This review provides an overview of the changing US epidemiology of cannabis use and
associated problems. Adults and adolescents increasingly view cannabis as harmless, and …

Since DSM-IV was published in 1994, its approach to substance use disorders has come
under scrutiny. Strengths were identified (notably, reliability and validity of dependence), but …

The current article summarizes the results of a comprehensive review of the international
research published between 1990 and 2010. The research was focused on the prevalence …

Objectives. We examined the relation between living in states that instituted bans on same-
sex marriage during the 2004 and 2005 elections and the prevalence of psychiatric …

Although drug craving has received considerable research attention over the past several
decades, to date there has been no systematic review of the general clinical significance of …

We present a brief overview of the incentive sensitization theory of addiction. This posits that
addiction is caused primarily by drug-induced sensitization in the brain mesocorticolimbic …

Objectives. We investigated the modifying effect of state-level policies on the association
between lesbian, gay, or bisexual status and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders …

The Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD‐11) was formally
published in May 2019. Alcohol use disorders form a key part of the section of Disorders due …

Despite the increased prevalence of weight discrimination, few studies have examined the
association between perceived weight discrimination and the prevalence of current …

The use of chronic opioid therapy (COT) for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) has increased
dramatically in the past two decades. There has also been a marked increase in the abuse …