TY - JOUR
T1 - Rationale for using exercise in the treatment of stimulant use disorders
AU - Greer, Tracy L.
AU - Ring, Kolette M.
AU - Warden, Diane
AU - Grannemann, Bruce D.
AU - Church, Timothy S.
AU - Somoza, Eugene
AU - Blair, Steven N.
AU - Szapocznik, Jose
AU - Stoutenberg, Mark
AU - Rethorst, Chad
AU - Walker, Robrina
AU - Morris, David W.
AU - Kosinski, Andrzej S.
AU - Kyle, Tiffany
AU - Marcus, Bess
AU - Crowell, Becca
AU - Oden, Neal
AU - Nunes, Edward
AU - Trivedi, Madhukar H.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Novel approaches to the treatment of stimulant abuse and dependence are needed. Clinical data examining the use of exercise as a treatment for the abuse of nicotine, alcohol, and other substances suggest that exercise may be a beneficial treatment for stimulant abuse. In addition, exercise has been associated with improvements in many other health-related areas that may be adversely affected by stimulant use or its treatment, such as sleep disturbance, cognitive function, mood, weight, quality of life, and anhedonia. Neurobiological evidence provides plausible mechanisms by which exercise could positively affect treatment outcomes in stimulant abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN) CTN-0037 Stimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) study is a multisite randomized clinical trial that compares exercise to health education as potential treatments for stimulant abuse or dependence. If effective, exercise may provide an additional approach to the treatment of stimulant use disorders.
AB - Novel approaches to the treatment of stimulant abuse and dependence are needed. Clinical data examining the use of exercise as a treatment for the abuse of nicotine, alcohol, and other substances suggest that exercise may be a beneficial treatment for stimulant abuse. In addition, exercise has been associated with improvements in many other health-related areas that may be adversely affected by stimulant use or its treatment, such as sleep disturbance, cognitive function, mood, weight, quality of life, and anhedonia. Neurobiological evidence provides plausible mechanisms by which exercise could positively affect treatment outcomes in stimulant abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network (CTN) CTN-0037 Stimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) study is a multisite randomized clinical trial that compares exercise to health education as potential treatments for stimulant abuse or dependence. If effective, exercise may provide an additional approach to the treatment of stimulant use disorders.
KW - Behavioral intervention
KW - Exercise
KW - Health education
KW - Stimulant abuse
KW - Stimulant dependence
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859298313
SN - 1934-4708
VL - 6
JO - Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
JF - Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
IS - 1
ER -