18 Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur
BACKGROUND: Treatment seeking for cannabis dependence in general, and particularly the number of criminal justice referrals to cannabis treatment, has increased over the past decade. This study aims to compare the characteristics, psychosocial f[...]
FRANÇAIS : L'évolution des tendances de consommation de produits illicites en Australie est comparée à celle des Etats-Unis, à partir des différentes études nationales réalisées en 1995 et 1998. La prévalence d'usage au cours de l'année passée[...]
ENGLISH : This study analyzes causes of deaths of 766 patients who died while in methadone treatment in Texas between 1994 and 2002. Compared with deaths in the general population of Texas, deaths of clients in methadone treatment were 4,6 tim[...]
J. C. MAXWELL | 2001
Dans American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (Vol.27 n°4, 2001) Article : PériodiqueAnalysis of death certificates in Texas from 1988 to 1998 showed that the characteristics of 144 Texans for whom inhalants were mentioned as a contributing cause of death are different from those Texans who report use of inhalants in surveys and[...]
J. C. MAXWELL ; BOHMAN T. M. ; R. T. SPENCE | 2004
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.39, n°6, 2004) Article : PériodiqueAims. To compare the characteristics of heroin injectors vs. inhalers at their first admission to publicly funded treatment in Texas. Methods. The sample consisted of 9732 unique clients who entered publicly funded treatment programs in Texas be[...]
J. C. MAXWELL | 2012
Dans Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Vol.121, n°1-2, February 2012) Article : PériodiqueBACKGROUND: Driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs is increasing in the U.S., but little is known about the differences based on their patterns of use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. METHODS: This paper uses a large dataset to study [...]
Background: This commentary considers the potential return of cocaine and the need for intervention and treatment responses. Objectives: To show historical and contemporaneous epidemiological data on indicators of the expected increase in cocai[...]
ENGLISH : This review summarizes the latest literature on "party" or "club" drugs, defined as MDMA, GHB, ketamine, and Rohypnol, as published from 2002 to early 2005. Club drugs have been categorized as being used at raves and dance parties. T[...]
J. C. MAXWELL ; R. T. SPENCE | 2005
Dans Substance Use and Misuse (Vol.40 n°9-10, 2005) Article : PériodiqueENGLISH : There is little in the literature about treatment of persons with problems with "club" or "party" drugs. This paper looks at the characteristics of individuals admitted to treatment for primary, secondary, or tertiary problems with c[...]
Introduction. New synthetic drugs are appearing as old hallucinogen psychedelic drugs are reappearing. This article combines the findings from a variety of datasets to characterize the users in terms of gender, age, drug use patterns, and advers[...]
ENGLISH : The aim of this study is to compare substance use between urban and rural secondary school districts in Texas between 1998 and 2003. The differences were analyzed using chi-square and analysis of variance. The analysis found that rur[...]
Aims: The abuse of prescription pain relievers and/or heroin is a significant public health concern. This article identifies the changes in this epidemic and estimates the extent of the gap between treatment availability and need. Method: This [...]
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Abuse of prescription analgesics in the USA is increasing. The epidemic has been driven by many factors, including marketing strategies, incorrect prescribing practices, a variety of legal and illegal drug sources, belated[...]
In this article, Jane Carlisle Maxwell and Beth A. Rutkowski investigate trends pertaining to the use of amphetamine and methamphetamine. They review various types of data collected in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The data show similar[...]
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