Historique
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Drug testing in the workplace has gone from virtual nonexistence to wide-spread employer acceptance during the past two decades. This growth is particularly significant for the construction industry. High rates of alcohol and other d[...]
Auteur G. S. YACOUBIAN
40 Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur
FRANÇAIS : Une étude menée par le Programme de Pronostic d'Usage Drogues (Drug Use Forecasting) a indiqué que de nombreuses personnes ayant été arrêtées ne témoignent pas avoir récemment consommer de la drogue. Une expérience a été mise en plac[...]
FRANÇAIS : Le programme ADAM est un programme de surveillance des personnes en état d'arrestation, actuellement mené à partir du recueil et du suivi des analyses d'urine, dans 35 villes des Etats-Unis. La validité et l'utilité des données réuni[...]
ENGLISH : Previous research has suggested that the use of ecstasy is primarily a white phenomenon, To date, however, these studies have all been conducted at single points in time. No research has examined the temporal relationship between rac[...]
R. J. PETERS ; KELDER S. H. ; C. M. MARKHAM ; G. S. YACOUBIAN ; L. A. PETERS ; A. ELLIS | 2003
PériodiqueENGLISH : In the current study, we used a qualitative approach to investigate relevant beliefs and norms associated with codeine and promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup (CPHCS) consumption, initiation, and perceived addiction among 48 alter[...]
R. PETERS ; G. S. YACOUBIAN ; W. RHODES ; K. J. FORSYTHE ; K. S. BOWERS ; EULIAN V.M. ; MANGUM C.A. ; J. D. O'NEAL ; Q. MARTIN ; ESSIEN E.J. | 2007
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.39 n°3, 2007) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : In this study a qualitative approach is used to investigate relevant beliefs and norms concerning the consumption, initiation, and perceived addiction of codeine and promethazine hydrochloride cough syrup (CPHCS) among 61 college-age[...]
Beliefs and social norms about smoking onset and addictions among urban adolescent cigarette smokers
R. PETERS ; KELDER S. ; PROKHOROV A. ; MESHACK A. ; C. AGURCIA ; G. S. YACOUBIAN ; J. GRIFFITH | 2005
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.37 n°4, 2005) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : Cigarette smoking is a behavior which is most often developed during adolescence. The association between smoking onset and nicotine addiction has not been clearly established among ethic minorities. To better understand this relatio[...]
ENGLISH : Drug legalization is a frequently-debated drug control policy alternative. It should come as little surprise, therefore, that the arguments in favor of both legalization and prohibition have resulted in a conceptual stalemate. While [...]
R. J. PETERS ; M. WILLIAMS ; M. W. ROSS ; J. S. ATKINSON ; G. S. YACOUBIAN | 2007
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.39 n°1, 2007) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : While studies show evidence of a clear problem with the prevalence of crack cocaine and codeine cough syrup use separately, the relationship between these substances of abuse and concurrent polydrug use is unknown. In an attempt to a[...]
ENGLISH : The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) symbolized a comprehensive change to the nation's welfare system. Despite several provisions within PRWORA that focus on the use of illegal drugs, f[...]
ENGLISH : A large body of literature has explored the validity of self-reported drug use among criminal populations. These works have typically revealed strong underreporting of recent illicit drug use. To date, however, no studies have compar[...]
G. S. YACOUBIAN ; E. D. WISH | 2006
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.38 n°2, 2006) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : Research studies that collect biological measures of drug use have traditionally utilized laboratory urinalysis. Several recent studies have also documented the utility of laboratory oral fluid (OF) analysis. A new method of drug tes[...]
ENGLISH : While marijuana and cocaine are the two most prevalent drugs used among arrestee populations, benzodiazepine use has surpassed that of opiates in several jurisdictions across the United States. Despite this proliferation, few scholar[...]
ENGLISH : Anecdotal reports have suggested that the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or "ecstasy") is a growing problem across the United States, primarily among college students and rave attendees. To assess this contention, the[...]
