The prevalence of substance use disorders (SUD) and aspects of the help-seeking process among a high-risk sample of 946 students at one large public university were assessed in personal interviews during the first 3 years of college. After statistically adjusting for purposive sampling, an estimated 46.8%(wt) of all third-year students met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, ...

Emerging prospective work suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD) may be at particular risk for developing substance use disorders (SUD). Yet, little is known about why this may be so. Most research has utilized existing theories of substance use (e.g. tension reduction-based theories) to understand SAD-SUD relations. However, these theories do not address why individuals w...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shows first promising results in patients with severe substance use disorder (SUD), a patient group known to have deficits in self-control. One facet of self-control is the ability to forego smaller sooner rewards in favor of larger later rewards (delay discounting, DD). The NAc has been suggested to integrate motivational information ...

ABSTRACT Objective The executive functions (EF) and emotion regulation (ER) their relationship with the substance use disorder (SUD) were analyzed. Methods A cross-sectional design was used. sample consisted of 130 volunteers divided into three groups: group 01 (n = 60), composed participants who did not meet diagnostic criteria for any type SUD; 02 51), users alcohol and/or tobacco disorder; 0...

BACKGROUND People living with HIV (PLWH) with a substance use disorder (SUD) tend to receive inadequate medical care in part because of a siloed healthcare system in which HIV and substance use services are delivered separately. Ideal treatment requires an interdisciplinary, team-based coordinated care approach, but many structural and systemic barriers impede the integration of HIV and SUD ser...

Background: While much of the literature has focused on examining barriers to substance use disorders (SUD) treatment with individuals SUD, there is a dearth research from perspective providers and law enforcement, 2 groups who witness challenges for addressing SUD. Methods: Using content analysis, this qualitative study explored perspectives providers, enforcement recommendations about SUD pre...

M. Gajek Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra 08193, Catalunya, Spain and Unité Mixte de Physique Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-THALES (CNRS-THALES), Universite Paris-Sud, Domaine de Corbeville, Orsay, 91404 France M. Bibes Institut d’Electroni...

Abstract Background The impact of addiction extends beyond the individual using a substance. Caring for an with creates persistent stressful circumstances that cause worry, anger, depression, shame, guilt, anxiety, and behavioral problems within family unit. aim study paper aims to explore experiences caring relative substance use disorder (SUD) self-care strategies caregivers employ. Methods a...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) and traumas frequently co-occur. A recent German study found that 66% of the women with a diagnosis of opioid dependence also reported sexual abuse, whereas the figure for men was 11% (Schäfer et al., 2014). In a similar study among alcohol-dependent patients, 35% of the female patients and 6% of male patients were sexually abused as a child (Schäfer et al., 2009)...

Aurelien Decelle, Florent Krzakala, Cristopher Moore, and Lenka Zdeborová Université Paris-Sud & CNRS, LPTMS, UMR8626, Bât. 100, Université Paris-Sud 91405 Orsay, France. CNRS and ESPCI ParisTech, 10 rue Vauquelin, UMR 7083 Gulliver, Paris 75000, France. Computer Science Department, University of New Mexico, and the Santa Fe Institute. Institut de Physique Théorique, IPhT, CEA Saclay, and URA 2...