Addictive Behaviors

The therapeutic role of emotion regulation and coping strategies during a stand-alone DBT Skills training program for alcohol use disorder and concurrent substance use disorders

Publication date: Available online 25 June 2019Source: Addictive BehaviorsAuthor(s): Marco Cavicchioli, Mariagrazia Movalli, Giulia Vassena, Pietro Ramella, Francesca Prudenziati, Cesare MaffeiAbstractClinical trials on Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) as a stand-alone intervention for alcohol use disorder (AUD) showed promising outcomes. Improvements in difficulties with emotion regulation (DER) played a mediating role on abstinence maintenance. However, the effect of DER, together...

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Correlates of smoker identity among intermittent and light daily young adult smokers: Findings from Wave 1 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study

Publication date: Available online 24 June 2019Source: Addictive BehaviorsAuthor(s): Danielle M. Smith, Richard J. O'Connor, R. Lorraine Collins, Andrew J. Hyland, Lynn T. KozlowskiAbstractIdentifying as a ‘smoker’ has been associated with many cigarette smoking-related behaviors, including less frequent and intense cigarette use. Additional smoking behaviors (e.g., use of cannabis or cigars) also may contribute to self-identification as a ‘smoker’. This study compared correlates of identifying as...

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Modes of cannabis use: A secondary analysis of an intensive longitudinal natural history study

Publication date: Available online 24 June 2019Source: Addictive BehaviorsAuthor(s): Joanna M. Streck, John R. Hughes, Elias M. Klemperer, Alan B. Howard, Alan J. BudneyAbstractIntroductionThere is a paucity of research on modes of cannabis use (e.g., joint vs. blunt), and further, little consensus on how to accurately assess both modes of use and route of administration. This secondary analysis used a longitudinal design with data collected daily to characterize mode of cannabis use.Methods193 adult...

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The associations between deployment experiences, PTSD, and alcohol use among male and female veterans

Publication date: Available online 24 June 2019Source: Addictive BehaviorsAuthor(s): Anne N. Banducci, Virginia McCaughey, Jaimie L. Gradus, Amy E. StreetAbstractOverviewAlcohol use is common following traumatic military deployment experiences. What is less clear is why, and for whom, particular deployment experiences lead to alcohol use.MethodThe current study explored associations between deployment stressors (Warfare, Military Sexual Trauma, and Concerns about Life and Family Disruptions—“Life...

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