scholarly journals Short-term changes in substance use among problematic alcohol and drug users from a general population sample

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 277-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Sinadinovic ◽  
Peter Wennberg ◽  
Anne H. Berman
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
General Population ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Problematic Alcohol

Sinadinovic, K., Wennberg, P., & Berman, A. (2014). Short-term changes in substance use among problematic alcohol and drug users from a general population sample. The International Journal Of Alcohol And Drug Research, 3(4), 277-287. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.v3i4.186Aims: To investigate 12-month changes among individuals with baseline problematic use of alcohol or illicit drugs, by gender, age, initial level of substance use, and administration method (Internet or Interactive Voice Response, IVR).Design: 1,861 individuals from a random population sample were screened for problematic alcohol and illicit drug use. Individuals screening positive were followed up after 12 months.Setting: The Swedish general population.Participants: 423 individuals with baseline problematic alcohol (women: AUDIT ≥ 6, men: AUDIT ≥ 8) or drug use (both genders: DUDIT ≥ 1).Measures: AUDIT, DUDIT, AUDIT-C and DUDIT-C scores.Findings: AUDIT scores decreased from 10.43 to 8.62; among 239 participants with baseline problematic alcohol use, 34.3% no longer had problematic use at follow-up. Total DUDIT scores decreased from 4.92 to 2.33; among 51 participants with baseline problematic drug use, 60.8% reported no illicit drug use at follow-up. AUDIT and DUDIT scores decreased more for individuals who at baseline had harmful problematic use, compared to those who had hazardous baseline use. Within-group effect sizes for AUDIT and DUDIT scores varied between 0.29 and 0.69 (Cohen’s d).Conclusions: Data on short-term change in problematic substance use in a random general population sample could constitute a reference point for comparisons for uncontrolled treatment studies.

Why do People Stop Their Drug Use? Results from a General Population Sample

1999 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Cunningham ◽  
Anja Koski-Jännes ◽  
Tony Toneatto
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
General Population ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
General Population Sample

The epidemiology of illicit and licit drug use in Greece: a nationwide general population survey

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
MG Madianos ◽  
D Gefou-Madianou ◽  
CN Stefanis
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
General Population ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional

SummaryA cross-sectional home survey on the epidemiology of drug use in Greece, with a nationwide general population sample of 4,291 respondents aged 12 to 64, was carried out. The weighted life prevalence of reported illicit drug use in the total sample was found to be 9% among males and 2.5% among females, with a ratio of 3.6: 1. Six and a half percent of males of all ages had used, at some time, licit psychotropic drugs without a doctor's order, while females presented much higher prevalence rates (14.9%). Young adults reported higher rates of both illicit and licit lifetime and past-year use, compared to the other age groups. Illicit drug use was less common, in females of all ages. Cannabis was the most common illicit drug used. Current as well as lifetime use of pain relievers without a doctor's prescription was found to be highest among all other licit substances. This holds true for all age groups and for both sexes. Tranquillizers were predominantly used by females of all ages. Certain sociodemographic variables, such as sex, educational level, marital status, place of residence and occupational status were found to be related to drug use in Greece.

scholarly journals Exogenous female sex steroids may reduce lung ageing after menopause: A 20-year follow-up study of a general population sample (ECRHS)

Maturitas ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Triebner ◽  
Simone Accordini ◽  
Lucia Calciano ◽  
Ane Johannessen ◽  
Bryndís Benediktsdóttir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Sex Steroids ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Female Sex

scholarly journals Transitions in Illicit Drug Use Status Over 3 Years: A Prospective Analysis of a General Population Sample

2013 ◽  
Vol 170 (6) ◽  
pp. 660-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson M. Compton ◽  
Deborah A. Dawson ◽  
Kevin P. Conway ◽  
Marc Brodsky ◽  
Bridget F. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
General Population ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Illicit Drug Use ◽  
Prospective Analysis ◽  
General Population Sample

Changes in the prevalence of psychiatric disorder in a community are related to changes in the mean level of psychiatric symptoms

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1253-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce E. Whittington ◽  
Felicia A. Huppert
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychiatric Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
General Population Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

SynopsisThe paper of Anderson et al. (1993), based on cross-sectional data, showed that minor psychiatric disorder in a population is linearly related to the mean number of psychiatric symptoms in the population. The present investigation asks whether the same relationship holds longitudinally as well as cross-sectionally. Data from a 7-year follow-up of a general population sample demonstrate, for the first time, that a relationship exists between changes in prevalence of psychiatric disorder and changes in the mean number of psychiatric symptoms in a given population. Moreover, the relationship is linear; a one-point decrease in mean scores on the GHQ-30 is associated with a 6% decrease in prevalence of disorder.

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