Urgency traits moderate daily relations between affect and drinking to intoxication among young adults
Bold KW, Fucito LM, DeMartini KS, Leeman RF, Kranzler HR, Corbin WR, O’Malley S. Urgency traits moderate daily relations between affect and drinking to intoxication among young adults. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 170: 59-65. PMID: 27875802, PMCID: PMC5183550, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.10.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adultsHeavy drinkingEffectiveness of naltrexoneBlood alcohol concentrationHeavy drinking young adultsBrief motivational interventionNaltrexone treatmentClinical trialsHazardous drinkingNaltrexoneSecondary analysisPlaceboTargeted interventionsAge 18Alcohol useIntoxicationLow urgencyAdultsMotivational interventionDrinkingTrait urgencyOddsInterventionCurrent studyRiskLongitudinal Findings From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Naltrexone for Young Adult Heavy Drinkers
DeMartini KS, Gueorguieva R, Leeman RF, Corbin WR, Fucito LM, Kranzler HR, O’Malley S. Longitudinal Findings From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Naltrexone for Young Adult Heavy Drinkers. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2016, 84: 185-190. PMID: 26654213, PMCID: PMC4941818, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent days abstinentFirst placebo-controlled trialPercent days heavy drinkingHeavy drinkingPlacebo-controlled trialLong-term outcomesHeavy drinking daysYoung adults ages 18Adults ages 18Naltrexone conditionActive medicationPlacebo groupPharmacotherapy trialsAdult heavy drinkersYoung adult heavy drinkersNonsignificant decreaseSignificant benefitsYear posttreatmentDays abstinentDrinking daysMost outcomesSingle interventionHeavy drinkersTreatment improvementAge 18