https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Polysubstance use in treatment seekers who inject amphetamine: drug use profiles, injecting practices and quality of life https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32783 Low-polydrug (n = 491), (2) Opiates-polydrug (n = 123), and (3) Alcohol-polydrug (n = 213). There was a trend for the Low-polydrug class to demonstrate better functioning and safer injecting practices than the Opiates-polydrug and Alcohol-polydrug classes. Conclusion: The results suggest that the majority of people accessing treatment who inject amphetamine as their primary drug of choice have a low probability of heroin or other opiate use. It is important that future research consider whether traditional harm minimisation strategies are appropriate for people who primarily inject amphetamine.]]> Thu 17 Feb 2022 09:25:00 AEDT ]]> Predicting Intention to Use Nicotine Replacement Therapy in People Attending Residential Treatment for Substance Dependence https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41239 Sat 30 Jul 2022 12:19:24 AEST ]]> Healthy recovery: a pilot study of a smoking and other health behavior change intervention for people attending residential alcohol and other substance dependence treatment https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48494 n = 50) and participants in the control group completed an online depression program (n = 27). The study examined the health outcomes of participants (i.e., smoking, physical activity, fruit and vegetable intake, and symptom distress) and the feasibility of running the group sessions within the residential facilities. Results: Within-treatment effects demonstrated medium to large positive effects for reductions in smoking and increases in physical activity, servings of fruit, and servings of vegetables for people completing Healthy Recovery. When compared to the control condition, there were medium effects in favor of the Healthy Recovery condition for reductions in smoking and increases in physical activity. There was a small effect for servings of fruit and no effect for servings of vegetables. Conclusions: Results from this study demonstrated that people attending residential substance dependence treatment are willing and capable of engaging in multiple health behavior change interventions.]]> Mon 20 Mar 2023 12:29:21 AEDT ]]>