The purpose of this literature review was to observe the nature of the association between acculturation and binge drinking in major immigrant groups in the …
Background and Aims: Problematic substance use behaviors often correspond to mental health challenges in college students. Stress and anxiety have been linked to the use …
BACKGROUND: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based method to identify, reduce, and prevent the harmful use of alcohol and illicit …
Background and aims: Self-compassion (SC) is the caring attitude an individual directs inwards. The current literature has demonstrated that low SC is associated with alcohol …
The co-use of alcohol and tobacco is as deleterious as the substances are easy to purchase and use. Although many subpopulations within the United States …
The aim of our study was to determine if the gene Stat92E influenced locomotion in response to alcohol exposure. Previous research suggested that Stat92E may …
This thesis is a combination of a few threads of inquiry, ranging from an overview of the history and processes in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), …
Broadly, about half of all individuals with mental illness have a substance use disorder (SUD) and about half of all individuals with a substance use …
Importance: While mindfulness as a treatment for addiction has been objectively studied in a variety of settings, relatively little focus has been given to the …
Background & Aims: Between 2016-2021, there were 2,101 unintentional drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island (RI), which were largely attributable to the presence of highly …
The main objective of this dissertation was to explore how experiences of minority stress impact mental health problems, substance use, and vulnerability to HIV infection …
Massachusetts is a national leader introducing innovative policies surrounding the opioid epidemic an effort to reduce overdoses and provide treatment. The commonwealth faces an overwhelming …
Background: Adolescents with conduct disorder (CD) are impulsive, associate themselves with other deviant peers, and exhibit severe patterns of antisocial behavior. While research has shown …
Introduction: Glutamate (Glu) is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, yet its direct contributions to subjective experience in healthy humans have yet to be …
Abstract of “The Timing of Cannabis Legalization and Motor Vehicle Accidents, Fatal and Non-Fatal, In Washington, Colorado and Oregon Relative to the Nation,” by Daniel …
Introduction: Pharmacotherapy development for alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment is a long and challenging process. One of the challenges in early stage clinical research for …