Family-based substance use screening and intervention for adolescents with chronic medical conditions: a study protocol to implement SBIRT-family within school-based health centers by Faith Summersett Williams, Natalie A. Larez, Lauren Mondesir, Kennedy Curtis, Sara Valdivia, Sara Becker, Kenneth Papineau, Aaron Hogue

“…BackgroundAdolescents with a chronic medical condition (CMC) have an increased risk of developing a substance use (SU) disorder, despite the impact that SU may have on disease-related outcomes. …”
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Technology-Based Interventions for Substance Use Treatment Among People Who Identify as African American or Black, Hispanic or Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Native: Scoping... by Sarah K Moore, Jesse S Boggis, Phoebe R Gauthier, Chantal A Lambert-Harris, Emily G Hichborn, Kathleen D Bell, Elizabeth C Saunders, LaTrice Montgomery, Eilis I Murphy, Avery M Turner, Nico Agosti, Bethany M McLeman, Lisa A Marsch

“…We explored whether research that includes the aforementioned groups consciously considers race and/or ethnicity beyond including these populations as participants. MethodsWe conducted a scoping review of 5 electronic databases to identify TBIs in substance use treatment studies published in English between January 2000 and March 2021. …”
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A Randomized Clinical Study of a Curcumin and Melatonin Toothpaste Against Periodontal Bacteria by Riccardo Pulcini, Antonio Maria Chiarelli, Bruna Sinjari, Jessica Elisabetta Esposito, Francesco Avolio, Riccardo Martinotti, Vittorio Pignatelli, Luca Pignatelli, Laura Berlincioni, Stefano Martinotti, Elena Toniato

“…<b>Methods</b>: The in vivo study we present was a single-center, double-blind trial and was conducted in parallel groups. …”
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Subgrouping of risky behaviors among Iranian college students: a latent class analysis by Safiri S, Rahimi-Movaghar A, Yunesian M, Sadeghi-Bazargani H, Shamsipour M, Mansournia MA, Fotouhi A

“…This study&amp;rsquo;s purpose was to determine subgroups of students based on risky behaviors and assess the prevalence of risky behaviors in each of the subgroups.Participants and methods: This anonymous cross-sectional study was carried out in October 2015 and November 2015, with 1,777 students from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, through multistage random sampling method. …”
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Psychometric properties and diagnostic accuracy of the DUDIT and ASSIST-Y for cannabis use in adolescents in Sweden by Håkan Källmén, Anne H. Berman, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Anders Hammarberg, Tobias H. Elgán

“…This study evaluated the psychometric properties and diagnostic screening accuracy, for identifying cannabis use, of two widely used tools: the DUDIT and the ASSIST-Y cannabis use subscale, in a Swedish adolescent population.Methods Data were collected from 1450 randomly selected adolescents and a sample of 60 treatment-seeking adolescents, all 15 to 18 years old. …”
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Prevalence of Over‐the‐Counter Drug Abuse and Associated Psychosocial Factors Among High School Students: A Nationwide Cross‐Sectional Survey in Japan by Takuya Shimane, Satoshi Inoura, Maki Kitamura, Kunihiko Kitagaki, Koji Tominaga, Toshihiko Matsumoto

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Effect of pilates on the physical and mental health of drug-dependent individuals — a randomized controlled trial by Feng Ji, Ensong Zhou, Peng Zhao, Xinliang Chen, Hui Wang, Jiabin Zhong, Yi Zhang, Yunhang Lu, Qing Zhang

“…A total of 43 substance-dependent individuals were recruited from the Judong Drug Rehabilitation Center and randomly assigned to either the Pilates intervention group (n = 22) or the control group (n = 21). …”
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Non-random aggregations of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their population characteristics - pattern recognition in a large population-based cohort by Qian Zou, Rafael Ogaz-González, Yihui Du, Ming-Jie Duan, Gerton Lunter, Eva Corpeleijn

“…Conclusion The five identified lifestyle patterns exhibit distinct, non-random clustering of behaviours, each linked to specific socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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Experimental methods of portal hypertension studying by D. V. Garbuzenko

“…In the last years application of various pilot models of portal hypertension promoted progress not only in understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms laying in its basis, but also development of new perspective methods of treatment. The further randomized controlled clinical studies will help to determine their safety and efficacy comparing to traditional treatment methods.…”
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Content of Some Endothelium-Dependent Vasoactive Substances of Blood Plasma, Indicators of Renin-Aldosterone System, Natriuretic Hormone in Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrho... by Ferko M.

“…Materials and research methods. In the study, by randomized method with preliminary stratification, were involved 80 cirrhotic patients with varying severity grades of portal hypertension [23 females (28.75 %) and 57 males (71.25%) aged 27 to 73 years (mean age – ( 47,5 ± 10,9) years), mean duration of disease – (6,5 ± 2,7) years], to whom were conducted inpatient examination and treatment in created Lviv Regional Hepatological Center on the basis of the Department of Internal Medicine N 1 of Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University and Gastroenterological Department of Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital. …”
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Does the Brazilian version of the strengthening families program (Familias Fortes) reduce adolescent substance use and change parental behavior? Evidence from a 2-year follow-up st... by Zila M. Sanchez, Sheila C. Caetano, Patrícia P. O. Galvão, Fabiane A. Gubert, Lidiane N. Rebouças, Luis Eduardo Soares-Santos, Juliana Y. Valente

“…This study aims to evaluate the 12- and 24-month follow-ups of the FF-BR 10–14, focusing on parental outcomes and substance use prevention. Methods This is a parallel-cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 1610 participants (805 adolescents aged 10–14 and 805 caregivers). …”
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Population attributable fractions of adolescent health and well-being outcomes associated with adverse childhood experiences in a provincially representative sample in Ontario, Can... by Janique Fortier, Tamara L. Taillieu, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Samantha Salmon, Andrea Gonzalez, Melissa Kimber, Harriet L. MacMillan, Tracie O. Afifi

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Effectiveness of the guided self-change intervention for reducing alcohol use in adolescents with and without history of cannabis use by José Luis Carballo, José Luis Carballo, Miguel Ángel Martínez-León, Ainhoa Coloma-Carmona, Ainhoa Coloma-Carmona, Virtudes Pérez-Jover, Virtudes Pérez-Jover, Álvaro García del Castillo-López, Clara Sancho-Domingo, Antonia Pelegrín-Muñoz, Carlos van-der Hofstadt-Román, Carlos van-der Hofstadt-Román, Carlos van-der Hofstadt-Román

“…The consumer profile, including whether they have consumed one or more substances, may be a key variable in analyzing the effectiveness of interventions.MethodsThis study consists in a secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial (PREVENALC) to examine the effectiveness of a brief intervention based on the Guided Self-Change Program (GSC) and its interaction with substance use profile. …”
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Meta-analysis of the efficacy of camel milk consumption for improving autism symptoms in children in randomized clinical trials by Mahmoud Kandeel, Mohamed A. Morsy, Khalid M. Al Khodair, Sameer Alhojaily

“…Methods: Comprehensive searches of multiple databases were conducted up to March 14, 2024, for RCTs that had evaluated whether camel milk consumption by children with ASD was more beneficial than the consumption of a control substance. …”
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The effect of MDMA on anterior pituitary hormones: a secondary analysis of a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Cihan Atila, Sara-Jessica Camerin, Matthias E Liechti, Mirjam Christ-Crain

“…Therefore, this analysis aimed to investigate the acute effect of MDMA on the anterior pituitary in healthy adults. Methods: This secondary analysis utilized data from a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, randomized trial. …”
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Cognitive Training for Emotion-Related Impulsivity and Rumination: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial by K J D Allen, Matthew V Elliott, Eivind Haga Ronold, Liam Mason, Nandini Rajgopal, Åsa Hammar, Sheri L Johnson

“…Participants will be randomized to (1) begin the N-ACT program without delay or (2) join a waitlist condition and then complete N-ACT. …”
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THE EFFECT OF COFFEE BREWING METHODS ON TOOTH DISCOLORATION by Rizki Nurida Rahmawati, Nadia Hardini, Lusiana Batubara

“…Nowadays, coffee with conventional methods like black/Turkish coffee and manual brewing methods such as drip brewing and espresso become popular coffee that are fancied by Indonesian people. …”
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Exploratory Impact of iCARE Nigeria, a Combined mHealth and Peer Navigation Intervention, on Depressive Symptoms and Substance Use Among Youth Living With HIV in Nigeria: Single-Ar... by Olusegun Ayomikun Ogunmola, Rita Frinue Tamambang, Kehinde Kuti, Lisa M Kuhns, Olutosin Awolude, Adedotun Adetunji, Bibilola Oladeji, Oladayo Olaleye, Adeola Mary Oyerinde, Robert Garofalo, Babafemi Taiwo, Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun

“…MethodsA single-arm clinical trial was conducted at the Infectious Disease Institute, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria— primarily to improve medication adherence and viral suppression among youth living with HIV attending its HIV clinic. …”
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Comparative clinical performance of stainless steel, zirconia, and Bioflx crowns in primary molars: a randomized controlled trial by Ahmed Abdelhafez, Vineet Dhar

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Medical chart-reported alcohol consumption, substance use, and mental health issues in association with HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) nonadherence among gay, bisexual, and ot... by Paul A. Shuper, Narges Joharchi, Thepikaa Varatharajan, Isaac I. Bogoch, Mona Loutfy, Philippe El-Helou, Kevin Giolma, Kevin Woodward, Jürgen Rehm

“…Abstract Background Although some evidence suggests that alcohol, substance use, and mental health issues diminish adherence to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among gay, bisexual, and other men-who-have-sex-with-men (gbMSM), findings are somewhat inconsistent and have primarily derived from studies involving non-random samples. …”
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