Exercise DependenceWiley - Tập 82 Số 7 - Trang 735-740 - 1987
David Veale
SummaryExercise can become a compulsive behaviour and harmful to an individual.
This review proposes diagnostic criteria for ‘exercise dependence’ to facilitate
recognition in Sports clinics and further research. The importance of diagnosing
exercise dependence lies in the prevention of morbidity and rarely mortality if
exercise is continued in the presence of illness or injury. There is
insuffici... hiện toàn bộ
Recreational MDMA use in Sydney: a profile of ‘Ecstasy’ users and their experiences with the drugWiley - Tập 87 Số 8 - Trang 1161-1172 - 1992
Nadia Solowij, Wayne Hall, Nicole Lee
Abstract‘Ecstasy’ (3,4‐methylenedioxymethampketamine or MDMA) is a recreational
drug that is gaining popularity world wide. There is a paucity of research
regarding the ways in which Ecstasy is used and the nature of its effects. A
‘snowball’ peer network technique was used to recruit 100 users who completed
anonymous questionnaires. The research revealed that Ecstasy is primarily used
by infreque... hiện toàn bộ
The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence: a revision of the Fagerstrom Tolerance QuestionnaireWiley - Tập 86 Số 9 - Trang 1119-1127 - 1991
Todd F. Heatherton, Lynn T. Kozlowski, Richard C. Frecker, Karl Fagerström
AbstractWe examine and refine the Fagerström Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ;
Fagerström, 1978). The relation between each FTQ item and biochemical measures
of heaviness of smoking was examined in 254 smokers. We found that the nicotine
rating item and the inhalation item were unrelated to any of our biochemical
measures and these two items were primary contributors to psychometric
deficiencies in th... hiện toàn bộ
Patterns of Benzodiazepine Abuse and DependenceWiley - Tập 81 Số 1 - Trang 87-94 - 1986
Usoa Busto, Edward M. Sellers, Claudio A. Naranjo, Howard Cappell, Martha Sanchez‐Craig, Jan Simpkins
SummaryPatterns of benzodiazepine abuse and dependence are not well known. Data
on drug use and other demographic and clinical characteristics were collected in
176 patients consecutively referred to the Addiction Research Foundation
Clinical Institute for assessment and treatment of benzodiazepine abuse and/or
dependence. Objective confirmation of benzodiazepine use was obtained in 95% of
subject... hiện toàn bộ
Individual differences in difficulty quitting smokingWiley - Tập 86 Số 5 - Trang 555-558 - 1991
Petr Hájek
AbstractThis essay comments on the main approaches to studying individual
differences in ability to quit smoking, and suggests complementing them with a
concept of ‘difficulty of quitting’. Several areas of research into determinants
of ability to quit smoking are discussed, including measures of dependence,
reactivity to nicotine, severity of withdrawal symptoms, endurance of
discomfort, and psyc... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of Raising the Legal Drinking Age in Ontario*Wiley - Tập 76 Số 4 - Trang 415-424 - 1981
Evelyn Vingilis, Reginald G. Smart
SummaryThis paper reports four types of data which are relevant to the study of
the effects of the increase in the drinking age. The data are from: (1) surveys
of drinking and drinking problems among high school students; (2) a study of
perceptions of vice‐principals; (3) a trend analysis of young drinking offender
charges; and (4) trend analyses of drinking‐driving statistics. The results
suggest... hiện toàn bộ
Abuse liability assessment of anxiolytics/ hypnotics: rationale and laboratory loreWiley - Tập 86 Số 12 - Trang 1625-1632 - 1991
Suzette M. Evans, Thomas S. Critchfield, Roland R. Griffiths
AbstractThis paper describes the rationale, practical details, and laboratory
lore relevant to conducting an acute dose‐effect crossover evaluation for abuse
liability of a novel anxiolytic/hypnotic compound relative to a standard
compound. Basic principles underlying meaningful abuse liability assessments are
presented and illustrated with examples from a comparative evaluation of the
hypnotics z... hiện toàn bộ
Tension Reduction and the Effects of Prolonged Alcohol ConsumptionWiley - Tập 77 Số 1 - Trang 65-73 - 1982
Tim Stockwell, Ray Hodgson, Howard Rankin
SummaryIt has been argued that the phenomenon of alcoholics experiencing mood
deterioration during a heavy drinking bout discredits the Tension Reduction
Hypothesis of alcohol consumption [6]. An experiment is described which sought
to illustrate two ways in which this phenomenon and the hypothesis are
compatible. Nine male alcoholics consumed 6gm of alcohol per kg bodyweight in 16
equal doses ove... hiện toàn bộ