The dramatic increase in opioid misuse, opioid use disorder (OUD), and opioid‐related
overdose deaths in the United States has led to public outcry, policy statements, and funding …

The use of cocaine by heroin‐dependent individuals, or by patients in methadone or
buprenorphine maintenance treatment, is substantial and has negative consequences on …

Abstract The Timeline Followback (TLFB), a retrospective calendar-based measure of daily
substance use, was initially developed to obtain self-reports of alcohol use. Since its …

Objective. To provide clinicians with a brief screening tool to predict accurately which
individuals may develop aberrant behaviors when prescribed opioids for chronic pain …

BACKGROUND: Timeline Follow-Back (TLFB) is a widely used, calendar-based measure of
self-reported use of (among other things) illicit substances. We examined agreement …

Problem drug use and dependence are neurobehavioral disorders of complex origin.
Although environmental factors contribute to drug abuse and addiction, genetic factors also …

Simultaneous polysubstance use (SPU) is a common phenomenon, yet little is known about
how various substances are used with one another. In the present study 149 drug‐using …

Underage drinking and drug use among college students are major public health concerns,
yet few studies have examined these behaviors and their associated risk factors and …

The authors compared the association of several personality traits, drug of choice, and
polysubstance involvement in 325 individuals (44% male) receiving treatment for substance …

The use of urine drug testing (UDT) has increased over recent years. UDT results have
traditionally been used in legal proceedings under supervision of a medical review officer …