Relationships between cannabis use patterns and DSM-IV cannabis dependence

Aim: To identify associations between cannabis use patterns and DSM-IV cannabis dependence. </p><p> Method: A sample of 3,904 students at German universities was recruited in an ...

A comparison of patients with and without immigration background at the beginning and the end of drug addiction treatment

Aims: Are there differences between addicted immigrants from Eastern Europe and addicted persons from Germany in emotional distress, ...

Resource realization and therapy outcome in alcoholdependent patients: Results from a follow-up study

Aims: The aims of the study were to determine the extent of resource realization in alcohol-dependent inpatients (a) at the beginning, and (b) at the end ...

Certification of institutions for addiction treatment: Expectations and rates of success

Aim: Because little was known about the internal and external effects of successful certification, this study aimed to determine what these effects are. </p><p> ...

Prevention of risky alcohol consumption by children and adolescents

In Germany, young people are drinking increasingly risky quantities of alcohol. The associated costs are extraordinarily high, both for the consumers and for society. A so-far neglected ...