CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <78>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010264452
Authors Proudfoot H. Vogl L. Swift W. Martin G. Copeland J.
Institution
(Proudfoot, Vogl, Swift) National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052,
Australia.
(Martin) Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box600, Wellington 6140, New
Zealand.
(Copeland) National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre,
University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Development of a short cannabis problems questionnaire for adolescents in the
community.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(7)(pp 734-737), 2010. Date of Publication: July 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The widespread and harmful use of cannabis amongst young people in the community has
been well established. In order to assist in identifying young people at risk of harm for their
cannabis use, the present paper documents the development of a short 12-item cannabis
problems measure - the Cannabis Problems Questionnaire for Adolescents, Short form
(CPQ-A-S). The CPQ-A-S was derived from the 27-item Cannabis Problems Questionnaire
for Adolescents (CPQ-A) which had been shown in an earlier study to be a reliable and valid
indicator of cannabis problems in adolescents. Tetrachoric correlations amongst items were
examined and the more redundant items removed. Psychometrics of the shorter scale were
then evaluated through factor analysis, and logistic regression used to demonstrate scale
validity. This is the first short scale of cannabis problems derived for adolescents and it should
prove a useful tool in both research and community applications. copyright 2010.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 7
Page 734-737
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication July 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <90>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010271127
Authors Momtazi S. Rawson R.
Institution
(Momtazi) Department of Psychiatry, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Substance Abuse Prevention and
Treatment Office (SAPTO), Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
(Rawson) UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Substance abuse among Iranian high school students.
Source
Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 23(3)(pp 221-226), 2010. Date of Publication: May 2010.
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
Purpose of review In this study, we reviewed data on drug use among high school students
in Iran. Recent findings Published epidemiological studies in international and domestic
journals show that drug use/abuse is a serious mental health problem in Iran. There is cultural
support for opium in Iran and also there is cultural tolerance for tobacco smoking, especially
as water pipe smoking in Iranian families. Alcohol, opium and cannabis are the most
frequently used illicit drugs, but there are new emerging problems with anabolic steroids,
ecstasy and stimulant substances, such as crystal methamphetamine. Summary There is a
serious drug abuse problem among Iranian high school students. It could be due to role
modeling by parents - mainly fathers - and also cultural tolerance of some substances. Early
onset of tobacco smoking, with a daily use rate between 4.4 and 12.8% in high school
students, is an important risk factor for other drug abuse problems. Use of all types of drugs,
except prescription drugs, is more prevalent among boys. Alcohol is the most frequently
abused substance, with a lifetime rate of at least 9.9%. Lifetime rates of opiate use - mostly
opium - was between 1.2 and 8.6% in different parts of the country. As drug abuse is a
frequent problem among Iranian high school students, it is necessary to design and
implement drug prevention programs to protect them. Such programs, including life skills
training and drug education, have been operating in recent years for Iranian students from
kindergarten to the university level.. copyright 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health pi Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins 0951-7367.
ISSN0951-7367
Publication Type Journal: Review
Journal Name Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Volume 23
Issue Part 3
Page 221-226
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication May 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <92>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010271128
Authors Nixon K. McClain J.A.
Institution
(Nixon, McClain) University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy, Kentucky, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Adolescence as a critical window for developing an Alcohol use disorder: Current
findings in neuroscience.
Source
Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 23(3)(pp 227-232), 2010. Date of Publication: May 2010.
Publisher
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
Purpose of review Alcohol consumption during adolescence greatly increases the likelihood
that an alcohol use disorder will develop later in life. Elucidating how alcohol impacts the
adolescent brain is paramount to understanding how alcohol use disorders arise. This review
focuses on recent work addressing alcohol's unique effect on the adolescent brain. Recent
findings The unique and dynamic state of the developing adolescent brain is discussed with
an emphasis on the developmentally distinct effect of alcohol on the dopaminergic reward
system and corticolimbic structure and function. Reward neurocircuitry undergoes significant
developmental shifts during adolescence, making it particularly sensitive to alcohol in ways
that could promote excessive consumption. In addition, developing corticolimbic systems,
including the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, exhibit enhanced vulnerability to alcoholinduced damage. Disruption of white matter integrity, neurotoxicity and inhibition of adult
neurogenesis may underlie alcohol-mediated cognitive dysfunction and lead to decreased
behavioral control over consumption. Summary In adolescents, alcohol interacts extensively
with reward neurocircuitry and corticolimbic structure and function in ways that promote
maladaptive behaviors that lead to addiction. Future work is needed to further understand the
mechanisms involved in these interactions. Therapeutic strategies that restore proper reward
neurochemistry or reverse alcohol-induced neurodegeneration could prove useful in
preventing emergence of alcohol use disorders. copyright 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health pi
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 0951-7367.
ISSN 0951-7367
Publication Type Journal: Review
Journal Name Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Volume 23
Issue Part 3
Page 227-232
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication May 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <93>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010237371
Authors Bucci S. Baker A. Halpin S.A. Hides L. Lewin T.J. Carr V.J. Startup M.
Institution
(Bucci) Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
(Baker, Lewin) Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research (CBMHR), University of Newcastle, Australia.
(Halpin) Psychological Assistance Service (PAS), Hunter New England Mental Health, Australia.
(Hides) ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Australia.
(Carr) School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia.
(Carr) Schizophrenia Research Institute (SRI), Darlinghurst, Sydney, Australia.
(Startup) School of Psychology, University of Newcastle, Australia.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Intervention for cannabis use in young people at ultra high risk for psychosis and in
early psychosis.
Source
Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis. 3(1)(pp 66-73), 2010. Date of
Publication: February 2010.
Publisher
Routledge
Abstract
Background: The aims of this service evaluation were to determine if an early intervention
for cannabis use is feasible and effective in reducing cannabis use and improving functional
outcomes among young people at ultra high risk (UHR) for psychosis or with early psychosis.
Method: This was a naturalistic evaluation that included 58 people attending a clinical service
for young people at UHR for psychosis or in the early stages of a psychotic disorder. Young
people were offered a tiered intervention consisting of motivational interviewing (MI) and
cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for cannabis use according to the severity of their use.
Non-users were provided with brief advice; infrequent cannabis users were offered a foursession brief intervention and regular users were offered an eight-session intervention.
Cannabis use was assessed using the Drug Use Scale of the Opiate Treatment Index (OTI)
and functioning was assessed using the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) at initial
assessment and 12 months follow-up. Results: Intervention for cannabis use was associated
with a significant reduction in the average number of cannabis use occasions per day at
follow-up. Only one non-cannabis user had commenced using at follow up after brief advice.
Baseline cannabis users had lower GAF scores at 12-months in comparison to non-users.
Conclusion: A tiered intervention for cannabis use appears to be feasible and effective for
reducing cannabis use among UHR and early psychosis groups, and it is recommended to be
tested in a randomised controlled trial.
ISSN 1752-3281
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis
Volume 3
Issue Part 1
Page 66-73
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication February 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <114>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0020380718
Authors Rigter H. Pelc I. Tossmann P. Phan O. Grichting E. Hendriks V. Rowe C.
Institution
(Rigter, Pelc, Tossmann, Phan, Grichting, Hendriks, Rowe) Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam,
the Netherlands.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
INCANT: a transnational randomized trial of multidimensional family therapy versus
treatment as usual for adolescents with cannabis use disorder.
Source
BMC psychiatry. 10(pp 28), 2010. Date of Publication: 2010.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In 2003, the governments of Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands
and Switzerland agreed that there was a need in Europe for a treatment programme for
adolescents with cannabis use disorders and other behavioural problems. Based on an
exhaustive literature review of evidence-based treatments and an international experts
meeting, Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) was selected for a pilot study first, which
was successful, and then for a joint, transnational randomized controlled trial named INCANT
(INternational CAnnabis Need for Treatment). METHODS/DESIGN: INCANT is a randomized
controlled trial (RCT) with an open-label, parallel group design. This study compares MDFT
with treatment as usual (TAU) at and across sites in Brussels, Berlin, Paris, The Hague and
Geneva. Assessments are at baseline and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after randomization. A
minimum of 450 cases in total is required; sites will recruit 60 cases each in Belgium and
Switzerland, and a maximum of 120 each in France, Germany and the Netherlands.Eligible
for INCANT are adolescents from 13 through 18 years of age with a cannabis use disorder
(dependence or abuse), with at least one parent willing to take part in the treatment.
Randomization is concealed to, and therefore beyond control by, the researcher/site
requesting it. Randomization is stratified as to gender, age and level of cannabis
consumption.Assessments focus on substance use; mental function; behavioural problems;
and functioning regarding family, school, peers and leisure time.For outcome analyses, the
study will use state of the art latent growth curve modelling techniques, including all
randomized participants according to the intention-to-treat principle.INCANT has been
approved by the appropriate ethical boards in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands,
Switzerland, and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. INCANT is funded by the
(federal) Ministries of Health of Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and by
MILDT: the Mission Interministerielle de Lutte Contra la Drogue et de Toximanie, France.
DISCUSSION: Until recently, cannabis use disorders in adolescents were not viewed in
Europe as requiring treatment, and the co-occurrence of such disorders with other mental and
behavioural problems was underestimated. This has changed now.Initially, there was doubt
that a RCT would be feasible in treatment sectors and countries with no experience in this
type of study. INCANT has proven that such doubts are unjustified. Governments and
treatment sites from the five participating countries agreed on a sound study protocol, and the
INCANT trial is now underway as planned. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN51014277.
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name BMC psychiatry
Volume 10
Page 28
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <121>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0020159053
Authors Loh K. Walton M.A. Harrison S.R. Zimmerman M. Stanley R. Chermack S.T. Cunningham R.M.
Institution
(Loh) University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-5770,
USA.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Prevalence and correlates of handgun access among adolescents seeking care in an
urban emergency department.
Source
Accident; analysis and prevention. 42(2)(pp 347-353), 2010. Date of Publication: Mar 2010.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence and correlates of handgun access among
adolescents seeking care in an urban Emergency Department (ED) in order to inform future
injury prevention strategies. METHODS: In this observational cross-sectional study performed
in the ED of a large urban hospital, 14- to 18-year-old adolescents completed a computerized
survey of risk behaviors. Adolescents seeking ED care (for injury or medical complaint) were
approached seven days a week over a 22-month period. Validated measures included
measures of demographics, sexual activity, substance use, injury, violent behavior, and
handgun access. A logistic regression model predicting handgun access was performed.
RESULTS: A total of 3050 adolescents completed the survey (44% male, 58.9% AfricanAmerican), with 417 (12%) refusing to participate. One-third of the sample (n=1003) reported
access to a handgun, and of those 54% were males (n=542). Logistic regression results
indicated that older age (AOR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.30-1.94), African-American race (AOR: 1.34;
95% CI: 1.11-1.61), male gender (AOR: 1.99; 95% CI: 1.66-2.37), and being employed (AOR:
1.35; 95% CI: 1.11-1.65), as well as seeking ED care for a medical complaint as compared to
intentional injury (AOR: 1.69; 95% CI 1.62-2.50) predicted handgun access. Binge drinking
(AOR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.37-2.27), marijuana use (AOR: 1.93; 95% CI: 1.58-2.36), sexual
activity (AOR: 1.64; 95% CI: 1.32-2.02), prior injury by a gun (AOR: 1.80; 95% CI: 1.32-2.46),
serious physical violence (AOR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.13-1.66) and group fighting (AOR: 2.07; 95%
CI: 1.68-2.56) also predicted access. CONCLUSIONS: High rates of handgun access were
evident among adolescents presenting in an inner city ED, including those seeking care for
non-injury related reasons. Adolescents with access to handguns were more likely to report
risk behaviors and past injury, providing clinicians with an opportunity for injury prevention
initiatives. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Accident; analysis and prevention
Volume 42
Issue Part 2
Page 347-353
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication Mar 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <135>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0020222782
Authors Sanders B. Lankenau S.E. Jackson-Bloom J.
Institution
(Sanders) School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, California State University, Los Angeles, California 90032,
USA.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Putting in work: qualitative research on substance use and other risk behaviors
among gang youth in Los Angeles.
Source
Substance use & misuse. 45(5)(pp 736-753), 2010. Date of Publication: Apr 2010.
Abstract
Gang youth are notoriously difficult to access for research purposes. Despite this difficulty,
qualitative research about substance use among gang youth is important because research
indicates that such youth use more substances than their nongang peers. This manuscript
discusses how a small sample of gang youth (n = 60) in Los Angeles was accessed and
interviewed during a National Institute of Drug Abuse-funded pilot study on substance use
and other risk behaviors. Topics discussed include the rationale and operationalization of the
research methodology, working with community-based organizations, and the recruitment of
different gang youth with varying levels of substance use.
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Substance use & misuse
Volume 45
Issue Part 5
Page 736-753
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication Apr 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <139>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0020186179
Authors Underwood B. Fox K. Manogue M.
Institution
(Underwood) Clifton Moor Dental Centre, York YO30 4RZ, United Kingdom.
(Fox) University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom.
(Manogue) Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, Leeds LS2 9LU, United Kingdom.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Tobacco, alcohol and drug use among dental undergraduates at one English
university in 1998 and 2008.
Source
British Dental Journal. 208(4)(pp E8), 2010. Date of Publication: February 2010.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Abstract
Objective To estimate the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol and drug use among dental
undergraduates at one English university in 2008, and compare these with prevalence in
1998. Design Cross-sectional survey using an anonymous self-report questionnaire. Subjects
and methods In 2008 all 384 dental undergraduates at one English university were sent a
questionnaire in order to obtain data on the frequency and amount of tobacco, alcohol,
cannabis and other illicit drugs used before and during their time as a dental undergraduate.
The same survey had been conducted on dental undergraduates at the university 10 years
earlier. Results Tobacco smoking was reported by 27% of males and 13.5% of females, a
reduction from 1998 (42% of males and 32% of females) being significant among females.
63% of males and 69.5% of females reported drinking alcohol: significantly fewer than in 1998
(82% males and 90% females). Binge drinking was reported by 69.5% of males compared to
56% in 1998. In females 66% binged compared to 58.5% in 1998. The increase in males was
significant. 62% of males and 68% of females had never used cannabis compared to 38% in
males and 50.5% of females in 1998, a significant reduction. A significant reduction in
amphetamine use was reported among both male and female undergraduates in 2008
compared to 1998 and a significant increase in amyl nitrate use was reported by females.
Reported illicit drug use was associated with alcohol drinking, and particularly with tobacco
use. Conclusion Dental undergraduates at one English university in 2008 when compared to
those in 1998 are reported to be significantly less likely to drink alcohol, use cannabis and
amphetamines. If female, they are significantly less likely to smoke tobacco and overestimate
the number of units of alcohol they can safely consume in a week, but more likely to use amyl
nitrate. If male, those who drink alcohol are significantly less likely to drink at a level of
increased risk, but more likely to binge drink. copyright 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All
rights reserved.
ISSN 0007-0610
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name British Dental Journal
Volume 208
Issue Part4
Page E8
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication February 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <150>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0019874429
Authors Gallerani C.M. Garber J. Martin N.C.
Institution
(Gallerani) Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203-5721, USA.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
The temporal relation between depression and comorbid psychopathology in
adolescents at varied risk for depression.
Source
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines. 51(3)(pp 242-249), 2010.
Date of Publication: Mar 2010.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study examined the temporal comorbidity of depressive disorders with
anxiety, externalizing, and substance use disorders in adolescents who varied in risk for
depression. METHODS: Participants were 240 adolescents and their mothers who had either
a history of depression (high-risk, n = 185) or were lifetime-free of psychiatric disorders (lowrisk, n = 55). Children (54.2% females) were first evaluated in 6th grade (mean age = 11.86,
SD = .57) with the K-SADS-PL to assess current and lifetime diagnoses, and then annually
through 12th grade with the A-LIFE to assess diagnoses since the previous evaluation.
RESULTS: For girls, the rate of depression was high regardless of prior anxiety, whereas for
boys, the odds that those with prior subthreshold anxiety would have subsequent
subthreshold depression were 1.5 times those of boys with no prior subthreshold anxiety,
controlling for risk. In addition, the odds that girls with prior substance use disorders would
have a threshold depressive disorder subsequently were three times those of girls with no
prior substance use disorders, controlling for risk. CONCLUSIONS: These results highlight
the importance of early detection of various forms of psychopathology in youth who then can
be targeted for intervention. The prospective paths to comorbidity differed by sex, thus
suggesting that interventions need to be constructed with sensitivity to these distinct
diagnostic trajectories.
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
Volume 51
Issue Part 3
Page 242-249
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication Mar 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE <582>
Database Ovid MEDLINE(R) In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Ovid MEDLINE(R)
Unique Identifier 20128901
Status In-Process
Authors Gao Y. Li LP. Kim JH. Congdon N. Lau J. Griffiths S.
Authors Full Name Gao, Yang. Li, Li Ping. Kim, Jean Hee. Congdon, Nathan. Lau, Joseph. Griffiths, Sian.
Institution
School of Public Health and Primary Care, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Title
The impact of parental migration on health status and health behaviours among left
behind adolescent school children in China.
Source
BMC Public Health. 10:56, 2010.
Journal Name
BMC Public Health
Other ID
Source: NLM. PMC2829003
Country of Publication
England
Abstract
BACKGROUND: One out of ten of China's population are migrants, moving from rural to
urban areas. Many leave their families behind resulting in millions of school children living in
their rural home towns without one or both their parents. Little is known about the health
status of these left behind children (LBC). This study compares the health status and healthrelated behaviours of left behind adolescent school children and their counterparts in a rural
area in Southern China. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among middle
school students in Fuyang Township, Guangdong, China (2007-2008). Information about
health behaviours, parental migration and demographic characteristics was collected using a
self-administered questionnaire. Overweight/obesity and stunting were defined based on
measurements of height and weight. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to
estimate the differences in health outcomes between LBC and non-LBC. RESULTS: 18.1% of
the schoolchildren had one or both parents working away from home. Multivariate analysis
showed that male LBC were at higher risk of skipping breakfast, higher levels of physical
inactivity, internet addiction, having ever smoked tobacco, suicide ideation, and being
overweight. LBC girls were more likely to drink excessive amounts of sweetened beverage, to
watch more TV, to have ever smoked or currently smoke tobacco, to have ever drunk alcohol
and to binge drinking. They were also more likely to be unhappy, to think of planning suicide
and consider leaving home. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that parental migration is
a risk factor for unhealthy behaviours amongst adolescent school children in rural China.
Further research is required in addition to the consideration of the implications for policies and
programmes to protect LBC.
Publication Type Journal Article. Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't.
Date of Publication 2010
Year of Publication 2010
Volume 10
Page 56
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <995>
Database PsycINFO
Accession Number Peer Reviewed Journal: 2010-02866-006.
Title
Training trainees, young activists, to conduct awareness campaigns about prevention
of substance abuse among Lebanese/Armenian young people. [References].
Publication Date Mar 2010
Year of Publication 2010
Author Arevian, Mary.
E-Mail Address
Arevian, Mary: mb00@aub.edu.lb
Institution
Arevian, Mary: School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Source
Journal of Interprofessional Care. Vol.24(2), Mar 2010, pp. 173-182.
ISSN Print
1356-1820
Publisher Information
Informa Healthcare; US
Other Publishers
Taylor & Francis; United Kingdom
Publication Type
Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal
Abstract
Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) abuse and addiction are serious problems among
Lebanese youth. Peer education on ATOD abuse in several settings has been found to be an
effective way of prevention. This paper describes a collaborative project which trained 30
young activists to lead awareness campaigns in the Lebanon about ATOD abuse and healthy
alternatives for relieving stress. The project was initiated by the Armenian Relief Cross in
Lebanon (ARCL), funded by the Oxfam Canadian Fund for Social Development and
implemented in collaboration with stakeholders in the Armenian community and Oum El Nour
organization. Following training, the activists offered awareness sessions to a total audience
of 5200:1250 secondary students, 50 university students, 1050 scouts, 300 working
adolescents, 50 policemen and 2500 parents. Workshop objectives were met and awareness
campaigns evaluated positively by the activists, parents of young people, ARCL and other
stakeholders: leaders of Armenian institutions dealing with adolescents and the mayor of
Bourj Hammoud. Resource constraints precluded seeking feedback from the young people
who participated. Collaboration was deemed to have enhanced the capacity of ARCL, Oum El
Nour, and the stakeholders in training young trainees to offer awareness campaigns. The
author recommends continuing the project; offering another workshop to support the trainees
and building in ways to evaluate the impact of the awareness campaigns on knowledge,
attitude and behaviors of the young people taking part. To this effect, evaluation of the impact
of the awareness campaigns is already started among school students with the use of
control/comparison group design. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights
reserved) (journal abstract)
Copyright
HOLDER: Informa UK Ltd
YEAR: 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <646>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009532807
Authors Chiong A.S. Bry B.H. Johnson V.L.
Institution
(Chiong) Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020,
United States.
(Bry) Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, 152 Frelinghuysen Rd,
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, United States.
(Johnson) Center of Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University, 607 Allison Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001, United
States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Mediators between coping styles and substance use/intentions in urban, high school
freshmen.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(1)(pp 57-59), 2010. Date of Publication: January 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
To explore what mediates relationships between coping styles and substance use, different
types of coping, proximal precursors of substance use, and reported substance use/intentions
to use were examined in a study of low income, urban, high school freshmen from American
ethnic minority groups. Regression analyses showed evidence for two mediators. The
relationship between a tendency to depend upon parents to cope with problems and
increased substance use was mediated by lowered perceptions of harm from use. The
relationship between a tendency to use substances to cope with problems and increased
substance use was mediated by increased tolerance for and use by friends. copyright 2009
Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 1
Page 57-59
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <649>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009532806
Authors Piko B.F. Kovacs E.
Institution
(Piko, Kovacs) University of Szeged, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Szentharomsag street 5, 6722 Szeged,
Hungary.
(Kovacs) Semmelweis University, IV. Doctoral School, Behavioral Science Program, Budapest, Hungary.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Do parents and school matter? Protective factors for adolescent substance use.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(1)(pp 53-56), 2010. Date of Publication: January 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Protective factors may promote successful development by neutralizing the effects of
negative risk factors. This paper is focused on possible protective factors of adolescent
substance in a sample of high school students (N = 881) in Szeged, Hungary. Data were
collected in 2008. Self-administered questionnaires were applied that measured smoking,
binge drinking, marijuana use and parental and school-related protective factors. Multiple
regression analysis revealed that parental monitoring was a universal protective factor for
adolescents. Acceptance and respect of parents' values may serve as a protection against
binge drinking among adolescents. High academic achievement was a predictor of smoking
and binge drinking, talking about problems with teachers and being happy with school were
predictors of marijuana use. Future research is needed to clarify the altered role of parent-
child relationship in adolescents' substance use. copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights
reserved.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 1
Page 53-56
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <650>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009532800
Authors Douglas K.R. Chan G. Gelernter J. Arias A.J. Anton R.F. Weiss R.D. Brady K. Poling J. Farrer L. Kranzler
H.R.
Institution
(Douglas, Chan, Arias, Kranzler) Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263
Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030, United States.
(Gelernter, Poling) Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
(Gelernter) Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
(Gelernter) Department of Neurobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
(Gelernter, Poling) VA CT Healthcare Center, 950 Campbell Avenue ; West Haven, CT 06516, United States.
(Anton, Brady) Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67
President St, Charleston, SC 29425, United States.
(Weiss) Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 115 Mill St, Belmont, MA 02478, United
States.
(Farrer) Department of Medicine (Genetics Program), Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord St A,
Boston, MA 02118, United States.
(Farrer) Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord St A, Boston, MA 02118,
United States.
(Farrer) Department of Genetics and Genomics, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord St A,
Boston, MA 02118, United States.
(Farrer) Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, 72 East Concord St A, Boston, MA
02118, United States.
(Farrer) Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, 72 East Concord St A, Boston, MA
02118, United States.
(Kranzler) Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 263
Farmington Ave, Farmington, CT 06030, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Adverse childhood events as risk factors for substance dependence: Partial
mediation by mood and anxiety disorders.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(1)(pp 7-13), 2010. Date of Publication: January 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Aims: Adverse childhood events (ACEs) are associated with negative health outcomes. We
examined ACEs as risk factors for substance dependence (SD) and the mediating effects of
mood and anxiety disorders on the relations between ACEs and SD risk. Design: We
compared early life experiences in 2061 individuals with a lifetime diagnosis of alcohol,
cocaine, or opioid dependence and 449 controls. Measurements: Diagnostic and ACE data
were obtained using the Semi-Structured Assessment for Drug Dependence and Alcoholism.
Findings: Childhood abuse or exposure to violent crime was positively related to the number
of lifetime mood and anxiety disorders and to SD risk. Mood and anxiety disorders had their
first onset a mean of nearly 3 years before the first SD diagnosis and partially mediated the
effect of ACEs on SD risk. Conclusion: ACEs appear to contribute additively to the risk of SD,
with mood and anxiety disorders in the causal path for a portion of this risk. The identification
and effective treatment of mood and anxiety disorders associated with ACEs could reduce the
risk of developing SD. copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 1
Page 7-13
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <666>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009535419
Authors Schwinn T.M. Schinke S.P. Trent D.N.
Institution
(Schwinn, Schinke, Trent) Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027,
United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Substance use among late adolescent urban youths: Mental health and gender
influences.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(1)(pp 30-34), 2010. Date of Publication: January 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
This paper explores gender and mental health influences on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug
use among late adolescent urban youths. Specifically, we examine whether rates of
substance use differ by gender, whether mental health indices differ by gender and are
predictive of substance use, and whether gender moderates the relationship between mental
health and substance use. Data from our non-clinical sample of 400 youths were collected
primarily online. Analysis of cross-sectional data revealed no differences in substance use by
gender. Indices of mental health differed by gender, with girls reporting greater symptoms of
depression and anxiety. Ratings of hostility were similar for boys and girls. Alcohol, tobacco,
and drug use were associated with greater symptoms of depression, anxiety, and hostility;
this relationship, however, was not moderated by gender. Study findings provide evidence
that among late adolescent youths living in urban areas, poorer mental health status is
associated with increased substance use. Evidence of a moderating effect of gender on the
relationship between mental health and substance use was not significant. copyright 2009
Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 1
Page 30-34
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <817>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009615988
Authors Kelley M.L. Klostermann K. Doane A.N. Mignone T. Lam W.K.K. Fals-Stewart W. Padilla M.A.
Institution
(Kelley, Doane, Padilla) Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0267, United
States.
(Klostermann, Lam, Fals-Stewart) University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue Box SON,
Rochester, NY 14642, United States.
(Mignone) WNY Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 3495 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
The case for examining and treating the combined effects of parental drug use and
interparental violence on children in their homes.
Source
Aggression and Violent Behavior. 15(1)(pp 76-82), 2010. Date of Publication: January
2010/February 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
This review examines what have been, to this point, generally two divergent lines of
research: (a) effects of parental drug abuse on children, and (b) effects of children's exposure
to interparental violence. A small, but growing body of literature has documented the robust
relationship between drug use and intimate partner violence. Despite awareness of the
interrelationship, little attention has been paid to the combined effect of these deleterious
parent behaviors on children in these homes. Thus, we argue for the need to examine the
developmental impact of these behaviors (both individually and combined) on children in
these homes and for treatment development to reflect how each of these parent behaviors
may affect children of substance abusers. copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN 1359-1789
Publication Type Journal: Review
Journal Name Aggression and Violent Behavior
Volume 15
Issue Part 1
Page 76-82
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January 2010/February 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <837>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009636345
Authors Chabrol H. Rodgers R.F. Sobolewski G. van Leeuwen N.
Institution
(Chabrol, Rodgers, Sobolewski, van Leeuwen) Universite de Toulouse-Le Mirail, France.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Cannabis use and delinquent behaviors in a non-clinical sample of adolescents.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(3)(pp 263-265), 2010. Date of Publication: March 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The aim of the study was to evaluate the contribution of cannabis to the prediction of
delinquent behaviors. Participants were 615 high-school students who completed self-report
questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that cannabis use was a
significant independent predictor of delinquent behaviors after adjustment for alcohol use,
psychopathological and socio-familial variables. Cannabis use was associated with greater
numbers of delinquent behaviors among adolescents with higher scores on psychopathic
traits or depressive symptoms. copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 3
Page 263-265
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication March 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <838>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2009636341
Authors MacLaren V.V. Best L.A.
Institution
(MacLaren, Best) University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Multiple addictive behaviors in young adults: Student norms for the Shorter PROMIS
Questionnaire.
Source
Addictive Behaviors. 35(3)(pp 252-255), 2010. Date of Publication: March 2010.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The Shorter PROMIS Questionnaire (SPQ; Christo, Jones, Haylett, Stephenson, Lefever &
Lefever, 2003) is a multidimensional self report that measures 16 addictive behaviors. This
study examined the psychometric properties of the SPQ and collected normative data from
948 students at two Canadian universities. Factor analysis confirmed the existence of two
categories of addictive behavior, which Haylett and her colleagues (2004) labelled hedonistic
and nurturant. The hedonistic categories included behaviors such as the use of prescription
drugs, gambling, caffeine, illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco and compulsive sex. The nurturant
group included behaviors such as compulsive helping, work, relationships, shopping,
disordered eating and exercise. Men (N = 250) scored higher than women on dominant
relationships, exercise, gambling, illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco and sex. Women (N = 698)
scored higher on compulsive shopping, food binging and starving. These results suggest that
the SPQ may be a useful index of multiple addictive behaviors in college-age people.
copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN 0306-4603
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Addictive Behaviors
Volume 35
Issue Part 3
Page 252-255
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication March 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <947>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010088811
Authors DiFranza J.R. Ursprung W.W.S. Carson A.
Institution
(DiFranza, Ursprung, Carson) Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts
Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
New insights into the compulsion to use tobacco from an adolescent case-series.
Source
Journal of Adolescence. 33(1)(pp 209-214), 2010. Date of Publication: February 2010.
Publisher
Academic Press
Abstract
Nicotine addiction is the most common preventable cause of premature death presenting
during adolescence. No prior study has described the onset of this condition based on case
histories. We used trained personnel to conduct individual semi-structured interviews to
obtain case histories from 50 adolescent and young adult current and former
smokers.Smokers experience a compulsion to use tobacco that spans a spectrum of severity
from wanting, to craving, to needing. The compulsion is commonly experienced as originating
foreign to the will of the smoker and recurs with a predictable periodicity that determines the
latency from smoking one cigarette to wanting, craving or needing another. Novice smokers
could experience latencies as lengthy as a few weeks, and more experienced smokers
attributed their escalation in smoking frequency to the shortening of their latencies. Wanting,
craving or needing tobacco, as described in this study, are pathognomonic for a compulsion
to use tobacco. copyright 2009 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.
ISSN 0140-1971
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Journal of Adolescence
Volume 33
Issue Part 1
Page 209-214
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication February 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <961>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010102218
Authors Du Y.-S. Jiang W. Vance A.
Institution
(Vance) Academic Child Psychiatry Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Gatehouse Street,
Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
(Du, Jiang) Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, Shanghai, China.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Longer term effect of randomized, controlled group cognitive behavioural therapy for
Internet addiction in adolescent students in Shanghai.
Source
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 44(2)(pp 129-134), 2010. Date of
Publication: 2010.
Publisher
Informa Healthcare
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of
group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for Internet addiction in adolescents. Method: A
total of 56 patients, who met Beard's diagnostic criteria for Internet addiction, aged 1217
years, were divided randomly into an active treatment group (n 32) and a clinical control
group (n 24). Participants in the active treatment group were treated with an eight-session
multimodal school-based group CBT while participants in the clinical control group received
no intervention. Internet use, time management, emotional, cognitive and behavioural
measures were assessed for both groups at baseline, immediately after the intervention and
at 6 month follow up by investigators blind to the participants' group status. Results: Internet
use decreased in both groups while only the multimodal school-based group CBT evinced
improved time management skills and better emotional, cognitive and behavioural symptoms.
Conclusions: Multimodal school-based group CBT is effective for adolescents with Internet
addiction, particularly in improving emotional state and regulation ability, behavioural and selfmanagement style. copyright 2010 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of
Psychiatrists.
ISSN 0004-8674
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 44
Issue Part 2
Page 129-134
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <971>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0020051089
Authors Henry K.L.
Institution
(Henry) Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1876, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Academic achievement and adolescent drug use: An examination of reciprocal effects
and correlated growth trajectories.
Source
Journal of School Health. 80(1)(pp 38-43), 2010. Date of Publication: January 2010.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The primary aim was to examine correlated growth trajectories and
reciprocal effects between academic achievement and drug use over the course of junior high
school. METHODS: One hundred and three male and 98 female students from 3 rural junior
high schools were surveyed 4 times over the course of 3 years. Dual trajectory latent growth
models were estimated. RESULTS: Growth trajectories of school achievement and drug use
over the course of junior high were highly correlated. Students who demonstrated
deteriorating achievement during the course of junior high school showed an increase in drug
use during this same time frame. Cross-process regressions indicated that students who
demonstrated superior academic achievement in sixth grade exhibited a shallower rate of
increase in drug use (ie, their drug use escalated to a lesser extent). CONCLUSIONS: The
processes of academic disengagement (as marked by deteriorating grades) and drug use
during adolescence appear to be related to one another. Prevention initiatives aimed at
keeping adolescents academically engaged in school may have protective benefits against
escalation of drug use. copyright 2010, American School Health Association.
ISSN 0022-4391
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Journal of School Health
Volume 80
Issue Part 1
Page 38-43
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <974>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 0019515745
Authors Akre C. Michaud P.A. Berchtold A. Suris J.C.
Institution
(Akre, Michaud, Berchtold, Suris) Research Group on Adolescent Health, Institute of Social.reventive Medicine
(IUMSP), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Bugnon 17, 1005 Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Cannabis and tobacco use: where are the boundaries? A qualitative study on
cannabis consumption modes among adolescents..
Source
Health education research. 25(1)(pp 74-82), 2010. Date of Publication: Feb 2010.
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to identify tobacco and cannabis co-consumptions and
consumers' perceptions of each substance. A qualitative research including 22 youths (14
males) aged 15-21 years in seven individual interviews and five focus groups. Discussions
were recorded, transcribed verbatim and transferred to Atlas.ti software for narrative analysis.
The main consumption mode is cannabis cigarettes which always mix cannabis and tobacco.
Participants perceive cannabis much more positively than tobacco, which is considered
unnatural, harmful and addictive. Future consumption forecasts thus more often exclude
tobacco smoking than cannabis consumption. A substitution phenomenon often takes place
between both substances. Given the co-consumption of tobacco and cannabis, in helping
youths quit or decrease their consumptions, both substances should be taken into account in
a global approach. Cannabis consumers should be made aware of their tobacco use while
consuming cannabis and the risk of inducing nicotine addiction through cannabis use, despite
the perceived disconnect between the two substances. Prevention programs should correct
made-up ideas about cannabis consumption and convey a clear message about its harmful
consequences. Our findings support the growing evidence which suggests that nicotine
dependence and cigarette smoking may be induced by cannabis consumption.
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name Health education research
Volume 25
Issue Part 1
Page 74-82
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication Feb 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2010 <978>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010123982
Authors Brook J.S. Zhang C. Finch S.J. Brook D.W.
Institution
(Brook, Zhang, Brook) Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, New York University, 215 Lexington Avenue,
New York, NY 10016, United States.
(Finch) Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony
Brook, NY, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Adolescent pathways to adult smoking: Ethnic identity, peer substance use, and
antisocial behavior.
Source
American Journal on Addictions. 19(2)(pp 178-186), 2010. Date of Publication: March-April
2010.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Abstract
African-Americans and Puerto Ricans were interviewed during adolescence, in their early
twenties, and then again in their mid-twenties. Results indicated that earlier adolescent
smoking, family conflict, and weak ethnic identity were significantly related to antisocial
behavior, which in turn was related to associating with friends who smoked and/or used illegal
drugs, and ultimately, to their own smoking. Results further indicate that early interventions in
the development of tobacco use should focus on decreasing parental and adolescent
smoking and parent-child conflict. If intervention occurs at a later time point, the emphasis
should be on increasing ethnic identity and decreasing antisocial behavior. copyright
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
ISSN 1055-0496
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name American Journal on Addictions
Volume 19
Issue Part 2
Page 178-186
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication March-April 2010
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE / OPIOIDS 2010 <998>
Database EMBASE
Accession Number 2010123962
Authors Boyer E.W. McCance-Katz E.F. Marcus S.
Institution
(Boyer) Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.
(Boyer) Division of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.
(McCance-Katz) Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United
States.
(Marcus) New Jersey Poison Information and Education System, Department of Pediatrics and Preventive
Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
(Boyer) Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North,
Worcester, MA 01655, United States.
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Title
Methadone and Buprenorphine Toxicity in Children.
Source
American Journal on Addictions. 19(1)(pp 89-95), 2010. Date of Publication: January February 2010.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Abstract
Recent years have seen very large increases in the prescribing of methadone and
buprenorphine formulations for treatment of opioid addiction as well as the increasing
utilization of methadone for the treatment of chronic pain. Coincident with the rise in the
prescribing of these drugs has been a substantial increase in pediatric opioid toxicities and
adverse events. This review will address the current state of methadone- and buprenorphinerelated adverse events in children in the United States. We will also discuss treatment of
opioid toxicity in pediatric populations and make recommendations aimed at reducing these
occurrences. copyright American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.
ISSN 1055-0496
Publication Type Journal: Article
Journal Name American Journal on Addictions
Volume 19
Issue Part 1
Page 89-95
Year of Publication 2010
Date of Publication January - February 2010