SAGE Journal Articles

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Journal Article 1: Fillmore, M. (2003). Drug abuse as a problem of impaired control: Current approaches and findings. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews, 2(3), 179-197.

Abstract: The author presents a selective and integrative overview of cu-rent research examining acute effects of abused drugs on aspects of behavioral control in humans. The review discusses the concept of behavioral control and reviews research models that examine inhibitory influences as a central mechanism of control. Evidence for drug-induced impairment of inhibitory mechanisms is reviewed from current neuroanatomical, neuropharmacological, and behavioral perspectives.

 

Journal Article 2: Mouttapa, M., Watson, D., Mcculler, W., Sussman, S., Weiss, J., Reiber, C., . . . Tsai, W. (2009). I’m mad and I’m bad: Links between self-identification as a gangster, symptoms of anger, and alcohol use among minority juvenile offenders. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 8(1), 71-82.

Abstract: This preliminary study examined whether anger and identification with the “gang member” peer group are associated with heavy alcohol use. Participants were 91 (53.8% male) juvenile offenders in four juvenile probation camps in Southern California who completed a self-report survey. More than half (53.4%) indicated that they best fit in with the “gang member” peer group.

 

Journal Article 3: Miller, K., Melnick, M., Farrell, M., Sabo, D., & Barnes, G. (2006). Jocks, gender, binge drinking, and adolescent violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21(1), 105-120.

Abstract: Previous research has suggested a link between athletic involvement and elevated levels of adolescent violence outside the sport context. The present study expanded on this literature by positing differences in the sport-violence relationship across dimensions of athletic involvement (athletic participation vs. jock identity), type of violence (family vs. nonfamily), and gender as well as by examining the impact of binge drinking on the sport–violence relationship.

 

Journal Article 4: Eassey, J. M., Gibson, C. L., & Krohn, M. D. (2014). Using a group-based trajectory approach to assess risk and protective factors of marijuana use. Journal of Drug Issues, 45(1), 4-21.

Abstract: Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the world, and persistent and frequent use during adolescence has been associated with precocious transitions and deleterious consequences in adulthood. This study used a group-based trajectory approach to analyze panel data collected from 1,725 youth participating in the National Youth Study to describe pathways of marijuana use and to explore protective factors that may reduce the continuation of use.

 

Journal Article 5: Alpert, P. T. Alcohol abuse in older adults: An invisible population. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 26(4), 269-272.

Abstract: Alcohol abuse among older adults is known as the hidden epidemic as the number of individuals who suffer from dependency and abuse has about doubled in the last decade. Because baby boomers were more liberal substance users during the 1960s and 1970s, experts anticipate the epidemic will increase even further by 2020. Definition of abuse and screening as a preventive measure to identify alcohol abuse in older adults are explored.