Rationale for Using Exercise in the Treatment of Stimulant Use Disorders.

Journal: The journal of global drug policy and practice

Volume: 6

Issue: 1

Year of Publication: 

Affiliated Institutions:  The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Preventive Medicine Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Cincinnati Addictions Research Center (CinARC); Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina ; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute. The Center for Drug-Free Living. Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, The University of California, San Diego. Nexus Recovery Center, Inc. The EMMES Corporation. New York State Psychiatric Institute/Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.

Abstract summary 

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.

Authors & Co-authors:  Greer Tracy L TL Ring Kolette M KM Warden Diane D Grannemann Bruce D BD Church Timothy S TS Somoza Eugene E Blair Steven N SN Szapocznik Jose J Stoutenberg Mark M Rethorst Chad C Walker Robrina R Morris David W DW Kosinski Andrzej S AS Kyle Tiffany T Marcus Bess B Crowell Becca B Oden Neal N Nunes Edward E Trivedi Madhukar H MH

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  Dutra L, Stathopoulou G, Basden SL, Leyro TM, Powers MB, Otto MW. A meta-analytic review of psychosocial interventions for substance use disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2008;165(2):179–87.
Authors :  19
Identifiers
Doi : http://ctndisseminationlibrary.org/display/825.htm
SSN : 1934-4708
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Other Terms
behavioral intervention;exercise;health education;stimulant abuse;stimulant dependence
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Publication Country
United States