Five-year trajectories of prescription opioid use
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About The Study: The results of this study of 3.4 million adults suggest that most individuals commencing treatment with prescription opioids had relatively low and time-limited exposure to opioids over a 5-year period. The small proportion of individuals with sustained or increasing use was older with more comorbidities and use of psychotropic and other analgesic drugs, likely reflecting a higher prevalence of pain and treatment needs in these individuals.
Authors: Natasa Gisev, Ph.D., of UNSW Sydney in Sydney, Australia, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28159)
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Alcohol consumption among adults with a cancer diagnosis
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Peer-Reviewed PublicationAbout The Study: The findings of this study of 15,000 adults suggest that alcohol consumption and risky drinking behaviors were common among cancer survivors, even among individuals receiving treatment. Given the adverse treatment and oncologic outcomes associated with alcohol consumption, additional research and implementation studies are critical in addressing this emerging concern among cancer survivors.
Authors: Yin Cao, Sc.D., M.P.H., of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28328)
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Next-day effects of heavy drinking on young adults the focus of NIH grant
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Nausea, headaches and difficulty concentrating are just a few of the hangover symptoms that can besiege young adults who drink alcohol to excess. To gain a greater understanding of how heavy drinking impacts young adults, Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Penn State associate research professor of health and human development, is leading a two-year study funded by a $421,000 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, one of the National Institutes of Health. She will examine the effects of alcohol use on young adults’ daily cognitive functioning the day after a drinking episode.
According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2.4 million adults ages 18-25 reported heavy alcohol use in month prior.
“Since heavy drinking can affect work or school performance, we hope our research will shed a light on who is in need of monitoring and early intervention,” said Linden-Carmichael, who is a multiple-principal investigator on the study.
The researchers will collect intensive self-reported data from 250 young adults over the course of 21 days to explore the effects of alcohol use on cognitive functioning. Participants will be asked to complete brief surveys sent four times per day via text and complete tests to gauge their memory and other cognitive functions.
Analyses will include how much the participants drank the previous day and how long the effects of alcohol use lasted throughout the three weeks of the study. The researchers will also factor in demographic data and whether the participants also used cannabis the previous day.
The research team is also concerned about possible damage to the brain and nervous system caused by drinking over the course of years.
“Depending on findings from our current study, we would like to follow young adults to understand whether the link between alcohol use and cognitive functioning persists over the years — if there is impact on the brain, do these effects accumulate?” Linden-Carmichael asked.
Jacqueline Mogle, associate professor at Clemson University, is multiple-principal investigator on the study with Linden-Carmichael. Stephen Wilson, Penn State professor of psychology, is collaborating on the study.
For more information about the study, visit the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center website.
Perceptions of safety of daily cannabis vs tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure
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Peer-Reviewed PublicationAbout The Study: This survey study of 5,035 adults found that adults increasingly perceived daily smoking and secondhand exposure to cannabis smoke as safer than tobacco smoke from 2017 to 2021. Given that these views do not reflect the existing science on cannabis and tobacco smoke, the findings may have important implications for public health and policy as the legalization and use of cannabis increase.
Authors: Beth Cohen, M.D., M.A.S., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.28691)
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