Current Issue: July-August 2007

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Health Outcomes

• Unhealthy Alcohol Use and the Preventive Paradox
• Death After Detox Among Patients Without Primary Care
• Leading Causes of Premature Death in Heroin Users
• Drug Use Disorders: Onset, Mental Health Impairment, and Comorbidity
• Illicit Drug Use, Depression, and HIV Medication Use Among Women
• Smoking, Drinking, and the Risk of Raynaud’s Phenomenon
• Alcohol Use, Bone Density, and Hip Fracture in Older Adults
• Drug Use in Young Adulthood May Lead to a Decline in Health Later
• Wine Drinkers May Have Better Health Outcomes
• Risky Drinking Cut-offs for the Elderly Are Not Clear

Assessments and Interventions

• Why Don’t Primary Care Clinicians Screen Teens for Substance Abuse?
• Buprenorphine Treatment in Less Specialized Settings: Can It Work?
• Coordinated Treatment for Hepatitis C in Injection Drug Users
• Should Smoking Prompt Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use?

Journal Alert

• Annals of Epidemiology Reviews Risks and Benefits of Moderate Drinking

Slide Presentations

• Update on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health
• Journal Club

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