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Swinkels LTA, Hoeve M, Ter Harmsel JF, Schoonmade LJ, Dekker JJM, Popma A, van der Pol TM. The effectiveness of social network interventions for psychiatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Psychol Rev 2023; 104:102321. [PMID: 37499318 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Strengthening social networks is an important goal in mental health treatment. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of social network interventions for psychiatric patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted comparing these interventions with control groups on social and mental health-related outcomes in psychiatric patients. PubMed, EMBASE.com, PsycInfo, Scopus, and IBSS were searched for studies until December 21, 2022. Three-level random effects models were used to obtain Cohen's d mean estimates on composite outcomes of social network and secondary mental health outcomes. Heterogeneity was examined with potential moderators. Thirty-three studies were included. Small-to-moderate effects of social network interventions were detected on positive social network (d = 0.115, p = 0.022) and support (d = 0.159; p = 0.007), general functioning (d = 0.127, p = 0.046), mental health treatment adherence (d = 0.332, p = 0.003), days substance use (d = 0.097, p = 0.004), and abstinence (d = 0.254, p = 0.004). Estimates of psychiatric functioning were higher in samples with more females. The quality of evidence was moderate-to-low. This evidence suggests that social network interventions can improve positive social networks, general functioning, mental health treatment adherence, and substance use in psychiatric patients receiving usual care. PROSPERO ID: CRD42019131959.
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- L T A Swinkels
- Department of Forensic Outpatient Care, Inforsa Forensic Mental Healthcare, Vlaardingenlaan 5, 1059 GL, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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- Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, 1018 WS, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Forensic Outpatient Care, Inforsa Forensic Mental Healthcare, Vlaardingenlaan 5, 1059 GL, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Research and Quality of Care, Arkin Mental Health Institute, Klaprozenweg 111, 1033 NN, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Forensic Outpatient Care, Inforsa Forensic Mental Healthcare, Vlaardingenlaan 5, 1059 GL, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychosocial Care, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Research and Quality of Care, Arkin Mental Health Institute, Klaprozenweg 111, 1033 NN, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ranjit YS, Davis WM, Fentem A, Riordan R, Roscoe R, Cavazos-Rehg P. Text Messages Exchanged Between Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Their mHealth e-Coaches: Content Analysis Study. JMIR Hum Factors 2023; 10:e37351. [PMID: 36897632 PMCID: PMC10039403 DOI: 10.2196/37351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Opioid use disorder (OUD) has affected 2.2 million people in the United States. About 7.2 million people reported using illicit drugs in 2019, which contributed to over 70,000 overdose deaths. SMS text messaging interventions have been shown to be effective in OUD recovery. However, the interpersonal communication between individuals in OUD treatment and a support team on digital platforms has not been well examined. OBJECTIVE This study aims to understand the communication between participants undergoing OUD recovery and their e-coaches by examining the SMS text messages exchanged from the lens of social support and the issues related to OUD treatment. METHODS A content analysis of messages exchanged between individuals recovering from OUD and members of a support team was conducted. Participants were enrolled in a mobile health intervention titled "uMAT-R," a primary feature of which is the ability for patients to instantly connect with a recovery support staff or an "e-coach" via in-app messaging. Our team analyzed dyadic text-based messages of over 12 months. In total, 70 participants' messages and 1196 unique messages were analyzed using a social support framework and OUD recovery topics. RESULTS Out of 70 participants, 44 (63%) were between the ages of 31 and 50 years, 47 (67%) were female, 41 (59%) were Caucasian, and 42 (60%) reported living in unstable housing conditions. An average of 17 (SD 16.05) messages were exchanged between each participant and their e-coach. Out of 1196 messages, 64% (n=766) messages were sent by e-coaches and 36% (n=430) by participants. Messages of emotional support occurred the most, with 196 occurrences (n=9, 0.8%) and e-coaches (n=187, 15.6%). Messages of material support had 110 occurrences (participants: n=8, 0.7%; e-coaches: n=102, 8.5%). With OUD recovery topics, opioid use risk factors appeared in most (n=72) occurrences (patient: n=66, 5.5%; e-coach: n=6, 0.5%), followed by a message of avoidance of drug use 3.9% (n=47), which occurred mainly from participants. Depression was correlated with messages of social support (r=0.27; P=.02). CONCLUSIONS Individuals with OUD who had mobile health needs tended to engage in instant messaging with the recovery support staff. Participants who are engaged in messaging often engage in conversations around risk factors and avoidance of drug use. Instant messaging services can be instrumental in providing the social and educational support needs of individuals recovering from OUD.
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- Yerina S Ranjit
- Department of Communication, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Communication, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, United States
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- Department of Communication, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, MO, United States
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Islam MF, Guerrero M, Nguyen RL, Porcaro A, Cummings C, Stevens E, Kang A, Jason LA. The Importance of Social Support in Recovery Populations: Toward a Multilevel Understanding. ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT QUARTERLY 2023; 41:222-236. [PMID: 37312815 PMCID: PMC10259869 DOI: 10.1080/07347324.2023.2181119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Although social support is commonly investigated in the context of substance recovery, researchers have widely neglected its multilevel nature, thus limiting what we know about its measurement across levels of observation. The current study used multilevel confirmatory factor analyses (MCFA) on 229 individuals living in 42 recovery homes to investigate the structure of single factor of social support at the individual and house-levels. Multilevel structural equation model (MSEM) was then conducted to examine whether the social support factor was associated with stress at the individual and house-levels. MCFA results showed that within individuals, all social support measures were significant and positive while at the house-level, there were a few discrepancies (e.g., IP was negative). Stress was significantly negatively related to the social support factor at the individual-level, but this association was positive at the house-level. These findings suggest that on an individual-level, a person's perception and source of social support is particularly important -even if the source of support comes from someone who is not abstinent. On a house-level, social support is more sensitive to outside influences than within individuals. Implications for future research and substance use interventions targeting social support are discussed.
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Falade-Nwulia O, Felsher M, Kidorf M, Tobin K, Yang C, Latkin C. The impact of social network dynamics on engagement in drug use reduction programs among men and women who use drugs. J Subst Abuse Treat 2022; 137:108713. [PMID: 34969578 PMCID: PMC9086095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108713] [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: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cross-sectional studies have shown strong relationships between social network characteristics and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment engagement. The current study examined associations between longitudinal changes in egocentric social networks of male and female people who use drugs (PWUD) and engagement in drug use reduction programs, broadly defined as either formal SUD treatment or self-help groups. METHOD Using data from an HIV prevention and care study in Baltimore, MD, this study categorized PWUD into those who engaged and did not engage in any drug use reduction programs over two follow-ups during a one-year observation window. The study used multivariate logistic generalized estimating equations (GEE) to examine associations between network composition and stability measures and drug use reduction program engagement, stratified by gender. RESULTS Of the 176 subjects participating in drug use reduction programs at baseline, 56.3% remained engaged at one year. Among both male and female respondents, higher turnover into non-kin networks was associated with increased odds of engagement in drug use reduction programs (AOR 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1-1.9, AOR 1.3; 95% CI: 1.0-1.8, respectively). For males, retention of intimate partner networks was associated with increased odds of program engagement (AOR 2.9; 95% CI: 1.1-7.6); for females, higher turnover into kin networks was associated with decreased odds of engagement (AOR 0.8; 95% CI: 0.5-1.0). CONCLUSION Evaluation of associations between social network characteristics and drug use reduction program engagement appears to benefit from longitudinal analyses that are stratified by gender. Efforts to improve retention in formal SUD treatment or self-help groups might consider intervening through social networks, perhaps by increasing overall levels of social support.
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Sanger N, Panesar B, Dennis M, Rosic T, Rodrigues M, Lovell E, Yang S, Butt M, Thabane L, Samaan Z. The Inclusion of Patients’ Reported Outcomes to Inform Treatment Effectiveness Measures in Opioid Use Disorder. A Systematic Review. Patient Relat Outcome Meas 2022; 13:113-130. [PMID: 35669100 PMCID: PMC9165704 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s297699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Objective Methods Results Conclusion Systematic Review Registration
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- Nitika Sanger
- Medical Science Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Health Research Methodology Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Health Research Methodology Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Accelerated Nursing Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Health Research Methodology Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Evaluation of Medicines, Programs for Assessment of Technology in Health (PATH) Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Health Research Methodology Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Correspondence: Zainab Samaan, Health Research Methodology Graduate Program, McMaster University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Tel +1 905-522-1155 ext. 35448, Fax +1 905-381-5629, Email
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Burgess-Hull AJ, Panlilio LV, Preston KL, Epstein DH. Trajectories of craving during medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder: Subtyping for early identification of higher risk. Drug Alcohol Depend 2022; 233:109362. [PMID: 35217274 PMCID: PMC8978588 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIMS To examine evidence for subtypes of opioid craving trajectories during medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), and to (a) test whether these subtypes differed on MOUD-related outcomes, and (b) determine whether nonresponders could be identified before treatment initiation. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Outpatients (n = 211) being treated with buprenorphine or methadone for up to 16 weeks. Growth mixture modeling was used to identify unobserved craving-trajectory subtypes. Support Vector Machines (SVM) were trained to predict subtype membership from pretreatment data. MEASUREMENTS Self-reported opioid craving (Ecological Momentary Assessment - EMA - three random moments per day). Participant-initiated EMA reports of drug use or higher-than-usual stress. Addiction Severity Index (ASI) pretreatment. FINDINGS Four craving trajectories were identified: Low (73%); High and Increasing (HIC) (10.9%); Increasing and Decreasing (8.5%); and Rapidly Declining (7.6%). The HIC subgroup reported the highest use of heroin, any opiate, and cannabis during treatment. The Low Craving subgroup reported the lowest use of heroin or any opiate use, and the lowest levels of stress and drug-cue exposure during treatment. SVM models predicting HIC membership before treatment initiation had a sensitivity of 0.70, specificity of 0.78, and accuracy of 0.77. Including 3 weeks of EMA reports increased sensitivity to 0.78, specificity to 0.84, and accuracy to 0.85. CONCLUSIONS Subgroups of MOUD patients show distinct patterns of opioid craving during treatment. Subgroups differ on critical outcomes including drug-use lapse, stress, and exposure to drug cues. Data from enrollment and early in treatment may help focus clinical attention.
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA
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- Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, USA
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Gottlieb A, Bakos-Block C, Langabeer JR, Champagne-Langabeer T. Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated with Improvements in Quality of Life for Participants with Opioid Use Disorder. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10010167. [PMID: 35052330 PMCID: PMC8775674 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10010167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: The Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System was established to create an access pathway into long-term recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder. The program determines effectiveness across multiple dimensions, one of which is by measuring the participant’s reported quality of life (QoL) at the beginning of the program and at successive intervals. Methods: A visual analog scale was used to measure the change in QoL among participants after joining the program. We then identified sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with changes in QoL. Results: 71% of the participants (n = 494) experienced an increase in their QoL scores, with an average improvement of 15.8 ± 29 points out of a hundred. We identified 10 factors associated with a significant change in QoL. Participants who relapsed during treatment experienced minor increases in QoL, and participants who attended professional counseling experienced the largest increases in QoL compared with those who did not. Conclusions: Insight into significant factors associated with increases in QoL may inform programs on areas of focus. The inclusion of counseling and other services that address factors such as psychological distress were found to increase participants’ QoL and success in recovery.
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- Assaf Gottlieb
- School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.G.); (C.B.-B.); (J.R.L.)
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- School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.G.); (C.B.-B.); (J.R.L.)
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- School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.G.); (C.B.-B.); (J.R.L.)
- McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.G.); (C.B.-B.); (J.R.L.)
- Correspondence:
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Maina G, Fernandes de Sousa L, Mcharo S, Kiburi S. Risk perceptions and recovery threats for clients with a history of methadone maintenance therapy dropout. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2020.1867661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Geoffrey Maina
- College of Nursing, Prince Albert Campus, University of Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- College of Nursing, Prince Albert Campus, University of Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- College of Nursing, Ngara Clinic, Nairobi County, Kenya
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Empathy deficits and their behavioral, neuroanatomical, and functional connectivity correlates in smoked cocaine users. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2021; 110:110328. [PMID: 33865925 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Reduced empathic abilities are frequently observed in drug abusers. These deficits may compromise interpersonal interactions and contribute to diminished social functioning. However, previous evidence regarding empathy and addiction is behaviorally unspecific and virtually null in terms of their brain structural or functional correlates. Moreover, no previous study has investigated how empathy is affected by drugs whose consumption is particularly characterized by counter-empathic behaviors. Here, we conducted the first assessment of neurocognitive correlates of empathy for pain in dependent users (predominantly men) of smoked cocaine (SC, coca paste, n = 37). We compared their performance in the empathy task with that of two groups matched in relevant demographic variables: 24 dependent users of insufflated cocaine hydrochloride (CC) and 21 healthy controls. In addition, we explored the structural anatomy and functional connectivity (FC) correlates of empathic impairments across groups. Our results showed that, compared to CC and controls, SC users exhibited a selective reduction of empathic concern for intentional harms. These impairments were associated with lower gray matter volumes in regions subserving social cognition (i.e., right inferior parietal lobule, supramarginal and angular gyri). Furthermore, reduced empathic concern correlated with FC within affective empathy and social cognition networks, which are also linked to cognitive changes reported in addiction (i.e., inferior frontal and orbital gyri, posterior insula, supplementary motor area, cingulate cortex). Our findings suggest that chronic consumption of SC may involve reduced empathic concern and relevant neuroanatomical and FC abnormalities, which, in turn, may result in social interaction dysfunction. These results can inform theoretical and applied developments in neuropsychopharmacology.
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"Here Comes the Junkies," Opioid Replacement Therapy in Rural Australia. J Addict Nurs 2021; 32:E1-E10. [PMID: 33646723 DOI: 10.1097/jan.0000000000000378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Opioid replacement therapy (ORT) offers a harm minimization approach and is the mainstay treatment option for opioid dependence in Australia. Recovery is known to be complicated because of service access, cost, workforce availability, privacy, stigma, and discrimination. Rural living is considered to magnify each complication of recovery, yet little is understood about how opioid dependence recovery is experienced in rural Australia. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of people receiving ORT in rural Australia and describe impediments to recovery. METHODS In this qualitative study design, all outpatients enrolled in ORT at two rural Australian sites were invited to participate. Six volunteers from each site participated in a semistructured interview (eight men, four women; mean age = 44.8 years). RESULTS The participants had completed 3 years of secondary school education on average. Four major themes emerged: reinvention, restriction, employment, and reconnection. Small communities increased the likelihood of ORT participants knowing people both directly and indirectly, affecting their ability to reconstruct an identity. Lived distance from prescribers and dosing points dictated daily activity, including opportunities to seek and maintain employment. Rural ORT treatment seekers indicated that geographical displacement and separation from family, the people they needed to reconnect with, were challenging. CONCLUSION Rural people engaged in ORT require positive reinforcement from service providers, enabling identity reinvention and disconnection from the drug-seeking world. Acknowledging underlying trauma and supporting reconnection with loved ones may foster positive social connectedness.
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Benville JR, Compton P, Giordano NA, Cheatle MD. Perceived social support in patients with chronic pain with and without opioid use disorder and role of medication for opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend 2021; 221:108619. [PMID: 33667781 PMCID: PMC8796693 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND A significant predictor of treatment outcomes for patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) and opioid use disorder (OUD) is the degree and quality of social support they receive. Specifically, in patients with CNCP and on long-term opioid therapy, the development of OUD tends to be associated with losses in social support, while engagement in treatment for OUD improves support networks. Delivery of the evidence-based OUD treatment medications, methadone and buprenorphine, occurs in clinical environments which patently differ with respect to social support resources. The aims of this study were to describe perceived social support in patients with CNCP without OUD (no-OUD), with OUD and on buprenorphine (OUD-BP), and with OUD and on methadone (OUD-methadone). METHODS Using the Duke Social Support Index (DSSI), perceived social support in a sample of Caucasian patients with CNCP and on opioid therapy was compared between no-OUDs (n = 834), OUD-methadone (n = 83) and OUD-BP (n = 99) therapy. Average DSSI scores were compared across groups and a linear regression model computed to describe association between group and perceived social support. RESULTS No difference was observed in DSSI scores between no-OUDs and OUD-methadone, however scores were lower among OUD-BP participants than those receiving methadone (x = -5.2; 95% CI: -7.5, -2.9) and (x = -6.5, 95% CI: -8.2, -4.9). CONCLUSIONS Patients with CNCP and OUD on methadone therapy endorse levels of social support comparable to those without OUD, however those on buprenorphine therapy report significantly less support, bringing implications for OUD treatment outcomes.
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- Julia R Benville
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States; Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital, 462 First Avenue, Room A842, New York, NY 10016, United States.
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- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Claire Fagin Hall, Room 402, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States.
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Blondino CT, Gormley MA, Taylor DDH, Lowery E, Clifford JS, Burkart B, Graves WC, Lu J, Prom-Wormley EC. The Influence of Co-Occurring Substance Use on the Effectiveness of Opiate Treatment Programs According to Intervention Type. Epidemiol Rev 2020; 42:57-78. [PMID: 32944731 DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxaa005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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This systematic review describes the influence of co-occurring substance use on the effectiveness of opiate treatment programs. MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched from database inception to November 28, 2018, to identify eligible opioid treatment studies in the United States that assessed the relationship between co-occurring substance use and treatment outcome (i.e., opioid abstinence and treatment retention). A total of 34 eligible studies were included. Overall, co-occurring substance use was associated with negative treatment outcomes regardless of intervention type. However, patterns varied by substance and intervention type. In particular, co-occurring use of cocaine or marijuana with opioids was associated with reduced treatment retention and opioid abstinence regardless of intervention type. Co-occurring use of amphetamines, compared with no use or reduced use of amphetamines, decreased treatment retention. Co-occurring use of alcohol was both positively and negatively associated with treatment outcomes. One study reported a significant positive association between sedative use and opioid abstinence. Generally, findings suggest that combined interventions reported better health outcomes compared with pharmacological or behavioral intervention studies alone. The findings of this review emphasize the need to comprehensively study and address co-occurring substance use to improve opiate treatment programs.
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Gormley MA, Blondino CT, Taylor DDH, Lowery E, Clifford JS, Burkart B, Graves WC, Prom-Wormley EC, Lu J. Assessment of Co-Occurring Substance Use During Opiate Treatment Programs in the United States. Epidemiol Rev 2020; 42:79-102. [PMID: 33063108 DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxaa009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The effectiveness of opiate treatment programs (OTPs) can be significantly influenced by co-occurring substance use, yet there are no standardized guidelines for assessing the influence of co-occurring substance use on treatment outcomes. In this review, we aim to provide an overview on the status of the assessment of co-occurring substance use during participation in OTPs in the United States. We searched 4 databases-MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, PsychINFO, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)-from database inception to November 2018 to select relevant publications on OTPs that assessed participants' co-occurring substance use. We used a standardized protocol to extract study, intervention, and co-occurring substance use characteristics. Methodological quality was assessed using the Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. Of the 3,219 titles screened, 614 abstracts and 191 full-text original publications were assessed, leaving 85 eligible articles. Co-occurring substance use was most often assessed during opioid treatments using combined (pharmacological and behavioral) (n = 57 studies) and pharmacological (n = 25 studies) interventions. Cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and benzodiazepines were frequently measured, while amphetamines and tobacco were rarely assessed. Great variation existed between studies in the timing and measurement of co-occurring substance use, as well as definitions for substances and polysubstance/polydrug use. Inconsistencies in the investigation of co-occurring substance use make comparison of results across studies challenging. Standardized measures and consensus on research on co-occurring substance use is needed to produce the evidence required to develop personalized treatment programs for persons using multiple substances and to inform best-practice guidelines for addressing polydrug use during participation in OTPs.
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Silverman MJ. Therapeutic Songwriting for Perceived Stigma and Perceived Social Support in Adults with Substance Use Disorder: A Cluster-Randomized Effectiveness Study. Subst Use Misuse 2020; 55:763-771. [PMID: 31825266 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1701037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Background: Due to negative societal stereotypes associated with substance use disorder (SUD), many people with addictions experience perceived stigma and lack perceived social support. Perceived stigma can prevent people with SUD from seeking treatment while perceived social support can facilitate recovery. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a single music therapy songwriting intervention on perceived stigma and perceived social support in adults with SUD on a detoxification unit. Method: Participants (N = 132) were cluster-randomized to a therapeutic songwriting or control condition in a single-session design. The experimental condition received a highly structured group-based blues songwriting intervention wherein participants composed lyrics describing stigma against addiction as an inappropriate and false social construct in the first verse and coping with stigma by using social supports in the second verse. Results: Analyses of variance indicated no significant between-group difference in perceived stigma or perceived social support. Conclusions: Due to its non-threatening medium, therapeutic songwriting concerning perceived stigma and perceived social support may be clinically relevant way to target these sensitive yet essential topics. Implications for clinical practice, limitations, and suggestions for future research are included.
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Morgan N, Daniels W, Subramaney U. A prospective observational study of heroin users in Johannesburg, South Africa: Assessing psychiatric comorbidities and treatment outcomes. Compr Psychiatry 2019; 95:152137. [PMID: 31669789 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2019.152137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the rise in heroin use in sub Saharan-Africa opioid agonist maintenance treatment (OAMT) is still not state-funded in South Africa and many other African countries. In South Africa there has been little data published on the profile of heroin users and the outcomes of treatment for those who attend public treatment services. METHODS 300 heroin users from two state-funded rehabilitation centres in Johannesburg were studied at entry into rehabilitation and 3-months after treatment. Treatment consisted of inpatient detoxification and inpatient psychosocial rehabilitation. Structured interviews measured changes in drug use, psychopathology and criminality post rehabilitation. RESULTS Most (65.7%) smoked heroin in combination with cannabis while 29.7% were injecting users. Almost half the sample (49.3%) had at least one mental illness. Of the 252 (84%) participants seen at 3-month follow-up, 6.3% were abstinent of all substances (excluding tobacco), 65.5% had continued heroin use (CHU) and the balance used other substances. At follow-up there were significant decreases in heroin use (p<0.0001) and criminality (p<0.0001). There were however significant increases in alcohol use (p<0.0001), crystalmetamphetamine use (p=0.032) and the prevalence of current episode of major depression (p<0.0001). Just 11.9% received formal psychosocial treatment after leaving rehabilitation. None were on OAMT and only three participants were on psychotropic medication. None were tested for Hepatitis C during the study period and the majority (53%) did not know their HIV status. CONCLUSION There are significant gaps in current treatment services for heroin users in South Africa. Retention in treatment and assessment and management of psychiatric and non-psychiatric comorbidities is low. Services need to be more integrated and should also include the provision of OAMT.
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- Nirvana Morgan
- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa.
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- School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Lookatch SJ, Wimberly AS, McKay JR. Effects of Social Support and 12-Step Involvement on Recovery among People in Continuing Care for Cocaine Dependence. Subst Use Misuse 2019; 54:2144-2155. [PMID: 31322037 PMCID: PMC6803054 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1638406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Background: Social networks that support recovery lead to enhanced treatment outcomes and sobriety regardless if this support stems from family, peer groups or 12-Step programs. Treatment process factors including readiness to change and commitment to abstinence also impact substance use. However, little is understood about the relationship between social support to treatment process factors during and after treatment for substance use disorders. Objectives: To identify the ways in which different social networks foster substance use change in a sample of individuals with cocaine dependence from intensive outpatient programs (IOPs). Methods: Data were drawn from two studies examining adults (N = 489) with cocaine dependence in IOPs for substance use disorders collected between 2004 and 2009. Assessment data were collected at 3- to 6-month intervals from baseline to 24-months and included the University of Rhode Island change assessment questionnaire, timeline followback, thoughts about abstinence, perceived social support - friend, and family versions and analyzed using GEE and mediational analyses. Results: Greater perceived friend social support was associated with greater readiness to change whereas greater perceived familial social support was associated with substance use goal; greater social support from both friends and family were associated with less substance use. Greater AA/NA participation was associated with substance use goal and readiness to change, and less substance use. Substance use goals partially mediated the impact of social support on later substance use. Conclusions/Importance: While peer and familial support are key to sustained recovery, their impact differentially affects treatment process variables. This information could be used to inform social support treatment interventions.
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- Samantha J Lookatch
- Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center , Philadelphia , PA , USA
- Center for Studies of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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- UM School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore , Baltimore , MA , USA
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- Veterans Integrated Service Network 4, Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center , Philadelphia , PA , USA
- Center for Studies of Addiction, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , PA , USA
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Social Support Networks and Symptom Severity Among Patients with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Community Ment Health J 2019; 55:768-776. [PMID: 30863904 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-019-00396-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Patients entering an inpatient psychiatry program (N = 406) with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders reported on their social support networks (source, type) at treatment intake, and completed symptom measures at baseline and 3-, 9-, and 15-month follow-ups (77%). Longitudinal growth models found aspects of participants' support networks were associated with specific symptoms over time. Less family support (i.e., more conflict) was the most consistent predictor of mental health and substance use outcomes and was associated with greater psychiatric, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and drug use severity. More peer support (via mutual-help involvement) was associated with greater initial improvement in alcohol use severity. Findings suggest that to facilitate the benefits of social support for patients with a dual diagnosis returning to the community, specific components of support should be assessed and considered in the treatment plan, rather than viewing support as a general and undifferentiated factor affecting recovery.
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Spohr SA, Livingston MD, Taxman FS, Walters ST. What's the influence of social interactions on substance use and treatment initiation? A prospective analysis among substance-using probationers. Addict Behav 2019; 89:143-150. [PMID: 30316139 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A person's social environment greatly affects the likelihood of substance use, which in turn affects risk for criminal behavior. This study examined how people's social environment early in probation contributed to later substance use and treatment outcome, both of which predict probation success. METHODS Data were analyzed from a randomized controlled trial of substance-using probationers (N = 316). Moderation analyses assessed the relationship between social support near the start of probation and substance use and treatment initiation after 2 and 6 months. RESULTS Abstinence at 2-months was associated with better baseline measures of support quality (more positive support, fewer negative interactions, and reduced conflict). Similar associations were identified for 6-month abstinence including better baseline quality, more positive support, and less family and peer conflict. There were no significant associations between the baseline social support and treatment initiation at 2-months. However, poorer baseline quality support and more negative interactions predicted increased treatment initiation at 6-months. CONCLUSIONS Social support and the quality of an offender's social network have important implications for substance use and treatment compliance. The criminal justice system emphasizes ways to minimize negative social influences among offenders (i.e., probation conditions that limit contact with other offenders). However, this study suggests that behavior change is a function of not only reducing negative influences but also increasing positive or good quality supports.
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- Stephanie A Spohr
- School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
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Cutuli D, de Guevara-Miranda DL, Castilla-Ortega E, Santín L, Sampedro-Piquero P. Highlighting the Role of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in the Substance use Disorder Field. Curr Neuropharmacol 2019; 17:1056-1070. [PMID: 31204624 PMCID: PMC7052825 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x17666190617100707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cognitive reserve (CR) refers to the ability of an individual to cope with brain pathology remaining free of cognitive symptoms. This protective factor has been related to compensatory and more efficient brain mechanisms involved in resisting brain damage. For its part, Brain reserve (BR) refers to individual differences in the structural properties of the brain which could also make us more resilient to suffer from neurodegenerative and mental diseases. OBJECTIVE This review summarizes how this construct, mainly mediated by educational level, occupational attainment, physical and mental activity, as well as successful social relationships, has gained scientific attention in the last years with regard to diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases, stroke or traumatic brain injury. Nevertheless, although CR has been studied in a large number of disorders, few researches have addressed the role of this concept in drug addiction. METHODS We provide a selective overview of recent literature about the role of CR and BR in preventing substance use onset. Likewise, we will also discuss how variables involved in CR (healthy leisure, social support or job-related activities, among others) could be trained and included as complementary activities of substance use disorder treatments. RESULTS Evidence about this topic suggests a preventive role of CR and BR on drug use onset and when drug addiction is established, these factors led to less severe addiction-related problems, as well as better treatment outcomes. CONCLUSION CR and BR are variables not taken yet into account in drug addiction. However, they could give us a valuable information about people at risk, as well as patient's prognosis.
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- Address correspondence to these authors at the Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Doctor Miguel Díaz Recio, 28 Málaga 29010, Departamento de Psicobiología y Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos S/N, 29071 Málaga, Spain; E-mails: (P. Sampedro-Piquero) and (L.J. Santín)
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- Address correspondence to these authors at the Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Doctor Miguel Díaz Recio, 28 Málaga 29010, Departamento de Psicobiología y Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos S/N, 29071 Málaga, Spain; E-mails: (P. Sampedro-Piquero) and (L.J. Santín)
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Schumacher JA, Stafford PA, Beadnell B, Crisafulli MA. A Comparison of Underage, Young, Middle, and Late Adults in Indicated Prevention Following Impaired Driving. JOURNAL OF ADDICTIONS & OFFENDER COUNSELING 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jaoc.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Julie A. Schumacher
- Prevention Research Institute (PRI), Lexington, Kentucky, and University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- PRI, Lexington, Kentucky
- Office of Research Integrity, University of Kentucky
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
- VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore, Maryland
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Kidorf M, Brooner RK, Peirce J, Gandotra J, Leoutsakos JM. Mobilizing community support in people receiving opioid-agonist treatment: A group approach. J Subst Abuse Treat 2018; 93:1-6. [PMID: 30126535 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This descriptive study evaluates a novel group intervention designed to help opioid-dependent patients in medication-assisted treatment identify and recruit drug-free individuals to support recovery efforts. The Social Network Activation Group works with patients who are actively using drugs and resistant to including drug-free family or friends in treatment. The group encourages patients to attend structured recovery, religious, or recreational activities in the community to find recovery support. For those with underutilized support, motivational interviewing and skills training are used to help patients resolve ambivalence and include family or friends in the treatment plan. Patients earn up to one methadone take-home each week that they attend the group and verify activity participation. They complete the group after introducing a drug-free family member or friend to their counselor. This study reports on a sample of 66 patients referred to this group as part of intensive outpatient treatment. Patients attended 71% of scheduled sessions and participated in a M = 4.3 activities. Mutual-help support groups (64%) and church (28%) were the activities most often attended. Thirty-six percent brought in a drug-free family or friend to meet their counselor. Family members were the most common choice (67%). The results demonstrate preliminary feasibility and mixed efficacy of the Social Network Activation Group for this highly select sample of patients, and provide additional evidence that many patients possess drug-free family or friends who are willing to support recovery efforts.
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- Michael Kidorf
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States of America.
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States of America
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Tomek SE, Olive MF. Social Influences in Animal Models of Opiate Addiction. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2018; 140:81-107. [PMID: 30193710 DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Opiate addiction has reached an epidemic prevalence in recent years, yet social influences on the use and abuse of opiates has been widely understudied. In particular, the neurobiological substrates of opiate addiction and their modulation by social influences are largely unknown, perhaps due to the lack of widespread incorporation of social variables into animal models of opiate addiction. As reviewed here, animal models such as oral and intravenous drug self-administration, conditioned place preference, behavioral sensitization, and the effects of various stressors, have been useful in identifying some of the neurochemical circuitry that mediate social influences on opiate addiction. However, it is clear from our review that newer paradigms that incorporate various social elements are greatly needed to provide more translational insights into the neurobiological basis of opiate addiction. These elements include social and environmental enrichment, presence of conspecifics, and procedures that require subjects to exert effort to engage in prosocial behavior. A wider implementation of social variables into animal models of opiate addiction will help inform neurobehavioral strategies to increase the efficacy of treatment.
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- Seven E Tomek
- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States.
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Day E, Copello A, Seddon JL, Christie M, Bamber D, Powell C, Bennett C, Akhtar S, George S, Ball A, Frew E, Goranitis I, Freemantle N. A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of an adjunct brief social network intervention in opiate substitution treatment services. BMC Psychiatry 2018; 18:8. [PMID: 29334921 PMCID: PMC5769270 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1600-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Approximately 3% of people receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST) in the UK manage to achieve abstinence from prescribed and illicit drugs within three years of commencing treatment. Involvement of families and wider social networks in supporting psychological treatment may be an effective strategy in facilitating recovery, and this pilot study aimed to evaluate the impact of a social network-focused intervention for patients receiving OST. METHODS A two-site, open feasibility trial randomised patients receiving OST for at least 12 months but still reporting illicit opiate use in the past 28 days to one of three treatments: 1) treatment as usual (TAU), 2) Brief Social Behaviour and Network Therapy (B-SBNT) + TAU, or 3) Personal Goal Setting (PGS) + TAU. The two active interventions consisted of 4 sessions. There were 3 aims: 1) test the feasibility of recruiting OST patients to a trial of B-SBNT, and following them up over 12 months; 2) test the feasibility of training clinicians to deliver B-SBNT; 3) test whether B-SBNT reduces heroin use 3 and 12 months after treatment, and to explore potential mediating factors. The primary outcome for aim 3 was number of days of heroin use in the past month, and a range of secondary outcome measures were specified in advance (level of drug dependence, mental health, social satisfaction, therapist rapport, treatment satisfaction, social network size and support). RESULTS A total of 83 participants were randomised, and 70 (84%) were followed-up at 12 months. Fidelity analysis of showed that B-SBNT sessions were clearly distinguishable from PGS and TAU sessions, suggesting it was possible to train clinical staff to an adequate level of competence. No significant differences were found between the 3 intervention arms in the primary or secondary outcome measures. Attendance at psychosocial treatment intervention sessions was low across all three arms (44% overall). CONCLUSIONS Patients receiving OST can be recruited into a trial of a social network-based intervention, but poor attendance at treatment sessions makes it uncertain whether an adequate dose of treatment was delivered. In order to achieve the benefits of psychosocial interventions, further work is needed to overcome poor engagement. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN Trial Registration Number: ISRCTN22608399 . Date of registration: 27/04/2012. Date of first randomisation: 14/08/2012.
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- Ed Day
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Dept of Psychiatry, The Barberry 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152FG, UK. .,Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
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- grid.450453.3Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Dept of Psychiatry, The Barberry 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152FG UK ,0000 0004 1936 7486grid.6572.6School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- grid.450453.3Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Dept of Psychiatry, The Barberry 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152FG UK ,0000 0004 1936 7486grid.6572.6School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- grid.450453.3Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Dept of Psychiatry, The Barberry 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152FG UK
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- grid.450453.3Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Dept of Psychiatry, The Barberry 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152FG UK
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- grid.450453.3Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, c/o Dept of Psychiatry, The Barberry 25 Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152FG UK
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- Leicester City Drug and Alcohol Service, Leicester, UK
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- 0000 0004 1936 7486grid.6572.6Health Economics Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- 0000 0004 1936 7486grid.6572.6Health Economics Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- 0000000121901201grid.83440.3bInstitute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, UK
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Mericle AA, Kaskutas LA, Polcin DL, Karriker-Jaffe KJ. Independent and Interactive Effects of Neighborhood Disadvantage and Social Network Characteristics on Problem Drinking after Treatment. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2018; 37:1-21. [PMID: 29657357 DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2018.37.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Socioecological approaches to public health problems like addiction emphasize the importance of person-environment interactions. Neighborhood and social network characteristics may influence the likelihood of relapse among individuals in recovery, but these factors have been understudied, particularly with respect to conceptualizing social network characteristics as moderators of neighborhood disadvantage. Drawing from a larger prospective study of individuals recruited from outpatient treatment (N=451) and interviewed 1, 3, 5, and 7 years later, the aim of this study was to examine the independent and interactive effects of neighborhood and social network characteristics on continued problem drinking after treatment. Models using generalized estimating equations controlling for demographic and other risk factors found the number of heavy drinkers in one's network increases risk of relapse, with the effects being significantly stronger among those living in disadvantaged neighborhoods than among those in non-disadvantaged neighborhoods. No independent effects were found for neighborhood disadvantage or for the number of network members supporting reduced drinking. Future research is needed to examine potential protective factors in neighborhoods which may offset socioeconomic disadvantage as well as to investigate the functions that network members serve in helping to improve long-term treatment outcomes.
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D'Agostino AR, Optican AR, Sowles SJ, Krauss MJ, Escobar Lee K, Cavazos-Rehg PA. Social networking online to recover from opioid use disorder: A study of community interactions. Drug Alcohol Depend 2017; 181:5-10. [PMID: 29024875 PMCID: PMC5683917 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Social media has increasingly become a venue for health discourse and support, particularly for vulnerable individuals. This study examines user-generated content of an online Reddit community targeting individuals recovering from opiate addiction. METHODS 100 Reddit posts and their comments were collected from the online community on August 19, 2016. Posts were qualitatively coded for opioid use disorder (OUD) criteria as outlined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), as well as other common themes. Comments were coded for expression of distinct therapeutic factors (i.e., instillation of hope, universality, imparting information, and altruism). All posts and comments were coded for addiction phase of the author (i.e., using, withdrawing, recovering). RESULTS 73 unique usernames authored the 100 posts. Among the 73 usernames, 33% (24/73) described enough symptoms in their posts to meet DSM-V criteria for OUD (16/73 or 22% mild severity, 7/73 or 10% moderate severity, and 1/73 or 1% high severity. Among the 100 posts, advice was requested in 43% (43/100) of the posts and support was sought in 24% (24/100) of the posts. There were 511 comments made on the 100 posts, nearly all of which contained at least one distinct therapeutic factor (486/511, 95%) with altruism being the most common (341/511, 67%). CONCLUSIONS This research provides validity to the supportive content generated on an online recovery-oriented community, while also revealing discussions of self-reported struggles with OUD among group members. Future research should explore the feasibility of incorporating social media-based peer support into traditional addiction treatments.
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- Alexandra R D'Agostino
- Department of Psychology, Saint Louis University, 3700 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63108, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
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Polysubstance use by psychiatry inpatients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Drug Alcohol Depend 2017; 180:319-322. [PMID: 28942289 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Polysubstance use, the consumption of more than one substance over a defined period, is common and associated with psychiatric problems and poor treatment adherence and outcomes. This study examined past-month polysubstance use at intake among psychiatry inpatients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and outcomes 3 months later. METHODS Participants (n=406 psychiatry inpatients with documented mental health and substance use disorders) completed a baseline and a 3-month follow-up (84%) interview. With baseline data, a latent class analysis was conducted on substances used in the past 30days. Analyses of covariance tested for differences among classes on outcomes at 3-month follow-up. RESULTS At baseline, three classes were estimated: Cannabis+Alcohol (35.1%), Alcohol (49.3%), and Polysubstance, notably, cocaine plus alcohol and marijuana (15.7%). At follow-up, the Polysubstance class had more severe alcohol and drug use, support for abstinence, and motivation for help-seeking, but less abstinence self-efficacy; it was most likely to attend 12-step groups. The Cannabis+Alcohol class was least likely to obtain outpatient substance use treatment, and had the lowest percent days abstinent. CONCLUSIONS Psychiatry inpatients with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders have varying substance use patterns that correspond to substance-related outcomes concurrently and over time. Many patients achieved abstinence for most days of the 3-month post-hospitalization period. To further increase abstinence, providers could build on polysubstance-using patients' high motivation to increase self-efficacy. In addition, because patients using mainly cannabis plus alcohol may perceive little harm from cannabis use, providers may consider modifying risk perceptions through effective education.
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Cooper S, Campbell G, Larance B, Murnion B, Nielsen S. Perceived stigma and social support in treatment for pharmaceutical opioid dependence. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017; 37:262-272. [DOI: 10.1111/dar.12601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Revised: 07/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Sasha Cooper
- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
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- Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Australia
- Faculty of Medicine; University of Sydney; Sydney Australia
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- National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre; University of New South Wales; Sydney Australia
- Drug and Alcohol Services; South Eastern Sydney Local Health District; Sydney Australia
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Zhao Q, Mao Y, Li X, Zhou Y, Shen Z. Social support and amphetamine-type stimulant use among female sex workers in China. AIDS Care 2017; 29:1324-1330. [PMID: 28514866 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1328101] [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: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Existing research has suggested a positive role of social support in reducing drug use among female sex workers (FSWs). However, there is limited research on the role of social support in amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use among FSWs in China. This study explored the present situation of ATS use among FSWs in Guangxi, China and examined the associations of different types of social support from different sources with ATS use. METHOD A sample of 1022 FSWs was recruited from 56 commercial sex venues in Guangxi Autonomous Region in China. Bivariate comparison was used to compare demographic characteristics and source of emotional or tangible social support across frequency of ATS use among FSWs. The relationship between social support and ATS use was examined using multiple ordinal logistic regression models controlling for the potential confounding effects of demographic variables. RESULTS The multiple ordinal logistic regression indicated that FSWs who were from younger age groups (aOR = 10.88 for age group <20; aOR = 2.80 for age group 20-23), and from all higher-income venues (aOR = 1.96 for venue level 1; aOR = 2.28 for venue level 2; aOR = 1.81 for venue level 3) tended to use ATS more frequently. They also tended to use ATS more frequently when they depended on their boyfriends (aOR = 1.08) for emotional support or on their co-workers for tangible support (aOR = 1.17). CONCLUSIONS Different types of social support from different sources can be either positively or negatively associated with ATS use among FSWs, therefore, the future intervention efforts should differentiate and target different types and different sources of social support in response to the living and work conditions of FSWs.
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- a School of Public Administration , Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology , Nanjing , China
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- b Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior , University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC , USA
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- a School of Public Administration , Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology , Nanjing , China
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- c Institute of HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention , Guangxi CDC , Nanning , China
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- c Institute of HIV/AIDS Control and Prevention , Guangxi CDC , Nanning , China
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Watson J, Toner P, Day E, Back D, Brady LM, Fairhurst C, Renwick C, Templeton L, Akhtar S, Lloyd C, Li J, Cocks K, Ambegaokar S, Parrott S, McArdle P, Gilvarry E, Copello A. Youth social behaviour and network therapy (Y-SBNT): adaptation of a family and social network intervention for young people who misuse alcohol and drugs – a randomised controlled feasibility trial. Health Technol Assess 2017; 21:1-260. [DOI: 10.3310/hta21150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BackgroundFamily interventions appear to be effective at treating young people’s substance misuse. However, implementation of family approaches in UK services is low. This study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of recruiting young people to an intervention based on an adaptation of adult social behaviour and network therapy. It also sought to involve young people with experience of using substance misuse services in the research process.ObjectivesTo demonstrate the feasibility of recruiting young people to family and social network therapy and to explore ways in which young people with experience of using substance misuse services could be involved in a study of this nature.DesignA pragmatic, two-armed, randomised controlled open feasibility trial.SettingTwo UK-based treatment services for young people with substance use problems, with recruitment taking place from May to November 2014.ParticipantsYoung people aged 12–18 years, newly referred and accepted for structured interventions for drug and/or alcohol problems.InterventionsA remote, web-based computer randomisation system allocated young people to adapted youth social behaviour and network therapy (Y-SBNT) or treatment as usual (TAU). Y-SBNT participants were intended to receive up to six 50-minute sessions over a maximum of 12 weeks. TAU participants continued to receive usual care delivered by their service.Main outcome measuresFeasibility was measured by recruitment rates, retention in treatment and follow-up completion rates. The main clinical outcome was the proportion of days on which the main problem substance was used in the preceding 90-day period as captured by the Timeline Follow-Back interview at 3 and 12 months.ResultsIn total, 53 young people were randomised (Y-SBNT,n = 26; TAU,n = 27) against a target of 60 (88.3%). Forty-two young people attended at least one treatment session [Y-SBNT 22/26 (84.6%); TAU 20/27 (74.1%)]; follow-up rates were 77.4% at month 3 and 73.6% at month 12. Data for nine young people were missing at both months 3 and 12, so the main clinical outcome analysis was based on 24 young people (92.3%) in the Y-SBNT group and 20 young people (74.1%) in the TAU group. At month 12, the average proportion of days that the main problem substance was used in the preceding 90 days was higher in the Y-SBNT group than in the TAU group (0.54 vs. 0.41; adjusted mean difference 0.13, 95% confidence interval –0.12 to 0.39;p = 0.30). No adverse events were reported. Seventeen young people with experience of substance misuse services were actively involved throughout the study. They informed key elements of the intervention and research process, ensuring that the intervention was acceptable and relevant to our target groups; contributing to the design of key trial documents, ideas for a new model of public involvement and this report. Two parents were also involved.ConclusionsThe adapted intervention could be delivered in young people’s services, and qualitative interviews found that Y-SBNT was acceptable to young people, family members and staff. Engagement of family and network members proved difficult within the intervention and research aspects. The study proved the feasibility of this work in routine services but outcome measurement based on narrow substance use variables may be limited and may fail to capture other important changes in wider areas of functioning for young people. Validation of the EuroQol-5 Dimensions for young people aged 12–18 years should be considered and flexible models for involvement of young people in research are required to achieve inclusive representation throughout all aspects of the research process. Although recommendation of a full trial of the Y-SBNT intervention compared with TAU is not supported, this study can inform future intervention development and UK research within routine addiction services.Trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN93446265.FundingThis project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full inHealth Technology Assessment; Vol. 21, No. 15. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information.
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Addictions Department, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- York Trials Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, UK
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- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- North of Tyne Community Children and Young People’s Services, Northgate Hospital, Morpeth, UK
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- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Cavaiola AA, Fulmer BA, Stout D. The Impact of Social Support and Attachment Style on Quality of Life and Readiness to Change in a Sample of Individuals Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence. Subst Abus 2016; 36:183-91. [PMID: 25839214 DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2015.1019662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND A basic principle within the addictions treatment field is that social support is a vital ingredient in the recovery process. This study examines the nature of social support in a sample of opioid-dependent men and women who are currently being treated in a medication-assisted treatment program (methadone). This research examines the types of social support behaviors that the opioid-dependent individuals consider helpful and explores whether attachment style (i.e., secure, ambivalent, or anxious attachment) was a determining factor in whether social support was perceived as helpful. The dependent variables included readiness to change addictive behaviors and abstinence from other mood-altering drugs. METHODS Participants (N = 159) completed a demographic questionnaire, the Significant Others Scale, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Assessment, the Readiness to Change Scale, and an Attachment Style Questionnaire. The demographic questionnaire included subjective ratings of self-improvement. RESULTS Social support predicted perceived improvement in all of the areas examined (e.g., health, family/social relationships) and abstinence; however, attachment style did not predict improvement or with readiness to change. CONCLUSIONS Social support is an important factor in one's recovery from substance use disorders. Yet attachment style (i.e., anxious, avoidant, or secure) did not predict abstinence or overall improvement in functioning.
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- Alan A Cavaiola
- a Department of Psychological Counseling , Monmouth University , West Long Branch , New Jersey , USA
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Massah O, Azkhosh M, Azami Y, Goodiny AA, Doostian Y, Mousavi SH. Students Tendency Toward Illicit Drug Use: The Role of Perceived Social Support and Family Function in Iran. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.17795/ijpbs.8314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kidorf M, Latkin C, Brooner RK. Presence of Drug-Free Family and Friends in the Personal Social Networks of People Receiving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder. J Subst Abuse Treat 2016; 70:87-92. [PMID: 27692194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 08/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The present study evaluated the presence of drug-free family and friends in the personal social networks of individuals seeking treatment for opioid use disorder, and the willingness of patients to bring these individuals to the treatment program to support recovery efforts. Patients at a community medication-assisted treatment program (n=355) completed a clinical survey to identify drug-free social network members. Results showed that almost all patients (98%) reported having at least one drug-free family or friend in their personal network (M=3.7), and that these network members often lived in relatively close proximity to the patient (M distance of closest member =1.8 miles). About a quarter of these individuals (26%) had a history of substance use problems, with 10% of the entire sample currently receiving treatment for a substance use problem. Rates of drug-free network members varied across several baseline characteristics. Most patients (89%) reported a willingness to invite at least one drug-free network member into treatment to support recovery efforts. Mobilizing drug-free network family and friends may provide a pathway to help individuals with substance use disorders access and benefit from community support.
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- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Muller AE, Skurtveit S, Clausen T. Many correlates of poor quality of life among substance users entering treatment are not addiction-specific. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2016; 14:39. [PMID: 26940259 PMCID: PMC4778354 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-016-0439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure and outcome within chronic disease management and treatment, including substance use disorders (SUD). The aim of this paper was to investigate correlates of poorer QoL of individuals entering SUD treatment in Norway, in order to identify subgroups that may most benefit from different interventions. Methods Twenty-one treatment facilities invited all incoming patients to participate. Five hundred forty-nine patients who enrolled between December 2012 and April 2015 are analyzed. QoL, substance use, mental and physical comorbidities, and exercise behaviors were measured. Multinomial regression analysis was used to determine variables significantly associated with poorer QoL. Results The majority of both genders (75 %) reported “poor” or “very poor” QoL at intake. Depression showed a strong association with poor QoL (relative risk ratio [RRR] 3.3, 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.0–10.3) and very poor QoL (RRR 3.8, 1.2–11.8) among women. Physical inactivity among men was associated with very poor QoL (RRR 2.0, 1.1–3.7), as was reporting eating most meals alone (RRR 2.6, 1.4–4.8). Evaluating one’s weight as too low was also associated with poor QoL (RRR 2.0, 1.0-3.9) and very poor QoL (RRR 2.0, 1.1–3.7) among men. Consuming methadone/buprenorphine was a protective factor for men reporting poor QoL (RRR 0.5, 0.3–0.9) and very poor QoL (RRR 0.4, 0.2–0.9), as well as for women reporting very poor QoL (RRR 0.2, 0.0–0.6). Conclusions Factors associated with poorer QoL among other healthy and clinical populations, such as impaired social and physical well-being and psychological distress, were also seen associated in this sample. Treatment should be targeted towards patients with these particular vulnerabilities in addition to focusing on substance-related factors, and interventions proven to improve the QoL of other populations with these vulnerabilities should be explored in a SUD context.
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- Ashley E Muller
- Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Postbox 1171 Blindern, 0318, Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Postbox 1171 Blindern, 0318, Oslo, Norway. .,Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Postbox 1171 Blindern, 0318, Oslo, Norway. .,Addiction Unit, Sørlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway. .,Fulbright Scholar (2014-15), Alcohol Research Group (ARG), Emeryville, CA, USA.
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Quinn B, Stoové M, Dietze P. One-year changes in methamphetamine use, dependence and remission in a community-recruited cohort. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE 2015. [DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2015.1018972] [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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Brancu M, Thompson NL, Beckham JC, Green KT, Calhoun PS, Elbogen EB, Robbins AT, Fairbank JA, Wagner HR. The impact of social support on psychological distress for U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq era veterans with PTSD and other psychiatric diagnoses. Psychiatry Res 2014; 217:86-92. [PMID: 24679515 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study aimed to examine the degree to which posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects the relationship between social support and psychological distress for U.S. Afghanistan/Iraq era veterans with and without co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Veterans (N=1825) were administered self-report questionnaires and a structured diagnostic interview as part of a multi-site study of post-deployment mental health through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC). Main and interaction effects models assessed the association between psychological distress and social support for three comparisons conditions (Controls vs. PTSD-only, non-PTSD, and PTSD plus co-morbid diagnoses). Having PTSD was a critical factor in attenuating the strength of this association, more so than other diagnoses. Furthermore, those with PTSD plus co-morbid diagnoses did not demonstrate significantly larger attenuation in that association compared to the PTSD-only group, indicating that psychiatric comorbidity may be less important in considering the role of social support in PTSD. By understanding this relationship, new avenues for engaging and enhancing treatment outcomes related to social support for veterans of this cohort may be identified. Additional longitudinal research could help evaluate the effect of PTSD symptom clusters, social support type, and trauma exposure type on these relationships.
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- Mira Brancu
- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States.
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- Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23224, United States; Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychology, Richmond, VA 23284, United States
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- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States
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- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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- Mid-Atlantic VA Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC), Durham, NC 27705, United States; Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, United States
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Van Horn DHA, Rennert L, Lynch KG, McKay JR. Social network correlates of participation in telephone continuing care for alcohol dependence. Am J Addict 2014; 23:447-52. [PMID: 24628884 DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12128.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Research on face-to-face treatment for substance misuse suggests that patients' social networks may impact treatment entry and participation, but there has been no similar research on entry and participation in telephone-based continuing care. We examined whether alcohol-specific social support predicted engagement and participation in telephone continuing care for alcohol dependence, and whether treatment participation resulted in beneficial changes in participants' social networks. METHODS Participants were 252 adults (162 male) enrolled in a randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of telephone continuing care for alcohol dependence. Participants who completed 3 weeks of intensive outpatient treatment were randomly assigned to treatment as usual, telephone monitoring (TM; N = 83), or telephone monitoring and brief counseling (TMC; N = 83). TM and TMC included 18 months of telephone treatment. Alcohol-specific social support was measured with the Important People Inventory at baseline and 6, 12, 18, and 24-month follow-up. RESULTS Alcohol-specific social support did not predict entry into TM or TMC. Among those who entered telephone treatment (N = 127), participants with higher network percentage of daily drinkers, higher percentage of network members who accept drinking, and lower percentage of network members who do not accept drinking completed more continuing care calls. There was no effect of continuing care participation on alcohol-specific social support over 24 months of follow-up. CONCLUSION Participants with more problematic social networks may self-select additional support in the form of telephone continuing care. Telephone continuing care does not appear to result in social network change.
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- Deborah H A Van Horn
- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Pilot study of a social network intervention for heroin users in opiate substitution treatment: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013; 14:264. [PMID: 23958332 PMCID: PMC3765136 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Research indicates that 3% of people receiving opiate substitution treatment (OST) in the UK manage to achieve abstinence from all prescribed and illicit drugs within 3 years of commencing treatment, and there is concern that treatment services have become skilled at engaging people but not at helping them to enter a stage of recovery and drug abstinence. The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse recommends the involvement of families and wider social networks in supporting drug users’ psychological treatment, and this pilot randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the impact of a social network-focused intervention for patients receiving OST. Methods and design In this two-site, early phase, randomized controlled trial, a total of 120 patients receiving OST will be recruited and randomized to receive one of three treatments: 1) Brief Social Behavior and Network Therapy (B-SBNT), 2) Personal Goal Setting (PGS) or 3) treatment as usual. Randomization will take place following baseline assessment. Participants allocated to receive B-SBNT or PGS will continue to receive the same treatment that is routinely provided by drug treatment services, plus four additional sessions of either intervention. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 3 and 12 months. The primary outcome will be assessment of illicit heroin use, measured by both urinary analysis and self-report. Secondary outcomes involve assessment of dependence, psychological symptoms, social satisfaction, motivation to change, quality of life and therapeutic engagement. Family members (n = 120) of patients involved in the trial will also be assessed to measure the level of symptoms, coping and the impact of the addiction problem on the family member at baseline, 3 and 12 months. Discussion This study will provide experimental data regarding the feasibility and efficacy of implementing a social network intervention within routine drug treatment services in the UK National Health Service. The study will explore the impact of the intervention on both patients receiving drug treatment and their family members. Trial registration Trial Registration Number: ISRCTN22608399 ISRCTN22608399 registration: 27/04/2012 Date of first randomisation: 14/08/2012
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Day E, Copello A, Karia M, Roche J, Grewal P, George S, Haque S, Chohan G. Social network support for individuals receiving opiate substitution treatment and its association with treatment progress. Eur Addict Res 2013; 19:211-21. [PMID: 23391965 DOI: 10.1159/000343827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Social networks have been hypothesized to protect people from the harmful effects of stress, but may also provide dysfunctional role models and provide cues associated with drug use. This study describes the range, type and level of social support available to patients engaged in UK opiate substitution treatment (OST) programmes, and explores the association between network factors and continued use of illicit heroin. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of a randomly selected sample of OST patients (n = 118) utilised measures of current substance use and social network structure and support. RESULTS More than half of the participants had used heroin in the previous month, and most described networks that were both supportive and positive about treatment. Multivariate analysis showed that the substance use involvement of network members was higher in those patients still using heroin, even when other treatment factors were controlled for. CONCLUSION There was a strong association between ongoing contact with other drug users and continued use of illicit heroin in this treatment sample. Whilst there is potential for the involvement of social networks in treatment, future research needs to ascertain the exact nature of the relationship between social support and drug use.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2FG, UK.
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de Dios MA, Stanton CA, Caviness CM, Niaura R, Stein M. The social support and social network characteristics of smokers in methadone maintenance treatment. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2012; 39:50-6. [PMID: 22571553 DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2011.653424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown social support and social network variables to be important factors in smoking cessation treatment. Tobacco use is highly prevalent among individuals in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). However, smoking cessation treatment outcomes in this vulnerable subpopulation have been poor and social support and social network variables may contribute. METHODS The current study examined the social support and social network characteristics of 151 MMT smokers involved in a randomized clinical trial of smoking cessation treatments. Participants were 50% women and 78% Caucasian. A high proportion (57%) of MMT smokers had spouses or partners who smoke and over two-thirds of households (68.5%) included at least one smoker. RESULTS Our sample was characterized by relatively small social networks, but high levels of general social support and quitting support. The number of cigarettes per day was found to be positively associated with the number of smokers in the social network (r = .239, p < .05) and quitting self-efficacy was negatively associated with partner smoking (r = -.217, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS Findings are discussed in the context of developing smoking cessation interventions that address the influential role of social support and social networks of smokers in MMT.
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- Marcel Alejandro de Dios
- Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI 02906, USA.
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Intensive intervention for alcohol-dependent smokers in early recovery: a randomized trial. Drug Alcohol Depend 2012; 122:186-94. [PMID: 22014532 PMCID: PMC3288470 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 09/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of an intensive tobacco cessation intervention for alcohol-dependent smokers in early recovery. METHODS A total of 162 alcohol-dependent smokers were randomized to either intensive intervention for smoking cessation or usual care. The intensive intervention consisted of 16 sessions of individual cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and combination nicotine replacement therapy that lasted 26 weeks. Usual care involved referral to a free-standing smoking cessation program that provided smoking cessation counseling of varying duration and guideline-concordant medications. The primary cessation outcome was verified 7-day point prevalence abstinence (PPA) at 12, 26, 38, and 52 weeks. RESULTS At 12 and 26 weeks, the verified 7-day point-prevalence quit rate was significantly higher for the intensive intervention group than for the usual care group (both p=0.03). However, the quit rates for the two treatment groups were not significantly different at 38 or 52 weeks. Verified 30-day alcohol abstinence rates were not significantly different for the two treatment groups at any of the follow-up assessments. CONCLUSIONS The intensive smoking cessation intervention yielded a higher short-term smoking quit rate without jeopardizing sobriety. A chronic care model might facilitate maintenance of smoking cessation during the first year of alcohol treatment and perhaps for longer periods of time. It is hoped that studies such as this will inform the development of more effective interventions for concurrent alcohol and tobacco use disorders.
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Tracy EM, Kim H, Brown S, Min MO, Jun MK, McCarty C. Substance Abuse Treatment Stage and Personal Networks of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR SOCIAL WORK AND RESEARCH 2012; 3:65-79. [PMID: 22639705 PMCID: PMC3358724 DOI: 10.5243/jsswr.2012.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study examines the relationship among 4 treatment stages (i.e., engagement, persuasion, active treatment, relapse prevention) and the composition, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks. The study sample includes 242 women diagnosed with substance dependence who were interviewed within their first month of intensive outpatient treatment. Using EgoNet software, the women reported on their 25 alter personal networks and the characteristics of each alter. With one exception, few differences were found in the network compositions at different stages of substance abuse treatment. The exception was the network composition of women in the active treatment stage, which included more network members from treatment programs or 12-Step meetings. Although neither the type nor amount of social support differed across treatment stages, reciprocity differed between women in active treatment and those in the engagement stage. Networks of women in active treatment were less connected, as indicated by a higher number of components, whereas networks of women in the persuasion stage had a higher degree of centralization, as indicated by networks dominated by people with the most ties. Overall, we find social network structural variables to relate to the stage of treatment, whereas network composition, type of social support, and sociodemographic variables (with a few exceptions) do not relate to treatment stage. Results suggest that social context, particularly how social contacts are arranged around clients, should be incorporated into treatment programs, regardless of demographic background.
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- Elizabeth M. Tracy
- Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Social Work, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences of Case Western Reserve University
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- Doctoral candidate, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences of Case Western Reserve University
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- Doctoral candidate, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences of Case Western Reserve University
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- Research assistant professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences of Case Western Reserve University
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- Doctoral student, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences of Case Western Reserve University
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- Associate professor, College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida (UF), and director of the UF Survey Research Center
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Li L, Lin C, Wan D, Zhang L, Lai W. Concurrent heroin use among methadone maintenance clients in China. Addict Behav 2012; 37:264-8. [PMID: 22100548 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2011] [Revised: 08/05/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The study examined concurrent illicit heroin use among methadone maintenance clients in China and its association with clients' demographic characteristics, treatment experience, and personal social network. METHODS Face-to-face surveys were conducted with 178 clients randomly recruited from six methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinics in Sichuan, China. Concurrent heroin use was measured based on self-report of heroin use during the past 30 days and a confirmatory urine morphine test. The participants' demographic characteristics and treatment factors were measured and examined. The drug use status of their family members and friends was also assessed. RESULTS A total of 80 participants (44.9%) who either reported illicit heroin use in the past 30 days or had a positive urine test were defined as using heroin concurrently. Having drug-using friends was significantly associated with increased concurrent heroin use. Longer length of treatment (2 years or longer) was associated with increased concurrent heroin use. Among those who had both drug-using family members and friends, more women (71.4%) than men (50.0%) used heroin. For those who had no drug-using family members or friends, more men (34.8%) than women (20.8%) used heroin. DISCUSSION Study findings indicate an urgent need to address concurrent illicit heroin use among MMT clients. Further examination of the influence of social networks on concurrent drug abuse behavior is encouraged. Results also highlight the importance of understanding gender differences in treatment seeking and behavioral changes, which is crucial to the development of gender-specific treatment strategies.
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Carmody TP, Delucchi K, Simon JA, Duncan CL, Solkowitz SN, Huggins J, Lee SK, Hall SM. Expectancies regarding the interaction between smoking and substance use in alcohol-dependent smokers in early recovery. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2011; 26:358-63. [PMID: 21707127 DOI: 10.1037/a0024424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate expectancies regarding the interaction between cigarette smoking and use of alcohol among alcohol-dependent smokers in early recovery, using the Nicotine and Other Substances Interaction Expectancies Questionnaire (NOSIE). Participants were 162 veterans, 97% male, with a mean age of 50 years, enrolled in a clinical trial aimed at determining the efficacy of an intensive smoking cessation intervention versus usual care. At baseline, participants were assessed on measures of smoking behavior, abstinence thoughts about alcohol and tobacco use, symptoms of depression, and smoking-substance use interaction expectancies. In addition, biologically verified abstinence from tobacco and alcohol was assessed at 26 weeks. Participants reported that they expected smoking to have less of an impact on substance use than substance use has on smoking (p < .001). Severity of depressive symptoms was significantly associated with the expectancy that smoking provides a way of coping with the urge to use other substances (p < .01). The expectation that smoking increases substance urges/use was predictive of prospectively measured and biologically verified abstinence from smoking at 26 weeks (p < .03). The results add to our knowledge of smoking-substance use interaction expectancies among alcohol-dependent smokers in early recovery and will inform the development of more effective counseling interventions for concurrent alcohol and tobacco use disorders.
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- Timothy P Carmody
- Mental Health Service, San Francisco VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
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McDonald LJ, Griffin ML, Kolodziej ME, Fitzmaurice GM, Weiss RD. The impact of drug use in social networks of patients with substance use and bipolar disorders. Am J Addict 2011; 20:100-5. [PMID: 21314751 DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00117.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In this exploratory analysis, we assessed the effect of drug use among social-network members on recovery from drug dependence in patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder. Patients (n = 57) enrolled in a group therapy study completed assessments over 15 months. Patients with zero to one drug users in their social networks at intake had few days of drug use during treatment and follow-up, whereas those with ≥ 2 drug users had significantly more days of drug use. Multivariate analysis showed that patients who consistently named multiple drug users in their social networks had a marked increase in drug use over 15 months, while those who never or occasionally named multiple drug users had a small decline in drug use over time. Multiple drug users in social networks of treatment-seeking drug-dependent patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder may indicate poor drug use outcomes; efforts to reduce the association with drug users may be useful. This clinical trial has been registered in a public trials registry at clinicaltrials.gov (identifier is NCT00227838).
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- Leah J McDonald
- Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
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Smith ML, Rosen D. Mistrust and self-isolation: barriers to social support for older adult methadone clients. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK 2009; 52:653-667. [PMID: 19787525 DOI: 10.1080/01634370802609049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study is to explore barriers to the use, maintenance, and expansion of social supports in older adult methadone clients. METHODS The data for this analysis were derived from a qualitative study of the needs of aging methadone clients. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 24 methadone clients over the age of 50. RESULTS A lack of trust was identified as a principal barrier to the use, maintenance, and expansion of the social supports of older adult methadone clients. Causes of this mistrust include issues associated with aging, past traumatic experiences, and difficult personal relationships. IMPLICATIONS These findings imply that addressing the issue of self isolation and recognizing the reason older adult methadone clients engage in this behavior is a key element in getting this specific population to use, maintain, and foster healthy social supports. A common phrase echoed throughout the interviews is that a person cannot trust anybody. Because of this mistrust, some clients keep to themselves by electing to self-isolate and decline to use, maintain, or foster new relationships. As a result, these individuals are less likely foster and/or engage in healthy social relationships, which are a key component of substance abuse treatment and abstinence maintenance.
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Ducci F, Roy A, Shen PH, Yuan Q, Yuan NP, Hodgkinson CA, Goldman LR, Goldman D. Association of substance use disorders with childhood trauma but not African genetic heritage in an African American cohort. Am J Psychiatry 2009; 166:1031-40. [PMID: 19605534 PMCID: PMC2768270 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.08071068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Genetic variation influences differential vulnerability to addiction within populations. However, it remains unclear whether differences in frequencies of vulnerability alleles contribute to disparities between populations and to what extent ancestry correlates with differential exposure to environmental risk factors, including poverty and trauma. METHOD The authors used 186 ancestry-informative markers to measure African ancestry in 407 addicts and 457 comparison subjects self-identified as African Americans. The reference group was 1,051 individuals from the Human Genome Diversity Cell Line Panel, which includes 51 diverse populations representing most worldwide genetic diversity. RESULTS African Americans varied in degrees of African, European, Middle Eastern, and Central Asian genetic heritage. The overall level of African ancestry was actually smaller among cocaine, opiate, and alcohol addicts (proportion=0.76-0.78) than nonaddicted African American comparison subjects (proportion=0.81). African ancestry was associated with living in impoverished neighborhoods, a factor previously associated with risk. There was no association between African ancestry and exposure to childhood abuse or neglect, a factor that strongly predicted all types of addictions. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that African genetic heritage does not increase the likelihood of genetic risk for addictions. They highlight the complex interrelation between genetic ancestry and social, economic, and environmental conditions and the strong relation of those factors to addiction. Studies of epidemiological samples characterized for genetic ancestry and social, psychological, demographic, economic, cultural, and historical factors are needed to better disentangle the effects of genetic and environmental factors underlying interpopulation differences in vulnerability to addiction and other health disparities.
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- Francesca Ducci
- Division of Psychological Medicine, PO63, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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Brown VL, Riley MA. Social Support, Drug Use, and Employment Among Low-Income Women. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2009. [DOI: 10.1081/ada-47920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Peirce JM, Petry NM, Roll JM, Kolodner K, Krasnansky J, Stabile PQ, Brown C, Stitzer ML. Correlates of stimulant treatment outcome across treatment modalities. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2009; 35:48-53. [PMID: 19152207 PMCID: PMC2722066 DOI: 10.1080/00952990802455444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated variables associated with stimulant use outcomes in stimulant users (N = 800) receiving care in community outpatient psychosocial or methadone maintenance treatment clinics as part of a national multi-site clinical trial. METHODS Results from the full sample were examined first, and then predictors were examined separately in the two treatment modalities. RESULTS A cocaine-positive urine sample at study intake was the most robust and consistent correlate of stimulant use outcome in all analyses. Psychiatric distress, social environment and employment had differential effects on outcome across modalities. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE This study confirms that intake assessments have considerable value in identifying problems to be addressed in treatment.
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- Jessica M Peirce
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Davey-Rothwell MA, Kuramoto SJ, Latkin CA. Social networks, norms, and 12-step group participation. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2008; 34:185-93. [PMID: 18293235 DOI: 10.1080/00952990701877086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In a sample of active drug users, we assessed the associations between frequency of attending a 12-step program, perceived social norms, and social network structure. Participants who reported that most or all of their drug partners attended 12-step groups were over ten times more likely to be frequent attenders compared to individuals who did not go to Narcotics Anonymous (NA). While social network structure of number of cocaine and heroin users and number of members in treatment was associated with frequent attendance, there was no association among individuals who infrequently went to a 12-step program. Individuals who are trying to control their drug use should be encouraged to affiliate with others in recovery or attending a 12-step program.
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- Melissa A Davey-Rothwell
- Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Laffaye C, McKellar JD, Ilgen MA, Moos RH. Predictors of 4-year outcome of community residential treatment for patients with substance use disorders. Addiction 2008; 103:671-80. [PMID: 18339113 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02147.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS This study examined systematically how predictors of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcome worked together over time and identified mediators and moderators of outcome. DESIGN The MacArthur model was applied in this naturalistic study to identify how baseline, discharge and 1-year follow-up factors worked together to predict 4-year improvement in substance-related problems. SETTING Eighty-eight community residential facilities were selected based on geographic representativeness, number of patient referrals and type of treatment orientation. PARTICIPANTS Of 2796 male patients who completed intake assessments, 2324 were assessed at the 1-year follow-up and 2023 at the 4-year follow-up. MEASUREMENTS Self-report measures of symptom severity, functioning, social resources and coping, treatment and involvement in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) were collected at baseline and at 1- and 4-year follow-ups. Provider-rated treatment participation measures were obtained at discharge. FINDINGS Greater substance use severity, more psychiatric symptoms, more prior arrests and stronger belief in AA-related philosophy at treatment entry predicted improvement significantly in substance-related problems 4 years later. At the 1-year follow-up, being employed and greater use of AA-related coping predicted outcome significantly. AA-related coping at 1 year mediated the relationship partially between belief in AA philosophy at treatment entry and 4-year outcome. CONCLUSIONS The findings highlight the unique and positive impact of AA involvement on long-term SUD treatment outcome and extend understanding of why AA is beneficial for patients.
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- Charlene Laffaye
- Center for Health Care Evaluation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA.
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