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Auteur K. E. O'GRADY |
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Article : Périodique
K. B. LEVY ; K. E. O'GRADY ; E. D. WISH ; A. M. ARRIA |ENGLISH : This study examined ecstasy use in 30 college students who participated in one of four 60-minute focus groups with other participants who also had a history of ecstasy use. Ten topics emerged in the sessions: 1) pill ingredients, 2) [...]Périodique
E. WEBER ; R. C. GRUNBERGER ; K. E. O'GRADY ; A. M. ARRIA | 2005ENGLISH : This report describes the findings of a pilot study that examined 17 domains of civil legal problems among individuals in drug treatment in one urban setting, the extent to which they seek help to resolve a potential legal problem, a[...]Article : Périodique
S. J. KASPERSKI ; K. B. VINCENT ; K. M. CALDEIRA ; L. M. GARNIER-DYKSTRA ; K. E. O'GRADY ; A. M. ARRIA |College students have high rates of heavy drinking and other risky behaviors, but little is known about trends in their use of cocaine. In this longitudinal study of 1253 college students at one large, public university in the mid-Atlantic regio[...]Périodique
D. N. NURCO ; T. W. KINLOCK ; K. E. O'GRADY ; HANLON T. E. | 1998FRANÇAIS : Une étude statistique portant sur 601 personnes de sexe masculin, en milieu urbain, montre que le développement des comportements déviants chez des amis de 12-14 ans, et des ruptures familiales avant 11 ans, sont associés de manière [...]Article : Périodique
Background: College students who engage in high-risk drinking patterns are thought to "mature out" of these patterns as they transition to adult roles. College graduation is an important milestone demarcating this transition. We examine longitud[...]Article : Périodique
Background: College students perceive widespread availability of drugs and prescription medications for non-medical use on campus, but less is known about the relationship between opportunity to use, use, and use given opportunity of these drugs[...]NouveautéArticle : Périodique
A. M. ARRIA ; L. M. GARNIER-DYKSTRA ; K. M. CALDEIRA ; K. B. VINCENT ; E. R. WINICK ; K. E. O'GRADY |Objective: Few longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between illicit drug use and academic outcomes among college students. This study characterized drug use patterns of a cohort of young adults who were originally enrolled as firs[...]Périodique
D. N. NURCO ; T. W. KINLOCK ; K. E. O'GRADY ; HANLON T. E. | 1996FRANÇAIS : La prévalence des facteurs de risque familiaux, avant l'âge de 11 ans, est étudiée sur trois groupes de jeunes garçons: un groupe de toxicomanes, un groupe de pairs non toxicomanes et un groupe de contrôle indépendant du groupe de to[...]Périodique
B. S. BROWN ; K. E. O'GRADY ; R. J. BATTJES ; E. V. FARRELL ; N. P. SMITH ; D. N. NURCO | 2001ENGLISH : A study was made of the effectiveness of an aftercare program operating in conjunction with area outpatient drug free treatment programs while organizationally independent of those programs. Parolees and probationers mandated to trea[...]Article : Périodique
Background: Energy drinks are highly caffeinated beverages that are increasingly consumed by young adults. Prior research has established associations between energy drink use and heavier drinking and alcohol-related problems among college stude[...]Périodique
R. J. BATTJES ; M. S. GORDON ; K. E. O'GRADY ; T. W. KINLOCK ; E. C. KATZ ; SEARS E. A. | 2004ENGLISH : The effectiveness of adolescent substance abuse treatment has been repeatedly demonstrated, but specific treatment approaches have rarely been sufficiently documented to permit replication. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a[...]Périodique
B. S. BROWN ; K. E. O'GRADY ; E. V. FARRELL ; I. S. FLECHNER ; D. N. NURCO | 2001ENGLISH : Drug user treatment clients with 5 or more HIV tests (frequent testees-N=43) and 0-2 HIV tests (infrequent testees-N=56) were compared on demographic characteristics, risk behaviors, perceived risk of HIV infection to self, involveme[...]Périodique
R. J. BATTJES ; M. S. GORDON ; K. E. O'GRADY ; T. W. KINLOCK ; CARSWELL M. A. | 2003ENGLISH : Many adolescent substance abusers enter treatment because of external pressures and thus lack motivation to change their behavior and engage in treatment. Because an understanding of adolescent motivation may contribute to improved t[...]Périodique
HANLON T. E. ; K. E. O'GRADY ; T. BENNET-SEARS ; CALLAMAN J. M. | 2005ENGLISH : Although the number of mothers with histories of drug addiction who are incarcerated has grown substantially in recent years, there is little information on their unique characteristics and vulnerability. Undertaken to address this i[...]Article : Périodique
Background: Despite the relatively high prevalence of marijuana use among college students, little information exists regarding health outcomes associated with different use patterns or trajectories. Methods: Seven annual personal interviews ([...]Article : Périodique
H. E. JONES ; K. KALTENBACH ; S. H. HEIL ; S. M. STINE ; M. G. COYLE ; A. M. ARRIA ; K. E. O'GRADY ; P. SELBY ; P. R. MARTIN ; G. FISCHER |Background: Methadone, a full mu-opioid agonist, is the recommended treatment for opioid dependence during pregnancy. However, prenatal exposure to methadone is associated with a neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) characterized by central nervou[...]Article : Périodique
R. P. SCHWARTZ ; S. M. KELLY ; S. G. MITCHELL ; J. GRYCZYNSKI ; K. E. O'GRADY ; D. GANDHI ; Y. OLSEN ; J. H. JAFFE |Background and Aims: Methadone patients who discontinue treatment are at high risk of relapse, yet a substantial proportion discontinue treatment within the first year. We investigated whether a patient-centered approach to methadone treatment i[...]Périodique
R. J. BATTJES ; M. S. GORDON ; K. E. O'GRADY ; T. W. KINLOCK | 2004ENGLISH : Because retention of adolescents in substance abuse treatment is critical to treatment effectiveness, factors that predict length of time in treatment were examined among youth (N= 173) admitted to five outpatient clinics. At admissi[...]Périodique
T. W. KINLOCK ; K. E. O'GRADY ; HANLON T. E. | 2003ENGLISH : This study examined self report information from a structured interview on the drug use, employment status, drug distribution income, and criminal behavior of 788 drug-abusing offenders in the six months prior to the commission of th[...]Article : Périodique
H. S. REISINGER ; R. P. SCHWARTZ ; S. G. MITCHELL ; J. A. PETERSON ; S. M. KELLY ; K. E. O'GRADY ; E. A. MARRARI ; B. S. BROWN ; M. H. AGAR |ENGLISH : Longer retention in drug abuse treatment is associated with better patient outcomes, and research indicates the first 12 months of methadone treatment are critical to patient success. Nevertheless, large-scale multisite longitudinal [...]Article : Périodique
S. G. MITCHELL ; R. MORIOKA ; H. S. REISINGER ; J. A. PETERSON ; S. M. KELLY ; M. H. AGAR ; B. S. BROWN ; K. E. O'GRADY ; R. P. SCHWARTZ |Abstract This study examines the process of discharge and treatment reentry for six participants who entered treatment voluntarily but were administratively discharged from methadone treatment programs. The participants completed semistructured [...]Article : Périodique
Adolescence is a period of rapid biological, psychological, and social development in the human life cycle. Drug and alcohol misuse during this critical period poses substantial problems for individual and public health, yet is highly prevalent [...]Article : Périodique
S. G. MITCHELL ; R. P. SCHWARTZ ; A. S. KIRK ; K. DUSEK ; M. OROS ; C. HOSLER ; J. GRYCZYNSKI ; C. BARBOSA ; L. DUNLAP ; D. LOUNSBURY ; K. E. O'GRADY ; B. S. BROWN |Background: Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use remains highly prevalent among US adolescents and is a threat to their well-being and to the public health. Evidence from clinical trials and meta-analyses supports the effectiveness of Screening,[...]Article : Périodique
AIMS Drunk driving is a major public health concern, but drugged driving has received little attention. This study examines drugged driving and riding with a drugged driver in a college student sample, in terms of prevalence, age-related trends,[...]Article : Périodique
B. J. FALLS ; E. D. WISH ; L. M. GARNIER ; K. M. CALDEIRA ; K. E. O'GRADY ; K. B. VINCENT ; A. M. ARRIA |Early conduct problems have been linked to early marijuana use in adolescence. The present study examines this association in a sample of 1,076 college students that was divided into three groups: (1) early marijuana users (began marijuana use p[...]Périodique
B. S. BROWN ; K. E. O'GRADY ; R. J. BATTJES ; E. C. KATZ | 2004ENGLISH : A measure assessing client views of the community supports available to them was developed and tested with entrants to outpatient drug free treatment. Items for a Community Assessment Inventory (CAI) fell into four areas of potential[...]Article : Périodique
J. A. PETERSON ; R. P. SCHWARTZ ; S. G. MITCHELL ; H. S. REISINGER ; S. M. KELLY ; K. E. O'GRADY ; B. S. BROWN ; M. H. AGAR |BACKGROUND: Despite the proven effectiveness of methadone treatment, the majority of heroin-dependent individuals are out-of-treatment. METHODS: Twenty-six opioid-dependent adults who met the criteria for methadone maintenance who were neither s[...]Article : Périodique
This study reports the prevalence of cannabis use disorders (CUD) and other cannabis-related problems in a large cohort (n=1253) of first-year college students, 17 to 20 years old, at one large public university in the mid-Atlantic region of the[...]Article : Périodique
BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction surveys, widely used in health care delivery systems, may provide useful data for improving patient retention and outcomes. OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relationship between methadone patients' treatment s[...]Article : Périodique
Background and Aims: The World Health Organization's Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) has strong support as a clinical screening tool and research instrument, but has only been validated with adults. This study [...]