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Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample
Bassir Nia A, Weleff J, Fogelman N, Nourbakhsh S, Sinha R. Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 159-164. PMID: 36736285, PMCID: PMC10024801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCannabisCocaineCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsMajor life eventsChildhood traumaLife eventsChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireLifetime traumaCannabis useNon-clinical community sampleChronic stressNeurobiology of stressRegular cannabis useGender differencesRegular useSelf-report questionnairesRecent life eventsPotential gender differencesCross-sectional studyUrine drug testingLife traumaLogistic regression analysisAdversity indexCommunity sampleCannabis usersTrauma QuestionnaireHigh rateSubstance useClinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review
Weleff J, Kovacevich A, Burson J, Nero N, Anand A. Clinical Presentations and Treatment of Phenibut Toxicity and Withdrawal: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 407-417. PMID: 37579098, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaclofenBenzodiazepinesFemaleGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansMaleSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsWithdrawal casesClinical presentationConcomitant substance useLength of hospital stayAverage length of hospital staySystematic treatment protocolCochrane Library databasesAtypical antipsychoticsComprehensive literature searchSubstance useAddictive agentHospital stayPublished casesBenzodiazepinesPhenibutLibrary databasesToxicity casesAntipsychoticsTreatment protocolsPsychosisWithdrawalMultiple medicationsAverage ageMental statusMovement disorders
2023
Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit
Wang P, Dore S, Weleff J, Butler R, Barnett B. Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 695-701. PMID: 37934534, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismBarbituratesCocaineDronabinolDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHumansPhencyclidineRetrospective StudiesSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsAlcohol withdrawalLength of stayPCP-positiveDual diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionAlcohol use disorderRisk of readmissionToxicological screeningLogistic regressionRetrospective study of patientsSurvival analysisUrine drug screensUrine toxicology screenWithdrawing unitUse disorderAdmission toxicology screeningStudy of patientsCocaine positivityStatistically significant associationPhencyclidineMultivariate linear regression modelPCPRetrospective studyUnivariate testsCocaine
2022
Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient
Wainblat E, Weleff J, Anand A. Management of Phenibut Use Disorder and Withdrawal in a Geriatric Patient. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 67-74. PMID: 36266201, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBenzodiazepinesGamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansHypnotics and SedativesMaleSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsUse disorderAlcohol use disorderAnxiolytic use disorderWorsen affective disordersAffective disordersPhysiological dependenceMisuse substancesNootropic propertiesWithdrawal managementAlleviate anxietyFood and Drug AdministrationDisordersPhenibutWithdrawalAddictionClinical effectsGeriatric patientsDrug AdministrationGeriatric populationDrug profileAlcoholAnxietyBenzodiazepinesAnxiolysisInsomnia