Marijuana-dependent young adults (N= 136), all referred by the criminal justice system,
were randomized to 1 of 4 treatment conditions: a motivational/skills-building intervention …

BACKGROUND: There is growing recognition that marijuana use among college students is
associated with marijuana-related problems. Yet little work has examined whether use is …

To examine why court mandated offenders dropout of drug treatment and to compare their
characteristics, treatment experiences, perceptions, and outcomes with treatment …

Cannabis has long been perceived as a drug causing questionable dependence. Only
recently has a clinically recognized withdrawal syndrome been described, thus laying the …

Objectives: Increasing evidence suggests that deficits in mindfulness (awareness,
attentiveness, and acceptance of the present moment) play a role in a range of disorders …

Background and aims Treatment completion is associated with improved alcohol and other
drug (AOD) treatment outcomes. Unfortunately, treatment disengagement is common …

Substance use and substance-related disorders are among the most prodigious public
health problems in the United States. Emerging adults (ages 18–25) appear to carry a …

Research has shown that social pressure is related to treatment motivation and plays an
important role in treatment engagement in adults with problematic substance use. Despite …

The prevalence of drug use among probationers, and the entire offender population, has
been well documented. Numerous drug treatment modalities have been shown to reduce …

Derailment of inhibitory control (IC) underlies numerous psychiatric and behavioral
disorders, many of which emerge during adolescence. Identifying reliable predictive …