The impact of benzodiazepine use on methadone maintenance treatment outcomes

…, DC Marsh, B Sproule, R Jeyapalan, S Li - Journal of addictive …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The purposes of this study were to examine predictors of benzodiazepine use among
methadone maintenance treatment patients, to determine whether baseline benzodiazepine use …

Changing patterns in opioid addiction: characterizing users of oxycodone and other opioids

B Sproule, B Brands, S Li, L Catz-Biro - Canadian Family Physician, 2009 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical observation that the number of individuals seeking
opioid detoxification from oxycodone was increasing at the Centre for Addiction and Mental …

Spray drying formulation of hollow spherical aggregates of silica nanoparticles by experimental design

WS Cheow, S Li, K Hadinoto - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2010 - Elsevier
The present work employs an experimental design methodology to optimize the spray-drying
production of micron-size hollow aggregates of biocompatible silica nanoparticles that are …

Age interacts with heaviness of smoking in predicting success in cessation of smoking

RB Coambs, S Li, LT Kozlowski - American Journal of …, 1992 - academic.oup.com
There is conflicting evidence regarding the relation between heaviness of smoking and the
likelihood of quitting smoking. We investigated this issue using the data set of the 1986 Adult …

A comparison of brief advice and conjoint therapy in the treatment of alcohol abuse: The results of the marital systems study

A Zweben, S Pearlman, S Li - British Journal of addiction, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
The Marital Systems Study (MSS) compared the effectiveness of a short‐term systems‐based
outpatient treatment consisting of eight sessions of Conjoint Therapy with a single session …

Brief treatment for young substance abusers: a pilot study in an addiction treatment setting.

C Breslin, S Li, K Sdao-Jarvie, E Tupker… - … of Addictive behaviors, 2002 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study evaluated a motivationally based, 4-session outpatient intervention for
young substance abusers presenting for addiction treatment. Follow-up interviews were …

Heroin use and barriers to treatment in street-involved youth

B Brands, K Leslie, L Catz-Biro, S Li - Addiction Research & Theory, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
High rates of drug use and risk behaviours have been reported among street involved youth.
The present study examined the drug use and risk behaviours in adolescent heroin users, …

Can “pure” implicit memory be isolated? A test of a single-system model of recognition and repetition priming.

CJ Berry, DR Shanks, S Li, LS Rains… - Canadian Journal of …, 2010 - psycnet.apa.org
[Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 65 (1) of Canadian Journal
of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale (see record …

Application of the theory of planned behavior to predict research dissemination: A prospective study among addiction counselors

C BRESLIN, S LI, E TUPKER… - Science …, 2001 - journals.sagepub.com
Constructs of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) were used to predict dissemination of an
addiction program among ninety-eight counselors. As part of a training workshop, ninety-…

The efficacy of role induction in preventing early dropout from outpatient treatment of drug dependency

A Zweben, S Li - The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1981 - Taylor & Francis
A study was conducted to examine the impact of various role induction modalities in dealing
with the problem of early dropout among substance abusing patients. Emphasis was placed …