Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence in Convicted Drinking Drivers

Summary

This pilot study will explore the ways to link Ontario's remedial system for convicted drinking drivers to medical intervention, assess the receptiveness of the Back on Track client population to effective medical interventions, and assess the feasibility of a full-scale trial of pharmacotherapy for convicted drinking drivers.

Timeline

Start

2012-08

Primary completion

2014-03

Completion

2014-03

Publications

• Background Anton RF, O'Malley SS, Ciraulo DA, Cisler RA, Couper D, Donovan DM, Gastfriend DR, Hosking JD, Johnson BA, LoCastro JS, Longabaugh R, Mason BJ, Mattson ME, Miller WR, Pettinati HM, Randall CL, Swift R, Weiss RD, Williams LD, Zweben A; COMBINE Study Research Group. Combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence: the COMBINE study: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 May 3;295(17):2003-17. doi: 10.1001/jama.295.17.2003.
• Background Lee JD, Grossman E, DiRocco D, Truncali A, Hanley K, Stevens D, Rotrosen J, Gourevitch MN. Extended-release naltrexone for treatment of alcohol dependence in primary care. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2010 Jul;39(1):14-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.03.005. Epub 2010 Apr 2.
• Background Lapham SC, Smith E, C'de Baca J, Chang I, Skipper BJ, Baum G, Hunt WC. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among persons convicted of driving while impaired. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2001 Oct;58(10):943-9. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.10.943.
• Background Mann RE, Anglin L, Wilkins K, Vingilis ER, MacDonald S. Mortality in a sample of convicted drinking drivers. Addiction. 1993 May;88(5):643-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1993.tb02076.x.
• Background Impinen A, Makela P, Karjalainen K, Rahkonen O, Lintonen T, Lillsunde P, Ostamo A. High mortality among people suspected of drunk-driving. An 18-year register-based follow-up. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Jul 1;110(1-2):80-4. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.02.007. Epub 2010 Mar 23.
• Background COMBINE Study Research Group. Testing combined pharmacotherapies and behavioral interventions in alcohol dependence: rationale and methods. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Jul;27(7):1107-22. doi: 10.1097/00000374-200307000-00011.
• Background Rosner S, Hackl-Herrwerth A, Leucht S, Vecchi S, Srisurapanont M, Soyka M. Opioid antagonists for alcohol dependence. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Dec 8;(12):CD001867. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001867.pub3.
• Background Sullivan JT, Sykora K, Schneiderman J, Naranjo CA, Sellers EM. Assessment of alcohol withdrawal: the revised clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol scale (CIWA-Ar). Br J Addict. 1989 Nov;84(11):1353-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1989.tb00737.x.
• Background Sobell LC, Sobell MB, Leo GI, Cancilla A. Reliability of a timeline method: assessing normal drinkers' reports of recent drinking and a comparative evaluation across several populations. Br J Addict. 1988 Apr;83(4):393-402. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1988.tb00485.x. No abstract available.
• Background Tonigan JS, Miller WR, Brown JM. The reliability of Form 90: an instrument for assessing alcohol treatment outcome. J Stud Alcohol. 1997 Jul;58(4):358-64. doi: 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.358.
• Background Rollnick S, Heather N, Gold R, Hall W. Development of a short 'readiness to change' questionnaire for use in brief, opportunistic interventions among excessive drinkers. Br J Addict. 1992 May;87(5):743-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb02720.x.
• Background MacKillop J. Factor structure of the alcohol urge questionnaire under neutral conditions and during a cue-elicited urge state. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2006 Aug;30(8):1315-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00159.x.
• Background Drummond DC, Phillips TS. Alcohol urges in alcohol-dependent drinkers: further validation of the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire in an untreated community clinical population. Addiction. 2002 Nov;97(11):1465-72. doi: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00252.x.
• Background HAMILTON M. The assessment of anxiety states by rating. Br J Med Psychol. 1959;32(1):50-5. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1959.tb00467.x. No abstract available.
• Results Ware J Jr, Kosinski M, Keller SD. A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey: construction of scales and preliminary tests of reliability and validity. Med Care. 1996 Mar;34(3):220-33. doi: 10.1097/00005650-199603000-00003.

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