2025
Criminal Justice-Involved Veterans Not Engaged in Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration.
Tsai J, Lampros A, Clark S, Dunn A, O'Toole T. Criminal Justice-Involved Veterans Not Engaged in Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2025, 16: 21501319251348134. PMID: 40525421, PMCID: PMC12174793, DOI: 10.1177/21501319251348134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationPrimary care visitsPrimary careJustice-involved veteransCare visitsHealth AdministrationVeterans Health Administration medical recordsMental health/substance use treatmentVeterans Health Administration facilitiesIntegrated care initiativesVA primary careOutpatient medical careMilitary sexual traumaCare initiativesService useAssociated with useCriminal justice systemHealthcare needsService utilizationNon-HispanicRetrospective cohort studySubstance use disordersBehavioral healthcareMental healthSociodemographic characteristicsCommon neural patterns of substance use disorder: a seed-based resting-state functional connectivity meta-analysis
Zhang X, Zhang H, Shao Y, Li Y, Zhang F, Zhang H. Common neural patterns of substance use disorder: a seed-based resting-state functional connectivity meta-analysis. Translational Psychiatry 2025, 15: 190. PMID: 40467551, PMCID: PMC12137653, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03396-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaBrainConnectomeCorpus StriatumGyrus CinguliHumansImpulsive BehaviorMagnetic Resonance ImagingNerve NetNeural PathwaysPrefrontal CortexRewardSubstance-Related DisordersThalamusConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexSuperior frontal gyrusMedian cingulate gyrusInferior frontal gyrusResting-state functional connectivityBrain reward circuitsReward circuitSUD patientsPrefrontal cortexFamily-wise errorFrontal gyrusUse disorderCortical-striatal-thalamic-cortical circuitWhole-brain rs-fMRI studiesReduced resting-state functional connectivityDorsal anterior cingulate cortexResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHealthy controlsPatterns of substance use disordersAssociated with impulsivityStages of addictionSubstance use disordersRs-fMRI studiesBackgroundSubstance use disordersCommentary on Nitrous Oxide: Weighing the Toxic Neuropsychiatric Effects of Abuse Against Potential Therapeutic Benefits for Psychiatric Disorders
Garakani A. Commentary on Nitrous Oxide: Weighing the Toxic Neuropsychiatric Effects of Abuse Against Potential Therapeutic Benefits for Psychiatric Disorders. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2025, 31: 178-179. PMID: 40440676, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersDrugs of misuseDepressive disorderPsychiatric historyNeuropsychiatric effectsLow vitamin B12 levelsPsychosisAbuseSubacute combined degenerationNitrous oxide abuseVitamin B12 levelsAbuse of nitrous oxideDisordersResearch supportNitrous oxide usePotential therapeutic benefitDental proceduresCombined degenerationB12 levelsMegaloblastic anemiaTreated patientsTreatment optionsOxide abuseRisk of misuseTherapeutic benefitImpact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis
Copeland W, Prytherch S, Rothenberg W, Godwin J, Gaydosh L, Gutin I, Tong G, Shanahan L. Impact of young adult life transitions on adult mental health problems: a propensity score analysis. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e152. PMID: 40384216, PMCID: PMC12094619, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725001072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health problemsMental health symptomsAdult life transitionsHealth symptomsYoung adults transitionAntisocial personality disorder symptomsLife transitionsAntisocial personality symptomsPersonality disorder symptomsGreat Smoky Mountains StudyAdult mental health problemsChildhood mental health problemsEarly life adversityChildhood mental health symptomsDisorder symptomsLife adversityPersonality symptomsPsychiatric symptomsEmotional symptomsAdult transitionSubstance useHealth problemsMountains StudyYoung adulthoodSymptomsPolygenic risk and childhood adversity as moderators of drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Han A, Davis C, Jinwala Z, SooHoo J, Gelernter J, Feinn R, Kranzler H. Polygenic risk and childhood adversity as moderators of drug and alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 273: 112712. PMID: 40449208, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood eventsSubstance use disordersPolygenic scoresEUR individualsWithdrawal symptomsWithdrawal severityChildhood adversitySubstance useHigher polygenic scoreAssociated with tobaccoDevelopment of substance use disordersSemi-structured diagnostic instrumentMultivariate regression modelReturn to substance useTobacco withdrawal symptomsPolygenic riskManagement of withdrawal symptomsIndividual withdrawal symptomsStop substance useAlcohol withdrawal severitySecondary analysisAlcohol withdrawal symptomsSevere withdrawal symptomsOpioid withdrawal symptomsChildhood eventsAssociations of Childhood Adversity and Polygenic Scores with Substance Use Initiation and Disorder Severity
SooHoo J, Davis C, Han A, Jinwala Z, Gelernter J, Feinn R, Kranzler H. Associations of Childhood Adversity and Polygenic Scores with Substance Use Initiation and Disorder Severity. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e132. PMID: 40314172, PMCID: PMC12094658, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291725001163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdverse Childhood ExperiencesAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMarijuana AbuseMiddle AgedMultifactorial InheritanceOpioid-Related DisordersSeverity of Illness IndexSubstance-Related DisordersWhiteYoung AdultConceptsSubstance use disorder severitySubstance use disordersAdverse childhood experiencesGene-by-environment interactionsSubstance use initiationPolygenic scoresOpioid use disorderUse disorderEUR individualsAssociated with AUD severityCannabis use disorderAssociated with adverse childhood experiencesSeverity of alcoholismLatent factorsSubstance use disorder riskGene-environment correlationAssociation of childhood adversityAssociation of adverse childhood experiencesAncestry groupsAUD severityDisorder severityChildhood adversityPolygenic riskChildhood experiencesEnvironmental influencesMultimorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders among housed and homeless U.S. veterans
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Beydoun H. Multimorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders among housed and homeless U.S. veterans. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 15185. PMID: 40307423, PMCID: PMC12043799, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-99394-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disorder diagnosisHomeless veteransMental health disordersEmergency department careHoused veteransSubstance use disordersSocial determinants of mental healthSUD diagnosisDeterminants of mental healthMental healthU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemVeterans Affairs (VA) healthcare systemU.S. veteransHousing instabilityHousing situationComorbid mental health disordersSocial determinantsAdministrative dataHousingPsychiatric epidemiologyHealthcare systemHealth disordersNational cohortVeteransEmerging Therapeutics in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Focus on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, D3R Antagonists, and CRF Antagonists
Draghmeh K, Fuehrlein B. Emerging Therapeutics in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Focus on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists, D3R Antagonists, and CRF Antagonists. Journal Of Integrative Neuroscience 2025, 24: 26361. PMID: 40302255, DOI: 10.31083/jin26361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorticotropin-Releasing HormoneGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHumansReceptors, Dopamine D3Substance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance use disordersCorticotropin-releasing factorTreatment of substance use disordersCorticotropin-releasing factor antagonistTreating substance use disordersDrug-seeking behaviorDopamine D3 receptorGlucagon-like peptide-1Reduce substance useUse of alcoholAddiction processD3R antagonistsReward modulationRelapse preventionD3 receptorsUse disorderStimulant useSubstance useGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonistsPrevent relapseReceptor agonistsTarget different aspectsSignificant public health challengeAntagonistDisordersThe Longitudinal Impact of Psychosocial Syndemic Variables on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People With HIV in Brazil, Thailand, and Zambia: An Analysis by HIV Transmission Groups in HPTN 063.
Rodríguez-Díaz C, Zangeneh S, Chen Y, Guo X, Tsuyuki K, Ransome Y, Friedman R, Srithanaviboonchai K, Roberts S, Mimiaga M, Mayer K, Safren S. The Longitudinal Impact of Psychosocial Syndemic Variables on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People With HIV in Brazil, Thailand, and Zambia: An Analysis by HIV Transmission Groups in HPTN 063. AIDS Education And Prevention 2025, 37: 89-106. PMID: 40323670, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2025.37.2.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndemic problemsSyndemic scoreART adherenceHIV transmission groupFear of discriminationOne-year longitudinal dataSuboptimal ART adherenceTransmission groupAssociated with lower ART adherenceSyndemic variableLow ART adherenceHIV preventionTransmission categoryLongitudinal dataAntiretroviral therapyAlcohol useStimulant usePolydrug useLongitudinal impactPWHAdherenceHIVZambiaCareScoresNovel Elective Course on Substance Use for Pharmacy Students in Jordan
Wazaify M, Al-Khateeb Y, Khoshnood K, Muvvala S, Minahan-Rowley R, Abu-Dahab R, Tetrault J. Novel Elective Course on Substance Use for Pharmacy Students in Jordan. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education 2025, 89: 101399. PMID: 40158728, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPharmacy studentsHealth professions studentsAverage knowledge scoreSubstance useProfessions studentsBachelor of Pharmacy studentsKnowledge scoresUndergraduate pharmacy studentsDoctor of pharmacyAssess knowledgeElective courseHarm reductionAddiction treatment programsJordanian pharmacistsAddiction medicineFree treatmentSite visitsPositive changesTreatment programsPharmacyLecture-style presentationStudents' attitudesAttitudesPeoplePharmacistsTreatment of Substance Use Disorders With a Mobile Phone App Within Rural Collaborative Care Management (Senyo Health): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial
Oesterle T, Bormann N, Paul M, Breitinger S, Lai B, Smith J, Stoppel C, Arndt S, Williams M. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders With a Mobile Phone App Within Rural Collaborative Care Management (Senyo Health): Protocol for a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2025, 14: e65693. PMID: 40138685, PMCID: PMC11982759, DOI: 10.2196/65693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERPrimary care settingCollaborative care managementPrimary careSubstance use disordersRandomized controlled trialsCare settingsCare managementRural primary care clinicsMethods Randomized controlled trialsPrimary care clinicsPrimary care providersControlled trialsSpecialty addictions treatmentReferral to treatmentImplementation research methodsMental health treatmentWaitlist-controlled trialWaitlist control groupEvidenced-based strategiesUse disorderMobile appsCare clinicsBrief interventionCare providersRacism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men
Chin L, Kershaw T, Hernandez-Ramirez R, Ramos S. Racism-related stress, health outcomes, substance use, and PrEP attitudes among Asian sexual minority men. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 6994. PMID: 40016341, PMCID: PMC11868514, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-91794-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsian American Racism-Related Stress InventoryRacism-related stressSexual minority menHealth outcomesIncreased substance useMinority menSubstance useBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRisk Factor Surveillance SystemSexual minority identitySecondary analysis of dataHIV self-testingNational Survey on Drug Use and HealthDecreased psychological well-beingDrug Use and HealthPsychological well-beingMinority identityPrEP attitudesRacial inequalityIntersecting factorsPhysical healthSocietal discriminationPolitical climateStress InventoryRacial discriminationExamining concordance between emotion-dependent risk-taking in the laboratory and in the real-world
Weiss N, Schick M, Raudales A, Thomas E, Ho D, Goldstein S, Kiefer R, Newberger N, Contractor A, Sullivan T. Examining concordance between emotion-dependent risk-taking in the laboratory and in the real-world. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2025, 187: 104716. PMID: 40037003, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEmotionsFemaleHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMiddle AgedRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsRisk-taking behaviorRisk-taking propensityPositive emotional statesIntimate partner violenceEmotional statesBehavioral measure of risk-taking propensityMeasure of risk-taking propensityRisk-takingNeutral emotion inductionLaboratory paradigmBehavioral measuresEmotion inductionSubstance useSexual behaviorDrinking alcoholIllicit drugsPartner violenceCondomless sexParticipantsCannabisBehaviorEmotionsSubstancesAlcoholParadigmAddressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders
Panadero T, Gabrielian S, Seamans M, Gelberg L, Tsai J, Harris T. Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 355. PMID: 39875890, PMCID: PMC11773779, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-21169-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultEthnicityFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsLos AngelesMaleMiddle AgedPublic HousingSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsHomeless-experienced VeteransSupportive housingPermanent supportive housingNon-Hispanic white residentsSubstance use disordersRacial/ethnic subgroupsReduce homelessnessIndependent housingWhite residentsSUD servicesVeterans AffairsAdministrative dataRacial/ethnic differencesDepartment of Veterans AffairsRacial/ethnic groupsHealth servicesVA administrative dataEthnic disparitiesHispanic/Latino residentsEvidence-based practiceHousingResidentsRisk of deathPremature exitHomelessnessFinding the optimal length of stay for veterans in substance use disorder residential treatment using generalized propensity score modeling
Dams G, Gross G, Ketchen B, Smith N, Burden J. Finding the optimal length of stay for veterans in substance use disorder residential treatment using generalized propensity score modeling. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2025, 137: 104715. PMID: 40024631, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersResidential treatmentSevere substance use disordersTreatment outcomesComplex clinical needsVeterans AffairsResidential programsLength of stayDepartment of Veterans AffairsOptimal length of stayResidential centersMethodological issuesVeteransEnhanced outcomesClinical assessmentIndividual patient needsGeneralized propensity score modelDeveloping a comprehensive inventory to define harm reduction housing
Zaragoza S, Silcox J, Rapisarda S, Summers C, Case P, To C, Chatterjee A, Walley A, Komaromy M, Green T. Developing a comprehensive inventory to define harm reduction housing. Harm Reduction Journal 2025, 22: 11. PMID: 39849487, PMCID: PMC11756173, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01156-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHarm reduction servicesReduction servicesHousing needs of peopleImplementation of harm reduction strategiesInventory of servicesDrug-related harmEthnographic field notesSemi-structured qualitative interviewsHarm reduction strategiesNeeds of peopleHousing needsSupportive housingHarm reduction suppliesCity of BostonTent encampmentsEthnographic observationsHousing locationPerceived helpfulnessQualitative interviewsIllicit drug supplyBest practicesSubstance useIncreased visibilityHousingPolicyTuberculosis and people who use drugs: why focus on this overlooked population is important and why adapted interventions are necessary
D'Ottavi M, Godfrey-Faussett P, Merle C, Sofonea M, Laureillard D, Vickerman P, Molès J, Altice F, Van de Perre P, Stone J, Nagot N. Tuberculosis and people who use drugs: why focus on this overlooked population is important and why adapted interventions are necessary. The Lancet Global Health 2025, 13: e593-e598. PMID: 39862874, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00481-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug UsersGlobal HealthHealth Services AccessibilityHumansSubstance-Related DisordersTuberculosisConceptsReduce health inequalitiesCommunity-based approachActive case findingNational Tuberculosis ProgrammeHealth inequalitiesTargeted interventionsTuberculosis interventionsCase findingTreatment adherenceGeneral populationTuberculosis ProgrammeMarginalised populationsHIV fieldInterventionPrevalence of tuberculosisTuberculosis burdenPopulation levelTuberculosis transmissionHigher incidencePeoplePopulationAdherenceHIVPrevalenceLinkageAvailability of community resources reduces the association among community violence exposure, negative emotionality, and substance use disorders
Ricard J, Richeson J, Baskin-Sommers A. Availability of community resources reduces the association among community violence exposure, negative emotionality, and substance use disorders. Child Abuse & Neglect 2025, 160: 107226. PMID: 39754991, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedEmotionsExposure to ViolenceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedResidence CharacteristicsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsSubstance use disordersCommunity violence exposureIndirect effect of negative emotionsExposure to community violenceEffects of negative emotionsNegative emotionsViolence exposureCommunity violenceUse disorderAvailability of community resourcesOccurrence of substance use disordersSelf-medication hypothesisHeightened negative emotionsCommunity resourcesModerated mediation analysisIndirect effectsPsychological mechanismsMediation analysisEmotionsPublic health approachModerating roleDisordersHealth approachAssociated with increased occurrenceViolence
2024
Empowerment in prevention: a qualitative inquiry into Black girl-centred strategies for reducing HIV/STI and drug misuse risk
Opara I, Asabor E, Rutledge J, Stephens J, Cayo S, Duran-Becerra B, Abrams J. Empowerment in prevention: a qualitative inquiry into Black girl-centred strategies for reducing HIV/STI and drug misuse risk. Sexual And Reproductive Health Matters 2024, 32: 2444728. PMID: 39876818, PMCID: PMC11884098, DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2024.2444728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexually transmitted infectionsPrevention programmesSubstance abuse stigmaSTI/HIV prevention interventionsSubstance use prevention programmesRisk of contracting HIVCurrent substance useHIV educationSocial supportPreventive interventionsFocus groupsBlack girlsPrevention programsReducing HIV/STIPrevention informationMisuse riskExperiences of Black girlsPrivate settingsSex educationSubstance useSTI/HIVHIV/STIAdolescent girlsStigmaHIVThe potential of non-psychedelic 5-HT2A agents in the treatment of substance use disorders: a narrative review of the clinical literature
Pulido-Saavedra A, Borelli A, Kitaneh R, Alrafayia M, Jalilian-Khave L, Funaro M, Potenza M, Angarita G. The potential of non-psychedelic 5-HT2A agents in the treatment of substance use disorders: a narrative review of the clinical literature. Expert Opinion On Pharmacotherapy 2024, 26: 133-146. PMID: 39708346, PMCID: PMC11786980, DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2024.2446623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHallucinogensHumansReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2ASerotonin 5-HT2 Receptor AgonistsSerotonin 5-HT2 Receptor AntagonistsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsTreatment of substance use disordersSubstance use disordersTreating substance use disordersPsychedelic agentsNarrative reviewReceptor agonistsClinical literatureReceptor antagonistNovel interventionsClinical evidenceFDA approvalPublic health issueDisordersReceptorsAgonistsTreatmentCravingPositive resultsPsychedelicsAbstinenceReviewed literatureAgentsHealth issuesAntagonistPrimary affinity
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