Changes in legal referrals to specialty substance use disorder treatment from 2015–2019
Abstract Background: The policy landscape around substance use has changed dramatically in the past decade, which may have affected the…
psychoactive substance use disorder
People who use drugs engagement in substance use disorder services and harm reduction: evaluation, challenges and future direction of a community-based intervention
Abstract Background: Since 1996, an urban community-based organization whose primary mission is to serve diverse94 and emerging community health needs…
Association of substance-use disorder with outcomes of major elective abdominal operations: A contemporary national analysis
Abstract Background: Affecting >20million people in the U.S., including 4 % of all hospitalized patients, substance use disorder (SUD) represents…
Treatments for Cannabis Use Disorder across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review
Abstract Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a growing public health concern, with rising prevalence and significant impact on individuals across…
Aberrant salience in cannabis-induced psychosis: a comparative study
Abstract Background: Natural Cannabis (NC) and Synthetic Cannabinoids (SCs) use can increase the risk and exacerbate the course of psychotic…
Recreational cannabis legalization has had limited effects on a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes
Abstract Background: The causal impacts of recreational cannabis legalization are not well understood due to the number of potential confounds.…
Gaps and barriers in drug and alcohol treatment following implementation of the affordable care act
Abstract We assessed impact of affordable care act on drug or alcohol treatment gap. Used 10 years of large national…
Evaluation of Substance Use Disorder Readmission and Length of Hospital Stay in a Major Rehabilitation Center in the Gulf States: a Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract Substance use disorders (SUDs) patients have longer lengths of hospital stay, and more unplanned readmissions than other hospitalized patients.…
Development and initial validation of a reliable German self‐report measure to assess acute cannabis intoxication‐effects (CanTox‐17)
Abstract Objectives: Both positive and negative including psychotic‐like cannabis intoxication effects are well‐established. Yet, consequences for consumption patterns, addictive behavior…
Biomarkers of the Endocannabinoid System in Substance Use Disorders
Abstract Despite substance use disorders (SUD) being one of the leading causes of disability and mortality globally, available therapeutic approaches…