This week, STASH reviews a study by Andrew Huhn and colleagues that examined how treatment admissions of older adults for opioid use disorder have changed during the United States opioid crisis. Read more →
Science Threads on Addiction, Substance Use, and Health (STASH)
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
STASH, Vol. 15(5) - Drug injection, syringe source, and self-stigma in New York City
This week, as part of our Special Series on Stigma and Addiction, we review a study by Alexis Rivera and colleagues that investigated which injection risk behaviors and demographic factors are associated with self-stigma among PWID in New York City. Read more →
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Monday, April 15, 2019
STASH, Vol. 15(4) - College try: The role of stress and depression in nonmedical prescription drug use among students
This week, STASH reviews a study by Margaret Pate and Riane Bolin that investigated the relationship between stress, depression, and nonmedical prescription drug use in college students. Read more →
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
STASH, Vol. 15(3) - Does nonmedical use of stimulants increase risk for gambling problems among adolescents?
This week, as part of our Special Series on Gambling Disorder, STASH reviews a study by Jérémie Richard and colleagues that explored how adolescent nonmedical stimulant use relates to experiences of gambling-related problems. Read more →
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
STASH, Vol.15(2) - Improvement in psychiatric symptoms in the absence of counseling for Opioid Use Disorder
This week, STASH reviews a study by Joanna Streck and colleagues that investigated whether patients experience improvement in psychiatric symptoms with buprenorphine in the absence of counseling. Read more →
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
STASH, Vol.15(1) - Racial disparities in opioid treatment completion across U.S. cities
This week, STASH reviews a study by Gerald Stahler and Jeremy Mennis that investigated how opioid treatment completion varies by race in different U.S metropolitan areas. Read more →
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018
STASH, Vol. 14(13) - What can twins tell us about cannabis dependence and IQ?
Adolescents who use cannabis often show signs of cognitive impairment. It could be that cannabis causes these impairments. Another possibility is that underlying family risk factors-- like socioeconomic status, parenting style, neighborhood, and educational opportunities-- contribute both to cannabis use and cognitive impairment. Studying twins can help us tease apart these explanations, because twins share the same family background but don’t necessarily use substances in the same way. This week, STASH reviews a study by Madeline Meier and colleagues that explored how cannabis dependence among twins relates to IQ. What is the research question? Among pairs of twins, what is... Read more →
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
STASH, Vol. 14(12) - Recovery is impacted by our social connections
This week, as part of our Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, STASH reviews a study by Elizabeth Elms and colleagues that explored how peer substance use habits relate to successful self-directed recovery. Read more →
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
STASH, Vol.14(11) - Religion and problem substance use in disadvantaged urban mothers
This week, STASH reviews a study examining the relationship between religious involvement and hazardous substance use among single, urban mothers of low socioeconomic status. Read more →
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
STASH, Vol.14(10) - Decreased pain, increased risk: The role of marijuana in the opioid crisis
This week, STASH reviews a study that examines whether marijuana use changes the risk of non-medical prescription opioid use. Read more →
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Special Topics in Addiction and the Humanities: From scare tactics to realism: Different approaches to the portrayal of methamphetamineEditor's Note: This special edition of Addiction and the Humanities was written by Julia Wise, who conducted an independent research project with the Division on Addiction during the summer of 2012. Crystal Meth is a unique drug that affects users unlike any other substance. A first example is methamphetamine’s effects on the brain; long-term use can result in psychotic symptoms. Some people suffer from these symptoms even after they stop using (Kelly, 2005). A second way that crystal meth is distinct is the way it is produced. Rather than being derived originally from a plant, meth is produced chemically from...
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Special Topics in Addiction and the Humanities: Music Therapy for Chemically Dependent YouthEditor’s Note: The Division on Addiction has recently begun a partnership with the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations, a residential chemical dependency treatment center for adolescents located in Spokane, WA. The Healing Lodge provides innovative treatment to both Native and non-Native youth that incorporates Native American culture in the healing process. One of the Healing Lodge's most recent treatment innovations is Abstract Music, a program that encourages residents to express their thoughts and feelings through music. In 2011, that program won the "Innovative Program of Year” award from the Washington State Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery and an...
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Addiction & the Humanities, Vol. 8(10) - The Main Event: ESPN covers recovery and redemptionOn October 31, 24-year old Greg Merson won the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker. As a part of their coverage of the biggest live poker tournament in the world (6598 entrants, 7 days of play during the summer, two days of play during October), ESPN and other poker media covered his struggles with addiction, from his past with marijuana and cocaine to his current efforts and strategies for staying clean. Today's Addiction & the Humanities explores this coverage. ESPN’s coverage of Days 1 through 7 During the summer, teams at ESPN edited hours of footage from...