a function of psychiatric symptomatology or substance use. CONCLUSIONS Smoking was related to several psychiatric and substance use problems. Notably, adolescent psychiatric inpatient smokers reported intention to quit smoking regardless of psychiatric disorders, psychiatric symptom severity, or other substance use.
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- Haruka Minami
- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, 10458, USA,Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1425 Madison Ave., New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, 700 Butler Dr., Providence, RI, 02906, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1710 Red River Street, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1710 Red River Street, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Grigsby TJ, Forster M, Sussman S. A Perspective on Cigarette Smoking During Alcohol and Substance Use Treatment. Subst Use Misuse 2015; 50:1199-204. [PMID: 25774483 PMCID: PMC4824056 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1007757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Individuals in treatment for substance use continue to smoke at higher rates than the general population of the United States. This editorial presents a different perspective on cigarette smoking that might reflect aspects of the subculture of individuals who, representing a heterogeneous population, smoke while recovering from substance use associated problems. We discuss factors that independently and, in combination, influence cigarette smoking during treatment and recovery from substance use. We conclude that more qualitative research is needed to understand which factors, not typically emphasized in standard tobacco cessation programming, may contribute to cigarette smoking cessation for this population.
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- Timothy J Grigsby
- a Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA
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- a Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA
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- a Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA
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Huang YC, Ho CS, Lee SM, Gee MJ, Lan SJ, Hsieh YP. Intent to abuse addictive substances in regions with serious drug abuse among early adolescents. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2014. [DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2014.942399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Young adults who smoke cigarettes and marijuana: analysis of thoughts and behaviors. Addict Behav 2014; 39:77-84. [PMID: 24090626 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.08.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Smoking both cigarettes and marijuana is increasingly common among young adults, yet little is known about use patterns, motivations, or thoughts about abstinence. In a U.S. sample, this study explored young adults' severity of cigarette and marijuana co-use, quit attempts, and thoughts about use. METHODS Young adults age 18-to-25 who had smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days completed an anonymous online survey. RESULTS Of 1987 completed surveys, 972 participants reported both past-month cigarette and marijuana use (68% male, 71% Caucasian, mean age 20.4 years [SD=2.0]). Frequency of use, temptations to use, measures of dependence, decisional balance, and past-year quit attempts were associated across the two substances (all p<.05), but not motivation to quit. Relative to marijuana, participants reported greater desire and a later stage of change for quitting cigarettes and were more likely to endorse a cigarette abstinence goal, yet they had lower expectancy of success with quitting cigarettes and with staying quit (all p<.001). CONCLUSIONS Cigarette and marijuana use, temptations to use, and pros/cons of using were related in this young adult sample. Differences in motivation and thoughts about abstinence, however, suggest that young adults may be more receptive to interventions for tobacco than marijuana use. Use patterns and cognitions for both substances should be considered in prevention and intervention efforts.
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Idrisov B, Sun P, Akhmadeeva L, Arpawong TE, Kukhareva P, Sussman S. Immediate and six-month effects of Project EX Russia: a smoking cessation intervention pilot program. Addict Behav 2013; 38:2402-8. [PMID: 23639851 PMCID: PMC3715312 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study evaluates the performance of the Project EX tobacco use cessation program in Russian summer recreational camps. An eight-session clinic-based tobacco use cessation program for adolescents was tested during the summer of 2011 in an experimental pilot trial that involved different youth that rotated through camps. Conditions were nested within camps. Two rotations of unique subject groups of smokers (program and standard care control) through each of five camps provided the means of controlling for campsite by condition. Assignment of condition by rotation was random (by a flip of a coin), achieving reasonable baseline comparability (total n=164 smokers at baseline, 76 program group, 88 standard care control group). Evaluation involved an immediate pretest and posttest and a six-month telephone follow-up. At immediate posttest, Project EX was moderately well-received, significantly reduced future smoking expectation (46% reduction in EX program condition versus 8% in control, p<.0001), decreased intention to not quit smoking (-5.2% in EX versus +1.4% in control, p<.05), and increased motivation to quit smoking (0.72 versus -0.04, p<.0001). At the six-month follow-up, program subjects reported a higher intent-to-treat quit rate during the last 30days (7.5% versus 0.1%, p<.05). For the subjects who remained monthly smokers at the six-month follow-up, Project EX reduced subjects' level of nicotine dependence (-0.53 versus +0.15, p<.001). The results were quite promising for this program, which included motivation enhancement, coping skill, and alternative medicine material. However, further research on teen tobacco use cessation programming in Russia with larger sample sizes, involving other locations of the country, and with stronger research designs is needed.
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- Bulat Idrisov
- Bashkortostan State Medical University, Pediatrics Department, 3 Lenina Street, Ufa, Russia, 450008;
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- University of Southern California, Department of Preventive Medicine, 2001 N. Soto Street, SSB MC 9239, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA;
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- Bashkortostan State Medical University, Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Medical Genetics, 3 Lenina Street, Ufa, Russia, 450008;
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- University of Southern California, Department of Preventive Medicine, 2001 N. Soto Street, SSB MC 9239, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA;
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, 137 E. Franklin Street, Suite 203, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA;
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- University of Southern California, Departments of Preventive Medicine and Psychology, 2001 N. Soto Street, SSB Room 302A, Los Angeles, CA 90032, USA;
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Tzilos GK, Strong DR, Abrantes AM, Ramsey SE, Brown RA. Quit intention as a predictor of quit attempts over time in adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Am J Addict 2013; 23:84-89. [PMID: 23898867 DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Rates of smoking among adolescents with psychiatric comorbidity are high, despite the well-known health risks. The current longitudinal study examined patterns of quitting behavior in adolescent smokers with psychiatric comorbidity. METHODS The study evaluated 191 inpatient adolescents who had been enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing versus brief advice for smoking cessation, and assessed their intentions to quit smoking. RESULTS Rates of quit attempts at post-hospital, 1-month, and 6-month assessments were 23%, 17%, and 17%, respectively. Adolescents who reported an intention to quit smoking (43%) were significantly more likely to report a quit attempt, regardless of psychiatric symptoms, cognitive factors, or substance use. CONCLUSIONS Intention to quit smoking appears to translate to substantial quit behavior, even in a high-risk adolescent population that may otherwise be viewed as uninterested in quitting, suggesting the need to proactively connect this population with adequate services and follow-up support. (Am J Addict 2013;XX:1-6).
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- Golfo K Tzilos
- Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Providence, Rhode Island; Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Wetherill R, Tapert SF. Adolescent brain development, substance use, and psychotherapeutic change. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2012; 27:393-402. [PMID: 22732057 DOI: 10.1037/a0029111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Adolescence is a unique developmental period characterized by major physiological, psychological, social, and brain changes, as well as an increased incidence of maladaptive, addictive behaviors. With the use of MRI techniques, researchers have been able to provide a better understanding of adolescent brain maturation and how neurodevelopment affects cognition and behavior. This review discusses adolescent brain development and its potential influence on psychotherapeutic change. We focus on cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches for treating substance use and highlight potential brain mechanisms underlying response to psychotherapy. Finally, we discuss integrative neuroimaging and treatment studies and potential opportunities for advancing the treatment of adolescent addictive behaviors.
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- Reagan Wetherill
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
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Ramo DE, Liu H, Prochaska JJ. Reliability and validity of young adults' anonymous online reports of marijuana use and thoughts about use. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2011; 26:801-11. [PMID: 22082344 DOI: 10.1037/a0026201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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With growing interest in online assessment of substance abuse behaviors, there is a need to formally evaluate the validity of the data gathered. The current investigation evaluated the reliability and validity of anonymous, online reports of young adults' marijuana use and related cognitions. Young adults age 18 to 25 who had smoked at least one cigarette in the past 30 days were recruited over 14 months to complete an anonymous online survey. Of 3,106 eligible cases, 1,617 (52%) completed the entire survey. Of those, 54% (n = 884) reported past-month marijuana use (65% male, 70% Caucasian, mean age was 20.4 years [SD = 2.0]). Prevalence of marijuana use was reported reliably across three similar items, and interitem correlations ranged from fair to excellent for measures of marijuana dependence symptoms and thoughts about marijuana use. Marijuana use frequency demonstrated good construct validity through expected correlations with marijuana use constructs, and nonsignificant correlations with thoughts about tobacco use. Marijuana frequency distinguished among stages of change for marijuana use and goals for use, but not among gender, ethnicity, or employment groups. Marijuana use and thoughts about use differed by stage of change in the hypothesized directions. Self-reported marijuana use and associated cognitions reported anonymously online from young adults are generally reliable and valid. Online assessments of substance use broaden the reach of addictions research.
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- Danielle E Ramo
- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, 401 Parnassus Avenue, Box CPT 0984, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Collins J, Slesnick N. Factors Associated with Motivation to Change HIV Risk and Substance Use Behaviors among Homeless Youth. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN THE ADDICTIONS 2011; 11:163-180. [PMID: 21765800 PMCID: PMC3136194 DOI: 10.1080/1533256x.2011.570219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study sought to identify and compare variables associated with motivation to change alcohol, drug use, and HIV risk behaviors among a sample of homeless youths. More frequent alcohol use, older age, and childhood sexual abuse was associated with greater motivation to change alcohol use; higher reported negative consequences of substance use was associated with higher motivation to reduce illicit drug use. Shorter periods of current homelessness predicted higher motivation to change HIV risk behaviors. Findings suggest these areas might be fruitful targets of intervention efforts to enhance motivation to reduce alcohol and illicit drug use and HIV risk behaviors.
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- Jennifer Collins
- The Ohio State University, Human Development and Family Science, Columbus, OH, USA
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Chung T, Maisto SA, Mihalo A, Martin CS, Cornelius JR, Clark DB. Brief assessment of readiness to change tobacco use in treated youth. J Subst Abuse Treat 2011; 41:137-47. [PMID: 21489740 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2010] [Revised: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study examined the concurrent and predictive validity of four brief measures of readiness to change tobacco use for use with adolescents in clinical practice (Readiness Ruler, Thoughts About Abstinence, motivation to abstain, and confidence to abstain) and a single-item measure of difficulty to abstain. Participants were 154 adolescent smokers recruited from outpatient addictions treatment, who completed assessments shortly after admission and at 6- and 12-month follow-up. Concurrent validity analyses indicated that the four readiness measures were moderately correlated at each time point. Predictive validity analyses indicated that the Ruler and the motivation to abstain ratings predicted number of cigarettes smoked at 6 and 12 months. Perceived difficulty to abstain predicted cigarette use over and above the readiness to change measures. Results support the clinical utility of the Ruler and motivation to abstain as brief measures of readiness to change, and perceived difficulty to abstain as a tool to aid adolescent tobacco cessation.
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- Tammy Chung
- Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA.
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