Publications by authors named "Abram J Lyons"
Article Synopsis
- The American Indian Enculturation Scale (AIES) was designed to assess cultural connection for American Indian populations but hadn't been tested specifically for Alaska Natives before this study.
- In a trial involving 160 Alaska Native adults to reduce alcohol use, researchers found that a modified one-factor, 15-item version of the AIES was both reliable and valid for this group.
- The study suggests that while the AIES may have some validity for Alaska Native adults, further research and potential adaptation of the scale are necessary to ensure it effectively meets their needs.
Patterns of mean age at drug use initiation by race and ethnicity, 2004-2019.
J Subst Use Addict Treat
June 2024
Article Synopsis
- Adolescent drug use can lead to serious mental health issues later in life, but targeted prevention strategies may help; however, there's limited research on the age at which different racial/ethnic groups start using drugs.
- The study analyzed data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2004-2019) focusing on individuals aged 12 to 21 to understand trends in drug initiation age among various races/ethnicities.
- The results showed that the mean initiation age generally increased for many drugs, particularly among several racial/ethnic groups, although it decreased for some drugs like inhalants among certain populations; this information can aid in developing effective prevention strategies.
Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate clinically meaningful, secondary outcomes in a randomized trial of a culturally adapted contingency management (CM) intervention for alcohol use in 3 diverse American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Methods: Three American Indian and Alaska Native communities located in the Northern Plains, Alaska, and the Inland Northwest were partnering sites. A total of 158 individuals were randomized to either a 12-week CM intervention or a noncontingent (NC) control group.
This paper describes how the Puyallup Tribe created a clinic specializing in cannabis-based treatments and partnered with a university research team to assess the impacts of cannabis on patient outcomes. Clinic leaders and research team co-developed an informatics research tool that included survey questions about patient demographics, cannabis use, and measures of pain, depression, anxiety, other substance use, and trauma. Over the first 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study was a secondary data analysis of factors associated with alcohol-related child removal among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults enrolled in a clinical trial of an alcohol intervention. Among 326 parent participants, 40% reported ever having a child removed from their care in part because of the parent's alcohol use, defined here as alcohol-related child removal. Seventy-five percent of parents reported at least one separation during their own childhood (M = 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine if a 2-day protocol measuring pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics can demonstrate drug-drug interactions when smoked cannabis is added to orally administered hydrocodone/acetaminophen combination products.
Case Summary: A 51-year-old non-Hispanic white male with chronic pain diagnoses participated in a 2-day pilot protocol. The participant attended two 7-hour in-lab days where he received 10 blood draws each day and completed self-administered pain and anxiety surveys.
Background: Opioid overdose remains a public health crisis in diverse communities. Between 2019 and 2020, there was an almost 40% increase in drug fatalities primarily due to opioid analogues of both stimulants and opioids. Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Determine whether a culturally tailored contingency management (CM) intervention targeting alcohol abstinence resulted in secondary effects on cannabis use among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adults.
Methods: The research team conducted this secondary data analysis to examine cannabis abstinence using data from a randomized control trial of CM for alcohol use among three AI/AN-serving organizations. One hundred and fifty-eight adults met the randomization criteria (i.
Prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) varies across racial/ethnic groups. It remains unclear whether rapid transition from first-time alcohol use to developing AUD varies by race and ethnicity. In this study, we investigate racial/ethnic differences in AUD onset among first-time alcohol drinkers and identify specific predictors of AUD onset by racial/ethnic group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Many American Indian and Alaska Native communities are disproportionately affected by problems with alcohol use and seek culturally appropriate and effective interventions for individuals with alcohol use disorders.
Objective: To determine whether a culturally tailored contingency management intervention, in which incentives were offered for biologically verified alcohol abstinence, resulted in increased abstinence among American Indian and Alaska Native adults. This study hypothesized that adults assigned to receive a contingency management intervention would have higher levels of alcohol abstinence than those assigned to the control condition.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the predictive validity of the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) among Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) people with an alcohol use disorder.
Methods: The sample was 170 ANAI adults with an alcohol use disorder living in Anchorage, Alaska who were part of a larger alcohol intervention study. The primary outcome of this study was alcohol use as measured by mean urinary ethyl glucuronide (EtG).