OBJECTIVE Beyond the initial relapse episode, little is known about short-term patterns of alcohol and other drug use in treated adolescents. This study characterized treated teens' short-term alcohol and other drug use trajectories over 1-year follow-up. METHOD Adolescents (N = 110, ages 12-18, 65% male, 94% white) recruited from addictions treatment, with a current DSM-IV alcohol diagnosis,...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of perioperative tobacco interventions on long-term abstinence and the safety of smoking cessation less than 4 weeks before surgery is unclear. Our objective was to determine the efficacy and safety of a perioperative smoking cessation intervention with varenicline to reduce smoking in elective surgical patients. METHODS In a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, pla...

The success of any type of sexual education programme depends on the knowledge and preparedness for practice by adolescents. A recent study has found that an ‘abstinence-only’ sexual education programme is effective in reducing sexual activity among adolescents. Knowledge of abstinence-only sexual education and preparedness for practice as an effective tool for promotion of sexual health among ...

The present study evaluated a new 30-day Web-based contingency management program for smoking abstinence with 4 daily-smoking adolescents. Participants made 3 daily video recordings of themselves giving breath carbon monoxide (CO) samples at home that were sent electronically to study personnel. Using a reversal design, participants could earn money for continued abstinence during the treatment...

Results of a meta-analysis showed that males were more likely to report smoking abstinence than female participants following hypnosis-based treatments for smoking. Across 12 studies that used hypnosis in the treatment of smoking and reported outcome statistics by gender, the authors found that the odds of achieving smoking abstinence were 1.37 times greater for male than female participants. T...

Objectives: The Matrix Model is used for MA dependence in methadone services in Iran, the most populated Persian Gulf country. However, there are no studies of the efficacy of the Matrix Model for MA dependence while in treatment. The present study reports on the efficacy of sixteen weeks of the Matrix Model for MA abstinence and general health.  Methods: There were MA-dependent male (n=3...

background and objectives: although mild stress can bring vitality and dynamics into life, excessive stress can result in physical and psychological illnesses. scientific achievements have failed to take an effective step in controlling stress. one of the most effective factors on stress is religion and religious beliefs. the purpose of the present study was to determine mental health and stres...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between duration of sexual abstinence and various characteristics of normal and subnormal semen. DESIGN A retrospective study based on computerized data. SETTING Fertility and IVF unit at a university medical center. PATIENT(S) Nine thousand, four hundred eighty-nine semen samples from 6,008 patients were analyzed according to the World Health Organi...