Russel Falck

..White crack users were more likely to have comorbidity, complicating their treatment...

..Illicit drug use by school-aged teens can adversely affect their health and academic achievement. This study used a survey administered in schools to assess the prevalence of problematic drug use among teenagers in a Midwestern community...

..The Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 has been used infrequently with substance abusers...

..Although crack cocaine first appeared in cities in the United States in the mid-1980s, little is known about its use over long periods of time. This study identified crack cocaine user groups on the basis of long-term trajectories...

..Variations in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders have practical implications for drug abuse prevention and treatment programs...

..The low and declining mean scores suggest that for most people MDMA/;ecstasy' use does not result in long-term depressive symptomatology...

..1.56-10.13), to have poor mental health scores. Frequency and type of drug use had no measurable effect on mental health status. Physical and mental health problems are likely to be pervasive among nonmedical drug users in rural areas...

..Additional research is needed to better understand the role of race/ethnicity in the development of cocaine dependence resulting from crack use...

..White and younger people were more likely to be classified in the heavy user group. The results suggest that comprehensive substance abuse prevention and treatment programs are needed in rural communities...

..Higher lifetime occasions of MDMA use were marginally related to symptoms of serious depression...

..Findings support the development of peer-oriented, network strategies to reach ecstasy users with prevention messages. Efforts to make prevention web sites more attractive should be considered...

..Incorporating assessments of physical problems as well as a mechanism for their treatment into the regimen of drug abuse treatment programs should be considered...

..Treatment programs should routinely screen crack-cocaine users for depression. The BDI may be a suitable tool for such efforts since it has an acceptable level of internal consistency when employed with crack users (a = 0.89)...

..Local survey data can inform local policy and programs. These findings have practical implications for policymakers, program developers, and school districts in other areas of the country...

..These findings have practical implications for efforts addressing substance abuse in rural areas...

..These results suggest that a host of drug and nondrug factors need to be considered when addressing depressive symptoms in stimulant users...

..This study contributes potentially helpful insights into the strengths and limitations of using RDS which may benefit future studies...

..Nondaily crack cocaine users and marijuana users were less likely to enter treatment. The findings can help inform rural substance abuse treatment program development and outreach...

..The study shows that SDA is a useful technique for multi-population comparisons, providing an opportunity to look at data from a different perspective in medical studies...

..Latent class analysis is a useful method to help describe and understand variability in polydrug use patterns...

..Because Ecstasy is commonly used among small groups of friends, peer leader or other social network intervention approaches may be promising...

..RDS has the potential to be widely employed in studies of illicit drug-using populations...

..The typology can aid in the development of communication strategies necessary for successful prevention activities among some categories of ecstasy users...

..Developing a strategy to practically apply these findings may facilitate treatment entry among a population involved with a dangerous and debilitating drug...

..06-1.99), and higher Addiction Severity Index composite medical scores (OR=1.62, 95%CI=1.15-2.29) increased the odds of an ED visit. Factors in addition to drug use are likely to affect ED utilization rates among crack-cocaine smokers...

..Fourteen African Americans reported methamphetamine use and discussed pathways to it. Possible increases in African- American methamphetamine use merits further investigation...

..Some limitations of RDS are also discussed...

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..CONCLUSIONS: Stimulant drug users in rural Ohio are involved with a range of substances and hold health beliefs that may impede health services utilization...

..Such User-Generated Content (UGC) can be a rich data source to study emerging drug use practices and trends. This study examined UGC on extra-medical use of loperamide among illicit opioid users...

..To examine how race and methamphetamine legislation are associated with changes in cocaine and methamphetamine use among untreated rural stimulant users...

..There is growing concern about illicit rural stimulant use, especially regarding methamphetamine use and its health consequences...

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