18 Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur
Historically, various antidrug policies have targeted ethnic minorities. Current federal law allows for more severe penalties for possession of crack-cocaine than for cocaine powder, and this sentencing policy has been criticized on the grounds [...]
H. L. SURRATT ; S. P. KURTZ ; T. J. CICERO | 2011
Dans Journal of Addictive Diseases (Vol.30, n°4, October-December 2011) Article : PériodiqueRoute of administration is an important contributor to the adverse health consequences of prescription medication abuse. The current study examines characteristics associated with non-oral routes of administration among a large sample of prescri[...]
ENGLISH : Gay and bisexual men continue to suffer the highest burden of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Since the beginning of the epidemic, substance abuse has been shown to be one of the strongest predictors of sexual risk behaviors and seroconversion [...]
S. P. KURTZ ; H. L. SURRATT ; M. A. LEVI-MINZI ; A. MOOSS | 2011
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.119, n°1-2, December 2011) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines (BZs) are among the most frequently prescribed drugs with the potential for abuse. Young adults ages 18-29 report the highest rates of BZ misuse in the United States. The majority of club drug users are also in this a[...]
S. P. KURTZ ; M. E. BUTTRAM ; H. L. SURRATT | 2017
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.49, n°1, January-March 2017) Article : PériodiqueYoung adults ages 18-29 report the highest rates of benzodiazepine (BZD) misuse in the United States. The majority of club drug users are also in this age group, and BZD misuse is prevalent among participants in club scenes. This article examine[...]
L. REMY ; L. VON DIEMEN ; H. L. SURRATT ; S. P. KURTZ ; F. PECHANSKY | 2014
Dans Addiction Research and Theory (Vol.22, n°5, October 2014) Article : PériodiqueObjective: To describe the problems encountered and resolved in the course of using respondent-driven sampling (RDS), targeted canvassing (TARC), and ethnographic fieldwork (EFW) to recruit ecstasy and/or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) users. [...]
Circuit parties are often themed events attended by thousands of participants, largely gay men. They are held in various locales throughout the United States and originally served as fundraising venues for HIV nonprofit organizations. In this ar[...]
M. E. BUTTRAM ; S. P. KURTZ | 2021
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.53, n°1, January-March 2021) Article : PériodiqueGabapentin has received increased attention due to a growing number of reports of misuse and diversion. However, significant details about gabapentin misuse are scant. Data are drawn from a mixed-methods study examining gabapentin misuse in Sout[...]
T. J. CICERO ; M. S. ELLIS ; H. L. SURRATT ; S. P. KURTZ | 2014
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.142, September 2014) Article : PériodiqueObjective: The purpose of the present study was to examine the motivations underlying the use of buprenorphine outside of therapeutic channels and the factors that might account for the reported rapid increase in buprenorphine misuse in recent y[...]
S. P. KURTZ ; H. L. SURRATT ; M. E. BUTTRAM ; M. A. LEVI-MINZI ; M. CHEN | 2013
Dans Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment (Vol.44, n°3, March 2013) Article : PériodiqueThis paper reports on changes in substance use and substance dependence symptoms - without intervention - among young adult multidrug users in the club scene, ages 18-29, (N = 444) who participated in a natural history study. Computer-assisted p[...]
T. J. CICERO ; S. P. KURTZ ; H. L. SURRATT ; G. E. IBANEZ ; M. S. ELLIS ; M. A. LEVI-MINZI ; J. A. INCIARDI | 2011
Dans Journal of Drug Issues (Vol.41, n°2, Spring 2011) Article : PériodiqueNumerous national surveys and surveillance programs have shown a substantial rise in the abuse of prescription opioids over the past 15 years. Accessibility of these drugs to non-patients is the result of their unlawful channeling from legal sou[...]
K. K. RIGG ; S. P. KURTZ ; H. L. SURRATT | 2012
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.19, n°2, April 2012) Article : PériodiqueThis research examined the following questions: (1) how do drug dealers acquire their inventories of prescription medications? and (2) which types of prescription medications do dealers most commonly sell? Data are drawn from a National Institut[...]
ENGLISH : Miami, Florida was at the vanguard of the rise of circuit parties and attendant club drug use-especially ecstasy, GHB, and ketamine-in the 1990s. Crystal methamphetamine, a drug of abuse among gay men for some years on the West coast[...]
M. E. BUTTRAM ; S. P. KURTZ | 2020
Dans Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.52, n°2, April-June 2020) Article : PériodiquePregabalin is approved for the management of neuropathic pain, partial-onset seizures, and fibromyalgia. Although it is considered to have low potential for abuse, reports of misuse of pregabalin are emerging. The present study contributes to th[...]
ENGLISH : This study examines the nature, extent and consequences of prescription drug abuse among 143 ecstasy users in Miami. Participants were recruited through nightclub and college campus outreach, and through respondent referrals. Instrum[...]
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