The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, founded in 1940, publishes peer-reviewed manuscripts dealing with diverse aspects of alcohol and other substances of abuse. The range of materials includes biological, medical, epidemiological, social, psychological, and other aspects of alcohol and other drug use, abuse, and dependence. http://www.jsad.com . http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Instructions_for_Authors/4703.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Instructions_for_Authors/4703.html Objective: We examined whether motivation to change mediated the relationships between gender and baseline alcohol severity with drinking outcome at 12-month follow-up in a longitudinal community sample. Method: Data were from baseline and 12-month interviews from the Rural Alcohol Study, a probability sample of rural and ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Motivation_to_Change_as_a_Mediator_for_the_Longitudinal_Relationships_of_Ge/4702.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Motivation_to_Change_as_a_Mediator_for_the_Longitudinal_Relationships_of_Ge/4702.html Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating effect of protective behavioral strategies on the relationship between negative urgency and alcohol outcomes. Method: Participants were college students who endorsed participating in club/intramural or varsity athletics. The students (N = 234; 73.9% female) completed measures of ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Do_Protective_Behavioral_Strategies_Moderate_the_Relationship_Between_Negat/4701.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Do_Protective_Behavioral_Strategies_Moderate_the_Relationship_Between_Negat/4701.html Objective: Multiple studies have shown social network variables to mediate and predict drinking outcome, but, because of self-selection biases, these studies cannot reliably determine whether the influence is causal or correlational. The goal of this study was to evaluate evidence for a causal role for social network characteristics ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Association_Between_Social_Influences_and_Drinking_Outcomes_Across_Three_Ye/4700.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Association_Between_Social_Influences_and_Drinking_Outcomes_Across_Three_Ye/4700.html Objective: Alcohol misuse is a major risk factor for harm in indigenous communities. The indigenous family unit is often the setting for, and is most adversely affected by, alcohol-related harm. Therefore, family-based alcohol interventions offer great potential to reduce alcohol-related harm in indigenous communities. This systematic ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/A_Systematic_Review_of_FamilyBased_Interventions_Targeting_Alcohol_Misuse_/4699.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/A_Systematic_Review_of_FamilyBased_Interventions_Targeting_Alcohol_Misuse_/4699.html Objective: This study examined the predictors of self-efficacy in reducing risky injection behaviors among heroin users receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). Method: The Methadone Maintenance Treatment Outcome Study was an 18-month prospective study from March 2007 to July 2008. Data collection was conducted in the substance use ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/SelfEfficacy_and_HIV_Risk_Behaviors_Among_Heroin_Users_in_Taiwan/4698.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/SelfEfficacy_and_HIV_Risk_Behaviors_Among_Heroin_Users_in_Taiwan/4698.html Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of age, common life transitions, treatment, and social support on outcomes 5–9 years after alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment intake. Method: Participants were patients from a large outpatient AOD treatment program in an integrated health plan. ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Effects_of_Age_and_Life_Transitions_on_Alcohol_and_Drug_Treatment_Outcome_O/4697.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Effects_of_Age_and_Life_Transitions_on_Alcohol_and_Drug_Treatment_Outcome_O/4697.html Objective: The purpose of this study was to update trends in alcohol- and drug-related emergency department and primary care visits over the last 15 years in the United States. Method: A trend analysis was conducted on substance-related health services visits, based on self-reported alcohol or other ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Trends_in_Alcohol_and_DrugRelated_Emergency_Department_and_Primary_Care_V/4696.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Trends_in_Alcohol_and_DrugRelated_Emergency_Department_and_Primary_Care_V/4696.html Objective: Despite frequent theorizing, prior literature on the association between depressive symptoms and alcohol use in adolescence has been inconsistent. Yet studies have varied widely with respect to age at assessments, time frame of prediction, and controls for comorbid conditions and demographic factors. The current study examined whether the ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Developmental_Consistency_in_Associations_Between_Depressive_Symptoms_and_A/4695.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Developmental_Consistency_in_Associations_Between_Depressive_Symptoms_and_A/4695.html Objective: Previous research identified a high-risk subset of college students experiencing a disproportionate number of alcohol-related consequences at the end of their first year. With the goal of identifying pre-college predictors of membership in this high-risk subset, the present study used a prospective design to ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Using_Parental_Profiles_to_Predict_Membership_in_a_Subset_of_College_Studen/4694.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Using_Parental_Profiles_to_Predict_Membership_in_a_Subset_of_College_Studen/4694.html Objective: Although studies have demonstrated that an adolescent's parents and friends both influence adolescent substance use, it is not known whether the parenting experienced by one's friends also affects one's own use. Drawing on conceptions of shared parenting and the tenets of coercion theory, we investigated ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Do_Peers_Parents_Matter_A_New_Link_Between_Positive_Parenting_and_Adolesc/4693.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Do_Peers_Parents_Matter_A_New_Link_Between_Positive_Parenting_and_Adolesc/4693.html Objective: A multisite evaluation examined the process and outcomes of Advancing Recovery, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to overcome barriers to implementing evidence-based treatments within alcohol and drug treatment systems. Method: We report findings from a 3-year, mixed-method study of how treatment systems promoted two ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Advancing_Recovery_Implementing_EvidenceBased_Treatment_for_Substance_Use/4692.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Advancing_Recovery_Implementing_EvidenceBased_Treatment_for_Substance_Use/4692.html Objective: The aims of this study were to compare client characteristics at admission to chemical dependency (CD) treatment by sexual orientation, examine sexual orientation as a predictor of co-occurring CD and mental health problems (hereafter referred to as co-occurring disorders [COD]), and to examine the effect of ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Impact_of_Sexual_Orientation_and_CoOccurring_Disorders_on_Chemical_Depende/4691.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Impact_of_Sexual_Orientation_and_CoOccurring_Disorders_on_Chemical_Depende/4691.html Objective: Evidence-based brief interventions for primary care patients with at-risk drinking include personalized feedback on alcohol-related risks, yet little is known about associations between alcohol screening scores and outcomes among women. This study evaluated associations between scores on the three-item Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Association_Between_Alcohol_Screening_Scores_and_AlcoholRelated_Risks_Amon/4690.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Association_Between_Alcohol_Screening_Scores_and_AlcoholRelated_Risks_Amon/4690.html Objective: This study examined potential explanatory mechanisms linking childhood alcohol use onset and chronicity of adult alcohol dependence by testing the following three competing hypotheses: (1) a marker hypothesis, where early onset of alcohol use may be simply a marker for other factors that have been linked to both ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Examining_Explanatory_Mechanisms_of_the_Effects_of_Early_Alcohol_Use_on_You/4689.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Examining_Explanatory_Mechanisms_of_the_Effects_of_Early_Alcohol_Use_on_You/4689.html Objective: The diagnostic categories of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, for substance abuse and dependence are commonly used in clinical work and research studies, but whether abuse and dependence represent two different syndromes has been debated. The purpose of this article is to investigate ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Relationship_of_Substance_Abuse_to_Dependence_in_the_US_General_Populatio/4688.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Relationship_of_Substance_Abuse_to_Dependence_in_the_US_General_Populatio/4688.html Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of college alcohol policies and practices and to identify patterns of policies/practices across colleges. Method: An online survey of administrators at a random sample of 351 4-year U.S. colleges was conducted in 2008. The prevalence ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Alcohol_Policies_and_Practices_Among_FourYear_Colleges_in_the_United_State/4687.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Alcohol_Policies_and_Practices_Among_FourYear_Colleges_in_the_United_State/4687.html Objective: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health issue, yet little is known about the association between IPV victimization and problem drinking among women. Study objectives were to (a) identify subtypes of problem drinking among women according to abuse and dependence criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical ... http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Intimate_Partner_Violence_and_Patterns_of_Alcohol_Abuse_and_Dependence_Crit/4686.html http://www.jsad.com/jsad/article/Intimate_Partner_Violence_and_Patterns_of_Alcohol_Abuse_and_Dependence_Crit/4686.html