Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Eric A. Thrailkill, Michael DeSarno, Stephen T. Higgins
Summary: This study examined the associations between environmental reward, loss aversion, delay discounting, and smoking status and other substance use. The results showed that low environmental reward, low loss aversion, and high delay discounting were independently associated with increased risk for smoking and substance use.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Natashia Bibriescas, Katherine Wainwright, Rebecca Thomas, Victoria Lopez, Paul Romanowich
Summary: Previous research has shown associations between delay discount rate and health behavior engagement, and the social discount rate is a measure for sharing that is inversely associated with delay discount rate. This study examined the differential associations of delay and social discount rates with health behavior engagement in college students, and also explored the impact of ethnicity on these relationships. The findings suggest that social discount rate is differentially associated with health behaviors related to social aspects, while delay discount rate has little impact on health behaviors in this population. Ethnicity also plays a significant role in the differences of health behavior engagement.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Chintan Trivedi, Rupak Desai, John Rafael, Stephanie Bui, Karrar Husain, Abid Rizvi, Mudasar Hassan, Zeeshan Mansuri, Shailesh Jain
Summary: This study investigated and compared the prevalence of mental health disorders (MHD) and substance use disorders (SUD) in hospitalized patients between 2007 and 2017. The results showed a significant increase in the prevalence of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders within a decade among hospitalized patients aged 18-44 years. The most notable increases were observed in amphetamine use disorders and anxiety disorders. Suicide and intentional self-inflicted injury increased across all races.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Vardhmaan Jain, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Sahar Naderi, Rubina Barolia, Sajid Iqbal, Mehrunnissa Taj, Xiaoming Jia, Anwar T. Merchant, Wilbert S. Aronow, Pamela B. Morris, Salim S. Virani
Summary: Recent increase in smokeless tobacco use raises concerns about its potential association with the use of other addictive substances like cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and alcohol. Public health interventions are needed to address this trend and its adverse health consequences.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tinsae Abeya Geleta, Berhanu Senbeta Deriba, Dejene Edosa Dirirsa
Summary: The study findings revealed a high prevalence of cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and khat chewing among the youth in the city of Jimma. Collaborative efforts from youth, government, health professionals, and the community at large are needed to reduce the prevalence of these substance uses among youth.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Youngjoo Park, Elizabeth P. P. Dang, Amy Board, Suzanne M. Gilboa, Steven J. Ondersma, Marcela C. Smid, Julie H. Shakib, Kathleen T. Mitchell, Lucinda J. England, Cheryl S. Broussard, Dana Meaney-Delman, John Iskander, Shin Y. Kim
Summary: Substance use during pregnancy poses risks to both maternal and neonatal health, and multiple substance use is common. However, the effects of combined substance exposures during pregnancy are not well understood. This report discusses the activities of the CDC and partners in surveillance, routine screening, and prevention of polysubstance use during pregnancy, highlighting the need for further research and intervention to improve the health outcomes of pregnant individuals and their children.
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Meiqi Wang, Afei Qin, Zhen Wei, Long Sun
Summary: Both alcohol use and cigarette smoking are risk factors for suicidal behaviors, although their roles differ in different stages of the suicidal process. Controlling alcohol use may have limited effectiveness in preventing further suicidal behaviors among ideators and planners, while managing cigarette smoking should be considered.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Steven J. Nieto, Alexandra Venegas, Elizabeth M. Burnette, James MacKillop, Lara A. Ray
Summary: The study found that heavy drinkers who co-used alcohol and cannabis had higher delay discounting rates, and tri-use was correlated with a greater number of AUD symptoms. The results emphasized the importance of substance co-use type and provided relevant intervention targets for AUD.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Angel Garcia-Perez, Gema Aonso-Diego, Sara Weidberg, Roberto Secades-Villa
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effects of EFT on RP during a smoking cessation intervention. The results showed that increased EFT practice significantly reduced cigarette demand and delay discounting. Additionally, a greater reduction in cotinine levels coupled with more EFT practice led to a greater decrease in cigarette demand.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
James J. Mahoney, Erin L. Winstanley, Laura R. Lander, James H. Berry, Patrick J. Marshalek, Marc W. Haut, Jennifer L. Marton, Wesley D. Kimble, Matthew Armistead, Sijin Wen, Yilin Cai, Sally L. Hodder
Summary: This study in West Virginia found that the prevalence of co-occurring substance use among patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) is high at 72.8%, with benzodiazepines being the most common co-occurring substance. Patients who used co-occurring substances were younger and had a higher prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) compared to those who used opioids alone, with minimal gender differences.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Eric A. Thrailkill, Michael DeSarno, Stephen T. Higgins
Summary: The study found that loss aversion was associated with current cigarette smoking and other substance use patterns independent of delay discounting. Additionally, co-occurring low loss aversion and high delay discounting were independently associated with greater risk for all patterns of substance use. Loss aversion may be considered a protective factor and potential target for preventive intervention for substance use and addiction.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zoe Swithenbank, Rebecca Harrison, Lorna Porcellato
Summary: This study explores the perceptions of service users in residential rehabilitation about smoking cessation. The findings indicate that service users view residential treatment services as suitable environments for introducing smoking cessation, although there are concerns about jeopardizing recovery. Smoking is still prevalent in substance misuse treatment services, and factors such as perceived social and psychological benefits, normative behaviors, and lack of perceived risk or prioritization pose challenges for implementing smoking cessation in this setting. However, facilitators such as motivation to change and appropriateness of the setting were also identified.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Beth Han, Ther W. Aung, Nora D. Volkow, Marushka L. Silveira, Heather L. Kimmel, Carlos Blanco, Wilson M. Compton
Summary: This study examines the sociodemographic characteristics and behavioral health status; types of tobacco products used; prevalence of use by age, sex, and race and ethnicity; and nicotine dependence severity and smoking cessation methods among community-dwelling adults with vs without psychosis. The study finds that adults with a history of psychosis have a high prevalence of tobacco use and face significant challenges in smoking cessation, highlighting the need for tailored interventions.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Michael T. McCoy, Subramaniam Jayanthi, Jean Lud Cadet
Summary: The potential of using potassium channel activators in SUD treatment has been discussed, as they have been shown to reduce alcohol intake and augment the behavioral effects of opioid drugs. Studies focusing on the role of potassium channels as targets for therapeutic interventions against SUDs are warranted.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. B. Courtney, M. A. Russell, D. E. Conroy
Summary: Physically-active adults are more likely to consume alcohol, but the association may vary when adults also use tobacco and/or cannabis, which could increase substance-use related harms. Tobacco and cannabis use weakened the positive associations between physical activity and odds of drinking, indicating a negative or null effect. The combination of physical activity and substance use may reflect shared reasons for engaging in these behaviors.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
William H. Craft, Allison N. Tegge, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study found that individuals who excessively discount delayed rewards experienced greater perceived stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that COVID-19 perceived stress fully mediated the relationship between discounting rates and overall pain severity. These findings suggest that delay discounting is of particular therapeutic importance for individuals with chronic pain.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
William H. Craft, Allison N. Tegge, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study replicates and extends previous research on manipulating delay discounting rates with scarcity narratives. It was demonstrated that the active narrative significantly increased delay discounting relative to the control narrative within-subject, regardless of presentation order. Additionally, both the job loss and hurricane narratives exerted similar effects on the delay discounting rate.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Liqa N. Athamneh, Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Julia C. Basso, Diana R. Keith, Michele J. King, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: The study found significant associations between delay discounting and life-history strategies with various health and finance behaviors among individuals in recovery from alcohol use disorder, supporting the characterization of delay discounting as a candidate behavioral marker of addiction.
ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
William H. Craft, Allison N. Tegge, Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Devin C. Tomlinson, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study provides empirical evidence that poor quality delay discounting data in alcohol use disorder samples is not statistically different from randomly generated data, indicating data quality concerns on MTurk persist in addiction-related samples.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Leonard H. Epstein, Tatiana Jimenez-Knight, Anna M. Honan, Rocco A. Paluch, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study used episodic future thinking (EFT) to improve medication adherence in patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. The results showed that EFT significantly improved medication adherence and also improved prospective memory and delay discounting.
PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Sara D. McMullin, Courtney A. Motschman, Laura E. Hatz, Denis M. McCarthy, Clintin P. Davis-Stober
Summary: This study found that a cost-sensitive decision strategy in response to ride service prices is associated with riskier alcohol-impaired driving attitudes and intentions. Individuals using a compensatory strategy were more likely to engage in alcohol-impaired driving, especially when intoxicated.
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Allison N. Tegge, Liqa N. Athamneh, Devin C. Tomlinson, Jeffrey S. Stein, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: Reading narratives about penalties for illegal tobacco purchases significantly increases psychological distress among cigarette smokers. Further research is needed to assess the ability of narratives to imitate real-world psychological effects and determine their utility.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Yu-Hua Yeh, Roberta Freitas-Lemos, William H. Craft, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study found an association between nonsystematic delay discounting (DD) and low-quality responses, although other factors contributing to nonsystematic responses still need to be identified.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Allison N. Tegge, William H. Craft, Devin C. Tomlinson, Jeffrey S. Stein, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study found that conducting an instruction quiz before a cigarette purchase task can improve the data quality and the consistency of responses regarding daily cigarette consumption and purchasing behavior among smokers.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Erin G. Mistretta, William H. Craft, Mary C. Davis, Samuel M. McClure, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study found that there were no significant differences in discounting rates between adults with chronic pain and those without. However, adults with chronic pain and high pain catastrophizing discounted monetary losses less, indicating a potential link to risky decision-making.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Candice L. L. Dwyer, William H. H. Craft, Allison N. N. Tegge, Yu-Hua Yeh, Warren K. K. Bickel
Summary: High delay discounting (DD) rates are associated with several health conditions, including addiction. Researchers investigated the relationship between DD rates measured by the adjusting delay discounting task (ADT) and the adjusting amount task (AAT) in individuals who use tobacco and alcohol. The study found significant relationships between ADT and AAT DD rates, demonstrating that ADT can accurately identify individuals with high discounting rates in substance users.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
William H. Craft, Candice L. Dwyer, Devin C. Tomlinson, Yu-Hua Yeh, Allison N. Tegge, Warren K. Bickel
Summary: This study investigated the effects of narrative interventions on delay discounting and hypothetical demand for alcohol. The results showed that narrative interventions, such as episodic future thinking, decreased delay discounting. The study also found that the rate-dependent effects of delay discounting were important for the effectiveness of narrative interventions.
ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Biological
Devin C. C. Tomlinson, Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Allison N. N. Tegge, Yu-Hua Yeh, Candice L. L. Dwyer, Jeffrey S. S. Stein, Warren K. K. Bickel
Summary: HPT presentation was found to have a significant effect on the consistency of the data, but not on trend or reversals from zero. It also had a significant effect on purchasing behavior. The Random HPT presentation should be avoided to prevent unsystematic data. The List presentation may be preferred due to participant experience.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Warren K. Bickel, Roberta Freitas-Lemos, Jeremy Myslowski, Fatima Quddos, Rafaela M. Fontes, Bruna Barbosa-Franca, Rebecca Faubion-Trejo, Stephen M. LaConte
Summary: This review examines the impact of episodic future thinking (EFT) on the temporal window and substance valuation in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). The findings suggest that EFT is an effective intervention that expands the temporal window and reduces substance valuation and use among individuals with SUD.
CURRENT ADDICTION REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Brent A. Kaplan, Elisa M. Crill, Christopher T. Franck, Warren K. Bickel, Mikhail N. Koffarnus
Summary: This study examined the impact of reducing nicotine content in cigarettes on blood nicotine levels and behavioral economic demand measures. The results suggest a relationship between nicotine level and abuse liability, with nicotine content of 1.3mg/g or lower potentially effective at reducing cigarette uptake.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2022)