Court Operations during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This paper reviews the distinct nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and examines the resultant court responses and recommendations disseminated by various entities that support courts. Specifically, we contextualize the current environment the present pandemic has created by considering how it compares to the most-recent previous pandemics. We then review guidelines disseminated to the courts and the modifications and innovations implemented by the courts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deception and Drug Acquisition: Correlates of "Success" Among Drug-Seeking Patients.

Purpose: Most research examining patient-based drug diversion neglects to assess physician deception directly. We attempt to determine if motives for deception are linked to success, and, similarly, if any health, demographic, or substance use history characteristics of the patients are predictive of being able to successfully deceive a physician.

Methods: Stratified random sampling was utilized to obtain a sample of 2349 young adults.

Innovative alcohol use: assessing the prevalence of alcohol without liquid and other non-oral routes of alcohol administration.

Background: Though case studies, media reports, and anecdotal evidence point to creative forms of alcohol use such as "eyeballing," inhalation through vaporizers and other "alcohol without liquid" (AWOL) devices, and "slimming" as a growing trend, no empirical study has assessed the veracity of these claims. The present study attempts to debunk, confirm, or alter the popular perception that young adults are administering alcohol in novel ways.

Methods: A self-report paper survey was administered to 2349 young adults selected for inclusion using a stratified random sampling technique.